diff --git a/src/renderer/src/hooks/useUnreadDockBadge.ts b/src/renderer/src/hooks/useUnreadDockBadge.ts
index 1f6674a9824..5fa6b8876f8 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/hooks/useUnreadDockBadge.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/hooks/useUnreadDockBadge.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export function useUnreadDockBadge(): void {
   const unreadCount = useAppStore((state) =>
     getUnreadBadgeCount({
       worktreesByRepo: state.worktreesByRepo,
+      detectedWorktreesByRepo: state.detectedWorktreesByRepo,
       tabsByWorktree: state.tabsByWorktree,
       unreadTerminalTabs: state.unreadTerminalTabs
     })
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/lib/unread-badge-count.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/lib/unread-badge-count.test.ts
index fdf20dfab30..60cf5b3173b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/lib/unread-badge-count.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/lib/unread-badge-count.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
-import type { TerminalTab, Worktree } from '../../../shared/types'
+import type { DetectedWorktreeListResult, TerminalTab, Worktree } from '../../../shared/types'
 import { getUnreadBadgeCount } from './unread-badge-count'
 
 function worktree(id: string, isUnread: boolean): Worktree {
@@ -10,6 +10,23 @@ function tab(id: string): TerminalTab {
   return { id } as TerminalTab
 }
 
+function detectedWorktree(id: string, isUnread: boolean): DetectedWorktreeListResult {
+  return {
+    repoId: 'repo',
+    authoritative: true,
+    source: 'git',
+    worktrees: [
+      {
+        ...worktree(id, isUnread),
+        repoId: 'repo',
+        ownership: 'orca-managed',
+        selectedCheckout: false,
+        visible: true
+      }
+    ]
+  } as DetectedWorktreeListResult
+}
+
 describe('getUnreadBadgeCount', () => {
   it('counts unread worktrees', () => {
     expect(
@@ -40,4 +57,15 @@ describe('getUnreadBadgeCount', () => {
       })
     ).toBe(2)
   })
+
+  it('counts automatic unread markers on detected worktrees', () => {
+    expect(
+      getUnreadBadgeCount({
+        worktreesByRepo: { repo: [] },
+        detectedWorktreesByRepo: { repo: detectedWorktree('wt-detected', true) },
+        tabsByWorktree: {},
+        unreadTerminalTabs: {}
+      })
+    ).toBe(1)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/lib/unread-badge-count.ts b/src/renderer/src/lib/unread-badge-count.ts
index 79cd2ffa36b..7841618cfa2 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/lib/unread-badge-count.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/lib/unread-badge-count.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
-import type { TerminalTab, Worktree } from '../../../shared/types'
+import type { DetectedWorktreeListResult, TerminalTab, Worktree } from '../../../shared/types'
 
 export function getUnreadBadgeCount({
   worktreesByRepo,
+  detectedWorktreesByRepo = {},
   tabsByWorktree,
   unreadTerminalTabs
 }: {
   worktreesByRepo: Record<string, Worktree[]>
+  detectedWorktreesByRepo?: Record<string, DetectedWorktreeListResult>
   tabsByWorktree: Record<string, TerminalTab[]>
   unreadTerminalTabs: Record<string, true>
 }): number {
@@ -19,6 +21,16 @@ export function getUnreadBadgeCount({
     }
   }
 
+  // Why: automatic agent attention can land while a worktree is only present
+  // in detectedWorktreesByRepo; the Dock badge must mirror that unread marker.
+  for (const result of Object.values(detectedWorktreesByRepo)) {
+    for (const worktree of result.worktrees) {
+      if (worktree.isUnread) {
+        unreadWorktreeIds.add(worktree.id)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   const unreadTabIds = new Set(Object.keys(unreadTerminalTabs))
   if (unreadTabIds.size === 0) {
     return unreadWorktreeIds.size