diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.html
index daf4120f7..a745f9de4 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.html
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
             <a class="nav-link" routerLink="tasks" routerLinkActive="active" (click)="closeMenu()">
               <svg class="sidebaricon" fill="currentColor">
                 <use xlink:href="assets/bootstrap-icons.svg#list-task"/>
-              </svg>&nbsp;<ng-container i18n>File Tasks</ng-container>
+              </svg>&nbsp;<ng-container i18n>File Tasks<ng-container *ngIf="tasksService.failedFileTasks.length > 0"><span class="badge bg-danger ms-2">{{tasksService.failedFileTasks.length}}</span></ng-container></ng-container>
             </a>
           </li>
           <li class="nav-item">
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.ts
index 6641d133d..441a75330 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/app-frame/app-frame.component.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {
   AppRemoteVersion,
 } from 'src/app/services/rest/remote-version.service'
 import { SettingsService } from 'src/app/services/settings.service'
+import { TasksService } from 'src/app/services/tasks.service'
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-app-frame',
@@ -37,13 +38,15 @@ export class AppFrameComponent {
     public savedViewService: SavedViewService,
     private remoteVersionService: RemoteVersionService,
     private list: DocumentListViewService,
-    public settingsService: SettingsService
+    public settingsService: SettingsService,
+    public tasksService: TasksService
   ) {
     this.remoteVersionService
       .checkForUpdates()
       .subscribe((appRemoteVersion: AppRemoteVersion) => {
         this.appRemoteVersion = appRemoteVersion
       })
+    tasksService.reload()
   }
 
   versionString = `${environment.appTitle} ${environment.version}`
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/tasks/tasks.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/tasks/tasks.component.html
index 99a49887f..cc17b289d 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/tasks/tasks.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/tasks/tasks.component.html
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
     </ng-template>
   </li>
   <li ngbNavItem="failed">
-    <a ngbNavLink i18n>Failed&nbsp;<span class="badge bg-secondary ms-1">{{tasksService.failedFileTasks.length}}</span></a>
+    <a ngbNavLink i18n>Failed&nbsp;<span class="badge bg-danger ms-1">{{tasksService.failedFileTasks.length}}</span></a>
     <ng-template ngbNavContent>
       <ng-container [ngTemplateOutlet]="tasksTemplate" [ngTemplateOutletContext]="{tasks:tasksService.failedFileTasks}"></ng-container>
     </ng-template>