diff --git a/src/main/appBadge.ts b/src/main/appBadge.ts
index 46abe1d..4b32fe9 100644
--- a/src/main/appBadge.ts
+++ b/src/main/appBadge.ts
@@ -6,22 +6,27 @@
 
 import { app, NativeImage, nativeImage } from "electron";
 import { join } from "path";
+import { IpcEvents } from "shared/IpcEvents";
 import { BADGE_DIR } from "shared/paths";
 
+import { mainWin } from "./mainWindow";
+
 const imgCache = new Map<number, NativeImage>();
-function loadBadge(index: number) {
+export function loadBadge(index: number) {
     const cached = imgCache.get(index);
     if (cached) return cached;
 
-    const img = nativeImage.createFromPath(join(BADGE_DIR, `${index}.ico`));
+    const img = nativeImage.createFromPath(join(BADGE_DIR, `${index}.png`));
     imgCache.set(index, img);
 
     return img;
 }
 
-let lastIndex: null | number = -1;
+let lastBadgeIndex: null | number = -1;
+export var lastBadgeCount: number = -1;
 
 export function setBadgeCount(count: number) {
+    lastBadgeCount = count;
     switch (process.platform) {
         case "linux":
             if (count === -1) count = 0;
@@ -36,15 +41,17 @@ export function setBadgeCount(count: number) {
             break;
         case "win32":
             const [index, description] = getBadgeIndexAndDescription(count);
-            if (lastIndex === index) break;
+            if (lastBadgeIndex === index) break;
 
-            lastIndex = index;
+            lastBadgeIndex = index;
 
             // circular import shenanigans
             const { mainWin } = require("./mainWindow") as typeof import("./mainWindow");
             mainWin.setOverlayIcon(index === null ? null : loadBadge(index), description);
             break;
     }
+
+    mainWin.webContents.send(IpcEvents.SET_CURRENT_VOICE_TRAY_ICON);
 }
 
 function getBadgeIndexAndDescription(count: number): [number | null, string] {
diff --git a/src/main/ipc.ts b/src/main/ipc.ts
index bfe9208..126895a 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc.ts
@@ -28,9 +28,17 @@ import { IpcEvents } from "../shared/IpcEvents";
 import { setBadgeCount } from "./appBadge";
 import { autoStart } from "./autoStart";
 import { VENCORD_FILES_DIR, VENCORD_QUICKCSS_FILE, VENCORD_THEMES_DIR } from "./constants";
-import { mainWin, setTrayIcon } from "./mainWindow";
+import { mainWin } from "./mainWindow";
 import { Settings } from "./settings";
-import { createTrayIcon, generateTrayIcons, getTrayIconFile, getTrayIconFileSync, pickTrayIcon } from "./tray";
+import {
+    createTrayIcon,
+    generateTrayIcons,
+    getIconWithBadge,
+    getTrayIconFile,
+    getTrayIconFileSync,
+    pickTrayIcon,
+    setTrayIcon
+} from "./tray";
 import { handle, handleSync } from "./utils/ipcWrappers";
 import { PopoutWindows } from "./utils/popout";
 import { isDeckGameMode, showGamePage } from "./utils/steamOS";
@@ -170,3 +178,4 @@ handle(IpcEvents.CREATE_TRAY_ICON_RESPONSE, (_, iconName, dataURL, isCustomIcon)
 );
 handle(IpcEvents.GENERATE_TRAY_ICONS, () => generateTrayIcons());
 handle(IpcEvents.SELECT_TRAY_ICON, async (_, iconName) => pickTrayIcon(iconName));
+handle(IpcEvents.GET_ICON_WITH_BADGE, async (_, dataURL) => getIconWithBadge(dataURL));
diff --git a/src/main/mainWindow.ts b/src/main/mainWindow.ts
index cd60521..f27cf9b 100755
--- a/src/main/mainWindow.ts
+++ b/src/main/mainWindow.ts
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ import {
     dialog,
     Menu,
     MenuItemConstructorOptions,
-    NativeImage,
-    nativeImage,
     nativeTheme,
     screen,
     session,
@@ -21,7 +19,7 @@ import {
 import { rm } from "fs/promises";
 import { join } from "path";
 import { IpcEvents } from "shared/IpcEvents";
-import { ICON_PATH, ICONS_DIR } from "shared/paths";
+import { ICON_PATH } from "shared/paths";
 import { isTruthy } from "shared/utils/guards";
 import { once } from "shared/utils/once";
 import type { SettingsStore } from "shared/utils/SettingsStore";
@@ -40,13 +38,13 @@ import {
 } from "./constants";
 import { Settings, State, VencordSettings } from "./settings";
 import { createSplashWindow } from "./splash";
-import { generateTrayIcons, isCustomIcon, statusToSettingsKey } from "./tray";
+import { setTrayIcon } from "./tray";
 import { makeLinksOpenExternally } from "./utils/makeLinksOpenExternally";
 import { applyDeckKeyboardFix, askToApplySteamLayout, isDeckGameMode } from "./utils/steamOS";
 import { downloadVencordFiles, ensureVencordFiles } from "./utils/vencordLoader";
 
