diff --git a/.config/quickshell/ii/GlobalStates.qml b/.config/quickshell/ii/GlobalStates.qml
index 077a810bc..caf94ab16 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/ii/GlobalStates.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/ii/GlobalStates.qml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import qs.modules.common
 import qs
+import qs.modules.common
+import qs.services
 import QtQuick
 import Quickshell
 import Quickshell.Hyprland
@@ -44,6 +45,13 @@ Singleton {
         }
     }
 
+    onSidebarRightOpenChanged: {
+        if (GlobalStates.sidebarRightOpen) {
+            Notifications.timeoutAll();
+            Notifications.markAllRead();
+        }
+    }
+
     property real screenZoom: 1
     onScreenZoomChanged: {
         Quickshell.execDetached(["hyprctl", "keyword", "cursor:zoom_factor", root.screenZoom.toString()]);
diff --git a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/bar/BarContent.qml b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/bar/BarContent.qml
index 990db4b20..b69fd6646 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/bar/BarContent.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/bar/BarContent.qml
@@ -295,6 +295,48 @@ Item { // Bar content region
                         Layout.rightMargin: indicatorsRowLayout.realSpacing
                         color: rightSidebarButton.colText
                     }
+                    Revealer {
+                        reveal: Notifications.silent || Notifications.unread > 0
+                        Layout.fillHeight: true
+                        Layout.rightMargin: reveal ? indicatorsRowLayout.realSpacing : 0
+                        implicitHeight: reveal ? notificationIcon.implicitHeight : 0
+                        implicitWidth: reveal ? notificationIcon.implicitWidth : 0
+                        Behavior on Layout.rightMargin {
+                            animation: Appearance.animation.elementMoveFast.numberAnimation.createObject(this)
+                        }
+                        Rectangle {
+                            id: notifPing
+                            visible: !Notifications.silent && Notifications.unread > 0
+                            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: 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
+                                text: Notifications.unread
+                            }
+                        }
+                        MaterialSymbol {
+                            id: notificationIcon
+                            text: Notifications.silent ? "notifications_paused" : "notifications"
+                            iconSize: Appearance.font.pixelSize.larger
+                            color: rightSidebarButton.colText
+                        }
+                    }
                     MaterialSymbol {
                         Layout.rightMargin: indicatorsRowLayout.realSpacing
                         text: Network.materialSymbol
diff --git a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/Config.qml b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/Config.qml
index f20dba034..81edcf9c5 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/Config.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/common/Config.qml
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@ 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 {
diff --git a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/sidebarRight/SidebarRight.qml b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/sidebarRight/SidebarRight.qml
index cdc861ce6..fcba76710 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/sidebarRight/SidebarRight.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/sidebarRight/SidebarRight.qml
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ Scope {
 
         function toggle(): void {
             GlobalStates.sidebarRightOpen = !GlobalStates.sidebarRightOpen;
-            if(GlobalStates.sidebarRightOpen) Notifications.timeoutAll();
         }
 
         function close(): void {
@@ -79,7 +78,6 @@ Scope {
 
         function open(): void {
             GlobalStates.sidebarRightOpen = true;
-            Notifications.timeoutAll();
         }
     }
 
@@ -89,7 +87,6 @@ Scope {
 
         onPressed: {
             GlobalStates.sidebarRightOpen = !GlobalStates.sidebarRightOpen;
-            if(GlobalStates.sidebarRightOpen) Notifications.timeoutAll();
         }
     }
     GlobalShortcut {
@@ -98,7 +95,6 @@ Scope {
 
         onPressed: {
             GlobalStates.sidebarRightOpen = true;
-            Notifications.timeoutAll();
         }
     }
     GlobalShortcut {
diff --git a/.config/quickshell/ii/services/Notifications.qml b/.config/quickshell/ii/services/Notifications.qml
index 00a87c3a7..16d8b760f 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/ii/services/Notifications.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/ii/services/Notifications.qml
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     property bool silent: false
+    property int unread: 0
     property var filePath: Directories.notificationsPath
     property list<Notif> list: []
     property var popupList: list.filter((notif) => notif.popup);
@@ -173,12 +174,17 @@ Singleton {
                 }
             }
 
+            root.unread++;
             root.notify(newNotifObject);
             // console.log(notifToString(newNotifObject));
             notifFileView.setText(stringifyList(root.list));
         }
     }
 
+    function markAllRead() {
+        root.unread = 0;
+    }
+
     function discardNotification(id) {
         console.log("[Notifications] Discarding notification with ID: " + id);
         const index = root.list.findIndex((notif) => notif.notificationId === id);