diff --git a/client/src/main/java/envoy/client/data/Chat.java b/client/src/main/java/envoy/client/data/Chat.java
index 80b2a97..0683d2d 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/envoy/client/data/Chat.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/envoy/client/data/Chat.java
@@ -3,16 +3,17 @@ package envoy.client.data;
 import java.io.*;
 import java.util.*;
 
+import javafx.beans.property.*;
 import javafx.collections.*;
 
-import envoy.client.net.WriteProxy;
 import envoy.data.*;
 import envoy.data.Message.MessageStatus;
 import envoy.event.MessageStatusChange;
 
+import envoy.client.net.WriteProxy;
+
 /**
- * Represents a chat between two {@link User}s
- * as a list of {@link Message} objects.
+ * Represents a chat between two {@link User}s as a list of {@link Message} objects.
  *
  * @author Maximilian Käfer
  * @author Leon Hofmeister
@@ -25,13 +26,14 @@ public class Chat implements Serializable {
 
 	protected transient ObservableList<Message> messages = FXCollections.observableArrayList();
 
-	protected int unreadAmount;
-
 	/**
 	 * Stores the last time an {@link envoy.event.IsTyping} event has been sent.
 	 */
 	protected transient long lastWritingEvent;
 
+	protected int						unreadAmount;
+	protected static IntegerProperty	totalUnreadAmount	= new SimpleIntegerProperty(0);
+
 	private static final long serialVersionUID = 2L;
 
 	/**
@@ -42,11 +44,14 @@ public class Chat implements Serializable {
 	 * @param recipient the user who receives the messages
 	 * @since Envoy Client v0.1-alpha
 	 */
-	public Chat(Contact recipient) { this.recipient = recipient; }
+	public Chat(Contact recipient) {
+		this.recipient = recipient;
+	}
 
 	private void readObject(ObjectInputStream stream) throws ClassNotFoundException, IOException {
 		stream.defaultReadObject();
 		messages = FXCollections.observableList((List<Message>) stream.readObject());
+		totalUnreadAmount.set(totalUnreadAmount.get() + unreadAmount);
 	}
 
