diff --git a/Telegram/Resources/langs/lang.strings b/Telegram/Resources/langs/lang.strings
index a47cec723..3a05b3558 100644
--- a/Telegram/Resources/langs/lang.strings
+++ b/Telegram/Resources/langs/lang.strings
@@ -5456,6 +5456,7 @@ https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/blob/master/LEGAL
 "ayu_EditedMarkText" = "Edited Mark";
 "ayu_SemiTransparentDeletedMessages" = "Translucent Deleted Messages";
 "ayu_HideNotificationCounters" = "Hide Notification Counters";
+"ayu_HideNotificationBadge" = "Hide Notification Badge";
 "ayu_HideAllChats" = "Hide \"All Chats\" Tab";
 "ayu_ChannelBottomButton" = "Channel Bottom Button";
 "ayu_ChannelBottomButtonHide" = "Hide";
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/ayu/ayu_settings.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/ayu/ayu_settings.cpp
index 887900ed8..f226a69f4 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/ayu/ayu_settings.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/ayu/ayu_settings.cpp
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ AyuGramSettings::AyuGramSettings() {
 	monoFont = "";
 
 	hideNotificationCounters = false;
+	hideNotificationBadge = false;
 	hideAllChatsFolder = false;
 
 	/*
@@ -451,6 +452,10 @@ void AyuGramSettings::set_hideNotificationCounters(bool val) {
 	hideNotificationCounters = val;
 }
 
+void AyuGramSettings::set_hideNotificationBadge(bool val) {
+	hideNotificationBadge = val;
+}
+
 void AyuGramSettings::set_hideAllChatsFolder(bool val) {
 	hideAllChatsFolder = val;
 }
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/ayu/ayu_settings.h b/Telegram/SourceFiles/ayu/ayu_settings.h
index c89b26f19..796cd6639 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/ayu/ayu_settings.h
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/ayu/ayu_settings.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public:
 	QString monoFont;
 
 	bool hideNotificationCounters;
+	bool hideNotificationBadge;
 	bool hideAllChatsFolder;
 
 	int channelBottomButton;
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ public:
 	void set_monoFont(QString val);
 
 	void set_hideNotificationCounters(bool val);
+	void set_hideNotificationBadge(bool val);
 	void set_hideAllChatsFolder(bool val);
 
 	void set_channelBottomButton(int val);
@@ -184,6 +186,7 @@ NLOHMANN_DEFINE_TYPE_NON_INTRUSIVE_WITH_DEFAULT(
 	showStreamerToggleInTray,
 	monoFont,
 	hideNotificationCounters,
+	hideNotificationBadge,
 	hideAllChatsFolder,
 	channelBottomButton,
 	showPeerId,
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/ayu/ui/settings/settings_ayu.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/ayu/ui/settings/settings_ayu.cpp
index b56bae7c9..0ebc1ea04 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/ayu/ui/settings/settings_ayu.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/ayu/ui/settings/settings_ayu.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@
 #include "styles/style_widgets.h"
 
 #include "icon_picker.h"
+#include "tray.h"
 #include "core/application.h"
+#include "main/main_domain.h"
 #include "styles/style_ayu_icons.h"
 #include "ui/painter.h"
 #include "ui/vertical_list.h"
@@ -1203,7 +1205,7 @@ void SetupMarks(not_null<Ui::VerticalLayout*> container) {
 		});
 }
 
-void SetupFolderSettings(not_null<Ui::VerticalLayout*> container) {
+void SetupFolderSettings(not_null<Ui::VerticalLayout*> container, not_null<Window::SessionController*> controller) {
 	auto settings = &AyuSettings::getInstance();
 
 	AddButtonWithIcon(
@@ -1225,6 +1227,32 @@ void SetupFolderSettings(not_null<Ui::VerticalLayout*> container) {
 		},
 		container->lifetime());
 
+	// not about folders, but it's a good place for it
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+	AddButtonWithIcon(
+	container,
+	tr::ayu_HideNotificationBadge(),
+	st::settingsButtonNoIcon
+	)->toggleOn(
+		rpl::single(settings->hideNotificationBadge)
+	)->toggledValue(
+	) | rpl::filter(
+		[=](bool enabled)
+		{
+			return (enabled != settings->hideNotificationBadge);
+		}) | start_with_next(
+		[=](bool enabled)
+		{
+			settings->set_hideNotificationBadge(enabled);
+			AyuSettings::save();
+
+			Core::App().refreshApplicationIcon();
+			Core::App().tray().updateIconCounters();
+			Core::App().domain().notifyUnreadBadgeChanged();
+		},
+		container->lifetime());
+#endif
+
 	AddButtonWithIcon(
 		container,
 		tr::ayu_HideAllChats(),
@@ -1377,7 +1405,7 @@ void SetupCustomization(not_null<Ui::VerticalLayout*> container,
 	AddDivider(container);
 	AddSkip(container);
 
-	SetupFolderSettings(container);
+	SetupFolderSettings(container, controller);
 	AddSkip(container);
 	AddDivider(container);
 
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/platform/win/main_window_win.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/platform/win/main_window_win.cpp
index ede58134f..9135a2f8c 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/platform/win/main_window_win.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/platform/win/main_window_win.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/blob/master/LEGAL
 #include <Windowsx.h>
 #include <VersionHelpers.h>
 
+// AyuGram includes
+#include "ayu/ayu_settings.h"
+
+
 // Taken from qtbase/src/gui/image/qpixmap_win.cpp
 HICON qt_pixmapToWinHICON(const QPixmap &);
 HBITMAP qt_imageToWinHBITMAP(const QImage &, int hbitmapFormat);
@@ -508,8 +512,10 @@ void MainWindow::unreadCounterChangedHook() {
 }
 
 void MainWindow::updateTaskbarAndIconCounters() {
-	const auto counter = Core::App().unreadBadge();
-	const auto muted = Core::App().unreadBadgeMuted();
+	const auto settings = &AyuSettings::getInstance();
+
+	const auto counter = settings->hideNotificationBadge ? 0 : Core::App().unreadBadge();
+	const auto muted = settings->hideNotificationBadge ? 0 : Core::App().unreadBadgeMuted();
 	const auto controller = sessionController();
 	const auto session = controller ? &controller->session() : nullptr;
 
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/platform/win/tray_win.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/platform/win/tray_win.cpp
index 256f5e623..a5bc68157 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/platform/win/tray_win.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/platform/win/tray_win.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/blob/master/LEGAL
 #include <QBuffer>
 
 // AyuGram includes
+#include "ayu/ayu_settings.h"
 #include "ayu/ui/ayu_logo.h"
 #include "styles/style_ayu_icons.h"
 
@@ -141,6 +142,11 @@ bool DarkTasbarValueValid/* = false*/;
 		ScaledLogoLight = base::flat_map<int, QImage>();
 	}
 
+	const auto settings = &AyuSettings::getInstance();
+	if (settings->hideNotificationBadge) {
+		args.count = 0;
+	}
+
 	const auto darkMode = IsDarkTaskbar();
 	auto &scaled = (monochrome && darkMode)
 		? (*darkMode