diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index 2430a6b..e5c2536 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -6354,13 +6354,54 @@ function NegotiationPage({
   );
 }
 
+// Nieprzeczytane wiadomosci (rozmowy o ogloszeniach + rozmowa z administracja) dla kazdego
+// zalogowanego konta - admin tez moze sprzedawac. Wspolne dla menu konta i paska gornego;
+// odswiezane co 25 s oraz po zmianie strony, np. po otwarciu rozmowy.
+function useMessagesUnreadCount(): number {
+  const { user } = useAuth();
+  const { pathname } = useLocation();
+  const [count, setCount] = useState(0);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!user) {
+      setCount(0);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let cancelled = false;
+    const loadUnread = () => {
+      apiFetch<{ count: number }>('/messages/unread-count')
+        .then((data) => {
+          if (!cancelled) {
+            setCount(data.count);
+          }
+        })
+        .catch(() => {
+          if (!cancelled) {
+            setCount(0);
+          }
+        });
+    };
+
+    loadUnread();
+    const intervalId = window.setInterval(loadUnread, 25000);
+
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+      window.clearInterval(intervalId);
+    };
+  }, [user, pathname]);
+
+  return count;
+}
+
 function AccountSidebar() {
   const { user } = useAuth();
   const location = useLocation();
   // Ustawienia obejmuja takze podglad profilu publicznego - podswietlamy je wspolna pozycja menu.
   const isSettingsSection = location.pathname === ROUTES.accountSettings
     || location.pathname === ROUTES.accountPublicProfile;
-  const [messagesUnreadCount, setMessagesUnreadCount] = useState(0);
+  const messagesUnreadCount = useMessagesUnreadCount();
   // Liczba ogloszen konta pochodzi z serwera (/listings/mine) - tak samo jak lista na /konto/moje-oferty.
   const [allListingsCount, setAllListingsCount] = useState(0);
   // Spotkania zaplanowane na dzisiaj (odwolane sie nie licza).
@@ -6394,37 +6435,6 @@ function AccountSidebar() {
       + readUserJsonStorage<ListingPriceAlertSubscription[]>(user, LISTING_PRICE_ALERTS_STORAGE_SUFFIX, []).length
     : 0;
 
-  // Admin tez moze sprzedawac, wiec licznik rozmow o ogloszeniach dotyczy kazdego konta.
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!user) {
-      setMessagesUnreadCount(0);
-      return;
-    }
-
-    let cancelled = false;
-    const loadUnread = () => {
-      apiFetch<{ count: number }>('/messages/unread-count')
-        .then((data) => {
-          if (!cancelled) {
-            setMessagesUnreadCount(data.count);
-          }
-        })
-        .catch(() => {
-          if (!cancelled) {
-            setMessagesUnreadCount(0);
-          }
-        });
-    };
-
-    loadUnread();
-    const intervalId = window.setInterval(loadUnread, 25000);
-
-    return () => {
-      cancelled = true;
-      window.clearInterval(intervalId);
-    };
-  }, [user]);
-
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!user) {
       setAllListingsCount(0);
@@ -23368,6 +23378,7 @@ function Header({
   const { notifications: serverNotifications, unreadCount } = useNotifications();
   const isLoggedIn = Boolean(user);
   const isAdmin = user?.role === 'ADMIN';
+  const messagesUnreadCount = useMessagesUnreadCount();
   const [isNotificationsOpen, setIsNotificationsOpen] = useState(false);
   const notificationPopoverRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
   const [isAccountMenuOpen, setIsAccountMenuOpen] = useState(false);
@@ -23482,6 +23493,17 @@ function Header({
           <span>Ulubione</span>
           {hasUnreadFavorites && <i aria-hidden="true" />}
         </NavLink>
+        {isLoggedIn && (
+          <NavLink
+            to={ROUTES.messages}
+            className={({ isActive }) => (isActive ? 'icon-text messages-shortcut active' : 'icon-text messages-shortcut')}
+            aria-label={messagesUnreadCount > 0 ? `Wiadomości, nieprzeczytane: ${messagesUnreadCount}` : 'Wiadomości'}
+            title="Wiadomości"
+          >
+            <Icon name="message" />
+            {messagesUnreadCount > 0 && <b aria-hidden="true">{messagesUnreadCount > 99 ? '99+' : messagesUnreadCount}</b>}
+          </NavLink>
+        )}
         {isLoggedIn && (
           <div className="notify-bell-wrap" ref={notificationPopoverRef}>
             <button
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles.css b/frontend/src/styles.css
index 91409d0..8acf7ff 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles.css
@@ -288,6 +288,27 @@ svg {
   position: relative;
 }
 
+/* Skrot do wiadomosci w pasku gornym - plakietka z liczba nieprzeczytanych. */
+.messages-shortcut {
+  position: relative;
+}
+
+.messages-shortcut b {
+  background: #14a45f;
+  border: 2px solid #ffffff;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  color: #ffffff;
+  font-size: 10px;
+  font-weight: 900;
+  line-height: 14px;
+  min-width: 18px;
+  padding: 0 4px;
+  position: absolute;
+  right: -10px;
+  text-align: center;
+  top: -8px;
+}
+
 .favorites-shortcut i {
   background: #14a45f;
   border: 2px solid #ffffff;