diff --git a/baRSS/Notifications/NotifyEndpoint.h b/baRSS/Notifications/NotifyEndpoint.h
index 382ed32..c64413e 100644
--- a/baRSS/Notifications/NotifyEndpoint.h
+++ b/baRSS/Notifications/NotifyEndpoint.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 @interface NotifyEndpoint : NSObject <UNUserNotificationCenterDelegate>
 + (void)activate;
 
-+ (void)setGlobalCount:(NSUInteger)count;
++ (void)setGlobalCount:(NSInteger)count previousCount:(NSInteger)count;
 + (void)postFeed:(Feed*)feed;
 + (void)postArticle:(FeedArticle*)article;
 
diff --git a/baRSS/Notifications/NotifyEndpoint.m b/baRSS/Notifications/NotifyEndpoint.m
index 9662805..1a14ed9 100644
--- a/baRSS/Notifications/NotifyEndpoint.m
+++ b/baRSS/Notifications/NotifyEndpoint.m
@@ -45,17 +45,19 @@ static NotificationType notifyType;
 }
 
 /// Set (or update) global "X unread articles"
-+ (void)setGlobalCount:(NSUInteger)count {
++ (void)setGlobalCount:(NSInteger)newCount previousCount:(NSInteger)oldCount {
 	if (notifyType != NotificationTypeGlobal) {
 		return;
 	}
-	if (count > 0) {
+	if (newCount > 0) {
 		// TODO: how to handle global count updates?
 		// ignore and keep old count until 0?
 		// or update count and show a new notification banner?
-		[self send:kNotifyIdGlobal
-			 title:nil
-			  body:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%ld unread articles", count]];
+		if (newCount > oldCount) { // only notify if new feeds (quirk: will also trigger for option-click menu to mark unread)
+			[self send:kNotifyIdGlobal
+				 title:nil
+				  body:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%ld unread articles", newCount]];
+		}
 	} else {
 		[self dismiss:@[kNotifyIdGlobal]];
 	}
diff --git a/baRSS/Status Bar Menu/BarStatusItem.m b/baRSS/Status Bar Menu/BarStatusItem.m
index 1d3d21b..8f6f488 100644
--- a/baRSS/Status Bar Menu/BarStatusItem.m	
+++ b/baRSS/Status Bar Menu/BarStatusItem.m	
@@ -70,19 +70,21 @@
 
 /// Assign total unread count value directly.
 - (void)setUnreadCountAbsolute:(NSUInteger)count {
+	NSInteger oldCount = _unreadCountTotal;
 	_unreadCountTotal = count > 0 ? (NSInteger)count : 0;
 	[self updateBarIcon];
-	[NotifyEndpoint setGlobalCount:count];
+	[NotifyEndpoint setGlobalCount:_unreadCountTotal previousCount:oldCount];
 }
 
 /// Assign new value by adding @c count to total unread count (may be negative).
 - (void)setUnreadCountRelative:(NSInteger)count {
+	NSInteger oldCount = _unreadCountTotal;
 	_unreadCountTotal += count;
 	if (_unreadCountTotal < 0) {
 		_unreadCountTotal = 0;
 	}
 	[self updateBarIcon];
-	[NotifyEndpoint setGlobalCount:(NSUInteger)_unreadCountTotal];
+	[NotifyEndpoint setGlobalCount:_unreadCountTotal previousCount:oldCount];
 }
 
 /// Fetch new total unread count from core data and assign it as new value (dispatch async on main thread).