diff --git a/resolvers/inbox.py b/resolvers/inbox.py
index 51f727a9..16007d8a 100644
--- a/resolvers/inbox.py
+++ b/resolvers/inbox.py
@@ -8,7 +8,14 @@ from base.resolvers import mutation, query, subscription
 from services.inbox import MessageResult, MessagesStorage, ChatFollowing
 
 
-async def get_unread_counter(user_slug):
+async def get_unread_counter(chat_id, user_slug):
+    try:
+        return int(await redis.execute("LLEN", f"chats/{chat_id}/unread/{user_slug}"))
+    except Exception:
+        return 0
+
+
+async def get_total_unread_counter(user_slug):
     chats = await redis.execute("GET", f"chats_by_user/{user_slug}")
     if not chats:
         return 0
@@ -16,7 +23,7 @@ async def get_unread_counter(user_slug):
     chats = json.loads(chats)
     unread = 0
     for chat_id in chats:
-        n = await redis.execute("LLEN", f"chats/{chat_id}/unread/{user_slug}")
+        n = await get_unread_counter(chat_id, user_slug)
         unread += n
 
     return unread
@@ -92,6 +99,7 @@ async def user_chats(_, info):
         chats = list(json.loads(chats))
     for c in chats:
         c['messages'] = await load_messages(c['id'], 50, 1)
+        c['unread'] = await get_unread_counter(c['id'], user.slug)
     return chats
 
 
diff --git a/resolvers/profile.py b/resolvers/profile.py
index f5814d8b..6ba21f13 100644
--- a/resolvers/profile.py
+++ b/resolvers/profile.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from orm.shout import Shout
 from orm.topic import Topic, TopicFollower
 from orm.user import User, UserRole, Role, UserRating, AuthorFollower
 from .community import followed_communities
-from .inbox import get_unread_counter
+from .inbox import get_total_unread_counter
 from .topics import get_topic_stat
 from services.auth.users import UserStorage
 from services.zine.shoutscache import ShoutsCache
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from services.stat.reacted import ReactedStorage
 
 async def user_subscriptions(slug: str):
     return {
-        "unread": await get_unread_counter(slug),       # unread inbox messages counter
+        "unread": await get_total_unread_counter(slug),       # unread inbox messages counter
         "topics": [t.slug for t in await followed_topics(slug)],  # followed topics slugs
         "authors": [a.slug for a in await followed_authors(slug)],  # followed authors slugs
         "reactions": await ReactedStorage.get_shouts_by_author(slug),
diff --git a/schema.graphql b/schema.graphql
index 6e561b2b..d5a93add 100644
--- a/schema.graphql
+++ b/schema.graphql
@@ -501,4 +501,5 @@ type Chat {
   description: String
   users: [User]!
   messages: [Message]!
+  unread: Int
 }