diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/messages.ts b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/messages.ts
index b7e7a7a73..c1381045f 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/messages.ts
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/messages.ts
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ export default {
     chatMessageAdded: {
       subscribe: withFilter(
         () => pubsub.asyncIterator(CHAT_MESSAGE_ADDED),
-        (payload, variables) => {
-          return payload.userId === variables.userId
+        (payload, variables, context) => {
+          return payload.userId === context.user?.id
         },
       ),
     },
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/notifications.ts b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/notifications.ts
index e427de227..6a3e232cc 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/notifications.ts
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/notifications.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ export default {
     notificationAdded: {
       subscribe: withFilter(
         () => pubsub.asyncIterator(NOTIFICATION_ADDED),
-        (payload, variables) => {
-          return payload.notificationAdded.to.id === variables.userId
+        (payload, variables, context) => {
+          return payload.notificationAdded.to.id === context.user?.id
         },
       ),
     },
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/rooms.ts b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/rooms.ts
index 5e931a446..5382c5ee7 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/rooms.ts
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/rooms.ts
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ export default {
     roomCountUpdated: {
       subscribe: withFilter(
         () => pubsub.asyncIterator(ROOM_COUNT_UPDATED),
-        (payload, variables) => {
-          return payload.userId === variables.userId
+        (payload, variables, context) => {
+          return payload.userId === context.user?.id
         },
       ),
     },
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/types/type/Message.gql b/backend/src/schema/types/type/Message.gql
index 71d175e1c..16e458151 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/types/type/Message.gql
+++ b/backend/src/schema/types/type/Message.gql
@@ -46,5 +46,5 @@ type Query {
 }
 
 type Subscription {
-  chatMessageAdded(userId: ID!): Message
+  chatMessageAdded: Message
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/types/type/NOTIFIED.gql b/backend/src/schema/types/type/NOTIFIED.gql
index 62a1f3696..1f825decc 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/types/type/NOTIFIED.gql
+++ b/backend/src/schema/types/type/NOTIFIED.gql
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@ type Mutation {
 }
 
 type Subscription {
-  notificationAdded(userId: ID!): NOTIFIED
+  notificationAdded: NOTIFIED
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/types/type/Room.gql b/backend/src/schema/types/type/Room.gql
index d758808bb..60d54192c 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/types/type/Room.gql
+++ b/backend/src/schema/types/type/Room.gql
@@ -58,5 +58,5 @@ type Query {
 }
 
 type Subscription {
-  roomCountUpdated(userId: ID!): Int
+  roomCountUpdated: Int
 }
diff --git a/webapp/assets/_new/styles/export.scss b/webapp/assets/_new/styles/export.scss
index 5b866d6b7..e29c014e2 100644
--- a/webapp/assets/_new/styles/export.scss
+++ b/webapp/assets/_new/styles/export.scss
@@ -31,4 +31,7 @@
     chatMessageTimestamp: $chat-message-timestamp;
     chatMessageCheckmarkSeen: $chat-message-checkmark-seen;
     chatMessageCheckmark: $chat-message-checkmark;
+
+    chatRoomBackgroundCounterBadge: $chat-room-background-counter-badge;
+    chatRoomColorCounterBadge: $chat-room-color-counter-badge;
   }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/webapp/assets/_new/styles/tokens.scss b/webapp/assets/_new/styles/tokens.scss
index ef5086240..dd3a042d1 100644
--- a/webapp/assets/_new/styles/tokens.scss
+++ b/webapp/assets/_new/styles/tokens.scss
@@ -420,3 +420,5 @@ $chat-new-message-color: $color-secondary-active;
 $chat-message-timestamp: $text-color-soft;
 $chat-message-checkmark-seen: $text-color-secondary;
 $chat-message-checkmark: $text-color-soft;
+$chat-room-color-counter-badge: $text-color-inverse;
+$chat-room-background-counter-badge: $color-secondary;
diff --git a/webapp/components/Chat/Chat.vue b/webapp/components/Chat/Chat.vue
index c18c12a58..883067666 100644
--- a/webapp/components/Chat/Chat.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/Chat/Chat.vue
@@ -181,9 +181,6 @@ export default {
     // Subscriptions
     const observer = this.$apollo.subscribe({
       query: chatMessageAdded(),
-      variables: {
-        userId: this.currentUser.id,
-      },
     })
 
