diff --git a/erpnext/home/page/desktop/desktop.js b/erpnext/home/page/desktop/desktop.js
index 0db20fb..9ba5253 100644
--- a/erpnext/home/page/desktop/desktop.js
+++ b/erpnext/home/page/desktop/desktop.js
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@
 	add_circle('todo', 'things_todo', 'Things To Do');
 	add_circle('calendar', 'todays_events', 'Todays Events');
 	add_circle('project', 'open_tasks', 'Open Tasks');
+	add_circle('kb', 'unanswered_questions', 'Unanswered Questions');
 
 	erpnext.update_messages();
 
diff --git a/erpnext/startup/startup.js b/erpnext/startup/startup.js
index 9ea3c89..6010464 100644
--- a/erpnext/startup/startup.js
+++ b/erpnext/startup/startup.js
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@
 				show_in_circle('things_todo', r.message.things_todo);
 				show_in_circle('todays_events', r.message.todays_events);
 				show_in_circle('open_tasks', r.message.open_tasks);
+				show_in_circle('unanswered_questions', r.message.unanswered_questions);
 
 			} else {
 				clearInterval(wn.updates.id);
diff --git a/erpnext/startup/startup.py b/erpnext/startup/startup.py
index f21f251..0ae3114 100644
--- a/erpnext/startup/startup.py
+++ b/erpnext/startup/startup.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import webnotes
 
 def get_unread_messages():
@@ -11,9 +12,7 @@
 		""", webnotes.user.name, as_list=1)
 
 def get_open_support_tickets():
-	"""
-		Returns a count of open support tickets
-	"""
+	"""Returns a count of open support tickets"""
 	from webnotes.utils import cint
 	open_support_tickets = webnotes.conn.sql("""\
 		SELECT COUNT(*) FROM `tabSupport Ticket`
@@ -21,18 +20,14 @@
 	return open_support_tickets and cint(open_support_tickets[0][0]) or 0
 
 def get_open_tasks():
-	"""
-		Returns a count of open tasks
-	"""
+	"""Returns a count of open tasks"""
 	from webnotes.utils import cint
 	return webnotes.conn.sql("""\
 		SELECT COUNT(*) FROM `tabTask`
 		WHERE status = 'Open'""")[0][0]
 
 def get_things_todo():
-	"""
-		Returns a count of incomplete todos
-	"""
+	"""Returns a count of incomplete todos"""
 	from webnotes.utils import cint
 	incomplete_todos = webnotes.conn.sql("""\
 		SELECT COUNT(*) FROM `tabToDo`
@@ -41,9 +36,7 @@
 	return incomplete_todos and cint(incomplete_todos[0][0]) or 0
 
 def get_todays_events():
-	"""
-		Returns a count of todays events in calendar
-	"""
+	"""Returns a count of todays events in calendar"""
 	from webnotes.utils import nowdate, cint
 	todays_events = webnotes.conn.sql("""\
 		SELECT COUNT(*) FROM `tabEvent`
@@ -53,6 +46,11 @@
 		webnotes.session.get('user'), nowdate()))
 	return todays_events and cint(todays_events[0][0]) or 0
 
+def get_unanswered_questions():
+	return len(filter(lambda d: d[0]==0,
+		webnotes.conn.sql("""select (select count(*) from tabAnswer 
+		where tabAnswer.question = tabQuestion.name) as answers from tabQuestion""")))
+	
 @webnotes.whitelist()
 def get_global_status_messages(arg=None):
 	return {
@@ -60,5 +58,6 @@
 		'open_support_tickets': get_open_support_tickets(),
 		'things_todo': get_things_todo(),
 		'todays_events': get_todays_events(),
-		'open_tasks': get_open_tasks()
+		'open_tasks': get_open_tasks(),
+		'unanswered_questions': get_unanswered_questions()
 	}
diff --git a/erpnext/utilities/page/kb_common/kb_common.js b/erpnext/utilities/page/kb_common/kb_common.js
index d77a938..a135612 100644
--- a/erpnext/utilities/page/kb_common/kb_common.js
+++ b/erpnext/utilities/page/kb_common/kb_common.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 		this.wrapper = $a(this.parent, 'div', '', {});
 		this.line1 = $a(this.wrapper, 'div', '', {color: '#888', fontSize:'11px', margin:'7px 0px'});
 		this.make_timestamp();
+		this.make_answers();
 		if(this.with_tags)
 			this.make_tags();
 		this.setup_del();
@@ -43,6 +44,18 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	this.make_answers = function() {
+		if(this.doctype=='Question') {
+			if(this.det.answers==0) {
+				this.line1.innerHTML += ' | no answers';
+			} else if(this.det.answers==1) {
+				this.line1.innerHTML += ' | 1 answer';
+			} else {
+				this.line1.innerHTML += ' | '+this.det.answers+' answers';
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	
 	this.make_tags = function() {
 		this.line1.innerHTML += ' | '
 		this.tags_area = $a(this.line1, 'span', 'kb-tags')
diff --git a/erpnext/utilities/page/questions/questions.css b/erpnext/utilities/page/questions/questions.css
index 52e8a38..779da55 100644
--- a/erpnext/utilities/page/questions/questions.css
+++ b/erpnext/utilities/page/questions/questions.css
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
 .kb-questions {
 }
 
