diff --git a/app/soapbox/actions/streaming.ts b/app/soapbox/actions/streaming.ts
index 6ec38b876..d0ceb6595 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/actions/streaming.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/actions/streaming.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { getSettings } from 'soapbox/actions/settings';
 import messages from 'soapbox/locales/messages';
 import { ChatKeys, IChat, isLastMessage } from 'soapbox/queries/chats';
 import { queryClient } from 'soapbox/queries/client';
-import { updateChatListItem } from 'soapbox/utils/chats';
+import { getUnreadChatsCount, updateChatListItem } from 'soapbox/utils/chats';
 import { removePageItem } from 'soapbox/utils/queries';
 import { play, soundCache } from 'soapbox/utils/sounds';
 
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
   processTimelineUpdate,
 } from './timelines';
 
+import type { IStatContext } from 'soapbox/contexts/stat-context';
 import type { AppDispatch, RootState } from 'soapbox/store';
 import type { APIEntity, Chat } from 'soapbox/types/entities';
 
@@ -79,11 +80,16 @@ const updateChatQuery = (chat: IChat) => {
   queryClient.setQueryData<Chat>(ChatKeys.chat(chat.id), newChat as any);
 };
 
+interface StreamOpts {
+  statContext?: IStatContext,
+}
+
 const connectTimelineStream = (
   timelineId: string,
   path: string,
   pollingRefresh: ((dispatch: AppDispatch, done?: () => void) => void) | null = null,
   accept: ((status: APIEntity) => boolean) | null = null,
+  opts?: StreamOpts,
 ) => connectStream(path, pollingRefresh, (dispatch: AppDispatch, getState: () => RootState) => {
   const locale = getLocale(getState());
 
@@ -145,6 +151,9 @@ const connectTimelineStream = (
               if (settings.getIn(['chats', 'sound'])) {
                 play(soundCache.chat);
               }
+
+              // Increment unread counter
+              opts?.statContext?.setUnreadChatsCount(getUnreadChatsCount());
             }
           });
           break;
@@ -186,8 +195,8 @@ const refreshHomeTimelineAndNotification = (dispatch: AppDispatch, done?: () =>
     dispatch(expandNotifications({}, () =>
       dispatch(fetchAnnouncements(done))))));
 
-const connectUserStream      = () =>
-  connectTimelineStream('home', 'user', refreshHomeTimelineAndNotification);
+const connectUserStream      = (opts?: StreamOpts) =>
+  connectTimelineStream('home', 'user', refreshHomeTimelineAndNotification, null, opts);
 
 const connectCommunityStream = ({ onlyMedia }: Record<string, any> = {}) =>
   connectTimelineStream(`community${onlyMedia ? ':media' : ''}`, `public:local${onlyMedia ? ':media' : ''}`);
diff --git a/app/soapbox/containers/soapbox.tsx b/app/soapbox/containers/soapbox.tsx
index 67022cf8b..a47eaa6d1 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/containers/soapbox.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/containers/soapbox.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import * as BuildConfig from 'soapbox/build-config';
 import GdprBanner from 'soapbox/components/gdpr-banner';
 import Helmet from 'soapbox/components/helmet';
 import LoadingScreen from 'soapbox/components/loading-screen';
+import { StatProvider } from 'soapbox/contexts/stat-context';
 import AuthLayout from 'soapbox/features/auth-layout';
 import EmbeddedStatus from 'soapbox/features/embedded-status';
 import PublicLayout from 'soapbox/features/public-layout';
@@ -296,11 +297,13 @@ const Soapbox: React.FC = () => {
   return (
     <Provider store={store}>
       <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
-        <SoapboxHead>
-          <SoapboxLoad>
-            <SoapboxMount />
-          </SoapboxLoad>
-        </SoapboxHead>
+        <StatProvider>
+          <SoapboxHead>
+            <SoapboxLoad>
+              <SoapboxMount />
+            </SoapboxLoad>
+          </SoapboxHead>
+        </StatProvider>
       </QueryClientProvider>
     </Provider>
   );
diff --git a/app/soapbox/contexts/stat-context.tsx b/app/soapbox/contexts/stat-context.tsx
index 00d28436c..a66f72128 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/contexts/stat-context.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/contexts/stat-context.tsx
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ const StatProvider: React.FC = ({ children }) => {
 
 const useStatContext = (): IStatContext => useContext(StatContext);
 
