diff --git a/app/models/project.rb b/app/models/project.rb
index 0ba2f943c..0baab5d64 100644
--- a/app/models/project.rb
+++ b/app/models/project.rb
@@ -189,4 +189,12 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
         .distinct
     end
   end
+
+  def notifications_count(user)
+    res = 0
+    assigned_modules(user).find_each do |t|
+      res += 1 if t.is_overdue? || t.is_one_day_prior?
+    end
+    res
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/projects/index/_project.html.erb b/app/views/projects/index/_project.html.erb
index 29a39e8b9..e1bbf6045 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/index/_project.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/projects/index/_project.html.erb
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ data-project-users-tab-url="<%= url_for project_user_projects_path(project_id: p
         <li role="presentation">
           <a class="btn btn-link" href="<%= url_for notifications_project_path(id: project.id, format: :json) %>" aria-controls="notifications-<%= project.id %>" role="tab" data-remote="true">
             <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-bell"></span>
+            <% if project.notifications_count(current_user).positive? %>
+              <span class="badge badge-indicator"><%= project.notifications_count(current_user) %></span>
+            <% end %>
           </a>
         </li>
       <% end %>