 let isQuitting = false;
-let tray: Tray;
+export let tray: Tray;
 
 applyDeckKeyboardFix();
 
@@ -127,14 +125,7 @@ function initTray(win: BrowserWindow) {
     ]);
 
     tray = new Tray(ICON_PATH);
-    try {
-        if (Settings.store.trayMainOverride) tray.setImage(join(ICONS_DIR, "icon_custom.png"));
-        else tray.setImage(join(ICONS_DIR, "icon.png"));
-    } catch (error) {
-        console.log("Error while loading custom tray image. Recreating new ones.");
-        Settings.store.trayMainOverride = false;
-        generateTrayIcons();
-    }
+    setTrayIcon("icon");
     tray.setToolTip("Vesktop");
     tray.setContextMenu(trayMenu);
     tray.on("click", onTrayClick);
@@ -512,34 +503,3 @@ export async function createWindows() {
 
     initArRPC();
 }
-
-export async function setTrayIcon(iconName: string) {
-    if (!tray || tray.isDestroyed()) return;
-    const Icons = new Set(["speaking", "muted", "deafened", "idle", "icon"]);
-
-    if (!Icons.has(iconName)) return;
-    try {
-        var trayImage: NativeImage;
-        if (isCustomIcon(iconName)) {
-            trayImage = nativeImage.createFromPath(join(ICONS_DIR, iconName + "_custom.png"));
-            if (trayImage.isEmpty()) {
-                const iconKey = statusToSettingsKey[iconName as keyof typeof statusToSettingsKey];
-                Settings.store[iconKey] = false;
-                generateTrayIcons();
-                return;
-            }
-        } else trayImage = nativeImage.createFromPath(join(ICONS_DIR, iconName + ".png"));
-        if (trayImage.isEmpty()) {
-            generateTrayIcons();
-            return;
-        }
-        if (process.platform === "darwin") {
-            trayImage = trayImage.resize({ width: 16, height: 16 });
-        }
-        tray.setImage(trayImage);
-    } catch (error) {
-        console.log("Error: ", error, "Regenerating tray icons.");
-        generateTrayIcons(); // TODO: pass here only one icon request
-    }
-    return;
-}
diff --git a/src/main/tray.ts b/src/main/tray.ts
index 0525ec3..cdec95d 100644
--- a/src/main/tray.ts
+++ b/src/main/tray.ts
@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@
  */
 
 import { dialog, NativeImage, nativeImage } from "electron";
-import { copyFileSync, mkdirSync, writeFileSync } from "fs";
+import { mkdirSync, writeFileSync } from "fs";
 import { readFile } from "fs/promises";
 import { join } from "path";
 import { IpcEvents } from "shared/IpcEvents";
 import { ICONS_DIR, STATIC_DIR } from "shared/paths";
 
-import { mainWin } from "./mainWindow";
+import { lastBadgeCount, loadBadge } from "./appBadge";
+import { mainWin, tray } from "./mainWindow";
 import { Settings } from "./settings";
 
 export const statusToSettingsKey = {
@@ -27,6 +28,62 @@ export const isCustomIcon = (status: string) => {
     return Settings.store[settingKey];
 };
 
