1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/sync.py b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
index ebd3e98105..eaa4eeadf7 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/sync.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ class JoinedSyncResult:
     account_data = attr.ib(type=List[JsonDict])
     unread_notifications = attr.ib(type=JsonDict)
     summary = attr.ib(type=Optional[JsonDict])
+    unread_count = attr.ib(type=int)
 
     def __nonzero__(self) -> bool:
         """Make the result appear empty if there are no updates. This is used
@@ -1886,6 +1887,10 @@ class SyncHandler(object):
 
         if room_builder.rtype == "joined":
             unread_notifications = {}  # type: Dict[str, str]
+
+            unread_count = await self.store.get_unread_message_count_for_user(
+                room_id, sync_config.user.to_string(),
+            )
             room_sync = JoinedSyncResult(
                 room_id=room_id,
                 timeline=batch,
@@ -1894,6 +1899,7 @@ class SyncHandler(object):
                 account_data=account_data_events,
                 unread_notifications=unread_notifications,
                 summary=summary,
+                unread_count=unread_count,
             )
 
             if room_sync or always_include: