diff --git a/src/librssguard/gui/settings/settingsgui.cpp b/src/librssguard/gui/settings/settingsgui.cpp
index 7a9963a29..d5c81fb56 100644
--- a/src/librssguard/gui/settings/settingsgui.cpp
+++ b/src/librssguard/gui/settings/settingsgui.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ SettingsGui::SettingsGui(Settings* settings, QWidget* parent) : SettingsPanel(se
                                      << /*: Version column of skin list. */ tr("Version")
                                      << tr("Author"));
 
+#if !defined(Q_OS_UNIX) || defined(Q_OS_MACOS)
+  m_ui->m_tabUi->setTabVisible(m_ui->m_tabUi->indexOf(m_ui->m_taskBar), false);
+#endif
+
   m_ui->m_helpCustomSkinColors->setHelpText(tr("You can override some colors defined by your skin here. "
                                                "Some colors are used dynamically throughout the application."), false);
 
@@ -73,6 +77,7 @@ SettingsGui::SettingsGui(Settings* settings, QWidget* parent) : SettingsPanel(se
           &QStackedWidget::setCurrentIndex);
   connect(m_ui->m_gbCustomSkinColors, &QGroupBox::toggled, this, &SettingsGui::dirtifySettings);
   connect(m_ui->m_spinToolbarIconSize, QOverload<int>::of(&QSpinBox::valueChanged), this, &SettingsGui::dirtifySettings);
+  connect(m_ui->m_displayUnreadMessageCountOnTaskBar, &QCheckBox::toggled, this, &SettingsGui::dirtifySettings);
 
   connect(m_ui->m_spinToolbarIconSize, QOverload<int>::of(&QSpinBox::valueChanged), this, [=](int value) {
     if (value <= 0) {
@@ -146,6 +151,10 @@ void SettingsGui::loadSettings() {
   m_ui->m_checkMonochromeIcons->setChecked(settings()->value(GROUP(GUI), SETTING(GUI::MonochromeTrayIcon)).toBool());
   m_ui->m_checkCountUnreadMessages->setChecked(settings()->value(GROUP(GUI), SETTING(GUI::UnreadNumbersInTrayIcon)).toBool());
 
+#if defined(Q_OS_UNIX) && !defined(Q_OS_MACOS)
+  m_ui->m_displayUnreadMessageCountOnTaskBar->setChecked(settings()->value(GROUP(GUI), SETTING(GUI::UnreadNumbersOnTaskBar)).toBool());
+#endif
+
   // Mark active theme.
   if (current_theme == QL1S(APP_NO_THEME)) {
     // Because "no icon theme" lies at the index 0.
@@ -326,6 +335,10 @@ void SettingsGui::saveSettings() {
 
   settings()->setValue(GROUP(GUI), GUI::ForceDarkFusion, m_ui->m_checkForceDarkFusion->isChecked());
 
+#if defined(Q_OS_UNIX) && !defined(Q_OS_MACOS)
+  settings()->setValue(GROUP(GUI), GUI::UnreadNumbersOnTaskBar, m_ui->m_displayUnreadMessageCountOnTaskBar->isChecked());
+#endif
+
   // Make sure that number of unread messages is shown in tray icon as requested.
   qApp->feedReader()->feedsModel()->notifyWithCounts();
 
diff --git a/src/librssguard/gui/settings/settingsgui.ui b/src/librssguard/gui/settings/settingsgui.ui
index 39624963a..8271a06c7 100644
--- a/src/librssguard/gui/settings/settingsgui.ui
+++ b/src/librssguard/gui/settings/settingsgui.ui
@@ -410,6 +410,24 @@
        </item>
       </layout>
      </widget>
+     <widget class="QWidget" name="m_taskBar">
+      <attribute name="title">
+       <string>Task bar</string>
+      </attribute>
+      <widget class="QCheckBox" name="m_displayUnreadMessageCountOnTaskBar">
+       <property name="geometry">
+        <rect>
+         <x>10</x>
+         <y>10</y>
+         <width>321</width>
+         <height>25</height>
+        </rect>
+       </property>
+       <property name="text">
+        <string>Display count of unread messages</string>
+       </property>
+      </widget>
+     </widget>
     </widget>
    </item>
   </layout>
diff --git a/src/librssguard/miscellaneous/application.cpp b/src/librssguard/miscellaneous/application.cpp
index d0c420a3b..5e06db68a 100644
--- a/src/librssguard/miscellaneous/application.cpp
+++ b/src/librssguard/miscellaneous/application.cpp
@@ -643,7 +643,9 @@ void Application::showMessagesNumber(int unread_messages, bool any_feed_has_unre
   QVariantMap setProperty;
 
   setProperty.insert("count", qint64(unread_messages));
-  setProperty.insert("count-visible", unread_messages > 0);
+  bool task_bar_count_enabled = settings()->value(GROUP(GUI),
+                                                  SETTING(GUI::UnreadNumbersOnTaskBar)).toBool();
+  setProperty.insert("count-visible", task_bar_count_enabled && unread_messages > 0);
 
   signal << setProperty;
 
diff --git a/src/librssguard/miscellaneous/settings.cpp b/src/librssguard/miscellaneous/settings.cpp
index 98037cadf..eafa4f06f 100644
--- a/src/librssguard/miscellaneous/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/librssguard/miscellaneous/settings.cpp
@@ -260,6 +260,11 @@ DVALUE(bool) GUI::ForceDarkFusionDef = false;
 DKEY GUI::UnreadNumbersInTrayIcon = "show_unread_numbers_in_tray_icon";
 DVALUE(bool) GUI::UnreadNumbersInTrayIconDef = true;
 
+#if defined(Q_OS_UNIX) && !defined(Q_OS_MACOS)
+DKEY GUI::UnreadNumbersOnTaskBar = "show_unread_numbers_on_task_bar";
+DVALUE(bool) GUI::UnreadNumbersOnTaskBarDef = true;
+#endif
+
 DKEY GUI::UseTrayIcon = "use_tray_icon";
 DVALUE(bool) GUI::UseTrayIconDef = true;
 
diff --git a/src/librssguard/miscellaneous/settings.h b/src/librssguard/miscellaneous/settings.h
index 72fb1d76a..abdfca435 100644
--- a/src/librssguard/miscellaneous/settings.h
+++ b/src/librssguard/miscellaneous/settings.h
@@ -267,6 +267,11 @@ namespace GUI {
   KEY UnreadNumbersInTrayIcon;
   VALUE(bool) UnreadNumbersInTrayIconDef;
 
+#if defined(Q_OS_UNIX) && !defined(Q_OS_MACOS)
+  KEY UnreadNumbersOnTaskBar;
+  VALUE(bool) UnreadNumbersOnTaskBarDef;
+#endif
+
   KEY TabCloseMiddleClick;
   VALUE(bool) TabCloseMiddleClickDef;