diff --git a/brutaldon/migrations/0014_account_note_seen.py b/brutaldon/migrations/0014_account_note_seen.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10e8670
--- /dev/null
+++ b/brutaldon/migrations/0014_account_note_seen.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 2.1.1 on 2018-09-08 11:47
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('brutaldon', '0013_auto_20180826_1935'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='account',
+            name='note_seen',
+            field=models.IntegerField(null=True),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/brutaldon/models.py b/brutaldon/models.py
index e0ff6e8..b73c48c 100644
--- a/brutaldon/models.py
+++ b/brutaldon/models.py
@@ -38,4 +38,5 @@ class Account(models.Model):
     access_token = models.CharField(null=True, blank=True, max_length=2048)
     client= models.ForeignKey(Client, models.SET_NULL, null=True)
     preferences = models.ForeignKey(Preference, models.SET_NULL, null=True)
+    note_seen = models.IntegerField(null=True)
 
diff --git a/brutaldon/templates/base.html b/brutaldon/templates/base.html
index 3a23ece..7c7c842 100644
--- a/brutaldon/templates/base.html
+++ b/brutaldon/templates/base.html
@@ -100,9 +100,12 @@
                                    ic-on-success="afterPage('{{ own_acct.username }}', 'Notifications');"
                                    ic-indicator="#page-load-indicator">
                                     <span class="fa fa-bell-o"></span>
-                                    {% if notifications and not preferences.theme.is_brutalist %}
+                                    {% if not preferences.theme.is_brutalist %}
                                         <span class="badge"
-                                              data-badge="{{ notifications }}">
+                                              data-badge="{{ notifications }}"
+                                              ic-src="{% url 'notes_count' %}"
+                                              ic-poll="60s"
+                                              ic-push-url="false">
                                             &nbsp; Notifications
                                         </span>
                                     {% elif notifications %}
diff --git a/brutaldon/templates/intercooler/notes.html b/brutaldon/templates/intercooler/notes.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1506e5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/brutaldon/templates/intercooler/notes.html
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<span class="badge"
+      data-badge="{{ notifications }}"
+      ic-src="{% url 'notes_count' %}"
+      ic-poll="60s"
+      ic-push-url="false">
+    &nbsp; Notifications
+</span>
diff --git a/brutaldon/urls.py b/brutaldon/urls.py
index a1d0e67..eae2bb5 100644
--- a/brutaldon/urls.py
+++ b/brutaldon/urls.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path('note', views.note, name='note'),
     path('note/next<int:next>', views.note, name='note_next'),
     path('note/prev/<int:prev>', views.note, name='note_prev'),
+    path('notes_count', views.notes_count, name='notes_count'),
     path('settings', views.settings, name='settings'),
     path('thread/<int:id>', views.thread, name='thread'),
     path('tags/<tag>', views.tag, name='tag'),
diff --git a/brutaldon/views.py b/brutaldon/views.py
index 2e5d5dc..1eefea9 100644
--- a/brutaldon/views.py
+++ b/brutaldon/views.py
@@ -38,6 +38,19 @@ def get_usercontext(request):
 def is_logged_in(request):
     return request.session.has_key('user')
 
+def _notes_count(request):
+    try:
+        account, mastodon = get_usercontext(request)
+    except NotLoggedInException:
+        return ""
+    notes = mastodon.notifications(limit=40)
+    for index, item in enumerate(notes):
+        if item.id == account.note_seen:
+            break
+    else:
+        index = "40+"
+    return str(index)
+
 def br_login_required(function=None, home_url=None, redirect_field_name=None):
     """Check that the user is logged in to a Mastodon instance.
 
@@ -75,6 +88,11 @@ def br_login_required(function=None, home_url=None, redirect_field_name=None):
     else:
         return _dec(function)
 
+def notes_count(request):
+    count = _notes_count(request)
+    return render(request, 'intercooler/notes.html',
+                  {'notifications': count,})
+
 def timeline(request, timeline='home', timeline_name='Home', max_id=None, since_id=None):
     account, mastodon = get_usercontext(request)
     data = mastodon.timeline(timeline, limit=100, max_id=max_id, since_id=since_id)
@@ -296,6 +314,10 @@ def note(request, next=None, prev=None):
         account, mastodon = get_usercontext(request)
     except NotLoggedInException:
         return redirect(about)
+    last_seen = mastodon.notifications(limit=1)[0]
+    account.note_seen = last_seen.id
+    account.save()
+
     notes = mastodon.notifications(limit=100, max_id=next, since_id=prev)
     try:
         prev = notes[0]._pagination_prev