 	private void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream stream) throws IOException {
@@ -55,7 +60,10 @@ public class Chat implements Serializable {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public String toString() { return String.format("%s[recipient=%s,messages=%d]", getClass().getSimpleName(), recipient, messages.size()); }
+	public String toString() {
+		return String.format("%s[recipient=%s,messages=%d]", getClass().getSimpleName(), recipient,
+			messages.size());
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Generates a hash code based on the recipient.
@@ -63,7 +71,9 @@ public class Chat implements Serializable {
 	 * @since Envoy Client v0.1-beta
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public int hashCode() { return Objects.hash(recipient); }
+	public int hashCode() {
+		return Objects.hash(recipient);
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Tests equality to another object based on the recipient.
@@ -72,39 +82,46 @@ public class Chat implements Serializable {
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
-		if (this == obj) return true;
-		if (!(obj instanceof Chat)) return false;
+		if (this == obj)
+			return true;
+		if (!(obj instanceof Chat))
+			return false;
 		final var other = (Chat) obj;
 		return Objects.equals(recipient, other.recipient);
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Sets the status of all chat messages received from the recipient to
-	 * {@code READ} starting from the bottom and stopping once a read message is
-	 * found.
+	 * Sets the status of all chat messages received from the recipient to {@code READ} starting
+	 * from the bottom and stopping once a read message is found.
 	 *
-	 * @param writeProxy the write proxy instance used to notify the server about
-	 *                   the message status changes
+	 * @param writeProxy the write proxy instance used to notify the server about the message status
+	 *                   changes
 	 * @since Envoy Client v0.3-alpha
 	 */
 	public void read(WriteProxy writeProxy) {
 		for (int i = messages.size() - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
 			final var m = messages.get(i);
-			if (m.getSenderID() == recipient.getID()) if (m.getStatus() == MessageStatus.READ) break;
-			else {
-				m.setStatus(MessageStatus.READ);
-				writeProxy.writeMessageStatusChange(new MessageStatusChange(m));
-			}
+			if (m.getSenderID() == recipient.getID())
+				if (m.getStatus() == MessageStatus.READ)
+					break;
+				else {
+					m.setStatus(MessageStatus.READ);
+					writeProxy.writeMessageStatusChange(new MessageStatusChange(m));
+				}
 		}
+		totalUnreadAmount.set(totalUnreadAmount.get() - unreadAmount);
 		unreadAmount = 0;
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @return {@code true} if the newest message received in the chat doesn't have
-	 *         the status {@code READ}
+	 * @return {@code true} if the newest message received in the chat doesn't have the status
+	 *         {@code READ}
 	 * @since Envoy Client v0.3-alpha
 	 */
-	public boolean isUnread() { return !messages.isEmpty() && messages.get(messages.size() - 1).getStatus() != MessageStatus.READ; }
+	public boolean isUnread() {
+		return !messages.isEmpty()
+			&& messages.get(messages.size() - 1).getStatus() != MessageStatus.READ;
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Inserts a message at the correct place according to its creation date.
@@ -128,14 +145,25 @@ public class Chat implements Serializable {
 	 * @return whether the message has been found and removed
 	 * @since Envoy Client v0.3-beta
 	 */
-	public boolean remove(long messageID) { return messages.removeIf(m -> m.getID() == messageID); }
+	public boolean remove(long messageID) {
+		return messages.removeIf(m -> m.getID() == messageID);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return an integer property storing the total amount of unread messages
+	 * @since Envoy Client v0.3-beta
+	 */
+	public static IntegerProperty getTotalUnreadAmount() { return totalUnreadAmount; }
 
 	/**
 	 * Increments the amount of unread messages.
 	 *
 	 * @since Envoy Client v0.1-beta
 	 */
-	public void incrementUnreadAmount() { ++unreadAmount; }
+	public void incrementUnreadAmount() {
+		++unreadAmount;
+		totalUnreadAmount.set(totalUnreadAmount.get() + 1);
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * @return the amount of unread messages in this chat
@@ -156,8 +184,7 @@ public class Chat implements Serializable {
 	public Contact getRecipient() { return recipient; }
 
 	/**
-	 * @return the last known time a {@link envoy.event.IsTyping} event has been
-	 *         sent
+	 * @return the last known time a {@link envoy.event.IsTyping} event has been sent
 	 * @since Envoy Client v0.2-beta
 	 */
 	public long getLastWritingEvent() { return lastWritingEvent; }
@@ -167,5 +194,7 @@ public class Chat implements Serializable {
 	 *
 	 * @since Envoy Client v0.2-beta
 	 */
-	public void lastWritingEventWasNow() { lastWritingEvent = System.currentTimeMillis(); }
+	public void lastWritingEventWasNow() {
+		lastWritingEvent = System.currentTimeMillis();
+	}
 }
diff --git a/client/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/StatusTrayIcon.java b/client/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/StatusTrayIcon.java
index aac73db..7fac539 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/StatusTrayIcon.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/StatusTrayIcon.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package envoy.client.ui;
 
+import static java.awt.Image.SCALE_SMOOTH;
+
 import java.awt.*;
 import java.awt.TrayIcon.MessageType;
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
@@ -13,13 +15,13 @@ import dev.kske.eventbus.Event;
 import envoy.data.Message;
 import envoy.data.User.UserStatus;
 
-import envoy.client.data.Context;
+import envoy.client.data.*;
 import envoy.client.event.OwnStatusChange;
 import envoy.client.helper.ShutdownHelper;
 import envoy.client.util.*;
 
