diff --git a/src/components/common/Avatar/index.tsx b/src/components/common/Avatar/index.tsx
index 3f73ecea..442a7dff 100644
--- a/src/components/common/Avatar/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/common/Avatar/index.tsx
@@ -14,22 +14,37 @@ interface Props extends DivProps {
   url?: string;
   username?: string;
   size?: number;
+  hasUpdates?: boolean;
   preset?: typeof imagePresets[keyof typeof imagePresets];
 }
 
 const Avatar = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, Props>(
   (
-    { url, username, size, className, preset = imagePresets.avatar, ...rest },
+    {
+      url,
+      username,
+      size,
+      className,
+      preset = imagePresets.avatar,
+      hasUpdates,
+      ...rest
+    },
     ref,
   ) => {
     return (
-      <Square
+      <div
         {...rest}
-        image={getURLFromString(url, preset) || '/images/john_doe.svg'}
-        className={classNames(styles.avatar, className)}
-        size={size}
-        ref={ref}
-      />
+        className={classNames(styles.container, {
+          [styles.has_dot]: hasUpdates,
+        })}
+      >
+        <Square
+          image={getURLFromString(url, preset) || '/images/john_doe.svg'}
+          className={classNames(styles.avatar, className)}
+          size={size}
+          ref={ref}
+        />
+      </div>
     );
   },
 );
diff --git a/src/components/common/Avatar/styles.module.scss b/src/components/common/Avatar/styles.module.scss
index 4225c783..389a9772 100644
--- a/src/components/common/Avatar/styles.module.scss
+++ b/src/components/common/Avatar/styles.module.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 @import 'src/styles/variables';
 
+.container {
+  &.has_dot::after {
+    content: ' ';
+    position: absolute;
+    bottom: 0;
+    right: 0;
+    width: 8px;
+    height: 8px;
+    border-radius: 8px;
+    background-color: $color_danger;
+    z-index: 1;
+    box-shadow: $content_bg 0 0 0 2px;
+  }
+}
+
 .avatar {
   @include outer_shadow;
 
@@ -12,6 +27,7 @@
   background-position: center;
   background-size: cover;
   cursor: pointer;
+  position: relative;
 
   img {
     object-fit: cover;
diff --git a/src/components/main/UserButton/index.tsx b/src/components/main/UserButton/index.tsx
index b7e6c3c4..85c7bf2d 100644
--- a/src/components/main/UserButton/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/main/UserButton/index.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { FC } from 'react';
 
 import { Avatar } from '~/components/common/Avatar';
 import { Group } from '~/components/containers/Group';
-import { Icon } from '~/components/input/Icon';
 import { imagePresets } from '~/constants/urls';
 import { IFile } from '~/types';
 import { getURL } from '~/utils/dom';
@@ -12,15 +11,21 @@ import styles from './styles.module.scss';
 interface IProps {
   username: string;
   photo?: IFile;
+  hasUpdates?: boolean;
+
   onClick?: () => void;
 }
 
-const UserButton: FC<IProps> = ({ username, photo, onClick }) => {
+const UserButton: FC<IProps> = ({ username, photo, hasUpdates, onClick }) => {
   return (
     <button className={styles.wrap} onClick={onClick}>
       <Group horizontal className={styles.user_button}>
         <div className={styles.username}>{username}</div>
-        <Avatar url={getURL(photo, imagePresets.avatar)} size={32} />
+        <Avatar
+          url={getURL(photo, imagePresets.avatar)}
+          size={32}
+          hasUpdates={hasUpdates}
+        />
       </Group>
     </button>
   );
diff --git a/src/components/menu/VerticalMenu/index.tsx b/src/components/menu/VerticalMenu/index.tsx
index 0b84065e..23c20e41 100644
--- a/src/components/menu/VerticalMenu/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/menu/VerticalMenu/index.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import React, { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
+import { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
 
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 
-import { Card } from '~/components/containers/Card';
+import { Anchor } from '~/components/common/Anchor';
 import { DivProps, LinkProps } from '~/utils/types';
 
 import styles from './styles.module.scss';
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ interface VerticalMenuProps extends DivProps {
   appearance?: 'inset' | 'flat' | 'default';
 }
 
-interface VerticalMenuItemProps extends Omit<LinkProps, 'href'> {}
+interface VerticalMenuItemProps extends Omit<LinkProps, 'href'> {
+  hasUpdates?: boolean;
+}
 
 function VerticalMenu({
   children,
@@ -28,8 +30,13 @@ function VerticalMenu({
   );
 }
 
