diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 847eabed5..7964fd861 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -539,6 +539,8 @@ Welcome to K-9 Mail setup.  K-9 is an open source mail client for Android origin
     <string name="account_settings_notify_self_summary">Show a notification for messages I sent</string>
     <string name="account_settings_notification_opens_unread_label">Notification opens unread messages</string>
     <string name="account_settings_notification_opens_unread_summary">Searches for unread messages when Notification is opened</string>
+    <string name="account_settings_notification_unread_count_label">Show unread count</string>
+    <string name="account_settings_notification_unread_count_summary">Show the number of unread messages in the notification bar.</string>
 
     <string name="account_settings_hide_buttons_label">Scroll navigation buttons</string>
     <string name="account_settings_hide_buttons_never">Never</string>
diff --git a/res/xml/account_settings_preferences.xml b/res/xml/account_settings_preferences.xml
index 389e362bf..57f62b9af 100644
--- a/res/xml/account_settings_preferences.xml
+++ b/res/xml/account_settings_preferences.xml
@@ -424,6 +424,13 @@
             android:defaultValue="true"
             android:summary="@string/account_settings_notification_opens_unread_summary" />
 
+        <CheckBoxPreference
+            android:persistent="false"
+            android:key="notification_unread_count"
+            android:title="@string/account_settings_notification_unread_count_label"
+            android:defaultValue="true"
+            android:summary="@string/account_settings_notification_unread_count_summary" />
+
     </PreferenceScreen>
 
     <PreferenceScreen
diff --git a/src/com/fsck/k9/Account.java b/src/com/fsck/k9/Account.java
index f8f5f8153..a57732857 100644
--- a/src/com/fsck/k9/Account.java
+++ b/src/com/fsck/k9/Account.java
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ public class Account implements BaseAccount
     private int mMaxPushFolders;
     private int mIdleRefreshMinutes;
     private boolean goToUnreadMessageSearch;
+    private boolean mNotificationShowsUnreadCount;
     private final Map<String, Boolean> compressionMap = new ConcurrentHashMap<String, Boolean>();
     private Searchable searchableFolders;
     private boolean subscribedFoldersOnly;
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ public class Account implements BaseAccount
         mMaxPushFolders = 10;
         mChipColor = (new Random()).nextInt(0xffffff) + 0xff000000;
         goToUnreadMessageSearch = false;
+        mNotificationShowsUnreadCount = true;
         subscribedFoldersOnly = false;
         maximumPolledMessageAge = -1;
         maximumAutoDownloadMessageSize = 32768;
@@ -275,7 +277,8 @@ public class Account implements BaseAccount
 
         mMaxPushFolders = prefs.getInt(mUuid + ".maxPushFolders", 10);
         goToUnreadMessageSearch = prefs.getBoolean(mUuid + ".goToUnreadMessageSearch",
-                                  false);
+                false);
+        mNotificationShowsUnreadCount = prefs.getBoolean(mUuid + ".notificationUnreadCount", true);
         subscribedFoldersOnly = prefs.getBoolean(mUuid + ".subscribedFoldersOnly",
                                 false);
         maximumPolledMessageAge = prefs.getInt(mUuid
@@ -466,6 +469,7 @@ public class Account implements BaseAccount
         editor.remove(mUuid + ".led");
         editor.remove(mUuid + ".ledColor");
         editor.remove(mUuid + ".goToUnreadMessageSearch");
+        editor.remove(mUuid + ".notificationUnreadCount");
         editor.remove(mUuid + ".subscribedFoldersOnly");
         editor.remove(mUuid + ".maximumPolledMessageAge");
         editor.remove(mUuid + ".maximumAutoDownloadMessageSize");
@@ -559,9 +563,10 @@ public class Account implements BaseAccount
         editor.putString(mUuid + ".expungePolicy", mExpungePolicy);
         editor.putBoolean(mUuid + ".syncRemoteDeletions", mSyncRemoteDeletions);
         editor.putInt(mUuid + ".maxPushFolders", mMaxPushFolders);
-        editor.putString(mUuid  + ".searchableFolders", searchableFolders.name());
+        editor.putString(mUuid + ".searchableFolders", searchableFolders.name());
         editor.putInt(mUuid + ".chipColor", mChipColor);
         editor.putBoolean(mUuid + ".goToUnreadMessageSearch", goToUnreadMessageSearch);
+        editor.putBoolean(mUuid + ".notificationUnreadCount", mNotificationShowsUnreadCount);
         editor.putBoolean(mUuid + ".subscribedFoldersOnly", subscribedFoldersOnly);
         editor.putInt(mUuid + ".maximumPolledMessageAge", maximumPolledMessageAge);
         editor.putInt(mUuid + ".maximumAutoDownloadMessageSize", maximumAutoDownloadMessageSize);
@@ -1404,6 +1409,16 @@ public class Account implements BaseAccount
         this.goToUnreadMessageSearch = goToUnreadMessageSearch;
     }
 
