diff --git a/lib/screens/contacts_screen.dart b/lib/screens/contacts_screen.dart
index 54d32990..a034d04a 100644
--- a/lib/screens/contacts_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/contacts_screen.dart
@@ -429,6 +429,8 @@ class _ContactsScreenState extends State<ContactsScreen>
             selectedIndex: 0,
             onDestinationSelected: (index) =>
                 _handleQuickSwitch(index, context),
+            contactsUnreadCount: connector.getTotalContactsUnreadCount(),
+            channelsUnreadCount: connector.getTotalChannelsUnreadCount(),
           ),
         ),
       ),
diff --git a/lib/screens/line_of_sight_map_screen.dart b/lib/screens/line_of_sight_map_screen.dart
index ec8a391f..1148edf0 100644
--- a/lib/screens/line_of_sight_map_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/line_of_sight_map_screen.dart
@@ -431,6 +431,12 @@ class _LineOfSightMapScreenState extends State<LineOfSightMapScreen> {
         child: QuickSwitchBar(
           selectedIndex: 2,
           onDestinationSelected: (index) => _handleQuickSwitch(index, context),
+          contactsUnreadCount: context
+              .watch<MeshCoreConnector>()
+              .getTotalContactsUnreadCount(),
+          channelsUnreadCount: context
+              .watch<MeshCoreConnector>()
+              .getTotalChannelsUnreadCount(),
         ),
       ),
     );
diff --git a/lib/widgets/quick_switch_bar.dart b/lib/widgets/quick_switch_bar.dart
index 4f014bd3..40dcb59a 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/quick_switch_bar.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/quick_switch_bar.dart
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import 'dart:ui';
 
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import '../l10n/l10n.dart';
-import 'unread_badge.dart';
 
 class QuickSwitchBar extends StatelessWidget {
   final int selectedIndex;
@@ -109,7 +108,18 @@ class QuickSwitchBar extends StatelessWidget {
       clipBehavior: Clip.none,
       children: [
         icon,
-        Positioned(right: -6, top: -4, child: UnreadBadge(count: count)),
+        Positioned(
+          right: -2,
+          top: -2,
+          child: Container(
+            width: 8,
+            height: 8,
+            decoration: const BoxDecoration(
+              color: Colors.redAccent,
+              shape: BoxShape.circle,
+            ),
+          ),
+        ),
       ],
     );
   }