diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f626906..7a45564 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ edition = "2024"
 [dependencies]
 openaction = "2.6"
 discord-ipc-rust = { git = "https://github.com/nekename/discord-ipc-rust.git" }
+base64 = "0.22"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0"
 tokio = { version = "1.52", features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
diff --git a/src/actions/notifications.rs b/src/actions/notifications.rs
index cab4172..b78e836 100644
--- a/src/actions/notifications.rs
+++ b/src/actions/notifications.rs
@@ -5,15 +5,51 @@ use discord_ipc_rust::models::send::commands::{SelectTextChannelArgs, SentComman
 use openaction::{Action, ActionUuid, Instance, OpenActionResult, async_trait};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
-pub async fn update_title(instance: &Instance) -> OpenActionResult<()> {
+const NOTIFICATION_SVG: &str = include_str!("../../assets/actions/notifications.svg");
+
+fn generate_badge_xml(count: usize) -> String {
+	if count == 0 {
+		return String::new();
+	}
+	let title = format!("{}", count);
+
+	if count < 100 {
+		format!(
+			r#"<circle cx="114" cy="114" r="18" fill="red"/>
+			<text x="114" y="120" font-size="20" font-weight="bold" fill="white" text-anchor="middle" font-family="Arial, sans-serif">{}</text>"#,
+			title
+		)
+	} else {
+		let digit_count = title.len() as i32;
+		let width = 20 + (digit_count * 9);
+		let rect_x = 105 - (width / 2);
+		format!(
+			r#"<rect x="{}" y="96" width="{}" height="36" rx="18" ry="18" fill="red"/>
+				<text x="105" y="120" font-size="20" font-weight="bold" fill="white" text-anchor="middle" font-family="Arial, sans-serif">{}</text>"#,
+			rect_x, width, title
+		)
+	}
+}
+
+pub async fn update_image(instance: &Instance) -> OpenActionResult<()> {
+	use base64::{Engine, prelude::BASE64_STANDARD};
+
 	let cache = notification_cache().read().await;
-	let title = format!("{}", cache.len());
+	let count = cache.len();
+	let final_svg = if count > 0 {
+		let badge_xml = generate_badge_xml(count);
+		NOTIFICATION_SVG.replace("</svg>", &format!("{}\n</svg>", badge_xml))
+	} else {
+		NOTIFICATION_SVG.to_string()
+	};
 
-	if let Err(e) = instance.set_title(Some(title), None).await {
+	let b64_encoded = BASE64_STANDARD.encode(final_svg.as_bytes());
+	let data_url = format!("data:image/svg+xml;base64,{}", b64_encoded);
+
+	if let Err(e) = instance.set_image(Some(data_url), None).await {
 		log::error!("Failed to update notifications action title: {}", e);
 		instance.show_alert().await?;
 	}
-
 	Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -44,7 +80,7 @@ impl Action for NotificationsAction {
 		instance: &Instance,
 		_settings: &Self::Settings,
 	) -> OpenActionResult<()> {
-		update_title(instance).await
+		update_image(instance).await
 	}
 
 	async fn key_down(
@@ -56,7 +92,7 @@ impl Action for NotificationsAction {
 			NotificationsActionType::DoNothing => return Ok(()),
 			NotificationsActionType::Clear => {
 				notification_cache().write().await.clear();
-				update_title(instance).await?;
+				update_image(instance).await?;
 				return Ok(());
 			}
 			NotificationsActionType::OpenAndClear => {
@@ -78,7 +114,7 @@ impl Action for NotificationsAction {
 			return Ok(());
 		};
 
-		update_title(instance).await?;
+		update_image(instance).await?;
 
 		let mut client_lock = discord_client().write().await;
 		let Some(client) = client_lock.as_mut() else {
diff --git a/src/rpc_events.rs b/src/rpc_events.rs
index b0efed5..c9a0c1b 100644
--- a/src/rpc_events.rs
+++ b/src/rpc_events.rs
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ async fn handle_select_voice_channel(channel_id: Option<String>) {
 async fn handle_notification(notification: NotificationCreateData) {
 	crate::cache::add_notification_to_cache(notification).await;
 	for instance in visible_instances(crate::actions::NotificationsAction::UUID).await {
-		let _ = crate::actions::notifications::update_title(&instance).await;
+		let _ = crate::actions::notifications::update_image(&instance).await;
 	}
 }