diff --git a/app/controllers/stories_controller.rb b/app/controllers/stories_controller.rb
index 45ba375fe..3d8321f3e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/stories_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/stories_controller.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class Stringer < Sinatra::Base
 
     erb :index
   end
-
+  
   post "/mark_as_read" do
     story = StoryRepository.fetch(params[:story_id])
     story.is_read = true
diff --git a/app/public/js/app.js b/app/public/js/app.js
index 504d1066d..54ba0c45b 100644
--- a/app/public/js/app.js
+++ b/app/public/js/app.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 $(document).ready(function() {
+  var previous_req_id = 0;
   $(".story-preview").click(function(e){ 
     e.preventDefault();
 
@@ -38,8 +39,20 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     var storyId = $this.data("id");
 
     if (storyId > 0) {
-      $.post("/mark_as_read", { story_id: storyId })
-       .fail(function() { alert("something broke!"); });
+        $.post("/mark_as_read", { story_id: storyId })
+        .done(function() {
+            if(previous_req_id != storyId ){
+                var title = $("head > title")[0];
+                var stories_count = parseInt(title.text.match(/\d+/));
+                if (stories_count > 1){
+                    title.text = title.text.replace(/\d+/,stories_count - 1);
+                }else{
+                    title.text = title.text.replace("(1)","")
+                }
+                previous_req_id = storyId;
+            }
+        })
+        .fail(function() { alert("something broke!"); });
     }
   });