diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneNotificationOverlay.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneNotificationOverlay.cs
index c196b204b9..38eecaa052 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneNotificationOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneNotificationOverlay.cs
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.UserInterface
         {
             AddStep(@"simple #1", sendHelloNotification);
 
-            AddAssert("Is visible", () => notificationOverlay.State.Value == Visibility.Visible);
+            AddAssert("toast displayed", () => notificationOverlay.ToastCount == 1);
+            AddAssert("is not visible", () => notificationOverlay.State.Value == Visibility.Hidden);
 
             checkDisplayedCount(1);
 
@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.UserInterface
         }
 
         private void checkDisplayedCount(int expected) =>
-            AddAssert($"Displayed count is {expected}", () => notificationOverlay.UnreadCount.Value == expected);
+            AddUntilStep($"Displayed count is {expected}", () => notificationOverlay.UnreadCount.Value == expected);
 
         private void sendDownloadProgress()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/NotificationOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/NotificationOverlay.cs
index bb0beeef41..3769a7080f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/NotificationOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/NotificationOverlay.cs
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
 
         public IBindable<int> UnreadCount => unreadCount;
 
+        public int ToastCount => toastTray.UnreadCount;
+
         private readonly BindableInt unreadCount = new BindableInt();
 
         private int runningDepth;
@@ -155,7 +157,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
             playDebouncedSample(notification.PopInSampleName);
 
             if (State.Value == Visibility.Hidden)
+            {
                 toastTray.Post(notification);
+                updateCounts();
+            }
             else
                 addPermanently(notification);
         });
@@ -220,7 +225,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
 
         private void updateCounts()
         {
-            unreadCount.Value = sections.Select(c => c.UnreadCount).Sum();
+            unreadCount.Value = sections.Select(c => c.UnreadCount).Sum() + toastTray.UnreadCount;
         }
 
         private void markAllRead()
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/NotificationOverlayToastTray.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/NotificationOverlayToastTray.cs
index 7017365dbd..368996f395 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/NotificationOverlayToastTray.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/NotificationOverlayToastTray.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
 
         public Action<Notification>? ForwardNotificationToPermanentStore { get; set; }
 
+        public int UnreadCount => toastFlow.Count(n => !n.WasClosed && !n.Read);
+
         private int runningDepth;
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]