diff --git a/cypress/e2e/app/api/dashboard/requestedBadge.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/app/api/dashboard/requestedBadge.cy.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8d015dc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cypress/e2e/app/api/dashboard/requestedBadge.cy.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import { TIMEOUT } from '../../../../utils/constants'
+
+describe('test requested submission required API', () => {
+
+    context('Logged out', () => {
+        it('should reject any request if not logged in', () => {
+            cy.request({
+                url: '/api/submission-box/requestedsubmissions/require-submission',
+                method: 'GET',
+                headers: {
+                    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+                },
+                failOnStatusCode: false,
+            }).then(async (response) => {
+                expect(response.status).to.eq(401)
+                expect(response.body.error).to.eq('Unauthorized')
+            })
+        })
+    })
+
+    context('Logged in', () => {
+        const email = 'noRequests@user.com'
+        beforeEach(() => {
+            cy.task('clearDB')
+            const password = 'Pass1234'
+            cy.task('createUser', { email, password })
+            cy.visit('/login')
+            cy.get('[data-cy=email]').type(email)
+            cy.get('[data-cy=password]').type(password)
+            cy.get('[data-cy=submit]').click()
+            cy.url({ timeout: TIMEOUT.EXTRA_LONG }).should('not.contain', 'login')
+            cy.reload()
+        })
+
+        it('should return nothing when user does not have any requests', () => {
+            cy.request({
+                url: '/api/submission-box/requestedsubmissions/require-submission',
+                method: 'GET',
+                headers: {
+                    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+                },
+            }).then(async (response) => {
+                expect(response.status).to.eq(200)
+                expect(response.body.requiredCount).to.eq(0)
+            })
+        })
+
+        it('should return the number of requested submissions needing to be submitted to', () => {
+            const submissionBoxTitle = 'multiple submissions'
+            cy.task('getUserId', email).then((userId) => {
+                cy.task('createRequestSubmissionForUser', { userId, submissionBoxTitle })
+                cy.task('createRequestSubmissionForUser', { userId, submissionBoxTitle })
+                cy.task('createRequestSubmissionForUser', { userId, submissionBoxTitle })
+                cy.task('createRequestSubmissionForUser', { userId, submissionBoxTitle })
+            })
+            cy.reload()
+            cy.request({
+                url: '/api/submission-box/requestedsubmissions/require-submission',
+                method: 'GET',
+                headers: {
+                    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+                },
+            }).then(async (response) => {
+                expect(response.status).to.eq(200)
+                expect(response.body.requiredCount).to.eq(4)
+            })
+        })
+    })
+})
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/app/dashboard/requestedBadge.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/app/dashboard/requestedBadge.cy.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c39adc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cypress/e2e/app/dashboard/requestedBadge.cy.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+import { TIMEOUT } from '../../../utils/constants'
+
+describe('Dashboard requested submission badge count tests', () => {
+    // User information
+    const email = 'requested@badge.test'
+    const password = 'Pass1234'
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        cy.task('clearDB')
+        cy.task('createUser', { email, password })
+        cy.visit('/login')
+        cy.get('[data-cy=email]').type(email)
+        cy.get('[data-cy=password]').type(password)
+        cy.get('[data-cy=submit]').click()
+        cy.url({ timeout: TIMEOUT.EXTRA_LONG }).should('not.contain', 'login')
+        cy.reload()
+        cy.visit('/dashboard')
+    })
+
+    it('should not have any badge when the user has no requested submissions', () => {
+        // Wait for api fetch
+        cy.wait(1000)
+        cy.get('[data-cy=requested-badge]').should('exist').should('contain', '')
+    })
+
+    it('should increment count when the user has a submission not yet submitted to and decrement it after submission', () => {
+        const submissionBoxTitle = 'Badge testing simulator'
+        const videoTitle = 'Get rid of the badge'
+        cy.task('getUserId', email).then((userId) => {
+            cy.task('createRequestSubmissionForUser', {userId, submissionBoxTitle}).then((requestedSubmissionId) => {
+                cy.reload()
+                // wait for api fetch
+                cy.wait(1000)
+                cy.get('[data-cy=requested-badge]').should('be.visible').should('contain', '1')
+                cy.task('createOneVideoAndRetrieveVideoId', {
+                    title: videoTitle,
+                }).then((videoId) => {
+                    cy.task('submitVideoToSubmissionBox', {
+                        requestedSubmissionId,
+                        videoId,
+                    }).then(() => {
+                        cy.reload()
+                        cy.get('[data-cy=requested-badge]').should('exist').should('contain', '')
+                    })
+                })
+            })
+        })
+    })
+
+    it('should increment the count after users remove the submission from a requested submission', () => {
+        const submissionBoxTitle = 'Badge testing simulator'
+        const videoTitle = 'Get rid of the badge'
+        cy.task('getUserId', email).then((userId) => {
+            cy.task('createRequestSubmissionForUser', {userId, submissionBoxTitle}).then((requestedSubmissionId) => {
+                cy.reload()
+                // wait for api fetch
+                cy.wait(1000)
+                cy.get('[data-cy=requested-badge]').should('be.visible').should('contain', '1')
+                cy.task('createOneVideoAndRetrieveVideoId', {
+                    title: videoTitle,
+                    ownerId: userId,
+                }).then((videoId) => {
+                    cy.task('submitVideoToSubmissionBox', {
+                        requestedSubmissionId,
+                        videoId,
+                    }).then(() => {
+                        cy.reload()
+                        cy.wait(1000)
+                        cy.get('[data-cy=requested-badge]').should('be.visible').should('contain', '')
+                        cy.visit('/dashboard?tab=my-invitations')
+                        cy.get('[data-cy="My Invitations"]')
+                        cy.wait(1000)
+                        cy.get('[data-cy="My Invitations"]').click()
+                        cy.get(`[data-cy="${ submissionBoxTitle }"]`)
+                        cy.wait(1000)
+                        cy.get(`[data-cy="${ submissionBoxTitle }"]`).click()
+                        cy.wait(1000)
+                        cy.get('[data-cy="unsubmit-button"]').should('be.visible').click()
+                        cy.get('button').last().should('be.visible').and('have.text', 'Yes').click()
+
+                        cy.visit('/dashboard')
+                        cy.get('[data-cy=requested-badge]').should('be.visible').should('contain', '1')
+                    })
+                })
+            })
+        })
+    })
+
+    it('should increment the count after users deletes the video submission of a requested submission', () => {
+        const submissionBoxTitle = 'Badge testing simulator'
+        const videoTitle = 'Get rid of the badge'
+        cy.task('getUserId', email).then((userId) => {
+            cy.task('createRequestSubmissionForUser', {userId, submissionBoxTitle}).then((requestedSubmissionId) => {
+                cy.reload()
+                // wait for api fetch
+                cy.wait(1000)
+                cy.get('[data-cy=requested-badge]').should('be.visible').should('contain', '1')
+                cy.task('createOneVideoAndRetrieveVideoId', {
+                    title: videoTitle,
+                    ownerId: userId,
+                }).then((videoId) => {
+                    cy.task('submitVideoToSubmissionBox', {
+                        requestedSubmissionId,
+                        videoId,
+                    }).then(() => {
+                        cy.reload()
+                        cy.wait(1000)
+                        cy.get('[data-cy=requested-badge]').should('be.visible').should('contain', '')
+                        cy.get('[data-cy="video-list"]').children().first().should('contain', videoTitle).click()
+                        cy.wait(1000)
+                        cy.get('[data-cy="edit-icon"]').click()
+                        cy.get('[data-cy="detail-video-delete-button"]').click()
+                        cy.get('[data-cy="detail-video-delete-confirm-button"]').click()
+
+                        cy.visit('/dashboard')
+                        cy.get('[data-cy=requested-badge]').should('be.visible').should('contain', '1')
+                    })
+                })
+            })
+        })
+    })
+})
diff --git a/src/app/api/submission-box/requestedsubmissions/require-submission/route.ts b/src/app/api/submission-box/requestedsubmissions/require-submission/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ce756bcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/submission-box/requestedsubmissions/require-submission/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { NextResponse } from 'next/server'
+import { getServerSession } from 'next-auth'
+import logger from '@/utils/logger'
+import prisma from '@/lib/prisma'
+
+export async function GET() {
+    // This API will return the count of requested submissions that the user has not yet submitted to, call with GET
+    try {
+        // Check if a user is logged in
+        const session = await getServerSession()
+        if (!session || !session.user?.email) {
+            return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Unauthorized' }, { status: 401 })
+        }
+        // Get userId
+        const userId: string = (
+            await prisma.user.findUniqueOrThrow({
+                where: {
+                    email: session.user.email,
+                },
+                select: {
+                    id: true,
+                },
+            })
+        ).id
+        // This query returns the count of requested submissions with a videoVersions of none
+        const requiredCount = await prisma.requestedSubmission.aggregate({
+            where: {
+                userId: userId,
+                videoVersions: { none: {} },
+            },
+            _count: {
+                id: true,
+            },
+        })
+
+        return NextResponse.json({ requiredCount: requiredCount._count.id }, { status: 200 })
+    } catch (error) {
+        logger.error(error)
+        return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Internal Server Error' }, { status: 500 })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/components/DashboardSidebarSubmissionBoxes/index.tsx b/src/components/DashboardSidebarSubmissionBoxes/index.tsx
index c9fe16f7..d7ec5c39 100644
--- a/src/components/DashboardSidebarSubmissionBoxes/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/DashboardSidebarSubmissionBoxes/index.tsx
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ import DashboardSidePanelOption from '@/components/DashboardSidePanelOption'
 import AddCircleIcon from '@mui/icons-material/AddCircle'
 import SendIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Send'
 import Box from '@mui/material/Box'
-import React from 'react'
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import EditIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Edit'
 import { SidebarOption } from '@/types/dashboard/sidebar'
+import { Badge } from '@mui/material'
+import { toast } from 'react-toastify'
 
