diff --git a/BraveShared/Preferences.swift b/BraveShared/Preferences.swift
index 81f57f992..c887d7551 100644
--- a/BraveShared/Preferences.swift
+++ b/BraveShared/Preferences.swift
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ extension Preferences {
     public final class Rewards {
         public static let myFirstAdShown = Option<Bool>(key: "rewards.ads.my-first-ad-shown", default: false)
         public static let hideRewardsIcon = Option<Bool>(key: "rewards.hide-rewards-icon", default: false)
+        public static let panelOpened = Option<Bool>(key: "rewards.rewards-panel-opened", default: false)
         
         public enum EnvironmentOverride: Int, CaseIterable {
             case none
diff --git a/Client/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController/BVC+Rewards.swift b/Client/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController/BVC+Rewards.swift
index fc72601b1..190f2314e 100644
--- a/Client/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController/BVC+Rewards.swift
+++ b/Client/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController/BVC+Rewards.swift
@@ -57,9 +57,13 @@ extension BrowserViewController {
         let isVerifiedBadgeVisible = self.publisher?.status == .verified || self.publisher?.status == .connected
         self.topToolbar.locationView.rewardsButton.isVerified = isVerifiedBadgeVisible
         self.topToolbar.locationView.rewardsButton.notificationCount = self.rewards?.ledger.notifications.count ?? 0
+        self.topToolbar.locationView.rewardsButton.forceShowBadge = !Preferences.Rewards.panelOpened.value
     }
 
     func showBraveRewardsPanel() {
+        Preferences.Rewards.panelOpened.value = true
+        updateRewardsButtonState()
+        
         if UIDevice.current.userInterfaceIdiom != .pad && UIApplication.shared.statusBarOrientation.isLandscape {
             let value = UIInterfaceOrientation.portrait.rawValue
             UIDevice.current.setValue(value, forKey: "orientation")
diff --git a/Client/Frontend/Browser/Toolbars/UrlBar/RewardsButton.swift b/Client/Frontend/Browser/Toolbars/UrlBar/RewardsButton.swift
index 73b10418b..3fbd6daaa 100644
--- a/Client/Frontend/Browser/Toolbars/UrlBar/RewardsButton.swift
+++ b/Client/Frontend/Browser/Toolbars/UrlBar/RewardsButton.swift
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ class RewardsButton: UIButton {
         didSet { updateView() }
     }
     
+    var forceShowBadge = false {
+        didSet { updateView() }
+    }
+    
     private let notificationsBadgeView = UIView().then {
         $0.backgroundColor = BraveUX.BraveOrange
         $0.frame = CGRect(x: 19, y: 5, width: 12, height: 12)
@@ -49,7 +53,7 @@ class RewardsButton: UIButton {
         
         setImage(#imageLiteral(resourceName: "brave_rewards_button_enabled"), for: .normal)
         
-        if notificationCount > 0 {
+        if notificationCount > 0 || forceShowBadge {
             notificationsBadgeView.isHidden = false
         } else if isVerified {
             checkmarkView.isHidden = false