diff --git a/dashboard/src/Index.vue b/dashboard/src/Index.vue
index f7af936c5..94f775f76 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/Index.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/Index.vue
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { API_ORIGIN, TOKEN_TYPES } from './constants.js';
 import { redirectIfNeeded } from './utils.js';
 import ProfileModel from './models/ProfileModel.js';
 import ProvisionModel from './models/ProvisionModel.js';
+import NotificationsModel from './models/NotificationsModel.js';
 import DashboardModel from './models/DashboardModel.js';
 import BrandingModel from './models/BrandingModel.js';
 import Headerbar from './components/Headerbar.vue';
@@ -275,12 +276,14 @@ fetcher.globalOptions.errorHook = (error) => {
 const dashboardModel = DashboardModel.create();
 const profileModel = ProfileModel.create();
 const provisionModel = ProvisionModel.create();
+const notificationModel = NotificationsModel.create();
 
 const subscriptionRequiredDialog = useTemplateRef('subscriptionRequiredDialog');
 const ready = ref(false);
 const view = ref('');
 const profile = ref({});
 const dashboardDomain = ref('');
+const notificationCount = ref(0);
 const subscription = ref({
   plan: {},
 });
@@ -392,6 +395,12 @@ async function refreshConfigAndFeatures() {
   dashboardDomain.value = result.adminDomain;
 }
 
+async function refreshNotifications() {
+  const [error, result] = await notificationModel.list(false);
+  if (error) return console.error(error);
+  notificationCount.value = result.length;
+}
+
 async function onOnline() {
   ready.value = true;
   await refreshConfigAndFeatures(); // reload dashboard if needed after an update
@@ -407,6 +416,7 @@ provide('features', features);
 provide('profile', profile);
 provide('refreshProfile', refreshProfile);
 provide('refreshFeatures', refreshConfigAndFeatures);
+provide('refreshNotifications', refreshNotifications);
 provide('dashboardDomain', dashboardDomain);
 provide('isMobile', isMobile);
 
@@ -443,6 +453,8 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 
   console.log(`Cloudron dashboard v${config.value.version}`);
 
+  if (profile.value.isAtLeastAdmin) refreshNotifications();
+
   ready.value = true;
 });
 
@@ -463,7 +475,7 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
       <SideBar v-if="profile.isAtLeastUserManager" :items="menuItems" :cloudron-name="config.cloudronName" :cloudron-avatar-url="avatarUrl"/>
 
       <div style="flex-grow: 1; display: flex; flex-direction: column; overflow: hidden; height: 100%;">
-        <Headerbar :config="config" :subscription="subscription"/>
+        <Headerbar :config="config" :subscription="subscription" :notification-count="notificationCount"/>
 
         <div style="display: flex; justify-content: center; overflow: auto; flex-grow: 1; padding: 0; margin: 0 10px; position: relative;">
           <KeepAlive>
diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/Headerbar.vue b/dashboard/src/components/Headerbar.vue
index 6bbe37a38..eae208d0f 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/Headerbar.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/Headerbar.vue
@@ -7,11 +7,10 @@ const t = i18n.t;
 import { onMounted, onUnmounted, ref, useTemplateRef, inject } from 'vue';
 import { marked } from 'marked';
 import { Menu, Popover, Icon, InputDialog, Spinner } from '@cloudron/pankow';
-import NotificationsModel from '../models/NotificationsModel.js';
 import ServicesModel from '../models/ServicesModel.js';
 import ProfileModel from '../models/ProfileModel.js';
 
-defineProps(['config', 'subscription']);
+defineProps(['config', 'subscription', 'notificationCount']);
 
 const profile = inject('profile');
 
@@ -25,21 +24,6 @@ function onOpenHelp(popover, event, elem) {
 const servicesModel = ServicesModel.create();
 const profileModel = ProfileModel.create();
 
-const notificationModel = NotificationsModel.create();
-const notifications = ref([]);
-
-async function refresh() {
-  const [error, result] = await notificationModel.list(false);
-  if (error) return console.error(error);
-
-  result.forEach(n => {
-    n.isCollapsed = true;
-    n.busy = false;
-  });
-
-  notifications.value = result;
-}
-
 const subscriptionRequiredDialog = inject('subscriptionRequiredDialog');
 
 function onSubscriptionRequired() {
@@ -95,8 +79,6 @@ function onAvatarClick(event) {
 }
 
 onMounted(async () => {
-  if (profile.value.isAtLeastAdmin) await refresh();
-
   await trackPlatformStatus();
 });
 
@@ -136,7 +118,7 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
     <!-- Warnings if subscription is expired or unpaid -->
     <div v-if="profile.isAtLeastOwner && subscription.plan.id === 'expired'" class="headerbar-action subscription-expired" style="gap: 6px" @click="onSubscriptionRequired()">Subscription Expired</div>
 
-    <a class="headerbar-action" v-if="profile.isAtLeastAdmin" href="/#/notifications"><Icon :icon="notifications.length ? 'fas fa-bell' : 'far fa-bell'"/> {{ notifications.length > 99 ? '99+' : notifications.length }}</a>
+    <a class="headerbar-action" v-if="profile.isAtLeastAdmin" href="/#/notifications"><Icon :icon="notificationCount > 0 ? 'fas fa-bell' : 'far fa-bell'"/> {{ notificationCount > 99 ? '99+' : notificationCount }}</a>
     <div class="headerbar-action pankow-no-mobile" v-if="profile.isAtLeastAdmin" ref="helpButton" @click="onOpenHelp(helpPopover, $event, helpButton)"><Icon icon="fa fa-question"/></div>
     <!-- <a class="headerbar-action"  v-if="profile.isAtLeastAdmin" href="#/support"><Icon icon="fa fa-question"/></a> -->
     <a class="headerbar-action" @click.capture="onAvatarClick($event)"><img :src="profile.avatarUrl" @error="event => event.target.src = '/img/avatar-default-symbolic.svg'"/> {{ profile.username }}</a>
diff --git a/dashboard/src/views/NotificationsView.vue b/dashboard/src/views/NotificationsView.vue
index 758808a2c..980753de0 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/views/NotificationsView.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/views/NotificationsView.vue
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import { marked } from 'marked';
 import { eachLimit } from 'async';
-import { ref, onMounted } from 'vue';
+import { ref, onMounted, inject } from 'vue';
 import { Button } from '@cloudron/pankow';
 import { prettyDate } from '@cloudron/pankow/utils';
 import NotificationsModel from  '../models/NotificationsModel.js';
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const notificationsModel = NotificationsModel.create();
 const busy = ref(true);
 const notifications = ref([]);
 const notificationsAllBusy = ref(false);
+const refreshNotifications = inject('refreshNotifications');
 
 async function refresh() {
   const [error, result] = await notificationsModel.list();
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ async function onMarkNotificationRead(notification) {
   if (error) return console.error(error);
 
   await refresh();
+  refreshNotifications();
 }
 
 async function onMarkNotificationUnread(notification) {
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ async function onMarkNotificationUnread(notification) {
   if (error) return console.error(error);
 
   await refresh();
+  refreshNotifications();
 }
 
 async function onMarkAllNotificationRead() {
@@ -50,6 +53,7 @@ async function onMarkAllNotificationRead() {
   });
 
   await refresh();
+  refreshNotifications();
 
   notificationsAllBusy.value = false;
 }