diff --git a/zerver/migrations/0186_userprofile_starred_message_counts.py b/zerver/migrations/0186_userprofile_starred_message_counts.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..19d875bd9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zerver/migrations/0186_userprofile_starred_message_counts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Generated by Django 1.11.14 on 2018-08-17 06:06
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('zerver', '0185_realm_plan_type'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='userprofile',
+            name='starred_message_counts',
+            field=models.BooleanField(default=False),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/zerver/models.py b/zerver/models.py
index 6e5b3534a5..1afaa89004 100644
--- a/zerver/models.py
+++ b/zerver/models.py
@@ -768,6 +768,7 @@ class UserProfile(AbstractBaseUser, PermissionsMixin):
     night_mode = models.BooleanField(default=False)  # type: bool
     translate_emoticons = models.BooleanField(default=False)  # type: bool
     dense_mode = models.BooleanField(default=True)  # type: bool
+    starred_message_counts = models.BooleanField(default=False)  # type: bool
 
     # A timezone name from the `tzdata` database, as found in pytz.all_timezones.
     #
@@ -822,6 +823,7 @@ class UserProfile(AbstractBaseUser, PermissionsMixin):
         high_contrast_mode=bool,
         night_mode=bool,
         translate_emoticons=bool,
+        starred_message_counts=bool,
     )
 
     notification_setting_types = dict(
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_home.py b/zerver/tests/test_home.py
index c5b79f6f5a..908ec4442c 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_home.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_home.py
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ class HomeTest(ZulipTestCase):
             "server_generation",
             "server_inline_image_preview",
             "server_inline_url_embed_preview",
+            "starred_message_counts",
             "starred_messages",
             "stream_description_max_length",
             "stream_name_max_length",
diff --git a/zerver/views/user_settings.py b/zerver/views/user_settings.py
index 4111ba8675..e4e2d5a188 100644
--- a/zerver/views/user_settings.py
+++ b/zerver/views/user_settings.py
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ def update_display_settings_backend(
         request: HttpRequest, user_profile: UserProfile,
         twenty_four_hour_time: Optional[bool]=REQ(validator=check_bool, default=None),
         dense_mode: Optional[bool]=REQ(validator=check_bool, default=None),
+        starred_message_counts: Optional[bool]=REQ(validator=check_bool, default=None),
         high_contrast_mode: Optional[bool]=REQ(validator=check_bool, default=None),
         night_mode: Optional[bool]=REQ(validator=check_bool, default=None),
         translate_emoticons: Optional[bool]=REQ(validator=check_bool, default=None),