diff --git a/res/css/structures/_GroupFilterPanel.scss b/res/css/structures/_GroupFilterPanel.scss
index e5a8ef6df2..444435dd57 100644
--- a/res/css/structures/_GroupFilterPanel.scss
+++ b/res/css/structures/_GroupFilterPanel.scss
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ limitations under the License.
 .mx_GroupFilterPanel .mx_TagTile {
     // opacity: 0.5;
     position: relative;
+
+    .mx_BetaDot {
+        position: absolute;
+        right: -13px;
+        top: -11px;
+    }
 }
 
 .mx_GroupFilterPanel .mx_TagTile.mx_TagTile_prototype {
diff --git a/res/css/views/beta/_BetaCard.scss b/res/css/views/beta/_BetaCard.scss
index a860473732..1527df68e2 100644
--- a/res/css/views/beta/_BetaCard.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/beta/_BetaCard.scss
@@ -68,3 +68,36 @@ limitations under the License.
     line-height: 15px;
     color: #FFFFFF;
 }
+
+$pulse-color: $accent-color-alt;
+$dot-size: 12px;
+
+.mx_BetaDot {
+    background: black;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    margin: 10px;
+    height: $dot-size;
+    width: $dot-size;
+    transform: scale(1);
+    background: rgba($pulse-color, 1);
+    box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba($pulse-color, 1);
+    animation: mx_Beta_bluePulse 2s infinite;
+    animation-iteration-count: 20;
+}
+
+@keyframes mx_Beta_bluePulse {
+    0% {
+        transform: scale(0.95);
+        box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba($pulse-color, 0.7);
+    }
+
+    70% {
+        transform: scale(1);
+        box-shadow: 0 0 0 10px rgba($pulse-color, 0);
+    }
+
+    100% {
+        transform: scale(0.95);
+        box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba($pulse-color, 0);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/components/structures/GroupFilterPanel.js b/src/components/structures/GroupFilterPanel.js
index 976b2d81a5..066178c976 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/GroupFilterPanel.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/GroupFilterPanel.js
@@ -123,12 +123,19 @@ class GroupFilterPanel extends React.Component {
             mx_GroupFilterPanel_items_selected: itemsSelected,
         });
 
+        let betaDot;
+        if (!SettingsStore.getValue("feature_spaces") && !localStorage.getItem("mx_seenSpacesBeta")) {
+            betaDot = <div className="mx_BetaDot" />;
+        }
+
         let createButton = (
             <ActionButton
                 tooltip
                 label={_t("Communities")}
                 action="toggle_my_groups"
-                className="mx_TagTile mx_TagTile_plus" />
+                className="mx_TagTile mx_TagTile_plus">
+                { betaDot }
+            </ActionButton>
         );
 
         if (SettingsStore.getValue("feature_communities_v2_prototypes")) {
diff --git a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx
index 078b296295..3da5d3b6dc 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.tsx
@@ -740,6 +740,8 @@ export default class MatrixChat extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
                 this.showScreenAfterLogin();
                 break;
             case 'toggle_my_groups':
+                // persist that the user has interacted with this, use it to dismiss the beta dot
+                localStorage.setItem("mx_seenSpacesBeta", "1");
                 // We just dispatch the page change rather than have to worry about
                 // what the logic is for each of these branches.
                 if (this.state.page_type === PageTypes.MyGroups) {
diff --git a/src/components/views/elements/ActionButton.js b/src/components/views/elements/ActionButton.js
index 1714891cb5..4be3fe020b 100644
--- a/src/components/views/elements/ActionButton.js
+++ b/src/components/views/elements/ActionButton.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export default class ActionButton extends React.Component {
         label: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
         iconPath: PropTypes.string,
         className: PropTypes.string,
+        children: PropTypes.node,
     };
 
     static defaultProps = {
@@ -79,7 +80,8 @@ export default class ActionButton extends React.Component {
         }
 
         return (
-            <AccessibleButton className={classNames.join(" ")}
+            <AccessibleButton
+                className={classNames.join(" ")}
                 onClick={this._onClick}
                 onMouseEnter={this._onMouseEnter}
                 onMouseLeave={this._onMouseLeave}
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@ export default class ActionButton extends React.Component {
             >
                 { icon }
                 { tooltip }
+                { this.props.children }
             </AccessibleButton>
         );
     }