diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/user-menu.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/user-menu.js.es6
index 194ba4eb56f..302264c07e5 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/user-menu.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/user-menu.js.es6
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ createWidget('user-menu-dismiss-link', {
   buildKey: () => 'user-menu-dismiss-link',
 
   html() {
-    if (userNotifications.state.notifications.get('length') > 0) {
+    if (userNotifications.state.notifications.filterBy("read", false).length > 0) {
       return h('ul.menu-links',
         h('li',
           this.attach('link', {