diff --git a/backend.php b/backend.php
index d6e45098b..2dac4205f 100644
--- a/backend.php
+++ b/backend.php
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 		$lnum = 0;
 
+		$total_unread = 0;
+
 		while ($line = pg_fetch_assoc($result)) {
 		
 			$feed = $line["title"];
@@ -40,6 +42,8 @@
 
 			if ($unread > 0) $class .= "Unread";
 
+			$total_unread += $unread;
+
 			print "<tr class=\"$class\" id=\"FEEDR-$feed_id\">";
 
 			$feed = "<a href=\"javascript:viewfeed($feed_id, 0);\">$feed</a>";
@@ -58,6 +62,8 @@
 
 		print "</table>";
 
+		print "<div class=\"invisible\" id=\"FEEDTU\">$total_unread</div>";
+
 	}
 
 	if ($op == "view") {
diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index 3da349f1d..cbaefa503 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@
 			EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM NOW()) - EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM last_updated) > " . 
 			MIN_UPDATE_TIME);
 
+		$num_unread = 0;
+
 		while ($line = pg_fetch_assoc($result)) {
-			update_rss_feed($link, $line["feed_url"], $line["id"]);
+			$num_unread += update_rss_feed($link, $line["feed_url"], $line["id"]);
 		}
 
 	}
@@ -17,6 +19,8 @@
 	function update_rss_feed($link, $feed_url, $feed) {
 
 		$rss = fetch_rss($feed_url);
+
+		$num_unread = 0;
 	
 		if ($rss) {
 	
@@ -80,7 +84,9 @@
 								'$entry_timestamp', '$entry_content', '$feed', 
 								'$content_md5')";
 	
-					pg_query($link, $query);
+					$result = pg_query($link, $query);
+
+					if ($result) ++$num_unread;
 	
 				} else {
 	
@@ -110,15 +116,15 @@
 	
 					$result = pg_query($link, $query);
 	
-
-//						print "$entry_guid - $entry_timestamp - $entry_title - 
-//							$entry_link - $entry_id<br>";
+					if ($result) ++$num_unread;
 	
 				}
 	
 			}
 
-			$result = pg_query($link, "UPDATE ttrss_feeds SET last_updated = NOW()");
+			if ($result) {
+				$result = pg_query($link, "UPDATE ttrss_feeds SET last_updated = NOW()");
+			}
 
 		}
 
diff --git a/tt-rss.js b/tt-rss.js
index 3f6aab00b..285d667e2 100644
--- a/tt-rss.js
+++ b/tt-rss.js
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 var xmlhttp = false;
 
+var total_unread = 0;
+
 /*@cc_on @*/
 /*@if (@_jscript_version >= 5)
 // JScript gives us Conditional compilation, we can cope with old IE versions.
@@ -28,6 +30,13 @@ function feedlist_callback() {
 	var container = document.getElementById('feeds');
 	if (xmlhttp.readyState == 4) {
 		container.innerHTML=xmlhttp.responseText;
+
+		var feedtu = document.getElementById("FEEDTU");
+
+		if (feedtu) {
+			total_unread = feedtu.innerHTML;
+			update_title();
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -112,7 +121,11 @@ function view(id,feed_id) {
 			var feedr = document.getElementById("FEEDR-" + feed_id);
 			feedr.className = feedr.className.replace("Unread", "");
 		}
-	}
+		
+		total_unread--;
+
+		update_title();
+	}	
 
 	document.getElementById('content').innerHTML='Loading, please wait...';		
 
@@ -144,11 +157,11 @@ function search(feed, sender) {
 
 }
 
-function init() {
-
-	update_feed_list(false, false);
-
-	setTimeout("timeout()", 1800*1000);
-
-
+function update_title() {
+	//document.title = "Tiny Tiny RSS (" + total_unread + " unread)";
+}
+
+function init() {
+	update_feed_list(false, false);
+	setTimeout("timeout()", 1800*1000);
 }