diff --git a/ChatTwo/Configuration.cs b/ChatTwo/Configuration.cs
index e78cf2e..3417780 100755
--- a/ChatTwo/Configuration.cs
+++ b/ChatTwo/Configuration.cs
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ internal class Tab
     public bool HideWhenInactive;
 
     [NonSerialized] public uint Unread;
+    [NonSerialized] public uint LastSendUnread;
     [NonSerialized] public long LastActivity;
     [NonSerialized] public MessageList Messages = new();
 
@@ -265,8 +266,8 @@ internal class Tab
         Messages.AddPrune(message, MessageManager.MessageDisplayLimit);
         if (!unread)
             return;
-        Unread += 1;
 
+        Unread += 1;
         if (message.Matches(Plugin.Config.InactivityHideChannels!, Plugin.Config.InactivityHideExtraChatAll, Plugin.Config.InactivityHideExtraChatChannels))
             LastActivity = Environment.TickCount64;
     }
diff --git a/ChatTwo/Http/Frontend/src/lib/chat.svelte.ts b/ChatTwo/Http/Frontend/src/lib/chat.svelte.ts
index 21dd98d..1eb1ce2 100644
--- a/ChatTwo/Http/Frontend/src/lib/chat.svelte.ts
+++ b/ChatTwo/Http/Frontend/src/lib/chat.svelte.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ interface ChannelList {
 export interface ChatTab {
     name: string;
     index: number;
+    unreadCount: number;
 }
 
 // ref `DataStructure.ChatTabList`
@@ -52,6 +53,12 @@ interface ChatTabList {
     tabs: ChatTab[];
 }
 
+// ref `DataStructure.ChatTabUnreadState`
+interface ChatTabUnreadState {
+    index: number;
+    unreadCount: number;
+}
+
 export class ChatTwoWeb {
     elements!: ChatElements;
     maxTimestampWidth: number = 0;
@@ -297,7 +304,7 @@ export class ChatTwoWeb {
         this.connection = source('/sse')
 
         this.connection.select('close').subscribe((data: string) => {
-            console.log(`Data received: ${data}`)
+            console.log(`close: ${data}`)
             if (data) {
                 console.log('Closing SSE connection.');
                 this.connection.close();
@@ -306,7 +313,7 @@ export class ChatTwoWeb {
 
         // new messages to be appended to the message list
         this.connection.select('new-message').subscribe((data: string) => {
-            console.log(`Data received: ${data}`)
+            console.log(`new-message: ${data}`)
             if (data) {
                 try {
                     let message: MessageResponse = JSON.parse(data);
@@ -319,7 +326,7 @@ export class ChatTwoWeb {
 
         // a bulk of new messages, with a clear of the message list beforehand
         this.connection.select('bulk-messages').subscribe((data: string) => {
-            console.log(`Data received: ${data}`)
+            console.log(`bulk-messages: ${data}`)
             if (data) {
                 this.clearAllMessages();
                 try {
@@ -334,7 +341,7 @@ export class ChatTwoWeb {
         });
 
         this.connection.select('channel-switched').subscribe((data: string) => {
-            console.log(`Data received: ${data}`)
+            console.log(`channel-switched: ${data}`)
             if (data) {
                 try {
                     let channel: SwitchChannel = JSON.parse(data);
@@ -347,7 +354,7 @@ export class ChatTwoWeb {
 
         // list of all channels
         this.connection.select('channel-list').subscribe((data: string) => {
-            console.log(`Data received: ${data}`)
+            console.log(`channel-list: ${data}`)
             if (data) {
                 try {
                     let channelList: ChannelList = JSON.parse(data);
@@ -386,5 +393,17 @@ export class ChatTwoWeb {
                 }
             }
         });
+
+        // the unread state of a specific tab has changed
+        this.connection.select('tab-unread-state').subscribe((data: string) => {
+            console.log(`tab-unread-state: ${data}`)
+            if (data) {
+                try {
+                    const chatTabUnreadState: ChatTabUnreadState = JSON.parse(data);
+                } catch (error) {
+                    console.error(error);
+                }
+            }
+        });
     }
 }
diff --git a/ChatTwo/Http/MessageProtocol/DataStructure.cs b/ChatTwo/Http/MessageProtocol/DataStructure.cs
index d410682..d4a8eb5 100644
--- a/ChatTwo/Http/MessageProtocol/DataStructure.cs
+++ b/ChatTwo/Http/MessageProtocol/DataStructure.cs
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ namespace ChatTwo.Http.MessageProtocol;
 /// <summary>
 /// Contains a valid tab with its assigned index
 /// </summary>
-public struct ChatTab(string name, int index)
+public struct ChatTab(string name, int index, uint unreadCount)
 {
     [JsonProperty("name")] public string Name = name;
     [JsonProperty("index")] public int Index = index;
+    [JsonProperty("unreadCount")] public uint UnreadCount = unreadCount;
 }
 
