diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/sidebar/Sidebar.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/sidebar/Sidebar.vue
index dcf4e9740..ca5f8b17e 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/sidebar/Sidebar.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/sidebar/Sidebar.vue
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ const menuItems = computed(() => {
       icon: 'i-lucide-inbox',
       to: accountScopedRoute('inbox_view'),
       activeOn: ['inbox_view', 'inbox_view_conversation'],
+      getterKeys: {
+        badge: 'notifications/getHasUnreadNotifications',
+      },
     },
     {
       name: 'Conversation',
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/sidebar/SidebarGroup.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/sidebar/SidebarGroup.vue
index 305171d10..64345c7de 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/sidebar/SidebarGroup.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/sidebar/SidebarGroup.vue
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const props = defineProps({
   to: { type: Object, default: null },
   activeOn: { type: Array, default: () => [] },
   children: { type: Array, default: undefined },
+  getterKeys: { type: Object, default: () => ({}) },
 });
 
 const {
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
       :name
       :label
       :to
+      :getter-keys="getterKeys"
       :is-active="isActive"
       :has-active-child="hasActiveChild"
       :expandable="hasChildren"
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/sidebar/SidebarGroupHeader.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/sidebar/SidebarGroupHeader.vue
index 160483a6a..1fd1786a0 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/sidebar/SidebarGroupHeader.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/components-next/sidebar/SidebarGroupHeader.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 <script setup>
+import { useMapGetter } from 'dashboard/composables/store.js';
 import Icon from 'next/icon/Icon.vue';
 
-defineProps({
+const props = defineProps({
   to: { type: [Object, String], default: '' },
   label: { type: String, default: '' },
   icon: { type: [String, Object], default: '' },
@@ -9,9 +10,12 @@ defineProps({
   isExpanded: { type: Boolean, default: false },
   isActive: { type: Boolean, default: false },
   hasActiveChild: { type: Boolean, default: false },
+  getterKeys: { type: Object, default: () => ({}) },
 });
 
 const emit = defineEmits(['toggle']);
+
+const showBadge = useMapGetter(props.getterKeys.badge);
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -28,7 +32,13 @@ const emit = defineEmits(['toggle']);
     }"
     @click.stop="emit('toggle')"
   >
-    <Icon v-if="icon" :icon="icon" class="size-4" />
+    <div v-if="icon" class="relative flex items-center gap-2">
+      <Icon v-if="icon" :icon="icon" class="size-4" />
+      <span
+        v-if="showBadge"
+        class="size-2 -top-px ltr:-right-px rtl:-left-px bg-n-brand absolute rounded-full border border-n-solid-2"
+      />
+    </div>
     <span class="text-sm font-medium leading-5 flex-grow">
       {{ label }}
     </span>
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/inbox/InboxList.vue b/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/inbox/InboxList.vue
index 660147cf3..50771d538 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/inbox/InboxList.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/routes/dashboard/inbox/InboxList.vue
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ export default {
         })
         .then(() => {
           useAlert(this.$t('INBOX.ALERTS.MARK_AS_READ'));
+          this.$store.dispatch('notifications/unReadCount'); // to update the unread count in the store real time
         });
     },
     markNotificationAsUnRead(notification) {
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ export default {
         })
         .then(() => {
           useAlert(this.$t('INBOX.ALERTS.MARK_AS_UNREAD'));
+          this.$store.dispatch('notifications/unReadCount'); // to update the unread count in the store real time
         });
     },
     deleteNotification(notification) {
@@ -186,12 +188,16 @@ export default {
           notificationType,
         });
 
-        this.$store.dispatch('notifications/read', {
-          id,
-          primaryActorId,
-          primaryActorType,
-          unreadCount: this.meta.unreadCount,
-        });
+        this.$store
+          .dispatch('notifications/read', {
+            id,
+            primaryActorId,
+            primaryActorType,
+            unreadCount: this.meta.unreadCount,
+          })
+          .then(() => {
+            this.$store.dispatch('notifications/unReadCount'); // to update the unread count in the store real time
+          });
 
         this.$router.push({
           name: 'inbox_view_conversation',
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/notifications/getters.js b/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/notifications/getters.js
index 18e78595c..4f4cafc9a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/notifications/getters.js
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/notifications/getters.js
@@ -35,4 +35,7 @@ export const getters = {
   getNotificationFilters($state) {
     return $state.notificationFilters;
   },
+  getHasUnreadNotifications: $state => {
+    return $state.meta.unreadCount > 0;
+  },
 };
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/notifications/index.js b/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/notifications/index.js
index ca4f155ff..f4d45bec2 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/notifications/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/notifications/index.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const state = {
   meta: {
     count: 0,
     currentPage: 1,
-    unReadCount: 0,
+    unreadCount: 0,
   },
   records: {},
   uiFlags: {
diff --git a/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/specs/notifications/getters.spec.js b/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/specs/notifications/getters.spec.js
index 8721d1c70..580a3df00 100644
--- a/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/specs/notifications/getters.spec.js
+++ b/app/javascript/dashboard/store/modules/specs/notifications/getters.spec.js
@@ -95,4 +95,27 @@ describe('#getters', () => {
       state.notificationFilters
     );
   });
+
+  describe('getHasUnreadNotifications', () => {
+    it('should return true when there are unread notifications', () => {
+      const state = {
+        meta: { unreadCount: 5 },
+      };
+      expect(getters.getHasUnreadNotifications(state)).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should return false when there are no unread notifications', () => {
+      const state = {
+        meta: { unreadCount: 0 },
+      };
+      expect(getters.getHasUnreadNotifications(state)).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should return false when meta is empty', () => {
+      const state = {
+        meta: {},
+      };
+      expect(getters.getHasUnreadNotifications(state)).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
 });