diff --git a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/TaskBadgeOverlay.qml b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/TaskBadgeOverlay.qml
--- a/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/TaskBadgeOverlay.qml
+++ b/applets/taskmanager/package/contents/ui/TaskBadgeOverlay.qml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
             font.pointSize: 1024
             minimumPointSize: 5
             color: theme.backgroundColor
-            text: task.smartLauncherItem.count
+            text: task.smartLauncherItem.count > 99 ? i18nc("Over 99 new messages, overlay, keep short", "99+") : task.smartLauncherItem.count
         }
     }
 }