diff --git a/components/ActionBar/DesktopNavigation.tsx b/components/ActionBar/DesktopNavigation.tsx
index b30d6efc..f8a63c7c 100644
--- a/components/ActionBar/DesktopNavigation.tsx
+++ b/components/ActionBar/DesktopNavigation.tsx
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ export const NavigationContent = (props: NavigationProps) => {
 
       {onWriterPage && <PublicationButtons />}
 
-      <div className="flex-1" />
       <WriterButton />
       <ReaderButton
         subs={
diff --git a/components/ActionBar/MobileNavigation.tsx b/components/ActionBar/MobileNavigation.tsx
index 420b8015..86f63585 100644
--- a/components/ActionBar/MobileNavigation.tsx
+++ b/components/ActionBar/MobileNavigation.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { CloseTiny } from "components/Icons/CloseTiny";
 import { useSidebarStore } from "./Sidebar";
 import { SearchTiny } from "components/Icons/SearchTiny";
 import { useCardBorderHidden } from "components/Pages/useCardBorderHidden";
+import { useIdentityData } from "components/IdentityProvider";
 
 export const MobileNavigation = (props: {
   search?: React.ReactNode;
@@ -142,12 +143,21 @@ export const MobileNavigation = (props: {
 
 const MobileSidebarTrigger = (props: { pageTitle: string }) => {
   let setOpen = useSidebarStore((s) => s.setOpen);
+  let { identity } = useIdentityData();
+  let unreads = identity?.notifications[0]?.count;
   return (
     <button
       className="flex gap-2 items-center text-secondary font-bold"
       onClick={() => setOpen(true)}
     >
-      <MenuSmall />
+      <div className="relative">
+        <MenuSmall />
+        {unreads ? (
+          <div className="absolute left-1 -top-0.5  min-w-4 h-4 px-1 rounded-full bg-accent-1 text-accent-2 border border-bg-page text-[8px] leading-none font-bold flex items-center justify-center -translate-x-1/2">
+            {unreads < 100 ? unreads : "∞"}
+          </div>
+        ) : null}
+      </div>
       {props.pageTitle}
     </button>
   );
diff --git a/components/ActionBar/NavigationButtons.tsx b/components/ActionBar/NavigationButtons.tsx
index 1befbd88..8c1f2b3d 100644
--- a/components/ActionBar/NavigationButtons.tsx
+++ b/components/ActionBar/NavigationButtons.tsx
@@ -106,7 +106,18 @@ export function NotificationButton() {
           <NotificationsReadSmall />
         )
       }
-      label="Notifications"
+      label={
+        unreads ? (
+          <span className="flex items-center justify-between gap-1.5">
+            Notifications
+            <span className="min-w-6 h-fit px-1 py-0.5 rounded-full bg-accent-1 text-accent-2 text-sm leading-none font-bold flex items-center justify-center max-w-full truncate">
+              {unreads}
+            </span>
+          </span>
+        ) : (
+          "Notifications"
+        )
+      }
       active={active}
       className={unreads ? "text-accent-contrast! font-bold" : ""}
     />
diff --git a/components/ActionBar/Publications.tsx b/components/ActionBar/Publications.tsx
index ab8ce11e..ff01a462 100644
--- a/components/ActionBar/Publications.tsx
+++ b/components/ActionBar/Publications.tsx
@@ -57,10 +57,11 @@ export const PublicationButtons = (props: { className?: string }) => {
 
   return (
     <>
-      <hr className="border-border-light my-2" />
+      <hr className="border-border-light mt-2" />
 
       <div
-        className={`pubListWrapper w-full  flex flex-col gap-1 sm:bg-transparent sm:border-0 ${props.className}`}
+        className={`pubListWrapper w-full flex flex-col gap-1 -mt-1 sm:bg-transparent grow overflow-y-auto min-h-0 py-2
+          ${props.className}`}
       >
         <div className="text-tertiary uppercase text-sm px-1">PUBLICATIONS</div>
         {hasLooseleafs && (
@@ -80,10 +81,10 @@ export const PublicationButtons = (props: { className?: string }) => {
             <hr className="border-border-light border-dashed my-1" />
           </>
         )}
-
         {identity?.publications?.map((d) => {
           return <PublicationOption {...d} key={d.uri} record={d.record} />;
         })}
+
         <SpeedyLink
           href={"/lish/createPub"}
           className={`pubListCreateNew  no-underline!`}