diff --git a/cmd/twitter/main.go b/cmd/twitter/main.go
index 54dbd23..a9a0fc9 100644
--- a/cmd/twitter/main.go
+++ b/cmd/twitter/main.go
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ func send_dm_reacc(room_id string, in_reply_to_id int, reacc string) {
 }
 
 func get_notifications(how_many int) {
-	trove, err := api.GetNotifications(how_many)
+	trove, _, err := api.GetNotifications(how_many)
 	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, scraper.END_OF_FEED) {
 		panic(err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/persistence/notification_queries.go b/pkg/persistence/notification_queries.go
index ea14c2f..2280104 100644
--- a/pkg/persistence/notification_queries.go
+++ b/pkg/persistence/notification_queries.go
@@ -115,3 +115,12 @@ func (p Profile) CheckNotificationScrapesNeeded(trove TweetTrove) []Notification
 	}
 	return ret
 }
+
+func (p Profile) GetUnreadNotificationsCount(since_sort_index int64) int {
+	var ret int
+	err := p.DB.Get(&ret, `select count(*) from notifications where sort_index > ?`, since_sort_index)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return ret
+}
diff --git a/pkg/persistence/notification_queries_test.go b/pkg/persistence/notification_queries_test.go
index ffe2af2..235a431 100644
--- a/pkg/persistence/notification_queries_test.go
+++ b/pkg/persistence/notification_queries_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/go-test/deep"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"gitlab.com/offline-twitter/twitter_offline_engine/pkg/persistence"
 )
 
 func TestSaveAndLoadNotification(t *testing.T) {
@@ -20,3 +24,14 @@ func TestSaveAndLoadNotification(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error(diff)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestGetUnreadNotificationsCount(t *testing.T) {
+	require := require.New(t)
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+
+	profile, err := persistence.LoadProfile("../../sample_data/profile")
+	require.NoError(err)
+
+	unread_notifs_count := profile.GetUnreadNotificationsCount(1724372973735)
+	assert.Equal(2, unread_notifs_count)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/scraper/api_types.go b/pkg/scraper/api_types.go
index b5d94a0..28a5bb5 100644
--- a/pkg/scraper/api_types.go
+++ b/pkg/scraper/api_types.go
@@ -399,6 +399,9 @@ type TweetResponse struct {
 			ReplaceEntry struct {
 				Entry Entry
 			} `json:"replaceEntry"`
+			MarkEntriesUnreadGreaterThanSortIndex struct {
+				SortIndex int64 `json:"sortIndex,string"`
+			} `json:"markEntriesUnreadGreaterThanSortIndex"`
 		} `json:"instructions"`
 	} `json:"timeline"`
 }
diff --git a/pkg/scraper/api_types_notifications.go b/pkg/scraper/api_types_notifications.go
index 57c573a..0f035f1 100644
--- a/pkg/scraper/api_types_notifications.go
+++ b/pkg/scraper/api_types_notifications.go
@@ -29,10 +29,11 @@ func (api *API) GetNotificationsPage(cursor string) (TweetResponse, error) {
 	return result, err
 }
 
-func (api *API) GetNotifications(how_many int) (TweetTrove, error) {
+// Second return value is last unread notification sort-index.  `0` will be returned if there is none.
+func (api *API) GetNotifications(how_many int) (TweetTrove, int64, error) {
 	resp, err := api.GetNotificationsPage("")
 	if err != nil {
-		return TweetTrove{}, err
+		return TweetTrove{}, 0, err
 	}
 	trove, err := resp.ToTweetTroveAsNotifications(api.UserID)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ func (api *API) GetNotifications(how_many int) (TweetTrove, error) {
 			log.Warnf("Rate limited!")
 			break
 		} else if err != nil {
-			return TweetTrove{}, err
+			return TweetTrove{}, 0, err
 		}
 		if resp.IsEndOfFeed() {
 			log.Infof("End of feed!")
@@ -59,7 +60,17 @@ func (api *API) GetNotifications(how_many int) (TweetTrove, error) {
 		trove.MergeWith(new_trove)
 	}
 
-	return trove, nil
+	return trove, resp.CheckUnreadNotifications(), nil
+}
+
+// Check a Notifications result for unread notifications.  Returns `0` if there are none.
+func (t TweetResponse) CheckUnreadNotifications() int64 {
+	for _, instr := range t.Timeline.Instructions {
+		if instr.MarkEntriesUnreadGreaterThanSortIndex.SortIndex != 0 {
+			return instr.MarkEntriesUnreadGreaterThanSortIndex.SortIndex
+		}
+	}
+	return 0
 }
 
 func (api *API) GetNotificationDetailForAll(trove TweetTrove, to_scrape []NotificationID) (TweetTrove, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/scraper/api_types_notifications_test.go b/pkg/scraper/api_types_notifications_test.go
index 33093e7..24ef1fe 100644
--- a/pkg/scraper/api_types_notifications_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scraper/api_types_notifications_test.go
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ func TestParseNotificationsPage(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.True(is_ok)
 	}
 
+	// Test unread notifs
+	assert.Equal(int64(1724566381021), resp.CheckUnreadNotifications())
+
 	// Test cursor-bottom
 	bottom_cursor := resp.GetCursor()
 	assert.Equal("DAACDAABCgABFKncQJGVgAQIAAIAAAABCAADSQ3bEQgABIsN6BEACwACAAAAC0FaRkxRSXFNLTJJAAA", bottom_cursor)