diff --git a/src/electron-main.ts b/src/electron-main.ts
index 33f6a3f..c82e346 100644
--- a/src/electron-main.ts
+++ b/src/electron-main.ts
@@ -325,7 +325,12 @@ process.on('uncaughtException', function(error) {
 
 let focusHandlerAttached = false;
 ipcMain.on('setBadgeCount', function(ev, count) {
-    app.badgeCount = count;
+    if (process.platform !== 'win32') {
+        // only set badgeCount on Mac/Linux, the docs say that only those platforms support it but turns out Electron
+        // has some Windows support too, and in some Windows environments this leads to two badges rendering atop
+        // each other. See https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/issues/16942
+        app.badgeCount = count;
+    }
     if (count === 0 && mainWindow) {
         mainWindow.flashFrame(false);
     }