diff --git a/src/components/extra_notifications/extra_notifications.js b/src/components/extra_notifications/extra_notifications.js
index 0bf904baea..1f3c6e6de0 100644
--- a/src/components/extra_notifications/extra_notifications.js
+++ b/src/components/extra_notifications/extra_notifications.js
@@ -2,7 +2,16 @@ import { mapGetters } from 'vuex'
 
 const ExtraNotifications = {
   computed: {
-    ...mapGetters(['unreadChatCount', 'unreadAnnouncementCount'])
+    shouldShowChats () {
+      return this.unreadChatCount
+    },
+    shouldShowAnnouncements () {
+      return this.unreadAnnouncementCount
+    },
+    shouldShowFollowRequests () {
+      return this.followRequestCount
+    },
+    ...mapGetters(['unreadChatCount', 'unreadAnnouncementCount', 'followRequestCount'])
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/extra_notifications/extra_notifications.vue b/src/components/extra_notifications/extra_notifications.vue
index 11eeb937f3..f5cf16616e 100644
--- a/src/components/extra_notifications/extra_notifications.vue
+++ b/src/components/extra_notifications/extra_notifications.vue
@@ -1,19 +1,26 @@
 <template>
   <div class="ExtraNotifications">
     <router-link
-      v-if="unreadChatCount"
+      v-if="shouldShowChats"
       class="button-unstyled -link extra-notification"
       to="chats"
     >
       {{ $tc('notifications.unread_chats', unreadChatCount, { num: unreadChatCount }) }}
     </router-link>
     <router-link
-      v-if="unreadAnnouncementCount"
+      v-if="shouldShowAnnouncements"
       class="button-unstyled -link extra-notification"
       to="announcements"
     >
       {{ $tc('notifications.unread_announcements', unreadAnnouncementCount, { num: unreadAnnouncementCount }) }}
     </router-link>
+    <router-link
+      v-if="shouldShowFollowRequests"
+      class="button-unstyled -link extra-notification"
+      to="friend-requests"
+    >
+      {{ $tc('notifications.unread_follow_requests', followRequestCount, { num: followRequestCount }) }}
+    </router-link>
   </div>
 </template>
 
diff --git a/src/i18n/en.json b/src/i18n/en.json
index d58fd2fa75..62e80ce3ca 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -207,7 +207,8 @@
     "submitted_report": "submitted a report",
     "poll_ended": "poll has ended",
     "unread_announcements": "{num} unread announcement | {num} unread announcements",
-    "unread_chats": "{num} unread chat | {num} unread chats"
+    "unread_chats": "{num} unread chat | {num} unread chats",
+    "unread_follow_requests": "{num} new follow request | {num} new follow requests"
   },
   "polls": {
     "add_poll": "Add poll",