diff --git a/app/background/api/browserActionAPI.ts b/app/background/api/browserActionAPI.ts
index 55f06ca..b6a02aa 100644
--- a/app/background/api/browserActionAPI.ts
+++ b/app/background/api/browserActionAPI.ts
@@ -29,9 +29,12 @@ export function init () {
  * Sets the badge text
  * @param {string} text - The text to put on the badge
  */
-export const setBadgeText = (text: string) => {
+export const setBadgeText = (tabId: number, text: string) => {
   if (chrome.browserAction) {
-    chrome.browserAction.setBadgeText({ text: String(text) })
+    chrome.browserAction.setBadgeText({
+      tabId,
+      text: String(text)
+    })
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/app/background/reducers/shieldsPanelReducer.ts b/app/background/reducers/shieldsPanelReducer.ts
index 11dfbd9..829976f 100644
--- a/app/background/reducers/shieldsPanelReducer.ts
+++ b/app/background/reducers/shieldsPanelReducer.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const updateBadgeText = (state: State) => {
   if (tab) {
     const total = tab.adsBlocked + tab.trackersBlocked + tab.javascriptBlocked + tab.fingerprintingBlocked + tab.httpsRedirected
     // do not show any badge if there are no blocked items
-    setBadgeText(total > 99 ? '99+' : total > 0 ? total.toString() : '')
+    setBadgeText(tabId, total > 99 ? '99+' : total > 0 ? total.toString() : '')
   }
 }