-VerticalMenu.Item = ({ ...props }: VerticalMenuItemProps) => (
-  <a {...props} className={classNames(styles.item, props.className)} />
+VerticalMenu.Item = ({ hasUpdates, ...props }: VerticalMenuItemProps) => (
+  <a
+    {...props}
+    className={classNames(styles.item, props.className, {
+      [styles.has_dot]: hasUpdates,
+    })}
+  />
 );
 
 export { VerticalMenu };
diff --git a/src/components/menu/VerticalMenu/styles.module.scss b/src/components/menu/VerticalMenu/styles.module.scss
index 1c3e5d1d..81b66ffa 100644
--- a/src/components/menu/VerticalMenu/styles.module.scss
+++ b/src/components/menu/VerticalMenu/styles.module.scss
@@ -33,6 +33,19 @@ a.item {
   cursor: pointer;
   background-color: transparent;
   transition: background-color 0.25s;
+  position: relative;
+
+  &.has_dot::after {
+    content: ' ';
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 50%;
+    right: 10px;
+    width: 8px;
+    height: 8px;
+    background: $color_danger;
+    border-radius: 8px;
+    transform: translate(0, -50%);
+  }
 
   &:hover {
     background-color: $content_bg_success;
diff --git a/src/containers/main/Header/index.tsx b/src/containers/main/Header/index.tsx
index 4d676f53..10b43801 100644
--- a/src/containers/main/Header/index.tsx
+++ b/src/containers/main/Header/index.tsx
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@ import { Authorized } from '~/components/containers/Authorized';
 import { Filler } from '~/components/containers/Filler';
 import { Button } from '~/components/input/Button';
 import { Logo } from '~/components/main/Logo';
-import { UserButton } from '~/components/main/UserButton';
 import { Dialog } from '~/constants/modal';
-import { SidebarName } from '~/constants/sidebar';
 import { URLS } from '~/constants/urls';
 import { useAuth } from '~/hooks/auth/useAuth';
 import { useScrollTop } from '~/hooks/dom/useScrollTop';
 import { useFlow } from '~/hooks/flow/useFlow';
 import { useModal } from '~/hooks/modal/useModal';
 import { useUpdates } from '~/hooks/updates/useUpdates';
-import { useSidebar } from '~/utils/providers/SidebarProvider';
+import { useNotifications } from '~/utils/providers/NotificationProvider';
+
+import { UserButtonWithNotifications } from '../UserButtonWithNotifications';
 
 import styles from './styles.module.scss';
 
@@ -30,11 +30,7 @@ const Header: FC<HeaderProps> = observer(() => {
   const { isUser, user, fetched } = useAuth();
   const { hasFlowUpdates, hasLabUpdates } = useFlow();
   const { borisCommentedAt } = useUpdates();
-  const { open } = useSidebar();
-
-  const openProfileSidebar = useCallback(() => {
-    open(SidebarName.Settings, {});
-  }, [open]);
+  const { indicatorEnabled } = useNotifications();
 
   const onLogin = useCallback(() => showModal(Dialog.Login, {}), [showModal]);
 
@@ -43,6 +39,7 @@ const Header: FC<HeaderProps> = observer(() => {
   const hasBorisUpdates = useMemo(
     () =>
       isUser &&
+      !indicatorEnabled &&
       borisCommentedAt &&
       ((fetched && !user.last_seen_boris) ||
         isBefore(new Date(user.last_seen_boris), new Date(borisCommentedAt))),
@@ -67,14 +64,13 @@ const Header: FC<HeaderProps> = observer(() => {
 
         <nav
           className={classNames(styles.plugs, {
-            // [styles.active]: isHydrated && fetched,
             [styles.active]: true,
           })}
         >
           <Authorized hydratedOnly>
             <Anchor
               className={classNames(styles.item, {
-                [styles.has_dot]: hasFlowUpdates,
+                [styles.has_dot]: hasFlowUpdates && !indicatorEnabled,
               })}
               href={URLS.BASE}
             >
@@ -83,7 +79,7 @@ const Header: FC<HeaderProps> = observer(() => {
 
             <Anchor
               className={classNames(styles.item, styles.lab, {
-                [styles.has_dot]: hasLabUpdates,
+                [styles.has_dot]: hasLabUpdates && !indicatorEnabled,
               })}
               href={URLS.LAB}
             >
@@ -92,7 +88,7 @@ const Header: FC<HeaderProps> = observer(() => {
 
             <Anchor
               className={classNames(styles.item, styles.boris, {
-                [styles.has_dot]: hasBorisUpdates,
+                [styles.has_dot]: hasBorisUpdates && !indicatorEnabled,
               })}
               href={URLS.BORIS}
             >
@@ -101,13 +97,7 @@ const Header: FC<HeaderProps> = observer(() => {
           </Authorized>
         </nav>
 
-        {isUser && (
-          <UserButton
-            username={user.username}
-            photo={user.photo}
-            onClick={openProfileSidebar}
-          />
-        )}
+        {isUser && <UserButtonWithNotifications />}
 
