diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
index 7b9282081..a501d619e 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@
                 = text_field_tag 'q'
 
             %li= link_to current_user.real_name, current_user.person
-            %li= link_to "requests (#{@request_count})", requests_path, :class => new_request(@request_count)
             %li= link_to "edit profile", edit_user_path(current_user)
             %li= link_to "logout", destroy_user_session_path
 
@@ -102,7 +101,3 @@
 
       .span-19.prepend-5.last
         = render "posts/debug"
-
-      #notification_badge.requests
-        = link_to "requests (#{@request_count})", requests_path
-
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_aspect_nav.haml b/app/views/shared/_aspect_nav.haml
index 13016044d..0148e9b1b 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_aspect_nav.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_aspect_nav.haml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
       = link_to "All Aspects", root_url
 
     %li{ :style => "margin-right:0;" }
-      = link_to "manage", edit_aspect_path(Aspect.first), :class => "edit_aspect_button", :title => "Manage your Aspects"
+      = link_to ( (@request_count == 0)? "manage" : "manage (#{@request_count})"), edit_aspect_path(Aspect.first), :class => "edit_aspect_button", :class => new_request(@request_count), :title => "Manage your Aspects"
 
   .yo{ :style => "display:none;"}
     #add_aspect_pane
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/application.css b/public/stylesheets/application.css
index 99f07051b..dc4dc3712 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -483,6 +483,8 @@ h1.big_text {
           background-color: #efefef; }
         #aspect_nav ul > li.selected a a {
           color: black; }
+  #aspect_nav .new_requests {
+    color: red; }
 
 #global_search {
   display: inline;
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index 786d9faa6..d5c0d06e3 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -654,7 +654,8 @@ h1.big_text
             :color #efefef
         a
           :color #000
-
+  .new_requests
+    :color red
 
 #global_search
   :display inline