 /**
- * A tray icon with the Envoy logo, a "Envoy" tool tip and a pop-up menu with menu items for
+ * A tray icon with the Envoy logo, an "Envoy" tool tip and a pop-up menu with menu items for
  * <ul>
  * <li>Changing the user status</li>
  * <li>Logging out</li>
@@ -43,17 +45,16 @@ public final class StatusTrayIcon implements EventListener {
 	 */
 	private boolean displayMessageNotification;
 
+	/**
+	 * The size of the tray icon's image.
+	 */
+	private final Dimension size;
+
 	/**
 	 * The Envoy logo on which the current user status and unread message count will be drawn to
 	 * compose the tray icon.
 	 */
-	private final Image logo = IconUtil.loadAWTCompatible("/icons/envoy_logo.png")
-		.getScaledInstance(size, size, BufferedImage.SCALE_SMOOTH);
-
-	/**
-	 * The size of the tray icon, as defined by the system tray.
-	 */
-	private static final int size = (int) SystemTray.getSystemTray().getTrayIconSize().getWidth();
+	private final Image logo;
 
 	/**
 	 * @return {@code true} if the status tray icon is supported on this platform
@@ -68,6 +69,10 @@ public final class StatusTrayIcon implements EventListener {
 	 * @since Envoy Client v0.2-beta
 	 */
 	public StatusTrayIcon(Stage stage) {
+		size	= SystemTray.getSystemTray().getTrayIconSize();
+		logo	= IconUtil.loadAWTCompatible("/icons/envoy_logo.png").getScaledInstance(size.width,
+			size.height, SCALE_SMOOTH);
+
 		final var popup = new PopupMenu();
 
 		// Adding the exit menu item
@@ -102,6 +107,9 @@ public final class StatusTrayIcon implements EventListener {
 			.addListener((ov, wasFocused, isFocused) -> displayMessageNotification =
 				!displayMessageNotification && wasFocused ? false : !isFocused);
 
+		// Listen to changes in the total unread message amount
+		Chat.getTotalUnreadAmount().addListener((ov, oldValue, newValue) -> updateImage());
+
 		// Show the window if the user clicks on the icon
 		trayIcon.addActionListener(evt -> Platform.runLater(() -> {
 			stage.setIconified(false);
@@ -150,6 +158,17 @@ public final class StatusTrayIcon implements EventListener {
 					: "New message received", message.getText(), MessageType.INFO);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Updates the tray icon's image by first releasing the resources held by the current image and
+	 * then setting a new one generated by the {@link StatusTrayIcon#createImage()} method.
+	 *
+	 * @since Envoy Client v0.3-beta
+	 */
+	private void updateImage() {
+		trayIcon.getImage().flush();
+		trayIcon.setImage(createImage());
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Composes an icon that displays the current user status and the amount of unread messages, if
 	 * any are present.
@@ -159,7 +178,7 @@ public final class StatusTrayIcon implements EventListener {
 	private BufferedImage createImage() {
 
 		// Create a new image with the dimensions of the logo
-		var img = new BufferedImage(size, size, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
+		var img = new BufferedImage(size.width, size.height, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
 
 		// Obtain the draw graphics of the image and copy the logo
 		var g = img.createGraphics();
@@ -179,7 +198,16 @@ public final class StatusTrayIcon implements EventListener {
 			case OFFLINE:
 				g.setColor(Color.GRAY);
 		}
-		g.fillOval(size / 2, size / 2, size / 2, size / 2);
+		g.fillOval(size.width / 2, size.height / 2, size.width / 2, size.height / 2);
+
+		// Draw total amount of unread messages, if any are present
+		if (Chat.getTotalUnreadAmount().get() > 0) {
+			g.setColor(Color.RED);
+			g.fillOval(size.width / 2, 0, size.width / 2, size.height / 2);
+			g.setColor(Color.BLACK);
+			g.drawString(String.valueOf(Chat.getTotalUnreadAmount().get()), size.width / 2,
+				size.height / 2);
+		}
 
 		// Finish drawing
 		g.dispose();