+export async function setTrayIcon(iconName: string) {
+    if (!tray || tray.isDestroyed()) return;
+    const Icons = new Set(["speaking", "muted", "deafened", "idle", "icon"]);
+    if (!Icons.has(iconName)) return;
+
+    // if need to set main icon then check whether there is need of notif badge
+    if (iconName === "icon" && lastBadgeCount && lastBadgeCount > 0) {
+        var trayImage: NativeImage;
+        if (isCustomIcon("icon")) {
+            console.log("setting badge and CUSTOM icon");
+            trayImage = nativeImage.createFromPath(join(ICONS_DIR, "icon_custom.png"));
+        } else {
+            console.log("setting badge and stock icon");
+            trayImage = nativeImage.createFromPath(join(ICONS_DIR, "icon.png"));
+        }
+
+        const badgeImg = loadBadge(lastBadgeCount);
+        // and send IPC call to renderer to add to image
+        mainWin.webContents.send(IpcEvents.ADD_BADGE_TO_ICON, trayImage.toDataURL(), badgeImg.toDataURL());
+        return;
+    }
+
+    try {
+        var trayImage: NativeImage;
+        if (isCustomIcon(iconName)) {
+            trayImage = nativeImage.createFromPath(join(ICONS_DIR, iconName + "_custom.png"));
+            if (trayImage.isEmpty()) {
+                const iconKey = statusToSettingsKey[iconName as keyof typeof statusToSettingsKey];
+                Settings.store[iconKey] = false;
+                generateTrayIcons();
+                return;
+            }
+        } else trayImage = nativeImage.createFromPath(join(ICONS_DIR, iconName + ".png"));
+        if (trayImage.isEmpty()) {
+            generateTrayIcons();
+            return;
+        }
+        if (process.platform === "darwin") {
+            trayImage = trayImage.resize({ width: 16, height: 16 });
+        }
+        tray.setImage(trayImage);
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.log("Error: ", error, "Regenerating tray icons.");
+        generateTrayIcons(); // TODO: pass here only one icon request
+    }
+    return;
+}
+
+export async function setTrayIconWithBadge(iconDataURL: string) {
+    var trayImage = nativeImage.createFromDataURL(iconDataURL);
+    if (process.platform === "darwin") {
+        trayImage = trayImage.resize({ width: 16, height: 16 });
+    }
+    tray.setImage(trayImage);
+}
+
 export async function getTrayIconFile(iconName: string) {
     const Icons = new Set(["speaking", "muted", "deafened", "idle"]);
     if (!Icons.has(iconName)) {
@@ -62,7 +119,9 @@ export async function createTrayIcon(iconName: string, iconDataURL: string, isCu
     // primarily called from renderer using CREATE_TRAY_ICON_RESPONSE IPC call
     iconDataURL = iconDataURL.replace(/^data:image\/png;base64,/, "");
     if (isCustomIcon) {
-        writeFileSync(join(ICONS_DIR, iconName + "_custom.png"), iconDataURL, "base64");
+        const img = nativeImage.createFromDataURL(iconDataURL).resize({ width: 128, height: 128 });
+        // writeFileSync(join(ICONS_DIR, iconName + "_custom.png"), img.toDataURL(), "base64");
+        writeFileSync(join(ICONS_DIR, iconName + "_custom.png"), img.toPNG());
     } else {
         writeFileSync(join(ICONS_DIR, iconName + ".png"), iconDataURL, "base64");
     }
@@ -76,7 +135,8 @@ export async function generateTrayIcons() {
     for (const icon of Icons) {
         mainWin.webContents.send(IpcEvents.CREATE_TRAY_ICON_REQUEST, icon);
     }
-    copyFileSync(join(STATIC_DIR, "icon.png"), join(ICONS_DIR, "icon.png"));
+    const img = nativeImage.createFromPath(join(STATIC_DIR, "icon.png")).resize({ width: 128, height: 128 });
+    writeFileSync(join(ICONS_DIR, "icon.png"), img.toPNG());
     mainWin.webContents.send(IpcEvents.SET_CURRENT_VOICE_TRAY_ICON);
 }
 
