diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/mod.rs b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/mod.rs
index 48ba56b74..0bfe14693 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -239,6 +239,38 @@ impl CommandApi {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// Returns the message IDs of all _fresh_ messages of any chat.
+    /// Typically used for implementing notification summaries
+    /// or badge counters e.g. on the app icon.
+    /// The list is already sorted and starts with the most recent fresh message.
+    ///
+    /// Messages belonging to muted chats or to the contact requests are not returned;
+    /// these messages should not be notified
+    /// and also badge counters should not include these messages.
+    ///
+    /// To get the number of fresh messages for a single chat, muted or not,
+    /// use `get_fresh_msg_cnt()`.
+    async fn get_fresh_msgs(&self, account_id: u32) -> Result<Vec<u32>> {
+        let ctx = self.get_context(account_id).await?;
+        Ok(ctx
+            .get_fresh_msgs()
+            .await?
+            .iter()
+            .map(|msg_id| msg_id.to_u32())
+            .collect())
+    }
+
+    /// Get the number of _fresh_ messages in a chat.
+    /// Typically used to implement a badge with a number in the chatlist.
+    ///
+    /// If the specified chat is muted,
+    /// the UI should show the badge counter "less obtrusive",
+    /// e.g. using "gray" instead of "red" color.
+    async fn get_fresh_msg_cnt(&self, account_id: u32, chat_id: u32) -> Result<usize> {
+        let ctx = self.get_context(account_id).await?;
+        ChatId::new(chat_id).get_fresh_msg_cnt(&ctx).await
+    }
+
     // ---------------------------------------------
     //  autocrypt
     // ---------------------------------------------
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/client.ts b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/client.ts
index 4317c1e8f..26008653d 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/client.ts
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/client.ts
@@ -147,6 +147,35 @@ export class RawClient {
     return (this._transport.request('stop_ongoing_process', [accountId] as RPC.Params)) as Promise<null>;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns the message IDs of all _fresh_ messages of any chat.
+   * Typically used for implementing notification summaries
+   * or badge counters e.g. on the app icon.
+   * The list is already sorted and starts with the most recent fresh message.
+   *
+   * Messages belonging to muted chats or to the contact requests are not returned;
+   * these messages should not be notified
+   * and also badge counters should not include these messages.
+   *
+   * To get the number of fresh messages for a single chat, muted or not,
+   * use `get_fresh_msg_cnt()`.
+   */
+  public getFreshMsgs(accountId: T.U32): Promise<(T.U32)[]> {
+    return (this._transport.request('get_fresh_msgs', [accountId] as RPC.Params)) as Promise<(T.U32)[]>;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the number of _fresh_ messages in a chat.
+   * Typically used to implement a badge with a number in the chatlist.
+   *
+   * If the specified chat is muted,
+   * the UI should show the badge counter "less obtrusive",
+   * e.g. using "gray" instead of "red" color.
+   */
+  public getFreshMsgCnt(accountId: T.U32, chatId: T.U32): Promise<T.Usize> {
+    return (this._transport.request('get_fresh_msg_cnt', [accountId, chatId] as RPC.Params)) as Promise<T.Usize>;
+  }
+
 
   public autocryptInitiateKeyTransfer(accountId: T.U32): Promise<string> {
     return (this._transport.request('autocrypt_initiate_key_transfer', [accountId] as RPC.Params)) as Promise<string>;
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/types.ts b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/types.ts
index 852c4c433..f5722e47e 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/types.ts
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/types.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 export type U32=number;
