diff --git a/client/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/StatusTrayIcon.java b/client/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/StatusTrayIcon.java
index 36b8522..8cde432 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/StatusTrayIcon.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/StatusTrayIcon.java
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ public final class StatusTrayIcon implements EventListener {
 	 */
 	private final Image logo;
 
+	private static final Font unreadMessageFont = new Font("sans-serif", Font.PLAIN, 8);
+
 	/**
 	 * @return {@code true} if the status tray icon is supported on this platform
 	 * @since Envoy Client v0.2-beta
@@ -200,10 +202,18 @@ public final class StatusTrayIcon implements EventListener {
 
 		// Draw total amount of unread messages, if any are present
 		if (Chat.getTotalUnreadAmount().get() > 0) {
+
+			// Draw black background circle
 			g.setColor(Color.BLACK);
 			g.fillOval(size.width / 2, 0, size.width / 2, size.height / 2);
+
+			// Unread amount in white
+			String unreadAmount = Chat.getTotalUnreadAmount().get() > 9 ? "9+"
+				: String.valueOf(Chat.getTotalUnreadAmount().get());
 			g.setColor(Color.WHITE);
-			g.drawString(String.valueOf(Chat.getTotalUnreadAmount().get()), size.width / 2,
+			g.setFont(unreadMessageFont);
+			g.drawString(unreadAmount,
+				3 * size.width / 4 - g.getFontMetrics().stringWidth(unreadAmount) / 2,
 				size.height / 2);
 		}