diff --git a/src/components/IssueDetails/index.tsx b/src/components/IssueDetails/index.tsx
index 712d3379..171f90a8 100644
--- a/src/components/IssueDetails/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/IssueDetails/index.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import { useRouter } from 'next/router';
 import { useState } from 'react';
 import { defineMessages, FormattedRelativeTime, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
 import { useToasts } from 'react-toast-notifications';
-import useSWR from 'swr';
+import useSWR, { mutate } from 'swr';
 import * as Yup from 'yup';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ const IssueDetails = () => {
         autoDismiss: true,
       });
       revalidateIssue();
+      mutate('/api/v1/issue/count');
     } catch (e) {
       addToast(intl.formatMessage(messages.toaststatusupdatefailed), {
         appearance: 'error',
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ const IssueDetails = () => {
   const deleteIssue = async () => {
     try {
       await axios.delete(`/api/v1/issue/${issueData.id}`);
+      mutate('/api/v1/issue/count');
 
       addToast(intl.formatMessage(messages.toastissuedeleted), {
         appearance: 'success',
diff --git a/src/components/Layout/MobileMenu/index.tsx b/src/components/Layout/MobileMenu/index.tsx
index f6c574f4..e288b826 100644
--- a/src/components/Layout/MobileMenu/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Layout/MobileMenu/index.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import Badge from '@app/components/Common/Badge';
 import { menuMessages } from '@app/components/Layout/Sidebar';
 import useClickOutside from '@app/hooks/useClickOutside';
 import { Permission, useUser } from '@app/hooks/useUser';
@@ -27,6 +28,11 @@ import { useRouter } from 'next/router';
 import { cloneElement, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { useIntl } from 'react-intl';
 
+interface MobileMenuProps {
+  pendingRequestsCount: number;
+  openIssuesCount: number;
+}
+
 interface MenuLink {
   href: string;
   svgIcon: JSX.Element;
@@ -39,7 +45,10 @@ interface MenuLink {
   dataTestId?: string;
 }
 
-const MobileMenu = () => {
+const MobileMenu = ({
+  pendingRequestsCount,
+  openIssuesCount,
+}: MobileMenuProps) => {
   const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const intl = useIntl();
   const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
@@ -144,7 +153,7 @@ const MobileMenu = () => {
           return (
             <Link key={`mobile-menu-link-${link.href}`} href={link.href}>
               <a
-                className={`flex items-center space-x-2 ${
+                className={`flex items-center ${
                   isActive ? 'text-indigo-500' : ''
                 }`}
                 onKeyDown={(e) => {
@@ -159,7 +168,25 @@ const MobileMenu = () => {
                 {cloneElement(isActive ? link.svgIconSelected : link.svgIcon, {
                   className: 'h-5 w-5',
                 })}
-                <span>{link.content}</span>
+                <span className="ml-2">{link.content}</span>
+                {link.href === '/requests' &&
+                  pendingRequestsCount > 0 &&
+                  hasPermission(Permission.MANAGE_REQUESTS) && (
+                    <div className="ml-auto">
+                      <Badge className="rounded-md border-indigo-500 bg-gradient-to-br from-indigo-600 to-purple-600">
+                        {pendingRequestsCount}
+                      </Badge>
+                    </div>
+                  )}
+                {link.href === '/issues' &&
+                  openIssuesCount > 0 &&
+                  hasPermission(Permission.MANAGE_ISSUES) && (
+                    <div className="ml-auto">
+                      <Badge className="rounded-md border-indigo-500 bg-gradient-to-br from-indigo-600 to-purple-600">
+                        {openIssuesCount}
+                      </Badge>
+                    </div>
+                  )}
               </a>
             </Link>
           );
@@ -175,7 +202,7 @@ const MobileMenu = () => {
               return (
                 <Link key={`mobile-menu-link-${link.href}`} href={link.href}>
                   <a
-                    className={`flex flex-col items-center space-y-1 ${
+                    className={`relative flex flex-col items-center space-y-1 ${
                       isActive ? 'text-indigo-500' : ''
                     }`}
                   >
@@ -185,6 +212,21 @@ const MobileMenu = () => {
                         className: 'h-6 w-6',
                       }
                     )}
+                    {link.href === '/requests' &&
+                      pendingRequestsCount > 0 &&
+                      hasPermission(Permission.MANAGE_REQUESTS) && (
+                        <div className="absolute left-3 bottom-3">
+                          <Badge
+                            className={`bg-gradient-to-br ${
+                              router.pathname.match(link.activeRegExp)
+                                ? 'border-indigo-600 from-indigo-700 to-purple-700'
+                                : 'border-indigo-500 from-indigo-600 to-purple-600'
+                            } !px-1 leading-none`}
+                          >
+                            {pendingRequestsCount}
+                          </Badge>
+                        </div>
+                      )}
                   </a>
                 </Link>
               );
diff --git a/src/components/Layout/Sidebar/index.tsx b/src/components/Layout/Sidebar/index.tsx
index 81ebb86c..9aa2a5ee 100644
--- a/src/components/Layout/Sidebar/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Layout/Sidebar/index.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import Badge from '@app/components/Common/Badge';
 import VersionStatus from '@app/components/Layout/VersionStatus';
 import useClickOutside from '@app/hooks/useClickOutside';
 import { Permission, useUser } from '@app/hooks/useUser';
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ export const menuMessages = defineMessages({
 interface SidebarProps {
   open?: boolean;
   setClosed: () => void;
+  pendingRequestsCount: number;
+  openIssuesCount: number;
 }
 