     observer.subscribe({
diff --git a/webapp/components/ChatNotificationMenu/ChatNotificationMenu.vue b/webapp/components/ChatNotificationMenu/ChatNotificationMenu.vue
index ec3f9fbc7..dd36b965a 100644
--- a/webapp/components/ChatNotificationMenu/ChatNotificationMenu.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/ChatNotificationMenu/ChatNotificationMenu.vue
@@ -44,11 +44,6 @@ export default {
       },
       subscribeToMore: {
         document: roomCountUpdated(),
-        variables() {
-          return {
-            userId: this.user.id,
-          }
-        },
         updateQuery: (previousResult, { subscriptionData }) => {
           return { UnreadRooms: subscriptionData.data.roomCountUpdated }
         },
diff --git a/webapp/components/NotificationMenu/NotificationMenu.vue b/webapp/components/NotificationMenu/NotificationMenu.vue
index 9e94e07d7..d0e21bf96 100644
--- a/webapp/components/NotificationMenu/NotificationMenu.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/NotificationMenu/NotificationMenu.vue
@@ -137,11 +137,6 @@ export default {
       },
       subscribeToMore: {
         document: notificationAdded(),
-        variables() {
-          return {
-            userId: this.user.id,
-          }
-        },
         updateQuery: (previousResult, { subscriptionData }) => {
           const {
             data: { notificationAdded: newNotification },
diff --git a/webapp/constants/chat.js b/webapp/constants/chat.js
index 181d88e0e..de391707d 100644
--- a/webapp/constants/chat.js
+++ b/webapp/constants/chat.js
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ const STYLE = {
       colorTimestamp: '#a2aeb8',
       colorStateOnline: '#4caf50',
       colorStateOffline: '#9ca6af',
-      backgroundCounterBadge: '#0696c7',
-      colorCounterBadge: '#fff',
+      backgroundCounterBadge: styleData.chatRoomBackgroundCounterBadge,
+      colorCounterBadge: styleData.chatRoomColorCounterBadge,
     },
 
     emoji: {
diff --git a/webapp/graphql/Messages.js b/webapp/graphql/Messages.js
index cb5d37df9..ffa2760f9 100644
--- a/webapp/graphql/Messages.js
+++ b/webapp/graphql/Messages.js
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ export const messageQuery = () => {
 
 export const chatMessageAdded = () => {
   return gql`
-    subscription chatMessageAdded($userId: ID!) {
-      chatMessageAdded(userId: $userId) {
+    subscription chatMessageAdded {
+      chatMessageAdded {
         _id
         id
         indexId
diff --git a/webapp/graphql/Rooms.js b/webapp/graphql/Rooms.js
index 46f089e36..221f21c86 100644
--- a/webapp/graphql/Rooms.js
+++ b/webapp/graphql/Rooms.js
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ export const unreadRoomsQuery = () => {
 
 export const roomCountUpdated = () => {
   return gql`
-    subscription roomCountUpdated($userId: ID!) {
-      roomCountUpdated(userId: $userId)
+    subscription roomCountUpdated {
+      roomCountUpdated
     }
   `
 }
diff --git a/webapp/graphql/User.js b/webapp/graphql/User.js
index fcdac0989..4b743a0e3 100644
--- a/webapp/graphql/User.js
+++ b/webapp/graphql/User.js
@@ -245,8 +245,8 @@ export const notificationAdded = () => {
     ${postFragment}
     ${groupFragment}
 
-    subscription notifications($userId: ID!) {
-      notificationAdded(userId: $userId) {
+    subscription notifications {
+      notificationAdded {
         id
         read
         reason
diff --git a/webapp/locales/de.json b/webapp/locales/de.json
index 372703214..a79f5ad1a 100644
--- a/webapp/locales/de.json
+++ b/webapp/locales/de.json
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@
       "Tag": "Hashtag ::: Hashtags",
       "User": "Nutzer ::: Nutzer"
     },
-    "hint": "Wonach suchst Du? Nutze !… für Beiträge, @… für Mitglieder, &… für Gruppen, #… für Hashtags",
+    "hint": "!... sucht Beiträge, @... sucht Nutzer, &... sucht Gruppen, #… sucht Hashtags",
     "no-results": "Keine Ergebnisse für \"{search}\" gefunden. Versuch' es mit einem anderen Begriff!",
     "page": "Seite",
     "placeholder": "Suchen",
diff --git a/webapp/locales/en.json b/webapp/locales/en.json
index e5bdee4fc..4ef7ecd3e 100644
--- a/webapp/locales/en.json
+++ b/webapp/locales/en.json
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@
       "Tag": "Hashtag ::: Hashtags",
       "User": "User ::: Users"
     },
-    "hint": "What are you searching for? Use !… for posts, @… for users, &… for groups, #… for hashtags.",
+    "hint": "!... searches posts, @... searches users, &... searches groups, #… searches hashtags",
     "no-results": "No results found for \"{search}\". Try a different search term!",
     "page": "Page",
     "placeholder": "Search",