diff --git a/public/src/forum/footer.js b/public/src/forum/footer.js
index dc89b15f01..34e61d8cf0 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/footer.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/footer.js
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 		}
 	});
 
-	socket.emit('api:notifications.getCount', function(err, count) {
+	var	updateNotifCount = function(count) {
 		// Update notification icon, if necessary
 		if (count > 0) {
 			notifIcon.toggleClass('active', true);
@@ -153,11 +153,15 @@
 		// Update the favicon + saved local count
 		Tinycon.setBubble(count);
 		localStorage.setItem('notifications:count', count);
-	});
+	};
 
-	if (localStorage.getItem('notifications:count') !== null) {
-		Tinycon.setBubble(parseInt(localStorage.getItem('notifications:count'), 10));
-	}
+	socket.emit('api:notifications.getCount', function(err, count) {
+		if (!err) {
+			updateNotifCount(count);
+		} else {
+			updateNotifCount(0);
+		}
+	});
 
 	socket.on('event:new_notification', function() {
 		notifIcon.toggleClass('active', true);
@@ -176,8 +180,10 @@
 
 		// Update the favicon + local storage
 		var	savedCount = parseInt(localStorage.getItem('notifications:count'),10) || 0;
-		localStorage.setItem('notifications:count', savedCount+1);
-		Tinycon.setBubble(savedCount+1);
+		updateNotifCount(savedCount+1);
+	});
+	socket.on('event:notifications.updateCount', function(count) {
+		updateNotifCount(count);
 	});
 
 	// Chats Dropdown
diff --git a/src/notifications.js b/src/notifications.js
index 030478701b..722a711f47 100644
--- a/src/notifications.js
+++ b/src/notifications.js
@@ -147,11 +147,18 @@ var async = require('async'),
 	Notifications.mark_read = function(nid, uid, callback) {
 		if (parseInt(uid, 10) > 0) {
 			Notifications.get(nid, uid, function(notif_data) {
-				db.sortedSetRemove('uid:' + uid + ':notifications:unread', nid);
-				db.sortedSetAdd('uid:' + uid + ':notifications:read', notif_data.datetime, nid);
-				if (callback) {
-					callback();
-				}
+				async.parallel([
+					function(next) {
+						db.sortedSetRemove('uid:' + uid + ':notifications:unread', nid, next);
+					},
+					function(next) {
+						db.sortedSetAdd('uid:' + uid + ':notifications:read', notif_data.datetime, nid, next);
+					}
+				], function(err) {
+					if (callback) {
+						callback();
+					}
+				});
 			});
 		}
 	};
diff --git a/src/routes/debug.js b/src/routes/debug.js
index 14f87fa8a7..da831fb8b8 100644
--- a/src/routes/debug.js
+++ b/src/routes/debug.js
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ var	DebugRoute = function(app) {
 			});
 		});
 
+		app.get('/test', function(req, res) {
+			user.pushNotifCount(2);
+			res.send();
+		});
 	});
 };
 
diff --git a/src/topics.js b/src/topics.js
index 8e5f4a3f43..e21ac7d514 100644
--- a/src/topics.js
+++ b/src/topics.js
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ var async = require('async'),
 
 		user.notifications.getUnreadByUniqueId(uid, 'topic:' + tid, function(err, nids) {
 			notifications.mark_read_multiple(nids, uid, function() {
-
+				user.pushNotifCount(uid);
 			});
 		});
 	}
diff --git a/src/user.js b/src/user.js
index b45bf30275..7291971eb3 100644
--- a/src/user.js
+++ b/src/user.js
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 	emailjsServer = emailjs.server.connect(meta.config['email:smtp:host'] || '127.0.0.1'),
 	groups = require('./groups'),
 	notifications = require('./notifications'),
-	topics = require('./topics');
+	topics = require('./topics'),
 
+	websockets = require('./websockets');
 
 (function(User) {
 	'use strict';
@@ -864,6 +865,17 @@ var bcrypt = require('bcrypt'),
 		}
 	};
 
+	User.pushNotifCount = function(uid) {
+		User.notifications.getUnreadCount(uid, function(err, count) {
+			console.log('unread count is', count);
+			if (!err) {
+				websockets.in('uid_' + uid).emit('event:notifications.updateCount', count);
+			} else {
+				winston.warn('[User.pushNotifCount] Count not retrieve unread notifications count to push to uid ' + uid + '\'s client(s)');
+			}
+		});
+	};
+
 	User.email = {
 		exists: function(socket, email, callback) {
 			User.getUidByEmail(email, function(err, exists) {