diff --git a/src/app/components/Alerts.svelte b/src/app/components/Alerts.svelte
index 3693e25..c7c4f06 100644
--- a/src/app/components/Alerts.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/Alerts.svelte
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
     deriveAlertStatus,
     userInboxRelays,
     getAlertFeed,
-    showUnreadBadge,
-    playAlertSound,
+    userSettingsValues,
   } from "@app/core/state"
   import {deleteAlert, createDmAlert} from "@app/core/commands"
   import {clearBadges} from "../util/notifications"
@@ -74,15 +73,15 @@
   }
 
   const onShowBadgeOnUnreadToggle = async () => {
-    $showUnreadBadge = !$showUnreadBadge
+    $userSettingsValues.show_notifications_badge = !$userSettingsValues.show_notifications_badge
 
-    if (!$showUnreadBadge) {
+    if (!$userSettingsValues.show_notifications_badge) {
       await clearBadges()
     }
   }
 
   const onDirectMessagesNotificationSoundToggle = async () => {
-    $playAlertSound = !$playAlertSound
+    $userSettingsValues.play_notification_sound = !$userSettingsValues.play_notification_sound
   }
 
   let directMessagesNotificationToggle: HTMLInputElement
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@
       <input
         type="checkbox"
         class="toggle toggle-primary"
-        checked={Boolean($showUnreadBadge)}
+        checked={Boolean($userSettingsValues.show_notifications_badge)}
         oninput={onShowBadgeOnUnreadToggle} />
     </div>
     <div class="flex justify-between">
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@
       <input
         type="checkbox"
         class="toggle toggle-primary"
-        checked={Boolean($playAlertSound)}
+        checked={Boolean($userSettingsValues.play_notification_sound)}
         oninput={onDirectMessagesNotificationSoundToggle} />
     </div>
     {#if $dmStatus}
diff --git a/src/app/components/NewNotificationSound.svelte b/src/app/components/NewNotificationSound.svelte
index ee9889d..8e95d84 100644
--- a/src/app/components/NewNotificationSound.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/NewNotificationSound.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import {onMount} from "svelte"
-  import {playAlertSound} from "@app/core/state"
+  import {userSettingsValues} from "@app/core/state"
   import {notifications} from "../util/notifications"
 
   let audioElement: HTMLAudioElement
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   let notificationCount = $state($notifications.size)
 
   const playSound = () => {
-    if ($playAlertSound) {
+    if ($userSettingsValues.play_notification_sound) {
       audioElement.play()
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/app/core/state.ts b/src/app/core/state.ts
index 9fd97e5..db35ab1 100644
--- a/src/app/core/state.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/state.ts
@@ -338,6 +338,8 @@ export type SettingsValues = {
   report_errors: boolean
   send_delay: number
   font_size: number
+  play_notification_sound: boolean
+  show_notifications_badge: boolean
 }
 
 export type Settings = {
@@ -353,6 +355,8 @@ export const defaultSettings = {
   report_errors: true,
   send_delay: 0,
   font_size: 1,
+  play_notification_sound: true,
+  show_notifications_badge: true,
 }
 
 export const settings = deriveEventsMapped<Settings>(repository, {
@@ -425,18 +429,6 @@ export const dmAlert = derived(alerts, $alerts =>
   }),
 )
 
-export const showUnreadBadge = synced({
-  key: "showUnreadBadge",
-  defaultValue: true,
-  storage: preferencesStorageProvider,
-})
-
-export const playAlertSound = synced({
-  key: "playAlertSound",
-  defaultValue: true,
-  storage: preferencesStorageProvider,
-})
-
 // Alert Statuses
 
 export type AlertStatus = {
diff --git a/src/app/util/notifications.ts b/src/app/util/notifications.ts
index d65f5b7..ce7c554 100644
--- a/src/app/util/notifications.ts
+++ b/src/app/util/notifications.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {
   getUrlsForEvent,
   userRoomsByUrl,
   repositoryStore,
-  showUnreadBadge,
+  userSettingsValues,
 } from "@app/core/state"
 import {preferencesStorageProvider} from "@src/lib/storage"
 import {Badge} from "@capawesome/capacitor-badge"
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ export const badgeCount = derived(notifications, notifications => {
 })
 
 export const handleBadgeCountChanges = async (count: number) => {
-  if (get(showUnreadBadge)) {
+  if (get(userSettingsValues).show_notifications_badge) {
     await Badge.set({count})
   } else {
     await clearBadges()