diff --git a/src/discord/discord.cpp b/src/discord/discord.cpp
index 385d6b7..f955f45 100644
--- a/src/discord/discord.cpp
+++ b/src/discord/discord.cpp
@@ -351,7 +351,9 @@ void DiscordClient::GetArchivedPrivateThreads(Snowflake channel_id, const sigc::
 }
 
 std::vector<Snowflake> DiscordClient::GetChildChannelIDs(Snowflake parent_id) const {
-    return m_store.GetChannelIDsWithParentID(parent_id);
+    std::vector<Snowflake> ids;
+    for (auto [id, type] : m_store.GetChannelIDsWithParentID(parent_id)) ids.push_back(id);
+    return ids;
 }
 
 std::optional<WebhookMessageData> DiscordClient::GetWebhookMessageData(Snowflake message_id) const {
@@ -1371,7 +1373,8 @@ int DiscordClient::GetUnreadStateForChannel(Snowflake id) const noexcept {
 
 int DiscordClient::GetUnreadChannelsCountForCategory(Snowflake id) const noexcept {
     int result = 0;
-    for (Snowflake channel_id : m_store.GetChannelIDsWithParentID(id)) {
+    for (auto [channel_id, channel_type] : m_store.GetChannelIDsWithParentID(id)) {
+        if (!ShouldChannelTypeCountInUnread(channel_type)) continue;
         if (IsChannelMuted(channel_id)) continue;
         const auto iter = m_unread.find(channel_id);
         if (iter == m_unread.end()) continue;
@@ -1393,6 +1396,9 @@ bool DiscordClient::GetUnreadStateForGuild(Snowflake id, int &total_mentions) co
         if (const auto iter = m_channel_muted_parent.find(channel_id); iter != m_channel_muted_parent.end())
             continue;
 
+        const auto channel = GetChannel(channel_id);
+        if (channel.has_value() && !ShouldChannelTypeCountInUnread(channel->Type)) continue;
+
         if (!has_any_unread && channel_unread > -1 && !IsChannelMuted(channel_id))
             has_any_unread = true;
     }
@@ -2753,6 +2759,14 @@ bool DiscordClient::CheckCode(const http::response_type &r, int expected) {
     return true;
 }
 
+bool DiscordClient::ShouldChannelTypeCountInUnread(ChannelType type) {
+    return type != ChannelType::GUILD_VOICE &&
+           type != ChannelType::GUILD_FORUM &&
+           type != ChannelType::GUILD_MEDIA &&
+           type != ChannelType::GUILD_STORE &&
+           type != ChannelType::GUILD_DIRECTORY;
+}
+
 void DiscordClient::StoreMessageData(Message &msg) {
     const auto chan = m_store.GetChannel(msg.ChannelID);
     if (chan.has_value() && chan->GuildID.has_value())
diff --git a/src/discord/discord.hpp b/src/discord/discord.hpp
index 9c2c080..6b2853b 100644
--- a/src/discord/discord.hpp
+++ b/src/discord/discord.hpp
@@ -321,6 +321,8 @@ private:
 
     void StoreMessageData(Message &msg);
 
+    static bool ShouldChannelTypeCountInUnread(ChannelType type);
+
     void HandleReadyReadState(const ReadyEventData &data);
     void HandleReadyGuildSettings(const ReadyEventData &data);
 
diff --git a/src/discord/store.cpp b/src/discord/store.cpp
index bf630aa..4de5d63 100644
--- a/src/discord/store.cpp
+++ b/src/discord/store.cpp
@@ -638,16 +638,16 @@ std::vector<ChannelData> Store::GetActiveThreads(Snowflake channel_id) const {
     return ret;
 }
 
-std::vector<Snowflake> Store::GetChannelIDsWithParentID(Snowflake channel_id) const {
+std::vector<std::pair<Snowflake, ChannelType>> Store::GetChannelIDsWithParentID(Snowflake channel_id) const {
     auto &s = m_stmt_get_chan_ids_parent;
 
     s->Bind(1, channel_id);
 
-    std::vector<Snowflake> ret;
+    std::vector<std::pair<Snowflake, ChannelType>> ret;
     while (s->FetchOne()) {
-        Snowflake x;
-        s->Get(0, x);
-        ret.push_back(x);
+        auto &p = ret.emplace_back();
+        s->Get(0, p.first);
+        s->Get(1, p.second);
     }
 
     s->Reset();
@@ -2315,7 +2315,7 @@ bool Store::CreateStatements() {
     }
 
     m_stmt_get_chan_ids_parent = std::make_unique<Statement>(m_db, R"(
-        SELECT id FROM channels WHERE parent_id = ?
+        SELECT id, type FROM channels WHERE parent_id = ?
     )");
     if (!m_stmt_get_chan_ids_parent->OK()) {
         fprintf(stderr, "failed to prepare get channel ids for parent statement: %s\n", m_db.ErrStr());
diff --git a/src/discord/store.hpp b/src/discord/store.hpp
index 6157f09..e53d5c7 100644
--- a/src/discord/store.hpp
+++ b/src/discord/store.hpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public:
     std::vector<Message> GetMessagesBefore(Snowflake channel_id, Snowflake message_id, size_t limit) const;
     std::vector<Message> GetPinnedMessages(Snowflake channel_id) const;
     std::vector<ChannelData> GetActiveThreads(Snowflake channel_id) const; // public
-    std::vector<Snowflake> GetChannelIDsWithParentID(Snowflake channel_id) const;
+    std::vector<std::pair<Snowflake, ChannelType>> GetChannelIDsWithParentID(Snowflake channel_id) const;
     std::unordered_set<Snowflake> GetMembersInGuild(Snowflake guild_id) const;
     // ^ not the same as GetUsersInGuild since users in a guild may include users who do not have retrieved member data