diff --git a/Shared/AppNotifications.swift b/Shared/AppNotifications.swift
index 7ed361f89..3c69fd31f 100644
--- a/Shared/AppNotifications.swift
+++ b/Shared/AppNotifications.swift
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import Articles
 
 extension Notification.Name {
 	
-	static let appUnreadCountDidChange = Notification.Name("TimelineSelectionDidChangeNotification")
-	static let InspectableObjectsDidChange = Notification.Name("TimelineSelectionDidChangeNotification")
+	static let appUnreadCountDidChange = Notification.Name("AppUnreadCountDidChangeNotification")
+	static let InspectableObjectsDidChange = Notification.Name("InspectableObjectsDidChangeNotification")
 	static let UserDidAddFeed = Notification.Name("UserDidAddFeedNotification")
 	static let LaunchedFromExternalAction = Notification.Name("LaunchedFromExternalAction")
 
@@ -20,3 +20,32 @@ extension Notification.Name {
 		static let WebInspectorEnabledDidChange = Notification.Name("WebInspectorEnabledDidChange")
 	#endif
 }
+
+struct AppNotificationUserInfoKey {
+
+	static let unreadCount = "unreadCount"
+}
+
+extension Notification {
+
+	var unreadCount: Int? {
+		guard name == .appUnreadCountDidChange else {
+			assertionFailure("This is to be used only with the .appUnreadCountDidChange notification")
+			return nil
+		}
+		guard let userInfo, let count = userInfo[AppNotificationUserInfoKey.unreadCount] as? Int else {
+			assertionFailure("Missing unread count in notification")
+			return nil
+		}
+		return count
+	}
+}
+
+struct AppNotification {
+
+	static func postAppUnreadCountDidChange(from: Any, unreadCount: Int) {
+		var userInfo = [AnyHashable: Any]()
+		userInfo[AppNotificationUserInfoKey.unreadCount] = unreadCount
+		NotificationCenter.default.post(name: .appUnreadCountDidChange, object: from, userInfo: userInfo)
+	}
+}