         {!isUser && (
           <Button className={styles.user_button} onClick={onLogin} round>
diff --git a/src/containers/main/UserButtonWithNotifications/index.tsx b/src/containers/main/UserButtonWithNotifications/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d0862575
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/containers/main/UserButtonWithNotifications/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { FC, useCallback } from 'react';
+
+import { UserButton } from '~/components/main/UserButton';
+import { SidebarName } from '~/constants/sidebar';
+import { useAuth } from '~/hooks/auth/useAuth';
+import { useNotifications } from '~/utils/providers/NotificationProvider';
+import { useSidebar } from '~/utils/providers/SidebarProvider';
+
+interface UserButtonWithNotificationsProps {}
+
+const UserButtonWithNotifications: FC<
+  UserButtonWithNotificationsProps
+> = () => {
+  const { user } = useAuth();
+  const { open } = useSidebar();
+  const { hasNew, indicatorEnabled } = useNotifications();
+
+  const openProfileSidebar = useCallback(() => {
+    open(SidebarName.Settings, {});
+  }, [open]);
+
+  return (
+    <UserButton
+      hasUpdates={hasNew && indicatorEnabled}
+      username={user.username}
+      photo={user.photo}
+      onClick={openProfileSidebar}
+    />
+  );
+};
+
+export { UserButtonWithNotifications };
diff --git a/src/containers/profile/ProfileSidebarMenu/index.tsx b/src/containers/profile/ProfileSidebarMenu/index.tsx
index 368e3174..3bd05c47 100644
--- a/src/containers/profile/ProfileSidebarMenu/index.tsx
+++ b/src/containers/profile/ProfileSidebarMenu/index.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { ProfileStats } from '~/containers/profile/ProfileStats';
 import { ThemeSwitcher } from '~/containers/settings/ThemeSwitcher';
 import { useAuth } from '~/hooks/auth/useAuth';
 import markdown from '~/styles/common/markdown.module.scss';
+import { useNotifications } from '~/utils/providers/NotificationProvider';
 
 import { ProfileSidebarLogoutButton } from '../ProfileSidebarLogoutButton';
 import { ProfileToggles } from '../ProfileToggles';
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ interface ProfileSidebarMenuProps {
 const ProfileSidebarMenu: VFC<ProfileSidebarMenuProps> = ({ onClose }) => {
   const { logout } = useAuth();
   const { setActiveTab } = useStackContext();
+  const { hasNew } = useNotifications();
 
   const onLogout = useCallback(() => {
     logout();
@@ -46,7 +48,10 @@ const ProfileSidebarMenu: VFC<ProfileSidebarMenuProps> = ({ onClose }) => {
             </VerticalMenu.Item>
 
             <Superpower>
-              <VerticalMenu.Item onClick={() => setActiveTab(1)}>
+              <VerticalMenu.Item
+                onClick={() => setActiveTab(1)}
+                hasUpdates={hasNew}
+              >
                 Уведомления
               </VerticalMenu.Item>
             </Superpower>
diff --git a/src/hooks/notifications/useNotificationSettings.ts b/src/hooks/notifications/useNotificationSettings.ts
index a4c6c354..4b0c0ac2 100644
--- a/src/hooks/notifications/useNotificationSettings.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/notifications/useNotificationSettings.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ import { useAuth } from '../auth/useAuth';
 import { useNotificationSettingsRequest } from './useNotificationSettingsRequest';
 
 export const useNotificationSettings = () => {
-  const { isUser } = useAuth();
+  // TODO: remove isTester
+  const { isUser, isTester } = useAuth();
 
   const {
     error: settingsError,
@@ -18,11 +19,15 @@ export const useNotificationSettings = () => {
     update,
   } = useNotificationSettingsRequest();
 
-  const enabled = !isLoadingSettings && !settingsError && settingsEnabled;
+  const enabled =
+    !isLoadingSettings && !settingsError && settingsEnabled && isTester;
 
   const hasNew =
     enabled && !!lastDate && (!lastSeen || isAfter(lastDate, lastSeen));
 
+  // TODO: store `indicator` as option and include it here
+  const indicatorEnabled = enabled && true;
+
   const markAsRead = useCallback(() => {
     if (
       !lastDate ||
@@ -37,6 +42,7 @@ export const useNotificationSettings = () => {
   return {
     enabled,
     hasNew,
+    indicatorEnabled,
     available: isUser,
     markAsRead,
   };
diff --git a/src/utils/providers/NotificationProvider.tsx b/src/utils/providers/NotificationProvider.tsx
index c1231183..b6d698ec 100644
--- a/src/utils/providers/NotificationProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/utils/providers/NotificationProvider.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const defaultValue = {
   available: false,
   enabled: false,
   hasNew: false,
+  indicatorEnabled: false,
   markAsRead: () => {},
 };