diff --git a/server/monitor/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/monitor/next/Endpoints.java b/server/monitor/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/monitor/next/Endpoints.java
index 72dfc4a1360..f5719637b2e 100644
--- a/server/monitor/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/monitor/next/Endpoints.java
+++ b/server/monitor/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/monitor/next/Endpoints.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.TreeMap;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import jakarta.inject.Inject;
@@ -448,6 +449,14 @@ public Set<MessageCategory> getMessageCategories() {
   public record Message(String priority, String category, String message) {
   }
 
+  @GET
+  @Path("message/counts")
+  @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+  @Description("Returns count of messages by priority")
+  public Map<MessagePriority,AtomicLong> getMessageCounts() {
+    return monitor.getInformationFetcher().getSummaryForEndpoint().getMessageCounts();
+  }
+
   @GET
   @Path("messages")
   @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
diff --git a/server/monitor/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/monitor/next/SystemInformation.java b/server/monitor/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/monitor/next/SystemInformation.java
index e5d7491f58c..a00a1906ec6 100644
--- a/server/monitor/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/monitor/next/SystemInformation.java
+++ b/server/monitor/src/main/java/org/apache/accumulo/monitor/next/SystemInformation.java
@@ -521,6 +521,8 @@ public List<TabletNeedingRecovery> getTabletsNeedingRecovery() {
 
   private final Map<MessagePriority,Map<MessageCategory,Set<String>>> messages =
       new EnumMap<>(MessagePriority.class);
+  private final EnumMap<MessagePriority,AtomicLong> messageCounts =
+      new EnumMap<>(MessagePriority.class);
 
   private final Set<String> configuredCompactionResourceGroups = ConcurrentHashMap.newKeySet();
 
@@ -538,6 +540,9 @@ public SystemInformation(Cache<ServerId,MetricResponse> allMetrics, ServerContex
     this.ctx = ctx;
     this.rgLongRunningCompactionSize =
         this.ctx.getConfiguration().getCount(Property.MONITOR_LONG_RUNNING_COMPACTION_LIMIT);
+    for (MessagePriority p : MessagePriority.values()) {
+      messageCounts.put(p, new AtomicLong(0));
+    }
   }
 
   public void clear() {
@@ -570,16 +575,25 @@ public void clear() {
     componentStatuses.clear();
     managerGoalState = null;
     serverMetricsView.clear();
+    messageCounts.clear();
   }
 
   public void addMessage(MessagePriority pri, MessageCategory cat, String msg) {
     messages.computeIfAbsent(pri, k -> new EnumMap<>(MessageCategory.class))
         .computeIfAbsent(cat, k -> new TreeSet<>()).add(msg);
+    messageCounts.get(pri).incrementAndGet();
   }
 
   public void removeMessage(MessagePriority pri, MessageCategory cat, String part) {
     messages.getOrDefault(pri, new EnumMap<>(MessageCategory.class))
         .getOrDefault(cat, new HashSet<String>()).removeIf(s -> s.contains(part));
+    messageCounts.get(pri).updateAndGet(val -> {
+      if (val > 0) {
+        return val - 1;
+      } else {
+        return 0;
+      }
+    });
   }
 
   private void updateAggregates(final MetricResponse response,
@@ -1352,6 +1366,10 @@ public Map<MessagePriority,Map<MessageCategory,Set<String>>> getMessages() {
     return this.messages;
   }
 
+  public Map<MessagePriority,AtomicLong> getMessageCounts() {
+    return this.messageCounts;
+  }
+
   public long getTimestamp() {
     return this.timestamp.get();
   }
diff --git a/server/monitor/src/main/resources/org/apache/accumulo/monitor/resources/js/functions.js b/server/monitor/src/main/resources/org/apache/accumulo/monitor/resources/js/functions.js
index 093d2d1d75e..15adaf03975 100644
--- a/server/monitor/src/main/resources/org/apache/accumulo/monitor/resources/js/functions.js
+++ b/server/monitor/src/main/resources/org/apache/accumulo/monitor/resources/js/functions.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ const RUNNING_COMPACTIONS_BY_GROUP = 'runningCompactionsByGroup';
 const AUTO_REFRESH_KEY = 'auto-refresh';
 const MESSAGE_CATEGORIES = 'messageCategories';
 const MESSAGES = 'messages';
+const MESSAGE_COUNTS = 'messageCounts'
 const RECOVERY = 'recovery';
 
 // Override Length Menu options for dataTables
@@ -547,6 +548,14 @@ function getMessageCategories() {
   return getJSONForTable(REST_V2_PREFIX + '/message/categories', MESSAGE_CATEGORIES);
 }
 
+/**
+ * REST GET call for /message/counts
+ * store it on a sessionStorage variable
+ */
+function getMessageCounts() {
+  return getJSONForTable(REST_V2_PREFIX + '/message/counts', MESSAGE_COUNTS);
+}
+
 /**
  * REST GET call for /messages,
  * results are not stored in session as this
diff --git a/server/monitor/src/main/resources/org/apache/accumulo/monitor/resources/js/navbar.js b/server/monitor/src/main/resources/org/apache/accumulo/monitor/resources/js/navbar.js
index 7b6dfce77ff..0c189775987 100644
--- a/server/monitor/src/main/resources/org/apache/accumulo/monitor/resources/js/navbar.js
+++ b/server/monitor/src/main/resources/org/apache/accumulo/monitor/resources/js/navbar.js
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ $(function () {
   setTheme();
   updateDarkThemeSwitch();
   refreshSidebar();
+  refreshMessageBadge();
 });
 
 /**
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ function refreshSidebar() {
  */
 function refreshNavBar() {
   refreshSidebar();
+  refreshMessageBadge();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -220,3 +222,32 @@ function updateDarkThemeSwitch() {
     document.documentElement.setAttribute('data-bs-theme', enableDarkTheme ? 'dark' : 'light');
   });
 }
+
+/**
+ * Updates the badge on the Messages label on the Nav Bar
+ */
+function refreshMessageBadge() {
+  getMessageCounts().then(function () {
+
+    var messageAnchor = $('#message-anchor');
+
+    var msgCounts = getStoredJson(MESSAGE_COUNTS, {
+      "Critical": 0,
+      "High": 0,
+      "Info": 0
+    });
+    var critMsgCount = msgCounts.Critical;
+    var highMsgCount = msgCounts.High;
+
+    messageAnchor.find('span').remove();
+
+    if (critMsgCount > 0) {
+      messageAnchor.append('<span class="badge position-relative top-0 start-0 translate-middle-y rounded-pill bg-danger">' +
+        critMsgCount + '</span>');
+    } else if (highMsgCount > 0) {
+      messageAnchor.append(
+        '<span class="badge position-relative top-0 start-0 translate-middle-y rounded-pill bg-warning">' +
+        highMsgCount + '</span>');
+    }
+  });
+}
diff --git a/server/monitor/src/main/resources/org/apache/accumulo/monitor/templates/navbar.ftl b/server/monitor/src/main/resources/org/apache/accumulo/monitor/templates/navbar.ftl
index fc188ca6187..7b1eb8e501f 100644
--- a/server/monitor/src/main/resources/org/apache/accumulo/monitor/templates/navbar.ftl
+++ b/server/monitor/src/main/resources/org/apache/accumulo/monitor/templates/navbar.ftl
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
               </ul>
             </li>
             <li>
-              <a class="nav-link" aria-current="page" href="messages">Messages</a>
+              <a id="message-anchor" class="nav-link" aria-current="page" href="messages">Messages</a>
             </li>            
             <li class="dropdown">
               <a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" id="navbarDropdown"