 interface SidebarLinkProps {
@@ -98,7 +101,12 @@ const SidebarLinks: SidebarLinkProps[] = [
   },
 ];
 
-const Sidebar = ({ open, setClosed }: SidebarProps) => {
+const Sidebar = ({
+  open,
+  setClosed,
+  pendingRequestsCount,
+  openIssuesCount,
+}: SidebarProps) => {
   const navRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const router = useRouter();
   const intl = useIntl();
@@ -254,6 +262,40 @@ const Sidebar = ({ open, setClosed }: SidebarProps) => {
                         {intl.formatMessage(
                           menuMessages[sidebarLink.messagesKey]
                         )}
+                        {sidebarLink.messagesKey === 'requests' &&
+                          pendingRequestsCount > 0 &&
+                          hasPermission(Permission.MANAGE_REQUESTS) && (
+                            <div className="ml-auto">
+                              <Badge
+                                className={`rounded-md bg-gradient-to-br ${
+                                  router.pathname.match(
+                                    sidebarLink.activeRegExp
+                                  )
+                                    ? 'border-indigo-600 from-indigo-700 to-purple-700'
+                                    : 'border-indigo-500 from-indigo-600 to-purple-600'
+                                }`}
+                              >
+                                {pendingRequestsCount}
+                              </Badge>
+                            </div>
+                          )}
+                        {sidebarLink.messagesKey === 'issues' &&
+                          openIssuesCount > 0 &&
+                          hasPermission(Permission.MANAGE_ISSUES) && (
+                            <div className="ml-auto">
+                              <Badge
+                                className={`rounded-md bg-gradient-to-br ${
+                                  router.pathname.match(
+                                    sidebarLink.activeRegExp
+                                  )
+                                    ? 'border-indigo-600 from-indigo-700 to-purple-700'
+                                    : 'border-indigo-500 from-indigo-600 to-purple-600'
+                                }`}
+                              >
+                                {openIssuesCount}
+                              </Badge>
+                            </div>
+                          )}
                       </a>
                     </Link>
                   );
diff --git a/src/components/Layout/index.tsx b/src/components/Layout/index.tsx
index 878f27b1..fd2c8c77 100644
--- a/src/components/Layout/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Layout/index.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { useUser } from '@app/hooks/useUser';
 import { ArrowLeftIcon, Bars3BottomLeftIcon } from '@heroicons/react/24/solid';
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router';
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import useSWR from 'swr';
 
