diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sublinks/sublinksapi/api/lemmy/v3/user/controllers/UserController.java b/src/main/java/com/sublinks/sublinksapi/api/lemmy/v3/user/controllers/UserController.java
index 46f2836c..42d9074e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sublinks/sublinksapi/api/lemmy/v3/user/controllers/UserController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sublinks/sublinksapi/api/lemmy/v3/user/controllers/UserController.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import com.sublinks.sublinksapi.api.lemmy.v3.user.models.GetPersonMentions;
 import com.sublinks.sublinksapi.api.lemmy.v3.user.models.GetPersonMentionsResponse;
 import com.sublinks.sublinksapi.api.lemmy.v3.user.models.GetRepliesResponse;
+import com.sublinks.sublinksapi.api.lemmy.v3.user.models.GetUnreadCount;
 import com.sublinks.sublinksapi.api.lemmy.v3.user.models.GetUnreadCountResponse;
 import com.sublinks.sublinksapi.api.lemmy.v3.user.models.MarkPersonMentionAsRead;
 import com.sublinks.sublinksapi.api.lemmy.v3.user.models.PersonMentionResponse;
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@
 import com.sublinks.sublinksapi.person.repositories.PersonMentionRepository;
 import com.sublinks.sublinksapi.person.repositories.PersonRepository;
 import com.sublinks.sublinksapi.person.services.PersonService;
+import com.sublinks.sublinksapi.privatemessages.repositories.PrivateMessageRepository;
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.Operation;
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.media.Content;
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.media.Schema;
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ public class UserController {
   private final LemmyPersonMentionService lemmyPersonMentionService;
   private final CommentReplyRepository commentReplyRepository;
   private final LemmyCommentReplyService lemmyCommentReplyService;
+  private final PrivateMessageRepository privateMessageRepository;
 
   @Operation(summary = "Get the details for a person.")
   @ApiResponses(value = {@ApiResponse(responseCode = "200", description = "OK", content = {
@@ -149,8 +152,8 @@ GetRepliesResponse replies(@Valid final GetReplies getReplies, JwtPerson princip
 
     final List<CommentReply> commentReplies = commentReplyRepository.allCommentReplysBySearchCriteria(
         com.sublinks.sublinksapi.comment.models.CommentReplySearchCriteria.builder()
-            .sortType(getReplies.sort()).unreadOnly(getReplies.unread_only() != null
-                && getReplies.unread_only())
+            .sortType(getReplies.sort())
+            .unreadOnly(getReplies.unread_only() != null && getReplies.unread_only())
             .page(getReplies.page()).perPage(getReplies.limit()).build());
 
     final List<CommentReplyView> commentReplyViews = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -246,8 +249,18 @@ public LoginResponse saveUserSettings(@Valid @RequestBody SaveUserSettings saveU
   @ApiResponses(value = {@ApiResponse(responseCode = "200", description = "OK", content = {
       @Content(mediaType = MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE, schema = @Schema(implementation = GetUnreadCountResponse.class))})})
   @GetMapping("unread_count")
-  GetUnreadCountResponse unreadCount() {
+  GetUnreadCountResponse unreadCount(@Valid final GetUnreadCount getUnreadCountForm,
+      JwtPerson principal) {
+
+    final Person person = Optional.ofNullable((Person) principal.getPrincipal())
+        .orElseThrow(() -> new ResponseStatusException(HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED));
+
+    GetUnreadCountResponse.GetUnreadCountResponseBuilder builder = GetUnreadCountResponse.builder();
+
+    builder.mentions((int) personMentionRepository.countByRecipientAndIsReadFalse(person));
+    builder.replies((int) commentReplyRepository.countByRecipientAndIsReadFalse(person));
+    builder.private_messages((int) privateMessageRepository.countByRecipientAndIsReadFalse(person));
 
-    return GetUnreadCountResponse.builder().build();
+    return builder.build();
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sublinks/sublinksapi/comment/repositories/CommentReplyRepository.java b/src/main/java/com/sublinks/sublinksapi/comment/repositories/CommentReplyRepository.java
index b50ba9c1..68bbae27 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sublinks/sublinksapi/comment/repositories/CommentReplyRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sublinks/sublinksapi/comment/repositories/CommentReplyRepository.java
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 package com.sublinks.sublinksapi.comment.repositories;
 
 import com.sublinks.sublinksapi.comment.dto.CommentReply;
+import com.sublinks.sublinksapi.person.dto.Person;
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.JpaRepository;
 
 import java.util.Optional;
 
-public interface CommentReplyRepository extends JpaRepository<CommentReply, Long>, CommentReplyRepositorySearch {
+public interface CommentReplyRepository extends JpaRepository<CommentReply, Long>,
+    CommentReplyRepositorySearch {
 
+  long countByRecipientAndIsReadFalse(Person recipient);
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sublinks/sublinksapi/person/repositories/PersonMentionRepository.java b/src/main/java/com/sublinks/sublinksapi/person/repositories/PersonMentionRepository.java
index 4ede5d5e..b4450dfc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sublinks/sublinksapi/person/repositories/PersonMentionRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sublinks/sublinksapi/person/repositories/PersonMentionRepository.java
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package com.sublinks.sublinksapi.person.repositories;
 
+import com.sublinks.sublinksapi.person.dto.Person;
 import com.sublinks.sublinksapi.person.dto.PersonMention;
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.JpaRepository;
 
 public interface PersonMentionRepository extends JpaRepository<PersonMention, Long>,
     PersonMentionRepositorySearch {
 
+  long countByRecipientAndIsReadFalse(Person recipient);
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sublinks/sublinksapi/privatemessages/repositories/PrivateMessageRepository.java b/src/main/java/com/sublinks/sublinksapi/privatemessages/repositories/PrivateMessageRepository.java
index 600fd0b9..5a85b7af 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sublinks/sublinksapi/privatemessages/repositories/PrivateMessageRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sublinks/sublinksapi/privatemessages/repositories/PrivateMessageRepository.java
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 package com.sublinks.sublinksapi.privatemessages.repositories;
 
+import com.sublinks.sublinksapi.person.dto.Person;
 import com.sublinks.sublinksapi.privatemessages.dto.PrivateMessage;
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.JpaRepository;
+import java.util.List;
 
 public interface PrivateMessageRepository extends JpaRepository<PrivateMessage, Long>,
     PrivateMessageRepositorySearch {
 
+  long countByRecipientAndIsReadFalse(Person recipient);
 }