diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/onesignal/rnonesignalandroid/RNOneSignal.java b/android/src/main/java/com/onesignal/rnonesignalandroid/RNOneSignal.java
index 35b3a059..045d7afc 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/onesignal/rnonesignalandroid/RNOneSignal.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/onesignal/rnonesignalandroid/RNOneSignal.java
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
 import com.onesignal.notifications.INotificationLifecycleListener;
 import com.onesignal.notifications.INotificationWillDisplayEvent;
 import com.onesignal.notifications.IPermissionObserver;
+import com.onesignal.notifications.internal.badges.impl.shortcutbadger.ShortcutBadgeException;
+import com.onesignal.notifications.internal.badges.impl.shortcutbadger.ShortcutBadger;
 import com.onesignal.user.state.IUserStateObserver;
 import com.onesignal.user.state.UserChangedState;
 import com.onesignal.user.subscriptions.IPushSubscription;
@@ -274,6 +276,15 @@ public void setPrivacyConsentRequired(Boolean required) {
         OneSignal.setConsentRequired(required);
     }
 
+    @ReactMethod
+    public void setBadgeCount(int count) {
+        try {
+            ShortcutBadger.applyCountOrThrow(mReactApplicationContext, count);
+        } catch (ShortcutBadgeException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
+
     // OneSignal.Debug namespace methods
     @ReactMethod
     public void setLogLevel(int logLevel) {
diff --git a/ios/RCTOneSignal/RCTOneSignalEventEmitter.m b/ios/RCTOneSignal/RCTOneSignalEventEmitter.m
index 93abb6fe..f6b375c9 100644
--- a/ios/RCTOneSignal/RCTOneSignalEventEmitter.m
+++ b/ios/RCTOneSignal/RCTOneSignalEventEmitter.m
@@ -244,6 +244,25 @@ + (void)sendEventWithName:(NSString *)name withBody:(NSDictionary *)body {
   [OneSignal setConsentRequired:required];
 }
 
+RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(setBadgeCount:(double)count) {
+  if (@available(iOS 16.0, macOS 10.13, macCatalyst 16.0, tvOS 16.0, visionOS 1.0, *)) {
+    UNUserNotificationCenter *center = [UNUserNotificationCenter currentNotificationCenter];
+    [center setBadgeCount:count
+        withCompletionHandler:^(NSError *error) {
+          if (error) {
+            NSLog(@"OneSignal: Could not setBadgeCount: %@", error);
+          }
+        }];
+    return;
+  } else {
+    // If count is 0, set to -1 instead to avoid notifications in tray being cleared
+    // this breaks in iOS 18, but at that point we're using the new setBadge API
+    NSInteger newCount = count == 0 ? -1 : count;
+    UIApplication *application = RCTSharedApplication();
+    [application setApplicationIconBadgeNumber:newCount];
+  }
+}
+
 // OneSignal.Debug namespace methods
 RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(setLogLevel : (int)logLevel) {
   [OneSignal.Debug setLogLevel:logLevel];
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 2fc85415..f3983a09 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -132,6 +132,15 @@ export namespace OneSignal {
     RNOneSignal.setPrivacyConsentGiven(granted);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Ultility function to set badge count manually
+   */
+  export function setBadgeCount(count: number) {
+    if (!isNativeModuleLoaded(RNOneSignal)) return;
+    
+    RNOneSignal.setBadgeCount(count);
+  }
+
   export namespace Debug {
     /**
      * Enable logging to help debug if you run into an issue setting up OneSignal.
@@ -956,4 +965,4 @@ export {
 
 export { default as OSNotification } from './OSNotification';
 export type { InAppMessageClickResult } from './types/inAppMessage';
-export type { NotificationClickResult } from './types/notificationEvents';
+export type { NotificationClickResult } from './types/notificationEvents';
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