diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9cb1f983..4ea776d0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 - filters for reactions:
     - matching by regex, domain-specific, or catch-all
     - filters the actual reactions to post as well as notifications
+- option to disable favicon badge when there's unread notifications
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/src/components/notifications/notifications.js b/src/components/notifications/notifications.js
index 21f90b48..e78f2c69 100644
--- a/src/components/notifications/notifications.js
+++ b/src/components/notifications/notifications.js
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ const Notifications = {
   watch: {
     unseenCountTitle (count) {
       if (count > 0) {
-        FaviconService.drawFaviconBadge()
+        if (this.$store.getters.mergedConfig.showFaviconBadge)
+          FaviconService.drawFaviconBadge()
         this.$store.dispatch('setPageTitle', `(${count})`)
       } else {
         FaviconService.clearFaviconBadge()
diff --git a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue
index 1515d4c2..257f8dc5 100644
--- a/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue
+++ b/src/components/settings_modal/tabs/general_tab.vue
@@ -293,6 +293,14 @@
             {{ $t('settings.dedupe_boosts') }}
           </BooleanSetting>
         </li>
+        <li>
+          <BooleanSetting
+            path="showFaviconBadge"
+            expert="1"
+          >
+            {{ $t('settings.show_favicon_badge') }}
+          </BooleanSetting>
+        </li>
         <li>
           <h3>{{ $t('settings.columns') }}</h3>
         </li>
diff --git a/src/i18n/en.json b/src/i18n/en.json
index f1db37cf..f9a848e7 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -775,6 +775,7 @@
         "settings_profiles_show": "Show all settings profiles",
         "settings_profiles_unshow": "Hide all settings profiles",
         "show_admin_badge": "Show \"Admin\" badge in my profile",
+        "show_favicon_badge": "Show a badge on the page's favicon when there are unread notifications (requires refresh)",
         "show_moderator_badge": "Show \"Moderator\" badge in my profile",
         "show_nav_shortcuts": "Show extra navigation shortcuts in top panel",
         "show_panel_nav_shortcuts": "Show timeline navigation shortcuts at the top of the panel",
diff --git a/src/modules/config.js b/src/modules/config.js
index da8fb2ef..539e31dc 100644
--- a/src/modules/config.js
+++ b/src/modules/config.js
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ export const defaultState = {
   recurseSearch: false,
   recurseSearchLimit: 100,
   dedupeBoosts: true,
+  showFaviconBadge: true,
   renderMisskeyMarkdown: undefined,
   renderMfmOnHover: undefined, // instance default
   conversationDisplay: undefined, // instance default
diff --git a/src/modules/instance.js b/src/modules/instance.js
index 15b5f358..4afee9e8 100644
--- a/src/modules/instance.js
+++ b/src/modules/instance.js
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ const defaultState = {
   recurseSearch: false,
   recurseSearchLimit: 100,
   dedupeBoosts: true,
+  showFaviconBadge: true,
   renderMisskeyMarkdown: true,
   renderMfmOnHover: false,
   conversationDisplay: 'linear',