diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/helmet.tsx b/app/soapbox/components/helmet.tsx
index 23a73e744..6fa678a04 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/helmet.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/helmet.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { Helmet as ReactHelmet } from 'react-helmet';
 
+import { useStatContext } from 'soapbox/contexts/stat-context';
 import { useAppSelector, useInstance, useSettings } from 'soapbox/hooks';
 import { RootState } from 'soapbox/store';
 import FaviconService from 'soapbox/utils/favicon-service';
@@ -9,15 +10,15 @@ FaviconService.initFaviconService();
 
 const getNotifTotals = (state: RootState): number => {
   const notifications = state.notifications.unread || 0;
-  const chats = state.chats.items.reduce((acc: any, curr: any) => acc + Math.min(curr.get('unread', 0), 1), 0);
   const reports = state.admin.openReports.count();
   const approvals = state.admin.awaitingApproval.count();
-  return notifications + chats + reports + approvals;
+  return notifications + reports + approvals;
 };
 
 const Helmet: React.FC = ({ children }) => {
   const instance = useInstance();
-  const unreadCount = useAppSelector((state) => getNotifTotals(state));
+  const { unreadChatsCount } = useStatContext();
+  const unreadCount = useAppSelector((state) => getNotifTotals(state) + unreadChatsCount);
   const demetricator = useSettings().get('demetricator');
 
   const hasUnreadNotifications = React.useMemo(() => !(unreadCount < 1 || demetricator), [unreadCount, demetricator]);