 export type DashboardSidebarSubmissionBoxesProps = {
     onCreateNewClick: () => void
@@ -18,6 +20,17 @@ export type DashboardSidebarSubmissionBoxesProps = {
 
 export default function DashboardSidebarSubmissionBoxes(props: DashboardSidebarSubmissionBoxesProps) {
     const { sidebarSelectedOption } = props
+    const [count, setCount] = useState()
+    useEffect(() => {
+        fetch('/api/submission-box/requestedsubmissions/require-submission')
+            .then(async (res) => {
+                const { requiredCount } = await res.json()
+                setCount(requiredCount)
+            })
+            .catch(() => {
+                toast.error('An error occurred trying to access requested submission count')
+            })
+    })
 
     return (
         <>
@@ -47,6 +60,14 @@ export default function DashboardSidebarSubmissionBoxes(props: DashboardSidebarS
                 <Typography noWrap color={theme.palette.text.secondary} fontSize={'20px'} fontWeight={600} >
                 Submission Invitations
                 </Typography>
+                <Badge
+                    badgeContent={count}
+                    color='error'
+                    anchorOrigin={{ vertical: 'top', horizontal: 'right' }}
+                    style={{ transform: 'translate(-25px, 25px)'}}
+                    max={99}
+                    data-cy='requested-badge'
+                />
                 <DashboardSidePanelOption
                     title={'My Invitations'}
                     icon={<SendIcon fontSize='small'/>}