diff --git a/circle/circle/settings/base.py b/circle/circle/settings/base.py
index b3a12ce..bd3fd01 100644
--- a/circle/circle/settings/base.py
+++ b/circle/circle/settings/base.py
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS = (
     'django.core.context_processors.tz',
     'django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages',
     'django.core.context_processors.request',
+    'dashboard.context_processors.notifications',
 )
 
 # See: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#template-loaders
diff --git a/circle/dashboard/context_processors.py b/circle/dashboard/context_processors.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..505a8d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/circle/dashboard/context_processors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+def notifications(request):
+    count = (request.user.notification_set.filter(status="new").count()
+             if request.user.is_authenticated() else None)
+    return {
+        'NEW_NOTIFICATIONS_COUNT': count
+    }
diff --git a/circle/dashboard/templates/dashboard/base.html b/circle/dashboard/templates/dashboard/base.html
index 1e2a3fa..9c474fa 100644
--- a/circle/dashboard/templates/dashboard/base.html
+++ b/circle/dashboard/templates/dashboard/base.html
@@ -33,8 +33,14 @@
         </div><!-- .navbar-header -->
         <div class="collapse navbar-collapse">
           <ul class="nav navbar-nav pull-right">
-            {% block navbar-ul %}
-            {% endblock %}    
+            <li class="dropdown" id="notification-button">                            
+              <a href="{% url "dashboard.views.notifications" %}" style="color: white; font-size: 12px;" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">
+                {% trans "Notifications" %}{% if NEW_NOTIFICATIONS_COUNT > 0 %} <span class="badge">{{ NEW_NOTIFICATIONS_COUNT }}</span>{% endif %}
+              </a>                                                                    
+              <ul class="dropdown-menu notification-messages">                        
+                  <li>{% trans "Loading..." %}</li>                                   
+              </ul>                                                                   
+            </li>               
           </ul>
           {% if user.is_authenticated %}
             <a class="navbar-brand pull-right" href="{% url "logout" %}?next={% url "login" %}" style="color: white; font-size: 10px;"><i class="icon-signout icon-sign-out"></i> {% trans "Log out" %}</a>
diff --git a/circle/dashboard/templates/dashboard/index.html b/circle/dashboard/templates/dashboard/index.html
index c4cb820..f749142 100644
--- a/circle/dashboard/templates/dashboard/index.html
+++ b/circle/dashboard/templates/dashboard/index.html
@@ -3,17 +3,6 @@
 
 {% block title-page %}{% trans "Dashboard" %}{% endblock %}
 
-{% block navbar-ul %}
-  <li class="dropdown" id="notification-button">
-    <a href="{% url "dashboard.views.notifications" %}" style="color: white; font-size: 12px;" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">
-      {% trans "Notifications" %}{% if new_notifications %} <span class="badge">{{ new_notifications }}</span>{% endif %}
-    </a>
-    <ul class="dropdown-menu notification-messages">
-        <li>{% trans "Loading..." %}</li>
-    </ul>
-  </li>
-{% endblock %}
-
 {% block content %}
 <div class="body-content dashboard-index">
   <div class="row">