diff --git a/app/plugin_api.go b/app/plugin_api.go
index b9b06a3458..ef297694f3 100644
--- a/app/plugin_api.go
+++ b/app/plugin_api.go
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ func (api *PluginAPI) GetTeamByName(name string) (*model.Team, *model.AppError)
 	return api.app.GetTeamByName(name)
 }
 
+func (api *PluginAPI) GetTeamsUnreadForUser(userId string) ([]*model.TeamUnread, *model.AppError) {
+	return api.app.GetTeamsUnreadForUser("", userId)
+}
+
 func (api *PluginAPI) UpdateTeam(team *model.Team) (*model.Team, *model.AppError) {
 	return api.app.UpdateTeam(team)
 }
diff --git a/plugin/api.go b/plugin/api.go
index 8f4c5dadeb..7d95006efa 100644
--- a/plugin/api.go
+++ b/plugin/api.go
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ type API interface {
 	// GetTeamByName gets a team by its name.
 	GetTeamByName(name string) (*model.Team, *model.AppError)
 
+	// GetTeamsUnreadForUser gets the unread message and mention counts for each team to which the given user belongs.
+	//
+	// Minimum server version: 5.6
+	GetTeamsUnreadForUser(userId string) ([]*model.TeamUnread, *model.AppError)
+
 	// UpdateTeam updates a team.
 	UpdateTeam(team *model.Team) (*model.Team, *model.AppError)
 
diff --git a/plugin/client_rpc_generated.go b/plugin/client_rpc_generated.go
index 5171f3ec66..864d60a89c 100644
--- a/plugin/client_rpc_generated.go
+++ b/plugin/client_rpc_generated.go
@@ -1209,6 +1209,35 @@ func (s *apiRPCServer) GetTeamByName(args *Z_GetTeamByNameArgs, returns *Z_GetTe
 	return nil
 }
 
+type Z_GetTeamsUnreadForUserArgs struct {
+	A string
+}
+
+type Z_GetTeamsUnreadForUserReturns struct {
+	A []*model.TeamUnread
+	B *model.AppError
+}
+
+func (g *apiRPCClient) GetTeamsUnreadForUser(userId string) ([]*model.TeamUnread, *model.AppError) {
+	_args := &Z_GetTeamsUnreadForUserArgs{userId}
+	_returns := &Z_GetTeamsUnreadForUserReturns{}
+	if err := g.client.Call("Plugin.GetTeamsUnreadForUser", _args, _returns); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("RPC call to GetTeamsUnreadForUser API failed: %s", err.Error())
+	}
+	return _returns.A, _returns.B
+}
+
+func (s *apiRPCServer) GetTeamsUnreadForUser(args *Z_GetTeamsUnreadForUserArgs, returns *Z_GetTeamsUnreadForUserReturns) error {
+	if hook, ok := s.impl.(interface {
+		GetTeamsUnreadForUser(userId string) ([]*model.TeamUnread, *model.AppError)
+	}); ok {
+		returns.A, returns.B = hook.GetTeamsUnreadForUser(args.A)
+	} else {
+		return encodableError(fmt.Errorf("API GetTeamsUnreadForUser called but not implemented."))
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 type Z_UpdateTeamArgs struct {
 	A *model.Team
 }
diff --git a/plugin/plugintest/api.go b/plugin/plugintest/api.go
index 6b9184156e..9b03ed0b7b 100644
--- a/plugin/plugintest/api.go
+++ b/plugin/plugintest/api.go
@@ -1193,6 +1193,31 @@ func (_m *API) GetTeamsForUser(userId string) ([]*model.Team, *model.AppError) {
 	return r0, r1
 }
 
+// GetTeamsUnreadForUser provides a mock function with given fields: userId
+func (_m *API) GetTeamsUnreadForUser(userId string) ([]*model.TeamUnread, *model.AppError) {
+	ret := _m.Called(userId)
+
+	var r0 []*model.TeamUnread
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(string) []*model.TeamUnread); ok {
+		r0 = rf(userId)
+	} else {
+		if ret.Get(0) != nil {
+			r0 = ret.Get(0).([]*model.TeamUnread)
+		}
+	}
+
+	var r1 *model.AppError
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(1).(func(string) *model.AppError); ok {
+		r1 = rf(userId)
+	} else {
+		if ret.Get(1) != nil {
+			r1 = ret.Get(1).(*model.AppError)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return r0, r1
+}
+
 // GetUser provides a mock function with given fields: userId
 func (_m *API) GetUser(userId string) (*model.User, *model.AppError) {
 	ret := _m.Called(userId)