diff --git a/templates/zephyr/index.html b/templates/zephyr/index.html
index 547baccc64..deacd51626 100644
--- a/templates/zephyr/index.html
+++ b/templates/zephyr/index.html
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ var people_list = [
                   <ul class="filters">
                       <div id="global_filters">
                           {# Special-case this link so we don't actually go to page top. #}
-                          <li id="filthome" class="active-filter"><a href="#" onclick="ui.change_tab_to('#home');narrow.deactivate();return false" >Home</a></li>
-                          <li id="filtpers"><a href="#narrow/is/private-message">All private messages</a></li>
+                          <li data-name="home" class="active-filter"><a href="#" onclick="ui.change_tab_to('#home');narrow.deactivate();return false" >Home <span class="count">(<span class="value"></span>)</span></a></li>
+                          <li data-name="private" ><a href="#narrow/is/private-message">All private messages <span class="count">(<span class="value"></span>)</span></a></li>
                       </div>
                       <hr id="stream_filters_sep">
                       <div id="stream_filters" class="scrolling_list"></div>
diff --git a/zephyr/static/js/zephyr.js b/zephyr/static/js/zephyr.js
index bcfc9f01b9..1ded84ca1a 100644
--- a/zephyr/static/js/zephyr.js
+++ b/zephyr/static/js/zephyr.js
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ function message_range(start, end) {
 var unread_filters = {'stream': {}, 'private': {}};
 
 function process_unread_counts(messages, decrement) {
-    var existing, hashkey;
+    var existing, hashkey, pm_count;
     $.each(messages, function (index, message) {
         if (message.id <= furthest_read && decrement !== true) {
             return;
@@ -210,6 +210,12 @@ function process_unread_counts(messages, decrement) {
     $.each(unread_filters.stream, function(index, obj) {
         ui.set_count("stream", index, Object.keys(obj).length);
     });
+
+    pm_count = 0;
+    $.each(unread_filters["private"], function(index, obj) {
+        pm_count += Object.keys(obj).length;
+    });
+    ui.set_count("global", "private", pm_count);
 }
 
 function update_selected_message(message, opts) {