diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/rooms.ts b/backend/src/graphql/rooms.ts
index 109bf1d55..cb511c4eb 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/rooms.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/rooms.ts
@@ -30,3 +30,11 @@ export const roomQuery = () => {
     }
   `
 }
+
+export const unreadRoomsQuery = () => {
+  return gql`
+    query {
+      UnreadRooms
+    }
+  `
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.ts b/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.ts
index c07098a3c..f87f4b079 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.ts
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.ts
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ export default shield(
       getInviteCode: isAuthenticated, // and inviteRegistration
       Room: isAuthenticated,
       Message: isAuthenticated,
+      UnreadRooms: isAuthenticated,
     },
     Mutation: {
       '*': deny,
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/rooms.spec.ts b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/rooms.spec.ts
index 03c3d4456..6a8cb47de 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/rooms.spec.ts
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/rooms.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { createTestClient } from 'apollo-server-testing'
 import Factory, { cleanDatabase } from '../../db/factories'
 import { getNeode, getDriver } from '../../db/neo4j'
-import { createRoomMutation, roomQuery } from '../../graphql/rooms'
+import { createRoomMutation, roomQuery, unreadRoomsQuery } from '../../graphql/rooms'
+import { createMessageMutation } from '../../graphql/messages'
 import createServer from '../../server'
 
 const driver = getDriver()
@@ -29,11 +30,13 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
 })
 
 afterAll(async () => {
-  await cleanDatabase()
+  // await cleanDatabase()
   driver.close()
 })
 
 describe('Room', () => {
+  let roomId: string
+
   beforeAll(async () => {
     ;[chattingUser, otherChattingUser, notChattingUser] = await Promise.all([
       Factory.build('user', {
@@ -68,8 +71,6 @@ describe('Room', () => {
     })
 
     describe('authenticated', () => {
-      let roomId: string
-
       beforeAll(async () => {
         authenticatedUser = await chattingUser.toJson()
       })
@@ -260,4 +261,115 @@ describe('Room', () => {
       })
     })
   })
+
+  describe('unread rooms query', () => {
+    describe('unauthenticated', () => {
+      it('throws authorization error', async () => {
+        authenticatedUser = null
+        await expect(
+          query({
+            query: unreadRoomsQuery(),
+          }),
+        ).resolves.toMatchObject({
+          errors: [{ message: 'Not Authorized!' }],
+        })
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe('authenticated', () => {
+      let otherRoomId: string
+
+      beforeAll(async () => {
+        authenticatedUser = await chattingUser.toJson()
+        const result = await mutate({
+          mutation: createRoomMutation(),
+          variables: {
+            userId: 'not-chatting-user',
+          },
+        })
+        otherRoomId = result.data.CreateRoom.roomId
+        await mutate({
+          mutation: createMessageMutation(),
+          variables: {
+            roomId: otherRoomId,
+            content: 'Message to not chatting user',
+          },
+        })
+        await mutate({
+          mutation: createMessageMutation(),
+          variables: {
+            roomId,
+            content: '1st message to other chatting user',
+          },
+        })
+        await mutate({
+          mutation: createMessageMutation(),
+          variables: {
+            roomId,
+            content: '2nd message to other chatting user',
+          },
+        })
+        authenticatedUser = await otherChattingUser.toJson()
+        const result2 = await mutate({
+          mutation: createRoomMutation(),
+          variables: {
+            userId: 'not-chatting-user',
+          },
+        })
+        otherRoomId = result2.data.CreateRoom.roomId
+        await mutate({
+          mutation: createMessageMutation(),
+          variables: {
+            roomId: otherRoomId,
+            content: 'Other message to not chatting user',
+          },
+        })
+      })
+
+      describe('as chatting user', () => {
+        it('has 0 unread rooms', async () => {
+          authenticatedUser = await chattingUser.toJson()
+          await expect(
+            query({
+              query: unreadRoomsQuery(),
+            }),
+          ).resolves.toMatchObject({
+            data: {
+              UnreadRooms: 0,
+            },
+          })
+        })
+      })
+
+      describe('as other chatting user', () => {
+        it('has 1 unread rooms', async () => {
+          authenticatedUser = await otherChattingUser.toJson()
+          await expect(
+            query({
+              query: unreadRoomsQuery(),
+            }),
+          ).resolves.toMatchObject({
+            data: {
+              UnreadRooms: 1,
+            },
+          })
+        })
+      })
+
+      describe('as not chatting user', () => {
+        it('has 2 unread rooms', async () => {
+          authenticatedUser = await notChattingUser.toJson()
+          await expect(
+            query({
+              query: unreadRoomsQuery(),
+            }),
+          ).resolves.toMatchObject({
+            data: {
+              UnreadRooms: 2,
+            },
+          })
+        })
+      })
+    })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/rooms.ts b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/rooms.ts
index 3eda1440c..084a75eb0 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/rooms.ts
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/rooms.ts
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ export default {
       const readTxResultPromise = session.readTransaction(async (transaction) => {
         const unreadRoomsCypher = `
           MATCH (:User { id: $currentUserId })-[:CHATS_IN]->(room:Room)<-[:INSIDE]-(message:Message)<-[:CREATED]-(user:User)
-          WHERE NOT message.seen AND NOT user.id = $currentUserId
-          RETURN toString(COUNT(room)) AS count
+          WHERE NOT user.id = $currentUserId AND NOT message.seen
+          RETURN toString(COUNT(DISTINCT room)) AS count
         `
         const unreadRoomsTxResponse = await transaction.run(unreadRoomsCypher, { currentUserId })
-        return unreadRoomsTxResponse.records.map((record) => record.get('count'))
+        return unreadRoomsTxResponse.records.map((record) => record.get('count'))[0]
       })
       try {
         const count = await readTxResultPromise