diff --git a/lib/controllers/notification/notification_manger.dart b/lib/controllers/notification/notification_manger.dart
index 94311ae9..af91ccab 100644
--- a/lib/controllers/notification/notification_manger.dart
+++ b/lib/controllers/notification/notification_manger.dart
@@ -77,9 +77,24 @@ class NotificationManger {
   static final Map<String, int> _groupCounts = {};
 
   static Future<void> _showGroupSummary(String groupId) async {
-    // Increment count for this group
-    _groupCounts[groupId] = (_groupCounts[groupId] ?? 0) + 1;
-    final count = _groupCounts[groupId]!;
+    // Query actual active notifications from the system
+    final androidPlugin = localNotificationsPlugin.resolvePlatformSpecificImplementation<AndroidFlutterLocalNotificationsPlugin>();
+
+    final List<ActiveNotification>? activeNotifications = await androidPlugin?.getActiveNotifications();
+
+    // Count notifications that actually exist in this group (exclude summary itself)
+    int count = 0;
+    if (activeNotifications != null) {
+      count = activeNotifications.where((notification) {
+        return notification.groupKey == groupId && notification.id != groupId.hashCode; // Exclude summary notification
+      }).length;
+    }
+
+    // Fallback to in-memory count if query fails (for older Android versions)
+    if (count == 0) {
+      _groupCounts[groupId] = (_groupCounts[groupId] ?? 0) + 1;
+      count = _groupCounts[groupId]!;
+    }
 
     // Only show summary if we have 2+ notifications
     if (count < 2) return;