diff --git a/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/ChannelMessageList.swift b/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/ChannelMessageList.swift
index 5a1924c4..be3c2911 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/ChannelMessageList.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/ChannelMessageList.swift
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ struct ChannelMessageList: View {
 										try context.save()
 										print("Read message \(message.messageId) ")
 										appState.unreadChannelMessages = myInfo.unreadMessages
+										UIApplication.shared.applicationIconBadgeNumber = appState.unreadChannelMessages + appState.unreadDirectMessages
 									} catch {
 										print("Failed to read message \(message.messageId)")
 									}
diff --git a/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/UserMessageList.swift b/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/UserMessageList.swift
index 40320633..5715d0b8 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/UserMessageList.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Views/Messages/UserMessageList.swift
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ struct UserMessageList: View {
 											try context.save()
 											print("Read message \(message.messageId) ")
 											appState.unreadDirectMessages = user.unreadMessages
+											UIApplication.shared.applicationIconBadgeNumber = appState.unreadChannelMessages + appState.unreadDirectMessages
 
 										} catch {
 											print("Failed to read message \(message.messageId)")