+.un-answered {
+	color: #f33;
+}
+
 .kb-question-details {
 	margin: 11px 0px 11px 29px;
 }
diff --git a/erpnext/utilities/page/questions/questions.js b/erpnext/utilities/page/questions/questions.js
index 048ed54..22a70d8 100644
--- a/erpnext/utilities/page/questions/questions.js
+++ b/erpnext/utilities/page/questions/questions.js
@@ -115,24 +115,16 @@
 			no_results_message: 'No questions found. Ask a new question!',
 			appframe: wn.pages.questions.appframe,
 			as_dict: 1,
-			get_query: function() {
-				
-				// filter by search string
-				var v = me.search.value==$(me.search).attr('default_text') ? '' : me.search.value;
-				cond = v ? (' and t1.question like "%'+v+'%"') : '';
-				
-				// filter by tags
-				if(me.tag_filter_dict) {
-					for(f in me.tag_filter_dict) {
-						cond += ' and t1.`_user_tags` like "%' + f + '%"'
-					}
+			method: 'utilities.page.questions.questions.get_questions',
+			get_args: function() {
+				var args = {};
+				if(me.search.value) {
+					args.search_text = me.search.value;
 				}
-				return repl('select t1.name, t1.owner, t1.question, t1.modified, t1._user_tags, '
-				+'t1._users_voted, t2.first_name, t2.last_name '
-				+'from tabQuestion t1, tabProfile t2 '
-				+'where t1.docstatus!=2 '
-				+'and t1.owner = t2.name'
-				+'%(cond)s order by t1.modified desc', {user:user, cond: cond})
+				if(me.tag_filter_dict) {
+					args.tag_filters = keys(me.tag_filter_dict);
+				}
+				return args
 			},
 			render_row: function(parent, data, listing) {
 				new KBQuestion(parent, data, me);
@@ -196,7 +188,11 @@
 	
 	this.make = function() {
 		this.wrapper = $a(parent, 'div', 'kb-question-wrapper');
-		this.q_area = $a($a(this.wrapper, 'div'), 'h3', 'kb-questions link_type', {display:'inline', textDecoration:'none'}, det.question);
+		this.q_area = $a($a(this.wrapper, 'div'), 'h3', 
+			'kb-questions link_type', {display:'inline', textDecoration:'none'}, det.question);
+		if(det.answers==0) {
+			$(this.q_area).addClass('un-answered')
+		}
 
 		this.q_area.onclick = function() {
 			var q = this;
diff --git a/erpnext/utilities/page/questions/questions.py b/erpnext/utilities/page/questions/questions.py
index 52b80fe..bd9efc7 100644
--- a/erpnext/utilities/page/questions/questions.py
+++ b/erpnext/utilities/page/questions/questions.py
@@ -19,6 +19,29 @@
 from webnotes.utils import load_json, cint, cstr
 import json
 
+@webnotes.whitelist()
+def get_questions():
+	"""get list of questions"""
+	import json
+	conds = ''
+	
+	if 'search_text' in webnotes.form_dict:
+		conds = ' and t1.question like "%'+ webnotes.form_dict['search_text'] + '%"'
+		
+	if 'tag_filters' in webnotes.form_dict:
+		tag_filters = json.loads(webnotes.form_dict['tag_filters'])
+		for t in tag_filters:
+			conds += ' and t1._user_tags like "%'+ t +'%"'
+	
+	return webnotes.conn.sql("""select t1.name, t1.owner, t1.question, t1.modified, t1._user_tags,
+			t2.first_name, t2.last_name, (select count(*) from tabAnswer where
+			tabAnswer.question = t1.name) as answers
+		from tabQuestion t1, tabProfile t2
+		where t1.docstatus!=2
+		and t1.owner = t2.name
+		%(conds)s
+		order by t1.modified desc""" % {"conds":conds}, as_dict=1)
+
 # add a new question
 @webnotes.whitelist()
 def add_question(arg):
@@ -39,20 +62,6 @@
 					'txt': 'Please help me and answer the question "%s" in the Knowledge Base' % d.question,
 					'notify': 1
 				}))
-	
-@webnotes.whitelist()
-def vote(arg):
-	args = load_json(arg)
-	
-	res = webnotes.conn.sql("select points, _users_voted from `tab%s` where name=%s" % (args['dt'], '%s'), args['dn'])[0]
-	p = cint(res[0])
-	p = args['vote']=='up' and p+1 or p-1
-	
-	# update
-	webnotes.conn.sql("update `tab%s` set points=%s, _users_voted=%s where name=%s" % (args['dt'], '%s', '%s', '%s'), \
-		(p, cstr(res[1]) + ',' + webnotes.user.name, args['dn']))
-	
-	return p
 
 @webnotes.whitelist()
 def delete(arg):