diff --git a/atlas/templates/atlas/collection_case_view_take.html b/atlas/templates/atlas/collection_case_view_take.html
index 1d88b26c..12bf2401 100644
--- a/atlas/templates/atlas/collection_case_view_take.html
+++ b/atlas/templates/atlas/collection_case_view_take.html
@@ -290,13 +290,25 @@
     </form>
 
     {% if question_completed %}
-        <div class="mt-3"
-             hx-get="{% url 'atlas:collection_case_review_thread' exam_id=collection.id cid_user_exam_id=cid_user_exam.id case_id=case.id %}{% if cid %}?cid={{ cid }}&passcode={{ passcode }}{% endif %}"
-             hx-trigger="load"
-             hx-target="this"
-             hx-swap="innerHTML">
-            <div class="small text-muted">Loading case conversation...</div>
-        </div>
+        <details class="mt-3" {% if case_review_stats.has_outstanding_any %}open{% endif %}>
+            <summary class="small fw-semibold d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center gap-2">
+                <span>Case conversation</span>
+                {% if case_review_stats.has_outstanding_any %}
+                    <span class="badge bg-danger">{{ case_review_stats.outstanding_total_count }} unacknowledged message{{ case_review_stats.outstanding_total_count|pluralize }}</span>
+                {% elif case_review_stats.has_messages %}
+                    <span class="badge bg-secondary">{{ case_review_stats.message_count }} message{{ case_review_stats.message_count|pluralize }}</span>
+                {% else %}
+                    <span class="text-muted">No messages yet</span>
+                {% endif %}
+            </summary>
+            <div class="mt-2"
+                 hx-get="{% url 'atlas:collection_case_review_thread' exam_id=collection.id cid_user_exam_id=cid_user_exam.id case_id=case.id %}{% if cid %}?cid={{ cid }}&passcode={{ passcode }}{% endif %}"
+                 hx-trigger="load"
+                 hx-target="this"
+                 hx-swap="innerHTML">
+                <div class="small text-muted">Loading case conversation...</div>
+            </div>
+        </details>
     {% endif %}
 
     <aside id="selfReviewSidebar" class="self-review-sidebar" aria-live="polite" aria-label="Self review sidebar">
diff --git a/atlas/views.py b/atlas/views.py
index 70e7b625..6050f5d4 100755
--- a/atlas/views.py
+++ b/atlas/views.py
@@ -5863,6 +5863,10 @@ def collection_case_view_take(
     # Determine whether any prior series will be shown to the candidate.
     has_priors = any(prior_flag for (_, prior_flag, _) in series_to_load)
     prior_count = prior_cases.count()
+    case_review_stats, _, _ = _get_case_review_stats_for_exam(
+        cid_user_exam=cid_user_exam,
+        casedetails=[casedetail],
+    )
     return render(
         request,
         "atlas/collection_case_view_take.html",
@@ -5888,6 +5892,7 @@ def collection_case_view_take(
             "show_report": show_report,
             "resources": resources,
             "cid_user_exam": cid_user_exam,
+            "case_review_stats": case_review_stats.get(casedetail.case_id, {}),
             "question_completed": question_completed,
             "self_review": self_review,
             "answer_started_at_iso": answer.started_at.isoformat() if answer and getattr(answer, 'started_at', None) else None,