diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 60bb5171aa51466472c24d367d1ed62956843afe..620d5510bb7c1516c68df3ed0444318b66473aff 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -612,6 +612,16 @@ The [example app](https://github.com/wix/react-native-notifications/tree/master/
 	- `minimal` - Displays up tp 2 actions (minimal UI).
 
 	
+#### Set application icon badges count (iOS only) 
+
+Set to specific number: 
+```javascript
+NotificationsIOS.setBadgesCount(2);
+```
+Clear badges icon:
+```javascript
+NotificationsIOS.setBadgesCount(0);
+```
 ## License
 The MIT License.
 
diff --git a/RNNotifications/RNNotifications.m b/RNNotifications/RNNotifications.m
index 8c7959d6b453b3c4b1d9c5bd422c013226ae179f..d9abdc7f29b0063da38e484256eef74531f74f3c 100644
--- a/RNNotifications/RNNotifications.m
+++ b/RNNotifications/RNNotifications.m
@@ -476,6 +476,11 @@ RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(registerPushKit)
     [RNNotifications registerPushKit];
 }
 
+RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(setBadgesCount:(int)count)
+{
+    [[UIApplication sharedApplication] setApplicationIconBadgeNumber:count];
+}
+
 RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(backgroundTimeRemaining:(RCTResponseSenderBlock)callback)
 {
     NSTimeInterval remainingTime = [UIApplication sharedApplication].backgroundTimeRemaining;
diff --git a/index.ios.js b/index.ios.js
index 6dd788fd31723d7c892dbe9b0fef711e4064795f..cce7a58f3dd724b303b2064d5e354cffeeadc216 100644
--- a/index.ios.js
+++ b/index.ios.js
@@ -156,6 +156,10 @@ export default class NotificationsIOS {
     _actionHandlers.clear();
   }
 
+  static setBadgesCount(count: number) {
+    NativeRNNotifications.setBadgesCount(count);
+  }
+
   static registerPushKit() {
     NativeRNNotifications.registerPushKit();
   }
diff --git a/test/index.ios.spec.js b/test/index.ios.spec.js
index 2ba23fb41131fd4c6d9ace387b2134fd4440633a..eb043d80c27bc9f05c5840f9c8ba1fb20b49888f 100644
--- a/test/index.ios.spec.js
+++ b/test/index.ios.spec.js
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ describe("NotificationsIOS", () => {
       nativeConsumeBackgroundQueue,
       nativeLocalNotification,
       nativeCancelLocalNotification,
-      nativeCancelAllLocalNotifications;
+      nativeCancelAllLocalNotifications,
+      nativeSetBadgesCount;
+
   let NotificationsIOS, NotificationAction, NotificationCategory;
   let someHandler = () => {};
   let constantGuid = "some-random-uuid";
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ describe("NotificationsIOS", () => {
     nativeLocalNotification = sinon.spy();
     nativeCancelLocalNotification = sinon.spy();
     nativeCancelAllLocalNotifications = sinon.spy();
+    nativeSetBadgesCount = sinon.spy();
 
     let libUnderTest = proxyquire("../index.ios", {
       "uuid": {
@@ -61,7 +64,8 @@ describe("NotificationsIOS", () => {
             consumeBackgroundQueue: nativeConsumeBackgroundQueue,
             localNotification: nativeLocalNotification,
             cancelLocalNotification: nativeCancelLocalNotification,
-            cancelAllLocalNotifications: nativeCancelAllLocalNotifications
+            cancelAllLocalNotifications: nativeCancelAllLocalNotifications,
+            setBadgesCount: nativeSetBadgesCount
           }
         },
         NativeAppEventEmitter: {
@@ -208,6 +212,15 @@ describe("NotificationsIOS", () => {
         expect(nativeAppRemoveEventListener).to.have.been.calledOnce;
       });
     });
+
+    describe("set badges count", () => {
+      it("should call native setBadgesCount", () => {
+        NotificationsIOS.setBadgesCount(44);
+
+        expect(nativeSetBadgesCount).to.have.been.calledWith(44);
+      });
+    });
+
   });
 
   describe("register push kit for background notifications", function () {