diff --git a/src/styles/base/menu-left.scss b/src/styles/base/menu-left.scss
index a6fd87ed66865011de51aec9c8b4f3cc13236072..c2def15c660afe1b644c932a84cfd650c5788cba 100644
--- a/src/styles/base/menu-left.scss
+++ b/src/styles/base/menu-left.scss
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
               height: 20px;
               width: 20px;
               margin-right: 1em;
-              div:not(:empty) {
+              div.counter:not([data-nb-unread="0"]) {
                 text-align: center;
                 display: block;
                 background-color: var(--sib-notifications-theme, gray);