 export type Account=(({"type":"Configured";}&{"id":U32;"display_name":(string|null);"addr":(string|null);"profile_image":(string|null);"color":string;})|({"type":"Unconfigured";}&{"id":U32;}));
 export type ProviderInfo={"before_login_hint":string;"overview_page":string;"status":U32;};
+export type Usize=number;
 export type ChatListEntry=[U32,U32];
 export type I64=number;
-export type Usize=number;
 export type ChatListItemFetchResult=(({"type":"ChatListItem";}&{"id":U32;"name":string;"avatarPath":(string|null);"color":string;"lastUpdated":(I64|null);"summaryText1":string;"summaryText2":string;"summaryStatus":U32;"isProtected":boolean;"isGroup":boolean;"freshMessageCounter":Usize;"isSelfTalk":boolean;"isDeviceTalk":boolean;"isSendingLocation":boolean;"isSelfInGroup":boolean;"isArchived":boolean;"isPinned":boolean;"isMuted":boolean;"isContactRequest":boolean;})|{"type":"ArchiveLink";}|({"type":"Error";}&{"id":U32;"error":string;}));
 export type Contact={"address":string;"color":string;"auth_name":string;"status":string;"display_name":string;"id":U32;"name":string;"profile_image":(string|null);"name_and_addr":string;"is_blocked":boolean;"is_verified":boolean;};
 export type FullChat={"id":U32;"name":string;"is_protected":boolean;"profile_image":(string|null);"archived":boolean;"chat_type":U32;"is_unpromoted":boolean;"is_self_talk":boolean;"contacts":(Contact)[];"contact_ids":(U32)[];"color":string;"fresh_message_counter":Usize;"is_contact_request":boolean;"is_device_chat":boolean;"self_in_group":boolean;"is_muted":boolean;"ephemeral_timer":U32;"can_send":boolean;};
 export type I32=number;
 export type U64=number;
 export type Message={"id":U32;"chat_id":U32;"from_id":U32;"quoted_text":(string|null);"quoted_message_id":(U32|null);"text":(string|null);"has_location":boolean;"has_html":boolean;"view_type":U32;"state":U32;"timestamp":I64;"sort_timestamp":I64;"received_timestamp":I64;"has_deviating_timestamp":boolean;"subject":string;"show_padlock":boolean;"is_setupmessage":boolean;"is_info":boolean;"is_forwarded":boolean;"duration":I32;"dimensions_height":I32;"dimensions_width":I32;"videochat_type":(U32|null);"videochat_url":(string|null);"override_sender_name":(string|null);"sender":Contact;"setup_code_begin":(string|null);"file":(string|null);"file_mime":(string|null);"file_bytes":U64;"file_name":(string|null);};
-export type __AllTyps=[string,boolean,Record<string,string>,U32,U32,null,(U32)[],U32,null,(U32|null),(Account)[],U32,Account,U32,string,(ProviderInfo|null),U32,boolean,U32,Record<string,string>,U32,string,(string|null),null,U32,Record<string,(string|null)>,null,U32,string,null,U32,string,(string|null),U32,(string)[],Record<string,(string|null)>,U32,null,U32,null,U32,string,U32,U32,string,null,U32,(U32|null),(string|null),(U32|null),(ChatListEntry)[],U32,(ChatListEntry)[],Record<U32,ChatListItemFetchResult>,U32,U32,FullChat,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,null,U32,string,string,U32,U32,U32,U32,(U32)[],U32,U32,Message,U32,(U32)[],Record<U32,Message>,U32,U32,Contact,U32,string,(string|null),U32,U32,U32,U32,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,null,U32,(Contact)[],U32,U32,(string|null),(U32)[],U32,U32,(string|null),(Contact)[],U32,(U32)[],Record<U32,Contact>,U32,string,U32,U32];
+export type __AllTyps=[string,boolean,Record<string,string>,U32,U32,null,(U32)[],U32,null,(U32|null),(Account)[],U32,Account,U32,string,(ProviderInfo|null),U32,boolean,U32,Record<string,string>,U32,string,(string|null),null,U32,Record<string,(string|null)>,null,U32,string,null,U32,string,(string|null),U32,(string)[],Record<string,(string|null)>,U32,null,U32,null,U32,(U32)[],U32,U32,Usize,U32,string,U32,U32,string,null,U32,(U32|null),(string|null),(U32|null),(ChatListEntry)[],U32,(ChatListEntry)[],Record<U32,ChatListItemFetchResult>,U32,U32,FullChat,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,null,U32,string,string,U32,U32,U32,U32,(U32)[],U32,U32,Message,U32,(U32)[],Record<U32,Message>,U32,U32,Contact,U32,string,(string|null),U32,U32,U32,U32,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,null,U32,(Contact)[],U32,U32,(string|null),(U32)[],U32,U32,(string|null),(Contact)[],U32,(U32)[],Record<U32,Contact>,U32,string,U32,U32];