@@ -93,6 +153,11 @@ export async function pickTrayIcon(iconName: string) {
     // add .svg !!
     const image = nativeImage.createFromPath(dir);
     if (image.isEmpty()) return "invalid";
-    copyFileSync(dir, join(ICONS_DIR, iconName + "_custom.png"));
+    const img = nativeImage.createFromPath(dir).resize({ width: 128, height: 128 });
+    writeFileSync(join(ICONS_DIR, iconName + "_custom.png"), img.toPNG());
     return dir;
 }
+
+export async function getIconWithBadge(dataURL: string) {
+    tray.setImage(nativeImage.createFromDataURL(dataURL));
+}
diff --git a/src/preload/VesktopNative.ts b/src/preload/VesktopNative.ts
index 6ee5671..c2138bc 100644
--- a/src/preload/VesktopNative.ts
+++ b/src/preload/VesktopNative.ts
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ export const VesktopNative = {
         generateTrayIcons: () => invoke<void>(IpcEvents.GENERATE_TRAY_ICONS),
         setCurrentVoiceIcon: (listener: (...args: any[]) => void) => {
             ipcRenderer.on(IpcEvents.SET_CURRENT_VOICE_TRAY_ICON, listener);
-        }
+        },
+        addBadgeToIcon: (listener: (iconDataURL: string, badgeDataURL: string) => void) => {
+            ipcRenderer.on(IpcEvents.ADD_BADGE_TO_ICON, (_, iconDataURL: string, badgeDataURL: string) =>
+                listener(iconDataURL, badgeDataURL)
+            );
+        },
+        returnIconWithBadge: (dataURL: string) => invoke<void>(IpcEvents.GET_ICON_WITH_BADGE, dataURL)
     }
 };
diff --git a/src/renderer/patches/tray.ts b/src/renderer/patches/tray.ts
index 3b38964..221264f 100644
--- a/src/renderer/patches/tray.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/patches/tray.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,36 @@ VesktopNative.tray.createIconRequest(async (iconName: string) => {
     }
 });
 
+VesktopNative.tray.addBadgeToIcon(async (iconDataURL: string, badgeDataURL: string) => {
+    const canvas = document.createElement("canvas");
+    canvas.width = 128;
+    canvas.height = 128;
+
+    const img = new Image();
+    img.width = 128;
+    img.height = 128;
+
+    img.onload = () => {
+        const ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
+        if (ctx) {
+            ctx.drawImage(img, 0, 0);
+
+            const iconImg = new Image();
+            iconImg.width = 64;
+            iconImg.height = 64;
+
+            iconImg.onload = () => {
+                ctx.drawImage(iconImg, 64, 0, 64, 64);
+                VesktopNative.tray.returnIconWithBadge(canvas.toDataURL());
+            };
+
+            iconImg.src = badgeDataURL;
+        }
+    };
+
+    img.src = iconDataURL;
+});
+
 VesktopNative.tray.setCurrentVoiceIcon(() => {
     setCurrentTrayIcon();
 });
diff --git a/src/shared/IpcEvents.ts b/src/shared/IpcEvents.ts
index 425c959..96eda30 100644
--- a/src/shared/IpcEvents.ts
+++ b/src/shared/IpcEvents.ts
@@ -59,5 +59,7 @@ export const enum IpcEvents {
     GENERATE_TRAY_ICONS = "VCD_GENERATE_TRAY_ICONS",
     SET_CURRENT_VOICE_TRAY_ICON = "VCD_SET_CURRENT_VOICE_ICON",
     GET_SYSTEM_ACCENT_COLOR = "VCD_GET_ACCENT_COLOR",
-    SELECT_TRAY_ICON = "VCD_SELECT_TRAY_ICON"
+    SELECT_TRAY_ICON = "VCD_SELECT_TRAY_ICON",
+    ADD_BADGE_TO_ICON = "VCD_ADD_BADGE_TO_ICON",
+    GET_ICON_WITH_BADGE = "VCD_GET_ICON_WITH_BADGE"
 }
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