diff --git a/public/javascripts/web-socket-receiver.js b/public/javascripts/web-socket-receiver.js
index c0bfdc578..505afadfb 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/web-socket-receiver.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/web-socket-receiver.js
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ var WebSocketReceiver = {
     ws.onclose = function() {
       Diaspora.widgets.notifications.showNotification({
         html: '<div class="notification">' +
-          Diaspora.widgets.i18n.t("web_sockets.disconnected") +
-          '</div>'
+            Diaspora.widgets.i18n.t("web_sockets.disconnected") +
+          '</div>',
+        incrementCount: false
       });
 
       WSR.debug("socket closed");
diff --git a/public/javascripts/widgets/notifications.js b/public/javascripts/widgets/notifications.js
index 0091720e3..70bf9136b 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/widgets/notifications.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/widgets/notifications.js
@@ -32,14 +32,17 @@
     };
   };
 
-  Notifications.prototype.showNotification = function(notification) {    $(notification.html).prependTo(this.notificationArea)
+  Notifications.prototype.showNotification = function(notification) {
+    $(notification.html).prependTo(this.notificationArea)
       .fadeIn(200)
       .delay(8000)
       .fadeOut(200, function() {
         $(this).detach();
       });
 
-    this.incrementCount();
+    if(typeof notification.incrementCount === "undefined" || notification.incrementCount) {
+      this.incrementCount();
+    }
   };
 
   Notifications.prototype.changeNotificationCount = function(change) {
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/widgets/notifications-spec.js b/spec/javascripts/widgets/notifications-spec.js
index aeedf1d57..c68854205 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/widgets/notifications-spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/widgets/notifications-spec.js
@@ -50,6 +50,18 @@ describe("Diaspora", function() {
 
           expect($("#notifications div").length).toEqual(1);
         });
+
+        it("only increments the notification count if specified to do so", function() {
+          var originalCount = Diaspora.widgets.notifications.count;
+
+          Diaspora.widgets.notifications.showNotification({
+            html: '<div class="notification"></div>',
+            incrementCount: false
+          });
+
+          expect(Diaspora.widgets.notifications.count).toEqual(originalCount);
+
+        });
       });
     });
   });