diff --git a/javascripts/discourse/initializers/init-nav-bar-additions.js b/javascripts/discourse/initializers/init-nav-bar-additions.js
index e7169e9..46c4db6 100644
--- a/javascripts/discourse/initializers/init-nav-bar-additions.js
+++ b/javascripts/discourse/initializers/init-nav-bar-additions.js
@@ -1,23 +1,86 @@
 import { withPluginApi } from "discourse/lib/plugin-api";
+import I18n from "I18n";
+
+/**
+ * Resolve a field value from a nav link, checking for a locale-specific
+ * translation first. Falls back to the base field value.
+ */
+function getLocalizedField(link, fieldName) {
+  const translations = link.translations;
+  if (!translations || translations.length === 0) {
+    return link[fieldName];
+  }
+
+  const locale = I18n.currentLocale();
+
+  // Try exact match first (e.g. "pt_BR"), then prefix match (e.g. "pt")
+  const match =
+    translations.find((t) => t.locale === locale) ||
+    translations.find((t) => locale.startsWith(t.locale));
+
+  return (match && match[fieldName]) || link[fieldName];
+}
+
+// Built-in Discourse filter routes that have associated topic counts
+const COUNTED_FILTERS = {
+  "/new": "new",
+  "/unread": "unread",
+};
+
+function getCountForFilter(topicTrackingState, filterType) {
+  if (!topicTrackingState) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  if (filterType === "new") {
+    return topicTrackingState.countNew?.() ?? topicTrackingState.newCount ?? 0;
+  }
+
+  if (filterType === "unread") {
+    return (
+      topicTrackingState.countUnread?.() ?? topicTrackingState.unreadCount ?? 0
+    );
+  }
+
+  return 0;
+}
 
 export default {
   name: "nav-links-component",
 
   initialize() {
     withPluginApi((api) => {
-      for (const {
-        display_name: displayName,
-        title,
-        url,
-      } of settings.nav_links) {
-        api.addNavigationBarItem({
+      const topicTrackingState = api.container.lookup(
+        "service:topic-tracking-state"
+      );
+
+      for (const link of settings.nav_links) {
+        const { display_name: displayName, url } = link;
+        const localizedDisplayName = getLocalizedField(link, "display_name");
+        const localizedTitle = getLocalizedField(link, "title");
+        const filterType = COUNTED_FILTERS[url];
+        const itemConfig = {
           name: `custom_${displayName.replace(/\s+/g, "-").toLowerCase()}`,
-          displayName,
-          title,
+          title: localizedTitle,
           href: url,
           forceActive: (category, args, router) =>
             router.currentURL?.split("?")[0] === url,
-        });
+        };
+
+        if (settings.Show_counts && filterType && topicTrackingState) {
+          // Use a function for displayName so Discourse re-evaluates it
+          // reactively, picking up count changes from TopicTrackingState
+          itemConfig.displayName = () => {
+            const count = getCountForFilter(topicTrackingState, filterType);
+            return count > 0
+              ? `${localizedDisplayName} (${count})`
+              : localizedDisplayName;
+          };
+        } else {
+          itemConfig.displayName = localizedDisplayName;
+        }
+
+        api.addNavigationBarItem(itemConfig);
       }
     });
   },
diff --git a/locales/en.yml b/locales/en.yml
index 8d65002..d6bf94d 100644
--- a/locales/en.yml
+++ b/locales/en.yml
@@ -14,3 +14,16 @@ en:
             url:
               label: URL
               description: The link (e.g., /latest or https://discourse.org)
+            translations:
+              label: Translations
+              description: Per-language overrides for display name and title
+              properties:
+                locale:
+                  label: Language
+                  description: Select the language for this translation
+                display_name:
+                  label: Display name
+                  description: Translated display name for this language
+                title:
+                  label: Title
+                  description: Translated title (hover text) for this language
diff --git a/settings.yml b/settings.yml
index b0ee740..509506f 100644
--- a/settings.yml
+++ b/settings.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,73 @@ nav_links:
           min_length: 1
           max_length: 2048
           url: true
+      translations:
+        type: objects
+        schema:
+          name: translation
+          identifier: locale
+          properties:
+            locale:
+              type: enum
+              required: true
+              choices:
+                - ar
+                - be
+                - bg
+                - bs_BA
+                - ca
+                - cs
+                - da
+                - de
+                - el
+                - en
+                - en_GB
+                - es
+                - et
+                - fa_IR
+                - fi
+                - fr
+                - gl
+                - he
+                - hr
+                - hu
+                - hy
+                - id
+                - it
+                - ja
+                - ko
+                - lt
+                - lv
+                - nb_NO
+                - nl
+                - pl_PL
+                - pt
+                - pt_BR
+                - ro
+                - ru
+                - sk
+                - sl
+                - sq
+                - sr
+                - sv
+                - sw
+                - te
+                - th
+                - tr_TR
+                - ug
+                - uk
+                - ur
+                - vi
+                - zh_CN
+                - zh_TW
+            display_name:
+              type: string
+              validations:
+                max_length: 100
+            title:
+              type: string
+              validations:
+                max_length: 1000
 Hide_dropdowns:
   default: false
   description:
@@ -40,3 +107,7 @@ Hide_default_links:
   default: false
   description:
     en: "Hide the default links on both mobile and desktop."
+Show_counts:
+  default: false
+  description:
+    en: "Show topic counts for links pointing to /new or /unread (e.g. New (24))."
diff --git a/test/javascripts/acceptance/nav-bar-additions-test.js b/test/javascripts/acceptance/nav-bar-additions-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93108ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/javascripts/acceptance/nav-bar-additions-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import { acceptance, exists } from "discourse/tests/helpers/qunit-helpers";
+import { visit } from "@ember/test-helpers";
+import { test } from "qunit";
+
+acceptance("Custom Top Navigation Links | Topic Counts", function (needs) {
+  needs.user();
+
+  let originalNavLinks;
+  let originalShowCounts;
+
+  needs.hooks.beforeEach(function () {
+    originalNavLinks = settings.nav_links;
+    originalShowCounts = settings.Show_counts;
+
+    settings.nav_links = [
+      { display_name: "New Topics", title: "new topics", url: "/new" },
+      { display_name: "Unread Topics", title: "unread topics", url: "/unread" },
+    ];
+    settings.Show_counts = true;
+  });
+
+  needs.hooks.afterEach(function () {
+    settings.nav_links = originalNavLinks;
+    settings.Show_counts = originalShowCounts;
+  });
+
+  test("shows new and unread counts in navigation items", async function (assert) {
+    const topicTrackingState = this.owner.lookup(
+      "service:topic-tracking-state"
+    );
+    topicTrackingState.countNew = () => 42;
+    topicTrackingState.countUnread = () => 17;
+
+    await visit("/latest");
+
+    assert.ok(
+      exists(".nav-item_custom_new-topics"),
+      "custom navigation item for new topics is rendered"
+    );
+    assert
+      .dom(".nav-item_custom_new-topics a")
+      .hasText("New Topics (42)", "it shows the custom new topics count");
+
+    assert.ok(
+      exists(".nav-item_custom_unread-topics"),
+      "custom navigation item for unread topics is rendered"
+    );
+    assert
+      .dom(".nav-item_custom_unread-topics a")
+      .hasText("Unread Topics (17)", "it shows the custom unread topics count");
+  });
+});