diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8f0148021b..b5f4acf205 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 ### Added
 
+ - Add an unread badge if there are unread notifs from other accounts
+
 ### Changed
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/scss/_sidebar.scss b/scss/_sidebar.scss
index 4b8d623ba1..414a3f97fb 100644
--- a/scss/_sidebar.scss
+++ b/scss/_sidebar.scss
@@ -165,3 +165,49 @@
     -webkit-transform: translateX(-100%);
   }
 }
+
+.unread-badge {
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  position: relative;
+  background-color: var(--unreadBadgeColor1);
+  animation-duration: 1.5s;
+  animation-iteration-count: infinite;
+  animation-direction: alternate;
+}
+
+@keyframes unread-badge-big-anim {
+  from {
+    background-color: var(--unreadBadgeColor1);
+    color: white;
+  }
+  to {
+    background-color: white;
+    color: var(--unreadBadgeColor1);
+  }
+}
+div.unread-badge-big {
+  @extend .unread-badge;
+  width: 24px;
+  height: 24px;
+  color: white;
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: center;
+  align-items: center;
+  animation-name: unread-badge-big-anim;
+  animation-timing-function: ease-in;
+}
+
+@keyframes unread-badge-small-anim {
+  from {
+    background-color: var(--unreadBadgeColor1);
+  }
+  to {
+    background-color: var(--unreadBadgeColor2);
+  }
+}
+div.unread-badge-small {
+  @extend .unread-badge;
+  width: 14px;
+  height: 14px;
+  animation-name: unread-badge-small-anim;
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/OtherAccountsUnreadBadge.tsx b/src/renderer/components/OtherAccountsUnreadBadge.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2540ac462f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/components/OtherAccountsUnreadBadge.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import { BackendRemote, onDCEvent } from '../backend-com'
+import { selectedAccountId } from '../ScreenController'
+import { useSettingsStore } from '../stores/settings'
+
+// Tip of the Day: Keep as many ice creams as you can in your fridge
+// for the ice cream outage days. FREE ICE CREAM FOR EVERY1! --Farooq
+
+type ComponentProps = {
+  style: any
+  big?: boolean
+}
+
+export default function OtherAccountsUnreadBadge({
+  style,
+  big,
+}: ComponentProps) {
+  const [
+    otherAccountsUnreadCount,
+    setOtherAccountsUnreadCount,
+  ] = useState<number>(0)
+
+  const settings = useSettingsStore()[0]
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (settings === null) return
+    if (settings.desktopSettings.syncAllAccounts === false) return
+    let updating = false
+    const update = () => {
+      if (updating) return
+      updating = true
+      BackendRemote.rpc.getAllAccountIds().then(accountIds => {
+        try {
+          selectedAccountId()
+        } catch {
+          return
+        }
+        accountIds = accountIds.filter(id => id !== selectedAccountId())
+        for (const accountId of accountIds) {
+          BackendRemote.rpc.getFreshMsgs(accountId).then(ids => {
+            setOtherAccountsUnreadCount(otherAccountsUnreadCount + ids.length)
+          })
+        }
+      })
+      updating = false
+    }
+
+    BackendRemote.rpc
+      .getAllAccountIds()
+      .then(accountIds =>
+        accountIds.map(id => onDCEvent(id, 'IncomingMsg', update))
+      )
+
+    update()
+    return update
+  }, [settings?.desktopSettings.syncAllAccounts])
+
+  if (settings?.desktopSettings.syncAllAccounts && otherAccountsUnreadCount) {
+    if (big) {
+      return (
+        <div className='unread-badge-big' style={{ ...style }}>
+          {otherAccountsUnreadCount}
+        </div>
+      )
+    } else {
+      return <div className='unread-badge-small' style={{ ...style }} />
+    }
+  } else {
+    return null
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/Sidebar.tsx b/src/renderer/components/Sidebar.tsx
index b50aef1513..a9d702be21 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   EffectfulBackendActions,
   onDCEvent,
 } from '../backend-com'
+import OtherAccountsUnreadBadge from './OtherAccountsUnreadBadge'
 
 export type SidebarState = 'init' | 'visible' | 'invisible'
 
@@ -180,6 +181,10 @@ const Sidebar = React.memo(
           </div>
           <div key='logout' className='sidebar-item' onClick={onLogout}>
             {tx('switch_account')}
+            <OtherAccountsUnreadBadge
+              style={{ top: '-38px', left: '110px' }}
+              big
+            />
           </div>
           <div className='footer'>
             <Link href='https://delta.chat' label={'Delta Chat Desktop'} />
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/screens/MainScreen.tsx b/src/renderer/components/screens/MainScreen.tsx
index c1f560ae08..711debb6bc 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/screens/MainScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/screens/MainScreen.tsx
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import SettingsStoreInstance, { useSettingsStore } from '../../stores/settings'
 import { Type } from '../../backend-com'
 import { InlineVerifiedIcon } from '../VerifiedIcon'
 import { SettingsProfileDialog } from '../dialogs/Settings-Profile'
+import OtherAccountsUnreadBadge from '../OtherAccountsUnreadBadge'
 
 const log = getLogger('renderer/main-screen')
 
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@ export default function MainScreen() {
   const [queryStr, setQueryStr] = useState('')
   const [queryChatId, setQueryChatId] = useState<null | number>(null)
   const [sidebarState, setSidebarState] = useState<SidebarState>('init')
-  const [showArchivedChats, setShowArchivedChats] = useState(false)
+  const [showArchivedChats, setShowArchivedChats] = useState<boolean>(false)
+
   // Small hack/misuse of keyBindingAction to setShowArchivedChats from other components (especially
   // ViewProfile when selecting a shared chat/group)
   useKeyBindingAction(KeybindAction.ChatList_SwitchToArchiveView, () =>
@@ -202,6 +204,9 @@ export default function MainScreen() {
               id='hamburger-menu-button'
             >
               <Icon icon='menu' aria-label={tx('main_menu')} iconSize={20} />
+              <OtherAccountsUnreadBadge
+                style={{ top: '-26px', left: '14px' }}
+              />
             </div>
             {queryStr.length === 0 && showArchivedChats && (
               <>
diff --git a/themes/_themebase.scss b/themes/_themebase.scss
index 4fb81f23b1..474c9694d0 100644
--- a/themes/_themebase.scss
+++ b/themes/_themebase.scss
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ $hover-contrast-change: 2%;
   --ovalButtonBgHover: #{changeContrast($ovalButtonBg, 70%)};
   --ovalButtonText: #{$ovalButtonText};
   --ovalButtonTextHover: #{desaturate(invert($ovalButtonText), 1)};
+  /* UnreadBadge */
+  --unreadBadgeColor1: #{$colorPrimary};
+  --unreadBadgeColor2: mix(#{$colorPrimary}, transparent, 20%);
   /* NavBar */
   --navBarBackground: #{$bgNavBar};
   --navBarText: #{$textNavBar};