diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ffa85c3..46e0352 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -255,6 +255,15 @@ const handleNotification = notification => {
       //             You can fetch required data here don't do anything with UI
       case 'active':
       // App is foreground and notification is received. Show a alert or something.
+
+      // You can also decrease or clear badge count with the help of below methods.
+      // For now those works on iOS only as for Android we have not added any functionality yet.
+      // Contributors can help here if they want from Android community.
+        RNPusherPushNotifications.getApplicationIconBadgeNumber((badgeCount) => {
+            if (badgeCount > 0) {
+                RNPusherPushNotifications.setApplicationIconBadgeNumber(badgeCount - 1);
+            }
+        });
       default:
         break;
     } else {
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/b8ne/RNPusherPushNotifications/RNPusherPushNotificationsModule.java b/android/src/main/java/com/b8ne/RNPusherPushNotifications/RNPusherPushNotificationsModule.java
index 17a600d..5d8114c 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/b8ne/RNPusherPushNotifications/RNPusherPushNotificationsModule.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/b8ne/RNPusherPushNotifications/RNPusherPushNotificationsModule.java
@@ -119,4 +119,13 @@ public void run() {
         });
     }
 
+    @ReactMethod
+	public void getApplicationIconBadgeNumber(final Callback callback) {
+        //some android guy please help with this.
+	}
+
+    @ReactMethod
+	public void setApplicationIconBadgeNumber(int badgeNumber) {
+        //some android guy please help with this.
+	}
 }
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 1d7b080..146b843 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -74,4 +74,18 @@ export default {
       return DeviceEventEmitter.addListener(eventName, payload => callback(payload));
     }
   },
+  getApplicationIconBadgeNumber: (callback) => {
+    if (Platform.OS === 'ios') {
+        return RNPusherPushNotifications.getApplicationIconBadgeNumber(callback);
+      } else {
+        return RNPusherPushNotifications.getApplicationIconBadgeNumber(callback);
+      }
+  },
+  setApplicationIconBadgeNumber: (badgeNumber) => {
+    if (Platform.OS === 'ios') {
+      RNPusherPushNotifications.setApplicationIconBadgeNumber(badgeNumber);
+    } else {
+      RNPusherPushNotifications.setApplicationIconBadgeNumber(badgeNumber);
+    }
+  }
 };
diff --git a/ios/RNPusherPushNotifications.m b/ios/RNPusherPushNotifications.m
index fddb22f..5c44252 100644
--- a/ios/RNPusherPushNotifications.m
+++ b/ios/RNPusherPushNotifications.m
@@ -70,6 +70,19 @@ - (dispatch_queue_t)methodQueue
     });
 }
 
+RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(getApplicationIconBadgeNumber:(RCTResponseSenderBlock)callback) {
+    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
+        NSInteger badgeCount = [[UIApplication sharedApplication] applicationIconBadgeNumber];
+        callback([NSNumber numberWithInteger:badgeCount]);
+    });
+}
+
+RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(setApplicationIconBadgeNumber:(nonnull NSNumber*)badgeNumber) {
+    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
+        [UIApplication sharedApplication].applicationIconBadgeNumber = [badgeNumber integerValue];
+    });
+}
+
 - (void)handleNotification:(NSDictionary *)userInfo
 {
     UIApplicationState state = [UIApplication sharedApplication].applicationState;