diff --git a/components/nav/NavBottom.vue b/components/nav/NavBottom.vue
index 683765ce3..ae397a937 100644
--- a/components/nav/NavBottom.vue
+++ b/components/nav/NavBottom.vue
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 // only one icon can be lit up at the same time
+import { STORAGE_KEY_LAST_ACCESSED_NOTIFICATION_ROUTE } from '~/constants'
+
 const moreMenuVisible = ref(false)
 
 const { notifications } = useNotifications()
+const lastAccessedNotificationRoute = useLocalStorage(STORAGE_KEY_LAST_ACCESSED_NOTIFICATION_ROUTE, '')
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -19,7 +22,7 @@ const { notifications } = useNotifications()
       <NuxtLink to="/search" :aria-label="$t('nav.search')" :active-class="moreMenuVisible ? '' : 'text-primary'" flex flex-row items-center place-content-center h-full flex-1 class="coarse-pointer:select-none" @click="$scrollToTop">
         <div i-ri:search-line />
       </NuxtLink>
-      <NuxtLink to="/notifications" :aria-label="$t('nav.notifications')" :active-class="moreMenuVisible ? '' : 'text-primary'" flex flex-row items-center place-content-center h-full flex-1 class="coarse-pointer:select-none" @click="$scrollToTop">
+      <NuxtLink :to="`/notifications/${lastAccessedNotificationRoute}`" :aria-label="$t('nav.notifications')" :active-class="moreMenuVisible ? '' : 'text-primary'" flex flex-row items-center place-content-center h-full flex-1 class="coarse-pointer:select-none" @click="$scrollToTop">
         <div flex relative>
           <div class="i-ri:notification-4-line" text-xl />
           <div v-if="notifications" class="top-[-0.3rem] right-[-0.3rem]" absolute font-bold rounded-full h-4 w-4 text-xs bg-primary text-inverted flex items-center justify-center>
diff --git a/components/nav/NavSide.vue b/components/nav/NavSide.vue
index d61b62eb6..f10b93480 100644
--- a/components/nav/NavSide.vue
+++ b/components/nav/NavSide.vue
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
+import { STORAGE_KEY_LAST_ACCESSED_NOTIFICATION_ROUTE } from '~/constants'
+
 const { command } = defineProps<{
   command?: boolean
 }>()
 const { notifications } = useNotifications()
 const useStarFavoriteIcon = usePreferences('useStarFavoriteIcon')
+const lastAccessedNotificationRoute = useLocalStorage(STORAGE_KEY_LAST_ACCESSED_NOTIFICATION_ROUTE, '')
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -12,7 +15,7 @@ const useStarFavoriteIcon = usePreferences('useStarFavoriteIcon')
 
     <div class="spacer" shrink xl:hidden />
     <NavSideItem :text="$t('nav.home')" to="/home" icon="i-ri:home-5-line" user-only :command="command" />
-    <NavSideItem :text="$t('nav.notifications')" to="/notifications" icon="i-ri:notification-4-line" user-only :command="command">
+    <NavSideItem :text="$t('nav.notifications')" :to="`/notifications/${lastAccessedNotificationRoute}`" icon="i-ri:notification-4-line" user-only :command="command">
       <template #icon>
         <div flex relative>
           <div class="i-ri:notification-4-line" text-xl />
diff --git a/components/timeline/TimelineNotifications.vue b/components/timeline/TimelineNotifications.vue
index b1b9339b0..b966b7d40 100644
--- a/components/timeline/TimelineNotifications.vue
+++ b/components/timeline/TimelineNotifications.vue
@@ -1,18 +1,27 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import type { mastodon } from 'masto'
+import { STORAGE_KEY_LAST_ACCESSED_NOTIFICATION_ROUTE } from '~/constants'
 
 const { filter } = defineProps<{
   filter?: mastodon.v1.NotificationType
 }>()
 
+const route = useRoute()
+const lastAccessedNotificationRoute = useLocalStorage(STORAGE_KEY_LAST_ACCESSED_NOTIFICATION_ROUTE, '')
+
 const options = { limit: 30, types: filter ? [filter] : [] }
 
 // Default limit is 20 notifications, and servers are normally caped to 30
 const paginator = useMastoClient().v1.notifications.list(options)
 const stream = useStreaming(client => client.user.notification.subscribe())
 
+lastAccessedNotificationRoute.value = route.path.replace(/\/notifications\/?/, '')
+
 const { clearNotifications } = useNotifications()
-onActivated(clearNotifications)
+onActivated(() => {
+  clearNotifications()
+  lastAccessedNotificationRoute.value = route.path.replace(/\/notifications\/?/, '')
+})
 </script>
 
 <template>
diff --git a/constants/index.ts b/constants/index.ts
index 57884c8ac..a882f0c11 100644
--- a/constants/index.ts
+++ b/constants/index.ts
@@ -26,3 +26,5 @@ export const STORAGE_KEY_PWA_HIDE_INSTALL = 'elk-pwa-hide-install'
 export const HANDLED_MASTO_URLS = /^(https?:\/\/)?([\w\d-]+\.)+\w+\/(@[@\w\d-\.]+)(\/objects)?(\/\d+)?$/
 
 export const NOTIFICATION_FILTER_TYPES: mastodon.v1.NotificationType[] = ['status', 'reblog', 'follow', 'follow_request', 'favourite', 'poll', 'update', 'admin.sign_up', 'admin.report']
+
+export const STORAGE_KEY_LAST_ACCESSED_NOTIFICATION_ROUTE = 'elk-last-accessed-notification-route'