diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/commerce/purchases/Purchases.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/commerce/purchases/Purchases.qml
index 31c0ba73c0..43669ed038 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/commerce/purchases/Purchases.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/commerce/purchases/Purchases.qml
@@ -768,6 +768,9 @@ Rectangle {
             case 'purchases_showMyItems':
                 root.isShowingMyItems = true;
             break;
+            case 'showUpdates':
+                //primaryFilter;
+            break;
             default:
                 console.log('Unrecognized message from marketplaces.js:', JSON.stringify(message));
         }
diff --git a/scripts/system/html/js/marketplacesInject.js b/scripts/system/html/js/marketplacesInject.js
index 9376ed9823..864c7d92b4 100644
--- a/scripts/system/html/js/marketplacesInject.js
+++ b/scripts/system/html/js/marketplacesInject.js
@@ -213,13 +213,15 @@
             purchasesElement.innerHTML += "My Purchases";
             // FRONTEND WEBDEV RANT: The username dropdown should REALLY not be programmed to be on the same
             //     line as the search bar, overlaid on top of the search bar, floated right, and then relatively bumped up using "top:-50px".
+            $('.navbar-brand').css('margin-right', '10px');
             purchasesElement.style = "height:100%;margin-top:18px;font-weight:bold;float:right;margin-right:" + (dropDownElement.offsetWidth + 30) +
                 "px;position:relative;z-index:999;";
             navbarBrandElement.parentNode.insertAdjacentElement('beforeend', purchasesElement);
             $('#purchasesButton').on('click', function () {
                 EventBridge.emitWebEvent(JSON.stringify({
                     type: "PURCHASES",
-                    referrerURL: window.location.href
+                    referrerURL: window.location.href,
+                    hasUpdates: messagesWaiting
                 }));
             });
         }
diff --git a/scripts/system/marketplaces/marketplaces.js b/scripts/system/marketplaces/marketplaces.js
index 3d878ef948..356707a7e5 100644
--- a/scripts/system/marketplaces/marketplaces.js
+++ b/scripts/system/marketplaces/marketplaces.js
@@ -445,6 +445,12 @@ var selectionDisplay = null; // for gridTool.js to ignore
             } else if (parsedJsonMessage.type === "PURCHASES") {
                 referrerURL = parsedJsonMessage.referrerURL;
                 filterText = "";
+                if (parsedJsonMessage.hasUpdates) {
+                    wireEventBridge(true);
+                    tablet.sendToQml({
+                        method: 'showUpdates'
+                    });
+                }
                 tablet.pushOntoStack(MARKETPLACE_PURCHASES_QML_PATH);
             } else if (parsedJsonMessage.type === "LOGIN") {
                 openLoginWindow();