diff --git a/Content.Client/Administration/BwoinkSystem.cs b/Content.Client/Administration/BwoinkSystem.cs
index 495bf2369f..87eb24b6d9 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Administration/BwoinkSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Administration/BwoinkSystem.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using Content.Client.Administration.Managers;
 using Content.Client.Administration.UI;
 using Content.Client.Administration.UI.CustomControls;
+using Content.Client.HUD;
 using Content.Shared.Administration;
 using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using Robust.Client.Graphics;
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ namespace Content.Client.Administration
         [Dependency] private readonly IClientAdminManager _adminManager = default!;
         [Dependency] private readonly IPlayerManager _playerManager = default!;
         [Dependency] private readonly IClyde _clyde = default!;
+        [Dependency] private readonly IGameHud _hud = default!;
 
         private BwoinkWindow? _adminWindow;
         private DefaultWindow? _plainWindow;
@@ -47,7 +49,17 @@ namespace Content.Client.Administration
                 _clyde.RequestWindowAttention();
             }
 
-            _adminWindow?.OnBwoink(message.ChannelId);
+            // If they're not an admin force it open so they read
+            // If it's admin-admin messaging then eh.
+            if (!_adminManager.HasFlag(AdminFlags.Adminhelp))
+                _plainWindow?.Open();
+            else
+            {
+                _adminWindow?.OnBwoink(message.ChannelId);
+
+                if (_adminWindow?.IsOpen != true)
+                    _hud.SetInfoRed(true);
+            }
         }
 
         public bool TryGetChannel(NetUserId ch, [NotNullWhen(true)] out BwoinkPanel? bp) => _activePanelMap.TryGetValue(ch, out bp);
@@ -64,8 +76,6 @@ namespace Content.Client.Administration
                     _adminWindow.BwoinkArea.AddChild(existingPanel);
             }
 
-            if(!_adminWindow.IsOpen) _adminWindow.Open();
-
             return existingPanel;
         }
 
@@ -90,7 +100,6 @@ namespace Content.Client.Administration
                 bp = (BwoinkPanel) _plainWindow.Contents.GetChild(0);
             }
 
-            _plainWindow.Open();
             return bp;
         }
 
@@ -112,13 +121,17 @@ namespace Content.Client.Administration
                 return;
             }
 
+            _hud.SetInfoRed(false);
+
             if (_adminManager.HasFlag(AdminFlags.Adminhelp))
             {
                 SelectChannel(channelId.Value);
+                _adminWindow?.Open();
                 return;
             }
 
             EnsurePlain(channelId.Value);
+            _plainWindow?.Open();
         }
 
         public void Close()
diff --git a/Content.Client/Administration/UI/BwoinkWindow.xaml.cs b/Content.Client/Administration/UI/BwoinkWindow.xaml.cs
index 5003131306..a3e7485497 100644
--- a/Content.Client/Administration/UI/BwoinkWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/Administration/UI/BwoinkWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -120,16 +120,8 @@ namespace Content.Client.Administration.UI
 
         public void OnBwoink(NetUserId channel)
         {
-            var open = IsOpen;
-            Open();
-
             ChannelSelector.RefreshDecorators();
             ChannelSelector.Sort();
-
-            if (!open)
-            {
-                SelectChannel(channel);
-            }
         }
 
         public void SelectChannel(NetUserId channel)
diff --git a/Content.Client/HUD/GameHud.ButtonBar.cs b/Content.Client/HUD/GameHud.ButtonBar.cs
index b138034efd..e4925213d2 100644
--- a/Content.Client/HUD/GameHud.ButtonBar.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/HUD/GameHud.ButtonBar.cs
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public interface IButtonBarView
 
     // Info top button
     event Action InfoButtonPressed;
+    void SetInfoRed(bool value);
 }
 
 internal sealed partial class GameHud
@@ -321,4 +322,12 @@ internal sealed partial class GameHud
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public event Action? InfoButtonPressed;
+
+    public void SetInfoRed(bool value)
+    {
+        if (value)
+            _buttonInfo.StyleClasses.Add(TopButton.StyleClassRedTopButton);
+        else
+            _buttonInfo.StyleClasses.Remove(TopButton.StyleClassRedTopButton);
+    }
 }