 type LayoutProps = {
   children: React.ReactNode;
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ const Layout = ({ children }: LayoutProps) => {
   const router = useRouter();
   const { currentSettings } = useSettings();
   const { setLocale } = useLocale();
+  const { data: requestResponse } = useSWR('/api/v1/request/count');
+  const { data: issueResponse } = useSWR('/api/v1/issue/count');
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (setLocale && user) {
@@ -55,9 +58,17 @@ const Layout = ({ children }: LayoutProps) => {
       <div className="absolute top-0 h-64 w-full bg-gradient-to-bl from-gray-800 to-gray-900">
         <div className="relative inset-0 h-full w-full bg-gradient-to-t from-gray-900 to-transparent" />
       </div>
-      <Sidebar open={isSidebarOpen} setClosed={() => setSidebarOpen(false)} />
+      <Sidebar
+        open={isSidebarOpen}
+        setClosed={() => setSidebarOpen(false)}
+        pendingRequestsCount={requestResponse?.pending}
+        openIssuesCount={issueResponse?.open}
+      />
       <div className="sm:hidden">
-        <MobileMenu />
+        <MobileMenu
+          pendingRequestsCount={requestResponse?.pending}
+          openIssuesCount={issueResponse?.open}
+        />
       </div>
 
       <div className="relative mb-16 flex w-0 min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col lg:ml-64">
diff --git a/src/components/RequestBlock/index.tsx b/src/components/RequestBlock/index.tsx
index ed4c3ec3..d365e082 100644
--- a/src/components/RequestBlock/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/RequestBlock/index.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import axios from 'axios';
 import Link from 'next/link';
 import { useState } from 'react';
 import { defineMessages, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
+import { mutate } from 'swr';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   seasons: '{seasonCount, plural, one {Season} other {Seasons}}',
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ const RequestBlock = ({ request, onUpdate }: RequestBlockProps) => {
 
     if (onUpdate) {
       onUpdate();
+      mutate('/api/v1/request/count');
     }
     setIsUpdating(false);
   };
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ const RequestBlock = ({ request, onUpdate }: RequestBlockProps) => {
 
     if (onUpdate) {
       onUpdate();
+      mutate('/api/v1/request/count');
     }
 
     setIsUpdating(false);
diff --git a/src/components/RequestButton/index.tsx b/src/components/RequestButton/index.tsx
index 56e91810..5726df24 100644
--- a/src/components/RequestButton/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/RequestButton/index.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import type { MediaRequest } from '@server/entity/MediaRequest';
 import axios from 'axios';
 import { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { defineMessages, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
+import { mutate } from 'swr';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   viewrequest: 'View Request',
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ const RequestButton = ({
 
     if (response) {
       onUpdate();
+      mutate('/api/v1/request/count');
     }
   };
 
@@ -115,6 +117,7 @@ const RequestButton = ({
     );
 
     onUpdate();
+    mutate('/api/v1/request/count');
   };
 
   const buttons: ButtonOption[] = [];
diff --git a/src/components/RequestCard/index.tsx b/src/components/RequestCard/index.tsx
index 44abd555..4288af67 100644
--- a/src/components/RequestCard/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/RequestCard/index.tsx
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ const RequestCardError = ({ requestData }: RequestCardErrorProps) => {
     await axios.delete(`/api/v1/media/${requestData?.media.id}`);
     mutate('/api/v1/media?filter=allavailable&take=20&sort=mediaAdded');
     mutate('/api/v1/request?filter=all&take=10&sort=modified&skip=0');
+    mutate('/api/v1/request/count');
   };
 
   return (
@@ -252,12 +253,14 @@ const RequestCard = ({ request, onTitleData }: RequestCardProps) => {
 
     if (response) {
       revalidate();
+      mutate('/api/v1/request/count');
     }
   };
 
   const deleteRequest = async () => {
     await axios.delete(`/api/v1/request/${request.id}`);
     mutate('/api/v1/request?filter=all&take=10&sort=modified&skip=0');
+    mutate('/api/v1/request/count');
   };
 
   const retryRequest = async () => {
diff --git a/src/components/RequestList/RequestItem/index.tsx b/src/components/RequestList/RequestItem/index.tsx
index a42483ab..ee44d877 100644
--- a/src/components/RequestList/RequestItem/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/RequestList/RequestItem/index.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import { useState } from 'react';
 import { useInView } from 'react-intersection-observer';
 import { defineMessages, FormattedRelativeTime, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
 import { useToasts } from 'react-toast-notifications';
-import useSWR from 'swr';
+import useSWR, { mutate } from 'swr';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   seasons: '{seasonCount, plural, one {Season} other {Seasons}}',
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ const RequestItemError = ({
   const deleteRequest = async () => {
     await axios.delete(`/api/v1/media/${requestData?.media.id}`);
     revalidateList();
+    mutate('/api/v1/request/count');
   };
 
   const { plexUrl, plexUrl4k } = useDeepLinks({
@@ -311,6 +312,7 @@ const RequestItem = ({ request, revalidateList }: RequestItemProps) => {
 
     if (response) {
       revalidate();
+      mutate('/api/v1/request/count');
     }
   };
 
