diff --git a/app/scripts/background.js b/app/scripts/background.js
index d577ead41..c75f514d5 100644
--- a/app/scripts/background.js
+++ b/app/scripts/background.js
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ function setupController (initState, initLangCode) {
   controller.messageManager.on('updateBadge', updateBadge)
   controller.personalMessageManager.on('updateBadge', updateBadge)
   controller.typedMessageManager.on('updateBadge', updateBadge)
+  controller.providerApprovalController.store.on('update', updateBadge)
 
   /**
    * Updates the Web Extension's "badge" number, on the little fox in the toolbar.
@@ -425,7 +426,8 @@ function setupController (initState, initLangCode) {
     var unapprovedMsgCount = controller.messageManager.unapprovedMsgCount
     var unapprovedPersonalMsgs = controller.personalMessageManager.unapprovedPersonalMsgCount
     var unapprovedTypedMsgs = controller.typedMessageManager.unapprovedTypedMessagesCount
-    var count = unapprovedTxCount + unapprovedMsgCount + unapprovedPersonalMsgs + unapprovedTypedMsgs
+    const pendingProviderRequests = controller.providerApprovalController.store.getState().providerRequests.length
+    var count = unapprovedTxCount + unapprovedMsgCount + unapprovedPersonalMsgs + unapprovedTypedMsgs + pendingProviderRequests
     if (count) {
       label = String(count)
     }
diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/provider-approval.js b/app/scripts/controllers/provider-approval.js
index 21d7fd22e..53172c069 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/provider-approval.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/provider-approval.js
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ class ProviderApprovalController {
     this.platform = platform
     this.preferencesController = preferencesController
     this.publicConfigStore = publicConfigStore
-    this.store = new ObservableStore()
+    this.store = new ObservableStore({
+      providerRequests: [],
+    })
 
     if (platform && platform.addMessageListener) {
       platform.addMessageListener(({ action = '', force, origin, siteTitle, siteImage }) => {
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ class ProviderApprovalController {
    */
   approveProviderRequest (origin) {
     this.closePopup && this.closePopup()
-    const requests = this.store.getState().providerRequests || []
+    const requests = this.store.getState().providerRequests
     this.platform && this.platform.sendMessage({
       action: 'approve-provider-request',
       selectedAddress: this.publicConfigStore.getState().selectedAddress,
@@ -121,7 +123,7 @@ class ProviderApprovalController {
    */
   rejectProviderRequest (origin) {
     this.closePopup && this.closePopup()
-    const requests = this.store.getState().providerRequests || []
+    const requests = this.store.getState().providerRequests
     this.platform && this.platform.sendMessage({ action: 'reject-provider-request' }, { active: true })
     const providerRequests = requests.filter(request => request.origin !== origin)
     this.store.updateState({ providerRequests })