diff --git a/client/startup/unread.coffee b/client/startup/unread.coffee
index 7e73adf583d..09407992073 100644
--- a/client/startup/unread.coffee
+++ b/client/startup/unread.coffee
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Meteor.startup ->
+
+	ChatSubscription.find({}, { fields: { unread: 1 } }).observeChanges
+		changed: (id, fields) ->
+			if fields.unread and fields.unread > 0
+				KonchatNotification.newMessage()
+
 Meteor.startup ->
 
 	Tracker.autorun ->