diff --git a/ts/components/SessionScrollButton.tsx b/ts/components/SessionScrollButton.tsx
index 4d0b2b50d..4b068c2cf 100644
--- a/ts/components/SessionScrollButton.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/SessionScrollButton.tsx
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ export const SessionScrollButton = (props: { onClickScrollBottom: () => void })
         isHidden={!show}
         onClick={props.onClickScrollBottom}
         dataTestId="scroll-to-bottom-button"
-        unreadCount={unreadCount}
-      />
+      >
+        {Boolean(unreadCount) && <SessionUnreadCount count={unreadCount} />}
+      </SessionIconButton>
     </SessionScrollButtonDiv>
   );
 };
diff --git a/ts/components/icon/SessionIconButton.tsx b/ts/components/icon/SessionIconButton.tsx
index f2d78bb6f..adf81cb12 100644
--- a/ts/components/icon/SessionIconButton.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/icon/SessionIconButton.tsx
@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@ import classNames from 'classnames';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import React, { KeyboardEvent } from 'react';
 import styled from 'styled-components';
-import { SessionIcon, SessionIconProps } from '.';
-import { SessionNotificationCount, SessionUnreadCount } from './SessionNotificationCount';
+import { SessionIcon, SessionIconProps } from './SessionIcon';
 
 interface SProps extends SessionIconProps {
   onClick?: (e?: React.MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement>) => void;
-  notificationCount?: number;
   isSelected?: boolean;
   isHidden?: boolean;
   margin?: string;
@@ -16,6 +14,7 @@ interface SProps extends SessionIconProps {
   id?: string;
   style?: object;
   tabIndex?: number;
+  children?: React.ReactNode;
 }
 
 const StyledSessionIconButton = styled.button<{ color?: string; isSelected?: boolean }>`
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ const SessionIconButtonInner = React.forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, SProps>((prop
     iconColor,
     iconRotation,
     isSelected,
-    notificationCount,
     glowDuration,
     glowStartDelay,
     noScale,
@@ -60,7 +58,7 @@ const SessionIconButtonInner = React.forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, SProps>((prop
     dataTestIdIcon,
     style,
     tabIndex,
-    unreadCount,
+    children,
   } = props;
   const clickHandler = (e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement>) => {
     if (props.onClick) {
@@ -101,8 +99,7 @@ const SessionIconButtonInner = React.forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, SProps>((prop
         iconPadding={iconPadding}
         dataTestId={dataTestIdIcon}
       />
-      {Boolean(notificationCount) && <SessionNotificationCount count={notificationCount} />}
-      {Boolean(unreadCount) && <SessionUnreadCount count={unreadCount} />}
+      {children}
     </StyledSessionIconButton>
   );
 });
diff --git a/ts/components/leftpane/ActionsPanel.tsx b/ts/components/leftpane/ActionsPanel.tsx
index 3a3bdc456..319300713 100644
--- a/ts/components/leftpane/ActionsPanel.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/leftpane/ActionsPanel.tsx
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import { getSwarmPollingInstance } from '../../session/apis/snode_api';
 import { UserUtils } from '../../session/utils';
 import { Avatar, AvatarSize } from '../avatar/Avatar';
 import { ActionPanelOnionStatusLight } from '../dialog/OnionStatusPathDialog';
-import { SessionIconButton } from '../icon';
+import { SessionIconButton } from '../icon/SessionIconButton';
 import { LeftPaneSectionContainer } from './LeftPaneSectionContainer';
 
 import { SettingsKey } from '../../data/settings-key';
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import { ensureThemeConsistency } from '../../themes/SessionTheme';
 import { switchThemeTo } from '../../themes/switchTheme';
 import { ReleasedFeatures } from '../../util/releaseFeature';
 import { getOppositeTheme } from '../../util/theme';
+import { SessionNotificationCount } from '../icon/SessionNotificationCount';
 
 const Section = (props: { type: SectionType }) => {
   const ourNumber = useSelector(getOurNumber);
@@ -103,10 +104,11 @@ const Section = (props: { type: SectionType }) => {
           iconSize="medium"
           dataTestId="message-section"
           iconType={'chatBubble'}
-          notificationCount={unreadToShow}
           onClick={handleClick}
           isSelected={isSelected}
-        />
+        >
+          {Boolean(unreadToShow) && <SessionNotificationCount count={unreadToShow} />}
+        </SessionIconButton>
       );
     case SectionType.Settings:
       return (