diff --git a/js/ui/components/telepathyClient.js b/js/ui/components/telepathyClient.js
index 72df82d67..b07ea9516 100644
--- a/js/ui/components/telepathyClient.js
+++ b/js/ui/components/telepathyClient.js
@@ -640,6 +640,10 @@ const ChatSource = new Lang.Class({
         return this._pendingMessages.length;
     },
 
+    get indicatorCount() {
+        return this.count;
+    },
+
     get unseenCount() {
         return this.count;
     },
diff --git a/js/ui/messageTray.js b/js/ui/messageTray.js
index 14c55db63..2df4abc48 100644
--- a/js/ui/messageTray.js
+++ b/js/ui/messageTray.js
@@ -1153,6 +1153,11 @@ const Source = new Lang.Class({
         return this.notifications.length;
     },
 
+    get indicatorCount() {
+        let notifications = this.notifications.filter(function(n) { return !n.isTransient && !n.resident; });
+        return notifications.length;
+    },
+
     get unseenCount() {
         return this.notifications.filter(function(n) { return !n.acknowledged; }).length;
     },