diff --git a/apps/messages/ChangeLog b/apps/messages/ChangeLog
index 77334c54d..14f667ad7 100644
--- a/apps/messages/ChangeLog
+++ b/apps/messages/ChangeLog
@@ -53,3 +53,4 @@
 0.38: Add telegram foss handling
 0.39: Set default color for message icons according to theme
 0.40: Use default Bangle formatter for booleans
+0.41: Add notification icons in the widget
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diff --git a/apps/messages/README.md b/apps/messages/README.md
index da2701f35..878e03636 100644
--- a/apps/messages/README.md
+++ b/apps/messages/README.md
@@ -22,12 +22,13 @@ it starts getting clipped.
 * `Auto-Open Music` - Should the app automatically open when the phone starts playing music?
 * `Unlock Watch` - Should the app unlock the watch when a new message arrives, so you can touch the buttons at the bottom of the app?
 * `Flash Icon` - Toggle flashing of the widget icon.
+* `Widget messages` - The maximum amount of message icons to show on the widget.
 
 ## New Messages
 
 When a new message is received:
 
-* If you're in an app, the Bangle will buzz and a 'new message' icon appears in the Widget bar. You can tap this bar to view the message.
+* If you're in an app, the Bangle will buzz and a message icon appears in the Widget bar. You can tap this icon to view the message.
 * If you're in a clock, the Messages app will automatically start and show the message
 
 When a message is shown, you'll see a screen showing the message title and text.
diff --git a/apps/messages/lib.js b/apps/messages/lib.js
index 3f801e101..3c6fbc880 100644
--- a/apps/messages/lib.js
+++ b/apps/messages/lib.js
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ exports.pushMessage = function(event) {
       return load("messages.app.js");
     }
     if (!quiet && (!global.WIDGETS || !WIDGETS.messages)) return Bangle.buzz(); // no widgets - just buzz to let someone know
-    WIDGETS.messages.show();
+    if (global.WIDGETS && WIDGETS.messages) WIDGETS.messages.update(messages);
   }, 500);
 }
 /// Remove all messages
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ exports.clearAll = function(event) {
   if (inApp) return onMessagesModified();
   // if we have a widget, update it
   if (global.WIDGETS && WIDGETS.messages)
-    WIDGETS.messages.hide();
+    WIDGETS.messages.update(messages);
 }
 
