diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim
index dbe5cf13e6..42a7991c4c 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim
@@ -342,6 +342,13 @@ method getChatContentModule*(self: Module, chatId: string): QVariant =
 
   return self.chatContentModules[chatId].getModuleAsVariant()
 
+proc updateParentNotifications(self: Module) =
+  var (sectionHasUnreadMessages, sectionNotificationCount) = self.view.chatsModel().getAllNotifications()
+  if(not self.controller.isCommunity()):
+    sectionNotificationCount += self.view.contactRequestsModel().getCount()
+    sectionHasUnreadMessages = sectionHasUnreadMessages or sectionNotificationCount > 0
+  self.delegate.onNotificationsUpdated(self.controller.getMySectionId(), sectionHasUnreadMessages, sectionNotificationCount)
+
 proc updateNotifications(self: Module, chatId: string, unviewedMessagesCount: int, unviewedMentionsCount: int) =
   let hasUnreadMessages = unviewedMessagesCount > 0
   # update model of this module (appropriate chat from the chats list (chats model))
@@ -350,8 +357,7 @@ proc updateNotifications(self: Module, chatId: string, unviewedMessagesCount: in
   if (self.chatContentModules.contains(chatId)):
     self.chatContentModules[chatId].onNotificationsUpdated(hasUnreadMessages, unviewedMentionsCount)
   # update parent module
-  let (sectionHasUnreadMessages, sectionNotificationCount) = self.view.chatsModel().getAllNotifications()
-  self.delegate.onNotificationsUpdated(self.controller.getMySectionId(), sectionHasUnreadMessages, sectionNotificationCount)
+  self.updateParentNotifications()
 
 method onActiveSectionChange*(self: Module, sectionId: string) =
   if(sectionId != self.controller.getMySectionId()):
@@ -558,6 +564,7 @@ method acceptContactRequest*(self: Module, publicKey: string) =
 
 method onContactAccepted*(self: Module, publicKey: string) =
   self.view.contactRequestsModel().removeItemWithPubKey(publicKey)
+  self.updateParentNotifications()
 
 method acceptAllContactRequests*(self: Module) =
   let pubKeys = self.view.contactRequestsModel().getPublicKeys()
@@ -569,6 +576,7 @@ method rejectContactRequest*(self: Module, publicKey: string) =
 
 method onContactRejected*(self: Module, publicKey: string) =
   self.view.contactRequestsModel().removeItemWithPubKey(publicKey)
+  self.updateParentNotifications()
 
 method rejectAllContactRequests*(self: Module) =
   let pubKeys = self.view.contactRequestsModel().getPublicKeys()
@@ -593,6 +601,7 @@ method onContactDetailsUpdated*(self: Module, publicKey: string) =
     not self.view.contactRequestsModel().containsItemWithPubKey(publicKey)):
       let item = self.createItemFromPublicKey(publicKey)
       self.view.contactRequestsModel().addItem(item)
+      self.updateParentNotifications()
 
   let (chatName, chatImage, isIdenticon) = self.controller.getOneToOneChatNameAndImage(publicKey)
   self.view.chatsModel().updateItemDetails(publicKey, chatName, chatImage, isIdenticon)
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/controller.nim b/src/app/modules/main/controller.nim
index 5442469fae..962bc1d67c 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/controller.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/controller.nim
@@ -243,6 +243,9 @@ method setUserStatus*(self: Controller, status: bool) =
 method getContact*(self: Controller, id: string): ContactsDto =
   return self.contactsService.getContactById(id)
 
+method getContacts*(self: Controller): seq[ContactsDto] =
+  return self.contactsService.getContacts()
+
 method getContactNameAndImage*(self: Controller, contactId: string):
   tuple[name: string, image: string, isIdenticon: bool] =
   return self.contactsService.getContactNameAndImage(contactId)
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/controller_interface.nim b/src/app/modules/main/controller_interface.nim
index 6d2a3667cb..76e7eb9c35 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/controller_interface.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/controller_interface.nim
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ method setUserStatus*(self: AccessInterface, status: bool) {.base.} =
 method getContact*(self: AccessInterface, id: string): ContactsDto {.base.} =
   raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
 
+method getContacts*(self: AccessInterface): seq[ContactsDto] {.base.} =
+  raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
+
 method getContactNameAndImage*(self: AccessInterface, contactId: string):
   tuple[name: string, image: string, isIdenticon: bool] {.base.} =
   raise newException(ValueError, "No implementation available")
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/module.nim b/src/app/modules/main/module.nim
index 34ca355a64..d46f869275 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/module.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/module.nim
@@ -256,9 +256,10 @@ method load*[T](
   var activeSectionId = singletonInstance.localAccountSensitiveSettings.getActiveSection()
 
   # Chat Section
+  let receivedContactRequests = self.controller.getContacts().filter(x => x.requestReceived() and not x.isContact() and not x.isBlocked())
   let (unviewedCount, mentionsCount) = self.controller.getNumOfNotificaitonsForChat()
-  let hasNotification = unviewedCount > 0 or mentionsCount > 0
-  let notificationsCount = mentionsCount
+  let notificationsCount = mentionsCount + receivedContactRequests.len
+  let hasNotification = unviewedCount > 0 or notificationsCount > 0
   let chatSectionItem = initItem(conf.CHAT_SECTION_ID, SectionType.Chat, conf.CHAT_SECTION_NAME,
   amISectionAdmin = false,
   description = "",
diff --git a/src/app/modules/shared_models/contacts_model.nim b/src/app/modules/shared_models/contacts_model.nim
index d6e124e9ce..5191c20bae 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/shared_models/contacts_model.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/shared_models/contacts_model.nim
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ QtObject:
     result.setup
 
   proc countChanged(self: Model) {.signal.}
-  proc getCount(self: Model): int {.slot.} =
+  proc getCount*(self: Model): int {.slot.} =
     self.items.len
   QtProperty[int] count:
     read = getCount
diff --git a/src/app_service/service/contacts/service.nim b/src/app_service/service/contacts/service.nim
index c72c30145c..6ad39c996c 100644
--- a/src/app_service/service/contacts/service.nim
+++ b/src/app_service/service/contacts/service.nim
@@ -141,13 +141,13 @@ QtObject:
     return toSeq(self.contacts.values)
 
   proc getAddedContacts*(self: Service): seq[ContactsDto] =
-    return self.getContacts().filter(x => x.added)
+    return self.getContacts().filter(x => x.isContact())
 
   proc getBlockedContacts*(self: Service): seq[ContactsDto] =
-    return self.getContacts().filter(x => x.blocked)
+    return self.getContacts().filter(x => x.isBlocked())
 
   proc getContactsWhoAddedMe*(self: Service): seq[ContactsDto] =
-    return self.getContacts().filter(x => x.hasAddedUs)
+    return self.getContacts().filter(x => x.requestReceived())
 
   proc fetchContact(self: Service, id: string): ContactsDto =
     try: