diff --git a/iOS/AppDelegate.swift b/iOS/AppDelegate.swift
index 500089111..7a5802541 100644
--- a/iOS/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/iOS/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import UIKit
 import RSCore
 import Account
+import UserNotifications
 
 var appDelegate: AppDelegate!
 
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate, UISplitViewControllerDele
 		didSet {
 			if unreadCount != oldValue {
 				postUnreadCountDidChangeNotification()
+				UIApplication.shared.applicationIconBadgeNumber = unreadCount
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -78,6 +80,14 @@ class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate, UISplitViewControllerDele
 			self.unreadCount = AccountManager.shared.unreadCount
 		}
 		
+		UNUserNotificationCenter.current().requestAuthorization(options:[.badge]) { (granted, error) in
+			if granted {
+				DispatchQueue.main.async {
+					UIApplication.shared.registerForRemoteNotifications()
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		
 		return true
 		
 	}