diff --git a/alfa-service/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/alfa/statistic/Statistic.java b/alfa-service/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/alfa/statistic/Statistic.java
index 2a17cc875696000782390062587d6e91474db53f..7c043bc05943b3fe61da6f26ec8d22295fdbc2cd 100644
--- a/alfa-service/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/alfa/statistic/Statistic.java
+++ b/alfa-service/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/alfa/statistic/Statistic.java
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ public class Statistic {
 	private ByStatus byStatus;
 	private int wiedervorlagen;
 	private boolean existsWiedervorlageOverdue;
+	private int unreadMessages;
 }
diff --git a/alfa-service/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/alfa/statistic/StatisticService.java b/alfa-service/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/alfa/statistic/StatisticService.java
index 68b9ab06c4d73f5b6810035b9b1312a6d3edbd2c..82ad349372d503b6f64908feb4869397dded74db 100644
--- a/alfa-service/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/alfa/statistic/StatisticService.java
+++ b/alfa-service/src/main/java/de/ozgcloud/alfa/statistic/StatisticService.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class StatisticService {
 		return Statistic.builder()
 				.existsWiedervorlageOverdue(getBooleanResult(response, StatisticRemoteService.EXISTS_WIEDERVORLAGE_OVERDUE_RESULT_NAME))
 				.wiedervorlagen(getIntResult(response, StatisticRemoteService.COUNT_WIEDERVORLAGE_NEXT_FRIST_RESULT_NAME))
+				.unreadMessages(getIntResult(response, StatisticRemoteService.COUNT_VORGAENGE_WITH_UNREAD_MESSAGES_RESULT_NAME))
 				.byStatus(ByStatus.builder()
 						.neu(getIntResult(response, remoteService.buildCountByStatusResultName(VorgangStatus.NEU)))
 						.abgeschlossen(getIntResult(response, remoteService.buildCountByStatusResultName(VorgangStatus.ABGESCHLOSSEN)))
diff --git a/alfa-service/src/test/java/de/ozgcloud/alfa/statistic/StatisticServiceTest.java b/alfa-service/src/test/java/de/ozgcloud/alfa/statistic/StatisticServiceTest.java
index 1b030d675d4eec8e8cee9f8c2bcb0f3f83e339e1..817623e45174ff54a563df5b340993481e8096af 100644
--- a/alfa-service/src/test/java/de/ozgcloud/alfa/statistic/StatisticServiceTest.java
+++ b/alfa-service/src/test/java/de/ozgcloud/alfa/statistic/StatisticServiceTest.java
@@ -138,6 +138,14 @@ class StatisticServiceTest {
 
 			assertThat(statistic.getByStatus().getNeu()).isZero();
 		}
+
+		@Test
+		void shouldContainUnreadMessages() {
+			var statistic = service.buildGetVorgaengeStatisticResult(
+					Map.of(COUNT_VORGAENGE_WITH_UNREAD_MESSAGES_RESULT_NAME, StatisticResultTestFactory.create()));
+
+			assertThat(statistic.getUnreadMessages()).isEqualTo(StatisticResultTestFactory.INT_VALUE);
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Nested