diff --git a/packages/stream_chat/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/stream_chat/CHANGELOG.md
index f7f43289..27641f6e 100644
--- a/packages/stream_chat/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/stream_chat/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## Upcoming
+
+✅ Added
+
+- Added support for `channel.countUnreadMentions()` to get the count of unread messages mentioning the current user on a
+  channel. [#1692](https://github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-flutter/issues/1692)
+
 ## 6.7.0
 
 ✅ Added
diff --git a/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/client/channel.dart b/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/client/channel.dart
index 838f267c..38b24898 100644
--- a/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/client/channel.dart
+++ b/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/client/channel.dart
@@ -2334,6 +2334,26 @@ class ChannelClientState {
         !isThreadMessage;
   }
 
+  /// Counts the number of unread messages mentioning the current user.
+  ///
+  /// **NOTE**: The method relies on the [Channel.messages] list and doesn't do
+  /// any API call. Therefore, the count might be not reliable as it relies on
+  /// the local data.
+  int countUnreadMentions() {
+    final lastRead = currentUserRead?.lastRead;
+    final userId = _channel.client.state.currentUser?.id;
+
+    var count = 0;
+    for (final message in messages) {
+      if (_countMessageAsUnread(message) &&
+          (lastRead == null || message.createdAt.isAfter(lastRead)) &&
+          message.mentionedUsers.any((user) => user.id == userId) == true) {
+        count++;
+      }
+    }
+    return count;
+  }
+
   /// Update threads with updated information about messages.
   void updateThreadInfo(String parentId, List<Message> messages) {
     final newThreads = Map<String, List<Message>>.from(threads);
diff --git a/packages/stream_chat/test/src/core/http/interceptor/additional_headers_interceptor_test.dart b/packages/stream_chat/test/src/core/http/interceptor/additional_headers_interceptor_test.dart
index 88cf42ae..5a30bd5b 100644
--- a/packages/stream_chat/test/src/core/http/interceptor/additional_headers_interceptor_test.dart
+++ b/packages/stream_chat/test/src/core/http/interceptor/additional_headers_interceptor_test.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// ignore_for_file: invalid_use_of_protected_member
+
 import 'package:dio/dio.dart';
 import 'package:stream_chat/src/core/http/interceptor/additional_headers_interceptor.dart';
 import 'package:stream_chat/stream_chat.dart';
diff --git a/packages/stream_chat/test/src/core/http/interceptor/auth_interceptor_test.dart b/packages/stream_chat/test/src/core/http/interceptor/auth_interceptor_test.dart
index e5d06600..be982d47 100644
--- a/packages/stream_chat/test/src/core/http/interceptor/auth_interceptor_test.dart
+++ b/packages/stream_chat/test/src/core/http/interceptor/auth_interceptor_test.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// ignore_for_file: invalid_use_of_protected_member
+
 import 'package:dio/dio.dart';
 import 'package:mocktail/mocktail.dart';
 import 'package:stream_chat/src/core/http/interceptor/auth_interceptor.dart';
diff --git a/packages/stream_chat/test/src/core/http/interceptor/connection_id_interceptor_test.dart b/packages/stream_chat/test/src/core/http/interceptor/connection_id_interceptor_test.dart
index 9acabccf..92d39185 100644
--- a/packages/stream_chat/test/src/core/http/interceptor/connection_id_interceptor_test.dart
+++ b/packages/stream_chat/test/src/core/http/interceptor/connection_id_interceptor_test.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// ignore_for_file: invalid_use_of_protected_member
+
 import 'package:dio/dio.dart';
 import 'package:mocktail/mocktail.dart';
 import 'package:stream_chat/src/core/http/connection_id_manager.dart';