 exports.getMessageImage = function(msg) {
diff --git a/apps/messages/metadata.json b/apps/messages/metadata.json
index b30d31705..a423ecafb 100644
--- a/apps/messages/metadata.json
+++ b/apps/messages/metadata.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "messages",
   "name": "Messages",
-  "version": "0.40",
+  "version": "0.41",
   "description": "App to display notifications from iOS and Gadgetbridge/Android",
   "icon": "app.png",
   "type": "app",
diff --git a/apps/messages/screenshot-notify.gif b/apps/messages/screenshot-notify.gif
index 3d0ed0b32..e5cc669bd 100644
Binary files a/apps/messages/screenshot-notify.gif and b/apps/messages/screenshot-notify.gif differ
diff --git a/apps/messages/settings.js b/apps/messages/settings.js
index b708213be..97584f01a 100644
--- a/apps/messages/settings.js
+++ b/apps/messages/settings.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     if (settings.vibrate===undefined) settings.vibrate=":";
     if (settings.repeat===undefined) settings.repeat=4;
     if (settings.unreadTimeout===undefined) settings.unreadTimeout=60;
+    if (settings.maxMessages===undefined) settings.maxMessages=3;
     settings.unlockWatch=!!settings.unlockWatch;
     settings.openMusic=!!settings.openMusic;
     settings.maxUnreadTimeout=240;
@@ -54,6 +55,11 @@
       value: !!settings().quietNoAutOpn,
       onchange: v => updateSetting("quietNoAutOpn", v)
     },
+    /*LANG*/'Widget messages': {
+      value:0|settings().maxMessages,
+      min: 1, max: 5,
+      onchange: v => updateSetting("maxMessages", v)
+    }
   };
   E.showMenu(mainmenu);
 })
diff --git a/apps/messages/widget.js b/apps/messages/widget.js
index 25573220f..13eb1c0ef 100644
--- a/apps/messages/widget.js
+++ b/apps/messages/widget.js
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+(() => {
+
+function getMessages() {
+  if ("undefined"!=typeof MESSAGES) return MESSAGES;
+  return require("Storage").readJSON("messages.json",1)||[];
+}
+
+function filterMessages(msgs) {
+  return msgs.filter(msg => msg.new && msg.id != "music")
+    .filter((msg, i, arr) => arr.findIndex(nmsg => msg.src == nmsg.src) == i);
+}
+
 WIDGETS["messages"]={area:"tl", width:0, iconwidth:24,
 draw:function(recall) {
   // If we had a setTimeout queued from the last time we were called, remove it
@@ -11,8 +23,21 @@ draw:function(recall) {
   let settings = require('Storage').readJSON("messages.settings.json", true) || {};
   if (settings.flash===undefined) settings.flash = true;
   if (recall !== true || settings.flash) {
+    var msgsShown = E.clip(this.msgs.length, 0, settings.maxMessages);
     g.reset().clearRect(this.x, this.y, this.x+this.width, this.y+23);
-    g.drawImage(settings.flash && (c&1) ? atob("GBiBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB//+DAADDAADDAADDwAPD8A/DOBzDDn/DA//DAHvDAPvjAPvjAPvjAPvh///gf/vAAD+AAB8AAAAA==") : atob("GBiBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB//+D///D///A//8CP/xDj/HD48DD+B8D/D+D/3vD/vvj/vvj/vvj/vvh/v/gfnvAAD+AAB8AAAAA=="), this.x, this.y-1);
+    for(let i = 0;i < msgsShown;i++) {
+      const msg = this.msgs[i];
+      const colors = [g.theme.bg, g.setColor(require("messages").getMessageImageCol(msg)).getColor()];
+      if (settings.flash && (c&1)) {
+        if (colors[1] == g.theme.fg) {
+          colors.reverse();
+        } else {
+          colors[1] = g.theme.fg;
+        }
+      }
+      g.setColor(colors[1]).setBgColor(colors[0]);
+      g.drawImage(i == (settings.maxMessages - 1) && msgs.length > settings.maxMessages ? atob("GBgBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH4H4H4H4H4H4H4H4H4H4H4H4AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA") : require("messages").getMessageImage(msg), this.x + i * this.iconwidth, this.y - 1);
+    }
   }
   if (settings.repeat===undefined) settings.repeat = 4;
   if (c<120 && (Date.now()-this.l)>settings.repeat*1000) {
@@ -21,16 +46,19 @@ draw:function(recall) {
   }
   WIDGETS["messages"].i=setTimeout(()=>WIDGETS["messages"].draw(true), 1000);
   if (process.env.HWVERSION>1) Bangle.on('touch', this.touch);
-},show:function(quiet) {
-  WIDGETS["messages"].t=Date.now(); // first time
-  WIDGETS["messages"].l=Date.now()-10000; // last buzz
-  if (quiet) WIDGETS["messages"].t -= 500000; // if quiet, set last time in the past so there is no buzzing
-  WIDGETS["messages"].width=this.iconwidth;
-  Bangle.drawWidgets();
-},hide:function() {
-  delete WIDGETS["messages"].t;
-  delete WIDGETS["messages"].l;
-  WIDGETS["messages"].width=0;
+},update:function(rawMsgs, quiet) {
+  const settings = require('Storage').readJSON("messages.settings.json", true) || {};
+  msgs = filterMessages(rawMsgs);
+  if (msgs.length === 0) {
+    delete WIDGETS["messages"].t;
+    delete WIDGETS["messages"].l;
+  } else {
+    WIDGETS["messages"].t=Date.now(); // first time
+    WIDGETS["messages"].l=Date.now()-10000; // last buzz
+    if (quiet) WIDGETS["messages"].t -= 500000; // if quiet, set last time in the past so there is no buzzing
+  }
+  WIDGETS["messages"].width=this.iconwidth * E.clip(msgs.length, 0, settings.maxMessages);
+  WIDGETS["messages"].msgs = msgs;
   Bangle.drawWidgets();
 },buzz:function() {
   if ((require('Storage').readJSON('setting.json',1)||{}).quiet) return; // never buzz during Quiet Mode
@@ -40,10 +68,11 @@ draw:function(recall) {
   if (!w||!w.width||c.x<w.x||c.x>w.x+w.width||c.y<w.y||c.y>w.y+w.iconwidth) return;
   load("messages.app.js");
 }};
+
 /* We might have returned here if we were in the Messages app for a
 message but then the watch was never viewed. In that case we don't
 want to buzz but should still show that there are unread messages. */
-if (global.MESSAGES===undefined) (function() {
-  var messages = require("Storage").readJSON("messages.json",1)||[];
-  if (messages.some(m=>m.new&&m.id!="music")) WIDGETS["messages"].show(true);
+if (global.MESSAGES===undefined)
+  WIDGETS["messages"].update(getMessages(), true);
+
 })();