--- a/browser/app/profile/firefox.js
+++ b/browser/app/profile/firefox.js
@@ -178,17 +178,21 @@ pref("app.update.mode", 1);
 pref("app.update.metro.enabled", true);
 #endif
 #endif
 
 // If set to true, the Update Service will present no UI for any event.
 pref("app.update.silent", false);
 
 // If set to true, the hamburger button will show badges for update events.
+#ifdef MOZ_DEV_EDITION
+pref("app.update.badge", true);
+#else
 pref("app.update.badge", false);
+#endif
 
 // If set to true, the Update Service will apply updates in the background
 // when it finishes downloading them.
 pref("app.update.staging.enabled", true);
 
 // Update service URL:
 #ifndef RELEASE_BUILD
 pref("app.update.url", "https://aus4.mozilla.org/update/3/%PRODUCT%/%VERSION%/%BUILD_ID%/%BUILD_TARGET%/%LOCALE%/%CHANNEL%/%OS_VERSION%/%DISTRIBUTION%/%DISTRIBUTION_VERSION%/update.xml");