diff --git a/ts/components/LeftPane.tsx b/ts/components/LeftPane.tsx
index 6bd84503d..51c787dfa 100644
--- a/ts/components/LeftPane.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/LeftPane.tsx
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ interface Props {
   sentFriendsRequest: Array<ConversationListItemPropsType>;
   receivedFriendsRequest: Array<ConversationListItemPropsType>;
   unreadMessageCount: number;
+  receivedFriendRequestCount: number;
   searchResults?: SearchResultsProps;
   searchTerm: string;
   isSecondaryDevice: boolean;
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ export class LeftPane extends React.Component<Props, State> {
           selectedSection={this.state.selectedSection}
           onSectionSelected={this.handleSectionSelected}
           conversations={this.props.conversations}
-          receivedFriendsRequest={this.props.receivedFriendsRequest}
+          receivedFriendRequestCount={this.props.receivedFriendRequestCount}
           unreadMessageCount={this.props.unreadMessageCount}
         />
         <div className="module-left-pane">{this.renderSection()}</div>
diff --git a/ts/components/session/ActionsPanel.tsx b/ts/components/session/ActionsPanel.tsx
index 485e69e1d..93d4be53a 100644
--- a/ts/components/session/ActionsPanel.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/session/ActionsPanel.tsx
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ interface Props {
   onSectionSelected: any;
   selectedSection: SectionType;
   conversations: Array<ConversationListItemPropsType> | undefined;
-  receivedFriendsRequest: Array<ConversationListItemPropsType>;
   unreadMessageCount: number;
+  receivedFriendRequestCount: number;
 }
 
 const Section = ({
@@ -140,12 +140,10 @@ export class ActionsPanel extends React.Component<Props, State> {
   public render(): JSX.Element {
     const {
       selectedSection,
-      receivedFriendsRequest,
       unreadMessageCount,
+      receivedFriendRequestCount,
     } = this.props;
 
-    const friendRequestCount = receivedFriendsRequest.length;
-
     const isProfilePageSelected = selectedSection === SectionType.Profile;
     const isMessagePageSelected = selectedSection === SectionType.Message;
     const isContactPageSelected = selectedSection === SectionType.Contact;
@@ -171,7 +169,7 @@ export class ActionsPanel extends React.Component<Props, State> {
           type={SectionType.Contact}
           isSelected={isContactPageSelected}
           onSelect={this.handleSectionSelect}
-          notificationCount={friendRequestCount}
+          notificationCount={receivedFriendRequestCount}
         />
         <Section
           type={SectionType.Globe}