diff --git a/iOS/Article/ArticleViewController.swift b/iOS/Article/ArticleViewController.swift
index 05310ab86..d8eacf804 100644
--- a/iOS/Article/ArticleViewController.swift
+++ b/iOS/Article/ArticleViewController.swift
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ class ArticleViewController: UIViewController, MainControllerIdentifiable {
 		NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(willEnterForeground(_:)), name: UIApplication.willEnterForegroundNotification, object: nil)
 		NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(reloadDueToThemeChange(_:)), name: .CurrentArticleThemeDidChangeNotification, object: nil)
 		NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(configureAppearanceMenu(_:)), name: .ArticleThemeNamesDidChangeNotification, object: nil)
+		NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(updateUnreadCountIndicator(_:)), name: UIDevice.orientationDidChangeNotification, object: nil)
 		
 		articleExtractorButton.addTarget(self, action: #selector(toggleArticleExtractor(_:)), for: .touchUpInside)
 		toolbarItems?.insert(UIBarButtonItem(customView: articleExtractorButton), at: 6)
@@ -294,7 +295,14 @@ class ArticleViewController: UIViewController, MainControllerIdentifiable {
 		configureAppearanceMenu()
 	}
 	
-	public func updateUnreadCountIndicator() {
+	
+	/// Updates the indicator count in the navigation bar.
+	/// For iPhone, this indicator is visible if the unread count is > 0.
+	/// For iPad, this indicator is visible if it is in `portrait` or `unknown`
+	/// orientation, **and** the unread count is > 0.
+	/// - Parameter sender: `Any` (optional)
+	@objc
+	public func updateUnreadCountIndicator(_ sender: Any? = nil) {
 		if UIDevice.current.userInterfaceIdiom == .phone {
 			if currentUnreadCount > 0 {
 				let unreadCountView = MasterTimelineUnreadCountView(frame: .zero)
@@ -304,6 +312,20 @@ class ArticleViewController: UIViewController, MainControllerIdentifiable {
 			} else {
 				navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = nil
 			}
+		} else {
+			
+			if UIDevice.current.orientation.isPortrait || !UIDevice.current.orientation.isValidInterfaceOrientation {
+				if currentUnreadCount > 0 {
+					let unreadCountView = MasterTimelineUnreadCountView(frame: .zero)
+					unreadCountView.unreadCount = currentUnreadCount
+					unreadCountView.setFrameIfNotEqual(CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: unreadCountView.intrinsicContentSize.width, height: unreadCountView.intrinsicContentSize.height))
+					navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = UIBarButtonItem(customView: unreadCountView)
+				} else {
+					navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = nil
+				}
+			} else {
+				navigationItem.leftBarButtonItem = nil
+			}
 		}
 	}