diff --git a/docs/API/differences_in_mastoapi_responses.md b/docs/API/differences_in_mastoapi_responses.md
index 8d1da936f..6d37d9008 100644
--- a/docs/API/differences_in_mastoapi_responses.md
+++ b/docs/API/differences_in_mastoapi_responses.md
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ Has these additional fields under the `pleroma` object:
 - `deactivated`: boolean, true when the user is deactivated
 - `allow_following_move`: boolean, true when the user allows automatically follow moved following accounts
 - `unread_conversation_count`: The count of unread conversations. Only returned to the account owner.
+- `unread_notifications_count`: The count of unread notifications. Only returned to the account owner.
 
 ### Source
 
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/notification.ex b/lib/pleroma/notification.ex
index 7fd1b2ff6..c135306ca 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/notification.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/notification.ex
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Notification do
     timestamps()
   end
 
+  @spec unread_notifications_count(User.t()) :: integer()
+  def unread_notifications_count(%User{id: user_id}) do
+    from(q in __MODULE__,
+      where: q.user_id == ^user_id and q.seen == false
+    )
+    |> Repo.aggregate(:count, :id)
+  end
+
   def changeset(%Notification{} = notification, attrs) do
     notification
     |> cast(attrs, [:seen])
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
index b4b61e74c..420bd586f 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view.ex
@@ -36,9 +36,11 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.AccountView do
   end
 
   def render("show.json", %{user: user} = opts) do
-    if User.visible_for?(user, opts[:for]),
-      do: do_render("show.json", opts),
-      else: %{}
+    if User.visible_for?(user, opts[:for]) do
+      do_render("show.json", opts)
+    else
+      %{}
+    end
   end
 
   def render("mention.json", %{user: user}) do
@@ -221,7 +223,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.AccountView do
       fields: user.fields,
       bot: bot,
       source: %{
-        note: (user.bio || "") |> String.replace(~r(<br */?>), "\n") |> Pleroma.HTML.strip_tags(),
+        note: prepare_user_bio(user),
         sensitive: false,
         fields: user.raw_fields,
         pleroma: %{
@@ -253,8 +255,17 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.AccountView do
     |> maybe_put_follow_requests_count(user, opts[:for])
     |> maybe_put_allow_following_move(user, opts[:for])
     |> maybe_put_unread_conversation_count(user, opts[:for])
+    |> maybe_put_unread_notification_count(user, opts[:for])
   end
 
+  defp prepare_user_bio(%User{bio: ""}), do: ""
+
+  defp prepare_user_bio(%User{bio: bio}) when is_binary(bio) do
+    bio |> String.replace(~r(<br */?>), "\n") |> Pleroma.HTML.strip_tags()
+  end
+
+  defp prepare_user_bio(_), do: ""
+
   defp username_from_nickname(string) when is_binary(string) do
     hd(String.split(string, "@"))
   end
@@ -350,6 +361,16 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.AccountView do
 
   defp maybe_put_unread_conversation_count(data, _, _), do: data
 
+  defp maybe_put_unread_notification_count(data, %User{id: user_id}, %User{id: user_id} = user) do
+    Kernel.put_in(
+      data,
+      [:pleroma, :unread_notifications_count],
+      Pleroma.Notification.unread_notifications_count(user)
+    )
+  end
+
+  defp maybe_put_unread_notification_count(data, _, _), do: data
+
   defp image_url(%{"url" => [%{"href" => href} | _]}), do: href
   defp image_url(_), do: nil
 end
diff --git a/test/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller_test.exs b/test/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller_test.exs
index b9da7e924..256a8b304 100644
--- a/test/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller_test.exs
@@ -1196,12 +1196,15 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.AccountControllerTest do
   describe "verify_credentials" do
     test "verify_credentials" do
       %{user: user, conn: conn} = oauth_access(["read:accounts"])
+      [notification | _] = insert_list(7, :notification, user: user)
+      Pleroma.Notification.set_read_up_to(user, notification.id)
       conn = get(conn, "/api/v1/accounts/verify_credentials")
 
       response = json_response_and_validate_schema(conn, 200)
 
       assert %{"id" => id, "source" => %{"privacy" => "public"}} = response
       assert response["pleroma"]["chat_token"]
+      assert response["pleroma"]["unread_notifications_count"] == 6
       assert id == to_string(user.id)
     end
 
diff --git a/test/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view_test.exs b/test/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view_test.exs
index 85fa4f6a2..5fb162141 100644
--- a/test/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/mastodon_api/views/account_view_test.exs
@@ -466,6 +466,24 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.AccountViewTest do
                :unread_conversation_count
              ] == 1
     end
+
+    test "shows unread_count only to the account owner" do
+      user = insert(:user)
+      insert_list(7, :notification, user: user)
+      other_user = insert(:user)
+
+      user = User.get_cached_by_ap_id(user.ap_id)
+
+      assert AccountView.render(
+               "show.json",
+               %{user: user, for: other_user}
+             )[:pleroma][:unread_notifications_count] == nil
+
+      assert AccountView.render(
+               "show.json",
+               %{user: user, for: user}
+             )[:pleroma][:unread_notifications_count] == 7
+    end
   end
 
   describe "follow requests counter" do