diff --git a/app/components/Notifications/NotificationIcon.tsx b/app/components/Notifications/NotificationIcon.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..22ae3ce3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/components/Notifications/NotificationIcon.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { observer } from "mobx-react";
+import { SubscribeIcon } from "outline-icons";
+import * as React from "react";
+import styled, { useTheme } from "styled-components";
+import { s } from "@shared/styles";
+import useStores from "~/hooks/useStores";
+import Relative from "../Sidebar/components/Relative";
+
+const NotificationIcon = () => {
+  const { notifications } = useStores();
+  const theme = useTheme();
+  const count = notifications.approximateUnreadCount;
+
+  return (
+    <Relative style={{ height: 24 }}>
+      <SubscribeIcon color={theme.textTertiary} />
+      {count > 0 && <Badge />}
+    </Relative>
+  );
+};
+
+const Badge = styled.div`
+  position: absolute;
+  width: 8px;
+  height: 8px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background: ${s("accent")};
+  top: 0;
+  right: 0;
+`;
+
+export default observer(NotificationIcon);
diff --git a/app/components/Notifications/Notifications.tsx b/app/components/Notifications/Notifications.tsx
index 3ba408f03..e234b0376 100644
--- a/app/components/Notifications/Notifications.tsx
+++ b/app/components/Notifications/Notifications.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { markNotificationsAsRead } from "~/actions/definitions/notifications";
 import useActionContext from "~/hooks/useActionContext";
 import useStores from "~/hooks/useStores";
 import { hover } from "~/styles";
+import Desktop from "~/utils/Desktop";
 import Empty from "../Empty";
 import Flex from "../Flex";
 import NudeButton from "../NudeButton";
@@ -36,6 +37,15 @@ function Notifications(
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const isEmpty = notifications.orderedData.length === 0;
 
+  // Update the notification count in the dock icon, if possible.
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    // Account for old versions of the desktop app that don't have the
+    // setNotificationCount method on the bridge.
+    if (Desktop.bridge && "setNotificationCount" in Desktop.bridge) {
+      Desktop.bridge.setNotificationCount(notifications.approximateUnreadCount);
+    }
+  }, [notifications.approximateUnreadCount]);
+
   return (
     <Flex style={{ width: "100%" }} column>
       <Header justify="space-between">
diff --git a/app/components/Notifications/NotificationsButton.tsx b/app/components/Notifications/NotificationsPopover.tsx
similarity index 92%
rename from app/components/Notifications/NotificationsButton.tsx
rename to app/components/Notifications/NotificationsPopover.tsx
index 0c3df2cb8..b1efd1078 100644
--- a/app/components/Notifications/NotificationsButton.tsx
+++ b/app/components/Notifications/NotificationsPopover.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { depths } from "@shared/styles";
 import Popover from "~/components/Popover";
 import Notifications from "./Notifications";
 
-const NotificationsButton: React.FC = ({ children }) => {
+const NotificationsPopover: React.FC = ({ children }) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const scrollableRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
 
@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ const StyledPopover = styled(Popover)`
   z-index: ${depths.menu};
 `;
 
-export default observer(NotificationsButton);
+export default observer(NotificationsPopover);
diff --git a/app/components/Sidebar/Sidebar.tsx b/app/components/Sidebar/Sidebar.tsx
index 30ee71d58..aa72341b7 100644
--- a/app/components/Sidebar/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/app/components/Sidebar/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { observer } from "mobx-react";
-import { SubscribeIcon } from "outline-icons";
 import * as React from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { Portal } from "react-portal";
@@ -16,9 +15,9 @@ import { draggableOnDesktop, fadeOnDesktopBackgrounded } from "~/styles";
 import { fadeIn } from "~/styles/animations";
 import Desktop from "~/utils/Desktop";
 import Avatar from "../Avatar";
-import NotificationsButton from "../Notifications/NotificationsButton";
+import NotificationIcon from "../Notifications/NotificationIcon";
+import NotificationsPopover from "../Notifications/NotificationsPopover";
 import HeaderButton, { HeaderButtonProps } from "./components/HeaderButton";
-import Relative from "./components/Relative";
 import ResizeBorder from "./components/ResizeBorder";
 import Toggle, { ToggleButton, Positioner } from "./components/Toggle";
 
@@ -188,14 +187,11 @@ const Sidebar = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, Props>(
                     />
                   }
                 >
-                  <NotificationsButton>
+                  <NotificationsPopover>
                     {(rest: HeaderButtonProps) => (
-                      <HeaderButton
-                        {...rest}
-                        image={<BadgedNotificationIcon />}
-                      />
+                      <HeaderButton {...rest} image={<NotificationIcon />} />
                     )}
-                  </NotificationsButton>
+                  </NotificationsPopover>
                 </HeaderButton>
               )}
             </AccountMenu>
@@ -223,29 +219,6 @@ const Sidebar = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, Props>(
   }
 );
 
-const BadgedNotificationIcon = observer(() => {
-  const { notifications } = useStores();
-  const theme = useTheme();
-  const count = notifications.approximateUnreadCount;
-
-  return (
-    <Relative style={{ height: 24 }}>
-      <SubscribeIcon color={theme.textTertiary} />
-      {count > 0 && <Badge />}
-    </Relative>
-  );
-});
-
-const Badge = styled.div`
-  position: absolute;
-  width: 8px;
-  height: 8px;
-  border-radius: 50%;
-  background: ${s("accent")};
-  top: 0;
-  right: 0;
-`;
-
 const StyledAvatar = styled(Avatar)`
   margin-left: 4px;
 `;
diff --git a/app/typings/window.d.ts b/app/typings/window.d.ts
index 4fc66d294..f2b68bf46 100644
--- a/app/typings/window.d.ts
+++ b/app/typings/window.d.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ declare global {
        */
       setSpellCheckerLanguages: (languages: string[]) => Promise<void>;
 
+      /**
+       * Set the badge on the app icon.
+       */
+      setNotificationCount: (count: number) => Promise<void>;
+
       /**
        * Registers a callback to be called when the window is focused.
        */