diff --git a/dGame/dUtilities/Mail.cpp b/dGame/dUtilities/Mail.cpp
index e7630ed6c..6254954c1 100644
--- a/dGame/dUtilities/Mail.cpp
+++ b/dGame/dUtilities/Mail.cpp
@@ -443,6 +443,14 @@ void Mail::SendMail(const LWOOBJID sender, const std::string& senderName, LWOOBJ
 	response.Send(sysAddr);
 }
 
+void Mail::NotifyUnreadMailOnLoad(const uint32_t unreadCount, const SystemAddress& sysAddr) {
+	if (unreadCount == 0) return;
+	NotificationResponse response;
+	response.status = eNotificationResponse::NewMail;
+	response.mailCount = unreadCount;
+	response.Send(sysAddr);
+}
+
 bool Mail::NotifyNewMailHere(LWOOBJID receiver) {
 	// Mail stores the character ID; the player's object ID also carries the character bit
 	GeneralUtils::SetBit(receiver, eObjectBits::CHARACTER);
diff --git a/dGame/dUtilities/Mail.h b/dGame/dUtilities/Mail.h
index 3fdc8084c..aaab9b4a9 100644
--- a/dGame/dUtilities/Mail.h
+++ b/dGame/dUtilities/Mail.h
@@ -210,6 +210,10 @@ namespace Mail {
 
 	void HandleMail(RakNet::BitStream& inStream, const SystemAddress& sysAddr, Entity* player);
 
+	// Part of a player's load: live told the client about unread mail right after the respawn checkpoint, without
+	// being asked (NotificationResponse NewMail with the count), and sent nothing when there was none.
+	void NotifyUnreadMailOnLoad(uint32_t unreadCount, const SystemAddress& sysAddr);
+
 	// Tells the receiver about their unread mail if they are a player in this world. Returns false if they are not.
 	bool NotifyNewMailHere(LWOOBJID receiver);
 
diff --git a/dWorldServer/WorldServer.cpp b/dWorldServer/WorldServer.cpp
index 9dd673c96..2a4529c0a 100644
--- a/dWorldServer/WorldServer.cpp
+++ b/dWorldServer/WorldServer.cpp
@@ -1136,10 +1136,7 @@ void LoadPlayer(const SystemAddress& sysAddr) {
 			invalidTransferList.bCustomerFeedbackOnInvalidMapTransfer = false;
 			invalidTransferList.SendToClient(sysAddr);
 			GameMessages::SendDoneLoading(player->GetObjectID(), respawnPoint, spawnPosition, spawnRotation, sysAddr);
-
-			//Send the player it's mail count:
-			//update: this might not be needed so im going to try disabling this here.
-			//Mail::HandleNotificationRequest(sysAddr, player->GetObjectID());
+			Mail::NotifyUnreadMailOnLoad(Database::Get()->GetUnreadMailCount(c->GetID()), sysAddr);
 
 			//Notify chat that a player has loaded:
 			auto* character = player->GetCharacter();
diff --git a/tests/dGameTests/dGameMessagesTests/LoadSequenceTests.cpp b/tests/dGameTests/dGameMessagesTests/LoadSequenceTests.cpp
index fb88cf906..ac96042c1 100644
--- a/tests/dGameTests/dGameMessagesTests/LoadSequenceTests.cpp
+++ b/tests/dGameTests/dGameMessagesTests/LoadSequenceTests.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "GameDependencies.h"
 #include "GameMessageTestUtils.h"
 
+#include "Mail.h"
 #include "MovementMessages.h"
 #include "ZoneMessages.h"
 
@@ -63,3 +64,17 @@ TEST_F(LoadSequenceTests, SavedCheckpointIsSentUnrotated) {
 	EXPECT_EQ(checkpoints[0].pos, saved);
 	EXPECT_EQ(checkpoints[0].rot, QuatUtils::IDENTITY);
 }
+
+// Unread mail is announced during the load without the client asking; nothing is sent without unread mail.
+// Live's packet (56 bytes) also fills the three fields DLU leaves 0 with object IDs the client does not use here.
+TEST_F(LoadSequenceTests, UnreadMailIsAnnouncedOnLoad) {
+	auto sent = Capture([&] { Mail::NotifyUnreadMailOnLoad(0, ClientAddress()); });
+	EXPECT_TRUE(sent.empty());
+
+	sent = Capture([&] { Mail::NotifyUnreadMailOnLoad(1, ClientAddress()); });
+	ASSERT_EQ(sent.size(), 1u);
+	EXPECT_EQ(sent[0].sysAddr, ClientAddress());
+	EXPECT_PACKET_EQ(FromHex(
+		"53 05 00 31 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 "
+		"00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00"), FromCapture(sent[0]));
+}