+    public boolean isNotificationShowsUnreadCount()
+    {
+        return mNotificationShowsUnreadCount;
+    }
+
+    public void setNotificationShowsUnreadCount(boolean notificationShowsUnreadCount)
+    {
+        this.mNotificationShowsUnreadCount = notificationShowsUnreadCount;
+    }
+
     public synchronized boolean subscribedFoldersOnly()
     {
         return subscribedFoldersOnly;
diff --git a/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/setup/AccountSettings.java b/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/setup/AccountSettings.java
index 4a3da6115..a2a2ee429 100644
--- a/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/setup/AccountSettings.java
+++ b/src/com/fsck/k9/activity/setup/AccountSettings.java
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ public class AccountSettings extends K9PreferenceActivity
     private static final String PREFERENCE_CHIP_COLOR = "chip_color";
     private static final String PREFERENCE_LED_COLOR = "led_color";
     private static final String PREFERENCE_NOTIFICATION_OPENS_UNREAD = "notification_opens_unread";
+    private static final String PREFERENCE_NOTIFICATION_UNREAD_COUNT = "notification_unread_count";
     private static final String PREFERENCE_MESSAGE_AGE = "account_message_age";
     private static final String PREFERENCE_MESSAGE_SIZE = "account_autodownload_size";
     private static final String PREFERENCE_SAVE_ALL_HEADERS = "account_save_all_headers";
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ public class AccountSettings extends K9PreferenceActivity
     private Preference mLedColor;
     private boolean mIncomingChanged = false;
     private CheckBoxPreference mNotificationOpensUnread;
+    private CheckBoxPreference mNotificationUnreadCount;
     private ListPreference mQuoteStyle;
     private EditTextPreference mAccountQuotePrefix;
     private CheckBoxPreference mReplyAfterQuote;
@@ -608,6 +610,9 @@ public class AccountSettings extends K9PreferenceActivity
         mNotificationOpensUnread = (CheckBoxPreference)findPreference(PREFERENCE_NOTIFICATION_OPENS_UNREAD);
         mNotificationOpensUnread.setChecked(mAccount.goToUnreadMessageSearch());
 
+        mNotificationUnreadCount = (CheckBoxPreference)findPreference(PREFERENCE_NOTIFICATION_UNREAD_COUNT);
+        mNotificationUnreadCount.setChecked(mAccount.isNotificationShowsUnreadCount());
+
         new PopulateFolderPrefsTask().execute();
 
         mChipColor = findPreference(PREFERENCE_CHIP_COLOR);
@@ -744,6 +749,7 @@ public class AccountSettings extends K9PreferenceActivity
         mAccount.getNotificationSetting().setVibrateTimes(Integer.parseInt(mAccountVibrateTimes.getValue()));
         mAccount.getNotificationSetting().setLed(mAccountLed.isChecked());
         mAccount.setGoToUnreadMessageSearch(mNotificationOpensUnread.isChecked());
+        mAccount.setNotificationShowsUnreadCount(mNotificationUnreadCount.isChecked());
         mAccount.setFolderTargetMode(Account.FolderMode.valueOf(mTargetMode.getValue()));
         mAccount.setDeletePolicy(Integer.parseInt(mDeletePolicy.getValue()));
         mAccount.setExpungePolicy(mExpungePolicy.getValue());
diff --git a/src/com/fsck/k9/controller/MessagingController.java b/src/com/fsck/k9/controller/MessagingController.java
index 7b35be8d1..ee8ba3ffd 100644
--- a/src/com/fsck/k9/controller/MessagingController.java
+++ b/src/com/fsck/k9/controller/MessagingController.java
@@ -4767,12 +4767,16 @@ public class MessagingController implements Runnable
         NotificationManager notifMgr =
             (NotificationManager)context.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
         Notification notif = new Notification(R.drawable.stat_notify_email_generic, messageNotice, System.currentTimeMillis());
-        notif.number = previousUnreadMessageCount + newMessageCount.get();
+        final int unreadCount = previousUnreadMessageCount + newMessageCount.get();
+        if (account.isNotificationShowsUnreadCount())
+        {
+            notif.number = unreadCount;
+        }
 
         Intent i = FolderList.actionHandleNotification(context, account, message.getFolder().getName());
         PendingIntent pi = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 0, i, 0);
 
-        String accountNotice = context.getString(R.string.notification_new_one_account_fmt, notif.number, account.getDescription());
+        String accountNotice = context.getString(R.string.notification_new_one_account_fmt, unreadCount, account.getDescription());
         notif.setLatestEventInfo(context, accountNotice, messageNotice, pi);
 
         // Only ring or vibrate if we have not done so already on this