Trailing by a goal to nil against top-six rivals Brighton & Hove Albion, Forest levelled through Lewis McGugan only to see the visitors retake the lead within minutes.
Henri Lansbury's late strike, however, keeps the Reds above the Seagulls in the battle to be in the end of season shoot-out.
Over 28,000 watched Billy Davies's side take a deserved point and attention now turns to Easter Monday and a trip to Burnley.
More to come on Forest Mad.