diff --git a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/bar/BarContent.qml b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/bar/BarContent.qml
index 978ef10b0..0ab135a50 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/bar/BarContent.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/bar/BarContent.qml
@@ -305,17 +305,25 @@ Item { // Bar content region
                             animation: Appearance.animation.elementMoveFast.numberAnimation.createObject(this)
                         }
                         Rectangle {
+                            id: notifPing
                             visible: !Notifications.silent && Notifications.unread > 0
-                            anchors.right: parent.right
+                            property bool showUnreadCount: Config.options.bar.indicators.notifications.showUnreadCount
+                            anchors {
+                                right: parent.right
+                                top: parent.top
+                                rightMargin: showUnreadCount ? 0 : 1
+                                topMargin: showUnreadCount ? 0 : 3
+                            }
                             radius: Appearance.rounding.full
                             color: Appearance.colors.colOnLayer0
                             z: 1
 
-                            implicitHeight: Math.max(notificationCounterText.implicitWidth, notificationCounterText.implicitHeight)
-                            implicitWidth: Math.max(notificationCounterText.implicitWidth, notificationCounterText.implicitHeight)
+                            implicitHeight: showUnreadCount ? Math.max(notificationCounterText.implicitWidth, notificationCounterText.implicitHeight) : 8
+                            implicitWidth: implicitHeight
 
                             StyledText {
                                 id: notificationCounterText
+                                visible: notifPing.showUnreadCount
                                 anchors.centerIn: parent
                                 font.pixelSize: Appearance.font.pixelSize.smallest
                                 color: Appearance.colors.colLayer0
diff --git a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/Config.qml b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/Config.qml
index ea99949d5..0e28b9e87 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/Config.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/Config.qml
@@ -198,6 +198,11 @@ Singleton {
                     property bool useUSCS: false // Instead of metric (SI) units
                     property int fetchInterval: 10 // minutes
                 }
+                property JsonObject indicators: JsonObject {
+                    property JsonObject notifications: JsonObject {
+                        property bool showUnreadCount: false
+                    }
+                }
             }
 
             property JsonObject battery: JsonObject {