-export { StatProvider, useStatContext };
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+export { StatProvider, useStatContext, IStatContext };
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diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/ui/index.tsx b/app/soapbox/features/ui/index.tsx
index e57edfb86..865024965 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/ui/index.tsx
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/ui/index.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import Icon from 'soapbox/components/icon';
 import SidebarNavigation from 'soapbox/components/sidebar-navigation';
 import ThumbNavigation from 'soapbox/components/thumb-navigation';
 import { Layout } from 'soapbox/components/ui';
-import { StatProvider } from 'soapbox/contexts/stat-context';
+import { useStatContext } from 'soapbox/contexts/stat-context';
 import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector, useOwnAccount, useSoapboxConfig, useFeatures, useInstance } from 'soapbox/hooks';
 import AdminPage from 'soapbox/pages/admin-page';
 import ChatsPage from 'soapbox/pages/chats-page';
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ const UI: React.FC = ({ children }) => {
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
   const { data: pendingPolicy } = usePendingPolicy();
   const instance = useInstance();
+  const statContext = useStatContext();
 
   const [draggingOver, setDraggingOver] = useState<boolean>(false);
 
@@ -420,7 +421,7 @@ const UI: React.FC = ({ children }) => {
 
   const connectStreaming = () => {
     if (!disconnect.current && accessToken && streamingUrl) {
-      disconnect.current = dispatch(connectUserStream());
+      disconnect.current = dispatch(connectUserStream({ statContext }));
     }
   };
 
@@ -642,58 +643,56 @@ const UI: React.FC = ({ children }) => {
   };
 
   return (
-    <StatProvider>
-      <HotKeys keyMap={keyMap} handlers={me ? handlers : undefined} ref={setHotkeysRef} attach={window} focused>
-        <div ref={node} style={style}>
-          <BackgroundShapes />
+    <HotKeys keyMap={keyMap} handlers={me ? handlers : undefined} ref={setHotkeysRef} attach={window} focused>
+      <div ref={node} style={style}>
+        <BackgroundShapes />
 
-          <div className='z-10 flex flex-col'>
-            <Navbar />
+        <div className='z-10 flex flex-col'>
+          <Navbar />
 
-            <Layout>
-              <Layout.Sidebar>
-                {!standalone && <SidebarNavigation />}
-              </Layout.Sidebar>
+          <Layout>
+            <Layout.Sidebar>
+              {!standalone && <SidebarNavigation />}
+            </Layout.Sidebar>
 
-              <SwitchingColumnsArea>
-                {children}
-              </SwitchingColumnsArea>
-            </Layout>
+            <SwitchingColumnsArea>
+              {children}
+            </SwitchingColumnsArea>
+          </Layout>
 
-            {me && floatingActionButton}
+          {me && floatingActionButton}
 
-            <BundleContainer fetchComponent={UploadArea}>
-              {Component => <Component active={draggingOver} onClose={closeUploadModal} />}
-            </BundleContainer>
+          <BundleContainer fetchComponent={UploadArea}>
+            {Component => <Component active={draggingOver} onClose={closeUploadModal} />}
+          </BundleContainer>
 
-            {me && (
-              <BundleContainer fetchComponent={SidebarMenu}>
-                {Component => <Component />}
-              </BundleContainer>
-            )}
-
-            {me && features.chats && (
-              <BundleContainer fetchComponent={ChatWidget}>
-                {Component => (
-                  <div className='hidden xl:block'>
-                    <Component />
-                  </div>
-                )}
-              </BundleContainer>
-            )}
-            <ThumbNavigation />
-
-            <BundleContainer fetchComponent={ProfileHoverCard}>
+          {me && (
+            <BundleContainer fetchComponent={SidebarMenu}>
               {Component => <Component />}
             </BundleContainer>
+          )}
 
-            <BundleContainer fetchComponent={StatusHoverCard}>
-              {Component => <Component />}
+          {me && features.chats && (
+            <BundleContainer fetchComponent={ChatWidget}>
+              {Component => (
+                <div className='hidden xl:block'>
+                  <Component />
+                </div>
+              )}
             </BundleContainer>
-          </div>
+          )}
+          <ThumbNavigation />
+
+          <BundleContainer fetchComponent={ProfileHoverCard}>
+            {Component => <Component />}
+          </BundleContainer>
+
+          <BundleContainer fetchComponent={StatusHoverCard}>
+            {Component => <Component />}
+          </BundleContainer>
         </div>
-      </HotKeys>
-    </StatProvider>
+      </div>
+    </HotKeys>
   );
 };
 
diff --git a/app/soapbox/utils/chats.ts b/app/soapbox/utils/chats.ts
index a19bf789a..53676c898 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/utils/chats.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/utils/chats.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { InfiniteData } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import sumBy from 'lodash/sumBy';
 
 import { normalizeChatMessage } from 'soapbox/normalizers';
 import { ChatKeys } from 'soapbox/queries/chats';
@@ -71,4 +72,13 @@ const updateChatListItem = (newChat: ChatPayload) => {
   }
 };
 
-export { updateChatListItem };
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+/** Get unread chats count. */
+const getUnreadChatsCount = (): number => {
+  const chats = flattenPages(
+    queryClient.getQueryData<InfiniteData<PaginatedResult<Chat>>>(ChatKeys.chatSearch()),
+  );
+
+  return sumBy(chats, chat => chat.unread);
+};
+
+export { updateChatListItem, getUnreadChatsCount };
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