@@ -318,6 +320,7 @@ const RequestItem = ({ request, revalidateList }: RequestItemProps) => {
     await axios.delete(`/api/v1/request/${request.id}`);
 
     revalidateList();
+    mutate('/api/v1/request/count');
   };
 
   const retryRequest = async () => {
diff --git a/src/components/RequestModal/CollectionRequestModal.tsx b/src/components/RequestModal/CollectionRequestModal.tsx
index 614a00da..26dc410d 100644
--- a/src/components/RequestModal/CollectionRequestModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/RequestModal/CollectionRequestModal.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import axios from 'axios';
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { defineMessages, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
 import { useToasts } from 'react-toast-notifications';
-import useSWR from 'swr';
+import useSWR, { mutate } from 'swr';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   requestadmin: 'This request will be approved automatically.',
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ const CollectionRequestModal = ({
             ? MediaStatus.UNKNOWN
             : MediaStatus.PARTIALLY_AVAILABLE
         );
+        mutate('/api/v1/request/count');
       }
 
       addToast(
@@ -230,7 +231,16 @@ const CollectionRequestModal = ({
     } finally {
       setIsUpdating(false);
     }
-  }, [requestOverrides, data, onComplete, addToast, intl, selectedParts, is4k]);
+  }, [
+    requestOverrides,
+    data?.parts,
+    data?.name,
+    onComplete,
+    addToast,
+    intl,
+    selectedParts,
+    is4k,
+  ]);
 
   const hasAutoApprove = hasPermission(
     [
diff --git a/src/components/RequestModal/MovieRequestModal.tsx b/src/components/RequestModal/MovieRequestModal.tsx
index 76a12638..cd196576 100644
--- a/src/components/RequestModal/MovieRequestModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/RequestModal/MovieRequestModal.tsx
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ const MovieRequestModal = ({
         ...overrideParams,
       });
       mutate('/api/v1/request?filter=all&take=10&sort=modified&skip=0');
+      mutate('/api/v1/request/count');
 
       if (response.data) {
         if (onComplete) {
@@ -129,7 +130,16 @@ const MovieRequestModal = ({
     } finally {
       setIsUpdating(false);
     }
-  }, [data, onComplete, addToast, requestOverrides, hasPermission, intl, is4k]);
+  }, [
+    requestOverrides,
+    data?.id,
+    data?.title,
+    is4k,
+    onComplete,
+    addToast,
+    intl,
+    hasPermission,
+  ]);
 
   const cancelRequest = async () => {
     setIsUpdating(true);
@@ -139,6 +149,7 @@ const MovieRequestModal = ({
         `/api/v1/request/${editRequest?.id}`
       );
       mutate('/api/v1/request?filter=all&take=10&sort=modified&skip=0');
+      mutate('/api/v1/request/count');
 
       if (response.status === 204) {
         if (onComplete) {
@@ -176,6 +187,7 @@ const MovieRequestModal = ({
         await axios.post(`/api/v1/request/${editRequest?.id}/approve`);
       }
       mutate('/api/v1/request?filter=all&take=10&sort=modified&skip=0');
+      mutate('/api/v1/request/count');
 
       addToast(
         <span>
diff --git a/src/components/RequestModal/TvRequestModal.tsx b/src/components/RequestModal/TvRequestModal.tsx
index 25c8fd3c..166288c7 100644
--- a/src/components/RequestModal/TvRequestModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/RequestModal/TvRequestModal.tsx
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ const TvRequestModal = ({
 
     if (onUpdating) {
       onUpdating(true);
+      mutate('/api/v1/request/count');
     }
 
     try {
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ const TvRequestModal = ({
         await axios.delete(`/api/v1/request/${editRequest.id}`);
       }
       mutate('/api/v1/request?filter=all&take=10&sort=modified&skip=0');
+      mutate('/api/v1/request/count');
 
       addToast(
         <span>
@@ -176,6 +178,7 @@ const TvRequestModal = ({
 
     if (onUpdating) {
       onUpdating(true);
+      mutate('/api/v1/request/count');
     }
 
     try {