diff --git a/api/js/framework/fw_desktop.js b/api/js/framework/fw_desktop.js
index 38d857c694..3b81a84732 100644
--- a/api/js/framework/fw_desktop.js
+++ b/api/js/framework/fw_desktop.js
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
 		setActiveApp: function(_app)
 		{
 			var result = this._super.apply(this, arguments);
-			this.notifyAppTab(_app.appName , true);
+			this.notifyAppTab(_app.appName , 0);
 			if (_app == _app.parentFw.activeApp)
 			{
 				//Set the sidebox width if a application specific sidebox width is set
@@ -513,15 +513,15 @@
 		 * Notify tab
 		 *
 		 * @param {string} _appname
-		 * @param {boolean} _clear reset notification if set to true
+		 * @param {int} _value to set as notification, 0 will reset notification
 		 */
-		notifyAppTab: function(_appname, _clear)
+		notifyAppTab: function(_appname, _value)
 		{
 			var tab = this.tabsUi.getTab(_appname);
 			// do not set tab's notification if it's the active tab
-			if (tab && (this.activeApp.appName != _appname || _clear))
+			if (tab && (this.activeApp.appName != _appname || _value == 0))
 			{
-				this.tabsUi.getTab(_appname).setNotification(_clear);
+				this.tabsUi.getTab(_appname).setNotification(_value);
 			}
 		}
 	});
diff --git a/api/js/framework/fw_ui.js b/api/js/framework/fw_ui.js
index c35592cdf2..b1d219a6af 100644
--- a/api/js/framework/fw_ui.js
+++ b/api/js/framework/fw_ui.js
@@ -418,11 +418,12 @@ function egw_fw_ui_tab(_parent, _contHeaderDiv, _contDiv, _icon, _callback,
 /**
  * set notification
  *
- * @param {boolean} _off if set to true the notification gets reset
+ * @param {int} _value if set to 0 the notification gets reset if nothing set
+ * it will increase the notification value by one
  */
-egw_fw_ui_tab.prototype.setNotification = function(_off)
+egw_fw_ui_tab.prototype.setNotification = function(_value)
 {
-	this.notification = _off ? 0 : this.notification+1;
+	this.notification = typeof _value != 'undefined' ? _value : this.notification+1;
 	jQuery(this.notificationDiv).text(this.notification).toggle(this.notification > 0);
 };
 
diff --git a/notifications/js/notificationajaxpopup.js b/notifications/js/notificationajaxpopup.js
index f194d09bbb..f003accf09 100644
--- a/notifications/js/notificationajaxpopup.js
+++ b/notifications/js/notificationajaxpopup.js
@@ -218,16 +218,16 @@
 		for(var index in indexes)
 		{
 			var id = indexes[index];
-			if (this.filter && notifymessages[id]['data']['app'] != this.filter) continue;
 			var $message, $mark, $delete, $inner_container, $nav_prev, $nav_next,
 				$more_info, $top_toolbar, $open_entry, $date, $collapse;
 			var message_id = 'egwpopup_message_'+id;
 			var time_label = this.getTimeLabel(notifymessages[id]['created'], notifymessages[id]['current']);
 			if (jQuery('#'+message_id,$egwpopup_list).length > 0)
 			{
-				this.update_message_status(id, notifymessages[id]['status']);
+				this.update_message_status(id, notifymessages[id]['status'], true);
 				continue;
 			}
+			if (this.filter && notifymessages[id]['data']['app'] != this.filter) continue;
 			// set the time labels on
 			switch (time_label)
 			{
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@
 			$egwpopup_list.append($message);
 			// bind click handler after the message container is attached
 			$message.click(jQuery.proxy(this.clickOnMessage, this,[$message]));
-			this.update_message_status(id, notifymessages[id]['status']);
+			this.update_message_status(id, notifymessages[id]['status'], true);
 			if (notifymessages[id]['extra_data']
 					&& !notifymessages[id]['status']
 					&& notifymessages[id]['extra_data']['egw_pr_notify'])
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@
 		}
 	};
 
-	notifications.prototype.update_message_status = function (_id, _status)
+	notifications.prototype.update_message_status = function (_id, _status, _noCounterUpdate)
 	{
 		var $egwpopup_message = jQuery('#egwpopup_message_'+_id);
 		notifymessages[_id]['status'] = _status;
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@
 					break;
 			}
 		}
-		this.counterUpdate();
+		if (!_noCounterUpdate) this.counterUpdate();
 	};
 
 	notifications.prototype.delete_all = function () {
@@ -784,6 +784,7 @@
 			{
 				this.filter = _appname;
 				this.toggle();
+				this.display();
 				return true;
 			}
 		}
@@ -799,7 +800,7 @@
 		var $egwpopup = jQuery('#egwpopup');
 		var $body = jQuery('body');
 		var $counter = jQuery('#topmenu_info_notifications');
-		this.display();
+		if (!_stat) this.display();
 		var self = this;
 		if (!$egwpopup.is(":visible"))
 		{
@@ -833,23 +834,30 @@
 	{
 		var $topmenu_info_notifications = jQuery('#topmenu_info_notifications');
 		var counter = 0;
-
-		for(var j in notifymessages)
-		{
-			//reset all tab notifications
-			framework.notifyAppTab(notifymessages[j]['extra_data']['app'], true);
-		}
+		var apps = {};
 
 		for (var id in notifymessages)
 		{
+			if (typeof apps[notifymessages[id]['extra_data']['app']] == 'undefined')
+			{
+				apps[notifymessages[id]['extra_data']['app']] = 0;
+			}
 			if (notifymessages[id]['status'] != 'SEEN')
 			{
 				counter++;
-				framework.notifyAppTab(notifymessages[id]['extra_data']['app']);
+				if (typeof apps[notifymessages[id]['extra_data']['app']] != 'undefined')
+				{
+					apps[notifymessages[id]['extra_data']['app']] +=1;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		if (counter > 0)
 		{
+			for (var app in apps)
+			{
+				framework.notifyAppTab(app, apps[app]);
+			}
+
 			$topmenu_info_notifications.addClass('egwpopup_notify');
 			framework.topmenu_info_notify('notifications', true, counter,egw.lang('You have %1 unread notifications', counter));
 		}