diff --git a/apps/native/app/src/graphql/queries/inbox.graphql b/apps/native/app/src/graphql/queries/inbox.graphql
index 716248a9a003..f6ff407ded03 100644
--- a/apps/native/app/src/graphql/queries/inbox.graphql
+++ b/apps/native/app/src/graphql/queries/inbox.graphql
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ query ListDocuments($input: GetDocumentListInput!) {
       ...ListDocument
     }
     totalCount
-    unreadCount
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/native/app/src/screens/inbox/inbox.tsx b/apps/native/app/src/screens/inbox/inbox.tsx
index ae6ed6203ee9..5450f864966d 100644
--- a/apps/native/app/src/screens/inbox/inbox.tsx
+++ b/apps/native/app/src/screens/inbox/inbox.tsx
@@ -136,6 +136,23 @@ function useThrottleState(state: string, delay = 500) {
   return throttledState
 }
 
+const useUnreadCount = () => {
+  const res = useListDocumentsQuery({
+    fetchPolicy: 'cache-first',
+    variables: {
+      input: {
+        page: 1,
+        pageSize: 50,
+        opened: false,
+      },
+    },
+  })
+  const unopened = res?.data?.listDocumentsV2?.data?.filter(
+    (item) => item.opened === false,
+  )
+  return unopened?.length ?? 0
+}
+
 type Filters = {
   opened?: boolean
   archived?: boolean
@@ -269,6 +286,7 @@ export const InboxScreen: NavigationFunctionComponent<{
   const [query, setQuery] = useState('')
   const queryString = useThrottleState(query)
   const theme = useTheme()
+  const unreadCount = useUnreadCount()
   const [visible, setVisible] = useState(false)
   const [refetching, setRefetching] = useState(false)
 
@@ -278,7 +296,6 @@ export const InboxScreen: NavigationFunctionComponent<{
     bookmarked,
     subjectContains: queryString,
   })
-  const unreadCount = res?.data?.unreadCount ?? 0
 
   useConnectivityIndicator({
     componentId,