 /// <summary>
@@ -21,6 +22,15 @@ public struct ChatTabList(ChatTab[] tabs)
     [JsonProperty("tabs")] public ChatTab[] Tabs = tabs;
 }
 
+/// <summary>
+/// Contains a valid tab index and the current unread state as a number unread of messages
+/// </summary>
+public struct ChatTabUnreadState(int index, uint unreadCount)
+{
+    [JsonProperty("index")] public int Index = index;
+    [JsonProperty("unreadCount")] public uint UnreadCount = unreadCount;
+}
+
 /// <summary>
 /// Contains the current channel name
 /// </summary>
diff --git a/ChatTwo/Http/MessageProtocol/OutgoingMessage.cs b/ChatTwo/Http/MessageProtocol/OutgoingMessage.cs
index b64c822..80b2997 100644
--- a/ChatTwo/Http/MessageProtocol/OutgoingMessage.cs
+++ b/ChatTwo/Http/MessageProtocol/OutgoingMessage.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ public class CloseEvent() : BaseEvent("close");
 // Tab related
 public class ChatTabListEvent(ChatTabList list) : BaseEvent("tab-list", JsonConvert.SerializeObject(list));
 public class ChatTabSwitchedEvent(ChatTab chatTab) : BaseEvent("tab-switched", JsonConvert.SerializeObject(chatTab));
+public class ChatTabUnreadStateEvent(ChatTabUnreadState unreadState) : BaseEvent("tab-unread-state", JsonConvert.SerializeObject(unreadState));
 
 // Input channel related
 public class ChannelListEvent(ChannelList channelList) : BaseEvent("channel-list", JsonConvert.SerializeObject(channelList));
diff --git a/ChatTwo/Http/Processing.cs b/ChatTwo/Http/Processing.cs
index 8e18c1f..494b1ec 100644
--- a/ChatTwo/Http/Processing.cs
+++ b/ChatTwo/Http/Processing.cs
@@ -104,12 +104,13 @@ public class Processing
 
     public ChatTab GetCurrentTab()
     {
-        return new ChatTab(HostContext.Core.Plugin.CurrentTab.Name, HostContext.Core.Plugin.LastTab);
+        var currentTab = HostContext.Core.Plugin.CurrentTab;
+        return new ChatTab(currentTab.Name, HostContext.Core.Plugin.LastTab, currentTab.Unread);
     }
 
     public ChatTabList GetAllTabs()
     {
-        var tabs = Plugin.Config.Tabs.Select((tab, idx) => new ChatTab(tab.Name, idx)).ToArray();
+        var tabs = Plugin.Config.Tabs.Select((tab, idx) => new ChatTab(tab.Name, idx, tab.Unread)).ToArray();
         return new ChatTabList(tabs);
     }
 }
diff --git a/ChatTwo/Http/ServerCore.cs b/ChatTwo/Http/ServerCore.cs
index 70770a5..c4b7b9c 100644
--- a/ChatTwo/Http/ServerCore.cs
+++ b/ChatTwo/Http/ServerCore.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 using ChatTwo.Http.MessageProtocol;
+using ChatTwo.Util;
+using Dalamud.Plugin.Services;
 
 namespace ChatTwo.Http;
 
@@ -11,6 +13,27 @@ public class ServerCore : IAsyncDisposable
     {
         Plugin = plugin;
         HostContext = new HostContext(this);
+
+        Plugin.Framework.Update += FrameworkUpdate;
+    }
+
+    public async ValueTask DisposeAsync()
+    {
+        Plugin.Framework.Update -= FrameworkUpdate;
+        await HostContext.DisposeAsync();
+    }
+
+    private void FrameworkUpdate(IFramework _)
+    {
+        foreach (var (tab, idx) in Plugin.Config.Tabs.WithIndex())
+        {
+            if (tab.Unread == tab.LastSendUnread)
+                continue;
+
+            tab.LastSendUnread = tab.Unread;
+            foreach (var eventServer in HostContext.EventConnections)
+                eventServer.OutboundQueue.Enqueue(new ChatTabUnreadStateEvent(new ChatTabUnreadState(idx, tab.Unread)));
+        }
     }
 
     #region SSE Helper
@@ -165,9 +188,4 @@ public class ServerCore : IAsyncDisposable
     {
         return await HostContext.Stop();
     }
-
-    public async ValueTask DisposeAsync()
-    {
-        await HostContext.DisposeAsync();
-    }
 }
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