diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index e2c3c983..6fec598b 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "Resource Override",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.1.0",
   "description": "An extension to help you gain full control of any website by redirecting traffic, replacing, editing, or inserting new content.",
   "icons": {
     "16": "icons/icon-16x16.png",
diff --git a/src/background/background.js b/src/background/background.js
index 9e84e6d9..f90cd339 100644
--- a/src/background/background.js
+++ b/src/background/background.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
     var ruleDomains = {};
     var syncFunctions = [];
+    var badgeMap = new Map();
 
     var logOnTab = function(tabId, message, important) {
         if (localStorage.showLogs === "true") {
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@
 
         var updateTabCallback = function(tabId, changeinfo, tab) {
             urls[tabId] = tab.url;
+            badgeMap.set(tabId, 0);
+            updateBadge(tabId, '');
         };
 
         // Not all tabs will fire an update event. If the page is pre-rendered,
@@ -48,6 +51,7 @@
             closeListeners.forEach(function(fn) {
                 fn(urls[tabId]);
             });
+            badgeMap.delete(tabId);
             delete urls[tabId];
         };
 
@@ -227,6 +231,9 @@
                             var matchedObj = match(ruleObj.match, requestUrl);
                             var newUrl = matchReplace(matchedObj, ruleObj.replace, requestUrl);
                             if (matchedObj.matched) {
+                                var badgeCount = badgeMap.get(tabId) || 0;
+                                badgeMap.set(tabId, ++badgeCount);
+                                updateBadge(tabId, '' + badgeCount);
                                 logOnTab(tabId, "URL Override Matched: " + requestUrl +
                                     "   to:   " + newUrl + "   match url: " + ruleObj.match, true);
                                 if (requestUrl !== newUrl) {
@@ -240,6 +247,10 @@
                         } else if (ruleObj.type === "fileOverride" &&
                             match(ruleObj.match, requestUrl).matched) {
 
+                            var badgeCount = badgeMap.get(tabId) || 0;
+                            badgeMap.set(tabId, ++badgeCount);
+                            updateBadge(tabId, '' + badgeCount);
+
                             logOnTab(tabId, "File Override Matched: " + requestUrl + "   match url: " +
                                 ruleObj.match, true);
 
@@ -357,6 +368,13 @@
         return headerObjToReturn;
     };
 
+    var updateBadge = function(tabId, text) {
+        if (localStorage.showBadgeCount === "false") return;
+        var color = '#099';
+        chrome.browserAction.setBadgeText(text && { text, tabId });
+        chrome.browserAction.setBadgeBackgroundColor({ color, tabId });
+    };
+
     // Called when the user clicks on the browser action icon.
     chrome.browserAction.onClicked.addListener(function(tab) {
         openOrFocusOptionsPage();
diff --git a/src/ui/devtoolstab.html b/src/ui/devtoolstab.html
index 5ea970c1..220b3815 100644
--- a/src/ui/devtoolstab.html
+++ b/src/ui/devtoolstab.html
@@ -208,6 +208,10 @@ <h1>Resource Override</h1>
             <div class="optionText">Show DevTools Tab:</div>
             <div class="optionCheckbox"><input type="checkbox" id="showDevTools"></div>
         </div>
+        <div class="optionRow">
+            <div class="optionText">Show Badge Count:</div>
+            <div class="optionCheckbox"><input type="checkbox" id="showBadgeCount"></div>
+        </div>
         <div class="optionRow">
             <div class="optionText" id="showSuggestionsText">Show Suggestions:</div>
             <div class="optionCheckbox"><input type="checkbox" id="showSuggestions"></div>
diff --git a/src/ui/options.js b/src/ui/options.js
index dcb50041..5a925ffe 100644
--- a/src/ui/options.js
+++ b/src/ui/options.js
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@
         });
     });
 
+    ui.showBadgeCount.on("click", function(e) {
+        chrome.extension.sendMessage({
+            action: "setSetting",
+            setting: "showBadgeCount",
+            value: ui.showBadgeCount.prop("checked")
+        });
+    });
+
     ui.saveRulesLink.on("click", function(e) {
         e.preventDefault();
         const data = app.export();
@@ -100,4 +108,11 @@
         ui.showLogs.prop("checked", data === "true");
     });
 
+    chrome.extension.sendMessage({
+        action: "getSetting",
+        setting: "showBadgeCount"
+    }, function(data) {
+        ui.showBadgeCount.prop("checked", data === "true");
+    });
+
 })();