diff --git a/src/com_tjnotifications/admin/defines.php b/src/com_tjnotifications/admin/defines.php
index 6dbd0a01..d3705a0a 100644
--- a/src/com_tjnotifications/admin/defines.php
+++ b/src/com_tjnotifications/admin/defines.php
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
 
 if (!defined('TJNOTIFICATIONS_CONST_BACKENDS_ARRAY'))
 {
-	define('TJNOTIFICATIONS_CONST_BACKENDS_ARRAY', "email,sms");
+	define('TJNOTIFICATIONS_CONST_BACKENDS_ARRAY', "email,sms, push, onsite");
 }
diff --git a/src/com_tjnotifications/site/controllers/messages.php b/src/com_tjnotifications/site/controllers/messages.php
index 8017a1e5..d874e74b 100644
--- a/src/com_tjnotifications/site/controllers/messages.php
+++ b/src/com_tjnotifications/site/controllers/messages.php
@@ -108,9 +108,10 @@ protected function getNotifications($type = 'new')
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			$result['success']                = true;
-			$result['notifications']          = $notifications;
-			$result['notifications']['total'] = $model->getTotal();
+			$result['success']                      = true;
+			$result['notifications']                = $notifications;
+			$result['total']                        = $model->getTotal();
+			$result['unread_notifications_count'] 	= (int) $model->getUnreadNotificationsCount($userid);
 		}
 
 		return $result;
diff --git a/src/com_tjnotifications/site/models/messages.php b/src/com_tjnotifications/site/models/messages.php
index aeaec044..bd39cd08 100644
--- a/src/com_tjnotifications/site/models/messages.php
+++ b/src/com_tjnotifications/site/models/messages.php
@@ -166,4 +166,44 @@ public function getUndeliveredNotifications($userid)
 
 		return $undeliveredNotifications;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get unread message count 
+	 *
+	 * @param   string  $userid  Userid
+	 *
+	 * @return void|array
+	 */
+	public function getUnreadNotificationsCount($userid)
+	{
+		// Create a new query object.
+		$db    = $this->getDbo();
+		$query = $db->getQuery(true);
+
+		// Select the required fields from the table.
+		$query->select('COUNT(*)');
+		$query->from('`#__tjnotifications_notifications` AS a');
+
+		// Filter by userid
+		if (!is_numeric($userid))
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$query->where('a.recepient = ' . (int) $userid);
+		}
+
+		// Filter by read = 0
+		$query->where('a.read = 0');	
+
+		$unreadNotificationsCount = $db->setQuery($query)->loadResult();
+
+		if (empty($unreadNotificationsCount))
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+
+		return $unreadNotificationsCount;
+	}
 }