diff --git a/routes/_actions/timeline.js b/routes/_actions/timeline.js
index 9f010235..38baea91 100644
--- a/routes/_actions/timeline.js
+++ b/routes/_actions/timeline.js
@@ -2,55 +2,51 @@ import { store } from '../_store/store'
 import { database } from '../_utils/database/database'
 import { getTimeline } from '../_utils/mastodon/timelines'
 import { toast } from '../_utils/toast'
-import { StatusStream } from '../_utils/mastodon/StatusStream'
-import { getInstanceInfo } from '../_utils/mastodon/instance'
 import { mark, stop } from '../_utils/marks'
 import { mergeArrays } from '../_utils/arrays'
 
 const FETCH_LIMIT = 20
 
-let statusStream
-
-async function fetchStatuses(instanceName, accessToken, timelineName, lastStatusId, online) {
-  mark('fetchStatuses')
-  let statuses
+async function fetchTimelineItems(instanceName, accessToken, timelineName, lastTimelineItemId, online) {
+  mark('fetchTimelineItems')
+  let items
   if (!online) {
-    statuses = await database.getTimeline(instanceName, timelineName, lastStatusId, FETCH_LIMIT)
+    items = await database.getTimeline(instanceName, timelineName, lastTimelineItemId, FETCH_LIMIT)
   } else {
     try {
-      statuses = await getTimeline(instanceName, accessToken, timelineName, lastStatusId, FETCH_LIMIT)
-      /* no await */ database.insertStatuses(instanceName, timelineName, statuses)
+      items = await getTimeline(instanceName, accessToken, timelineName, lastTimelineItemId, FETCH_LIMIT)
+      /* no await */ database.insertTimelineItems(instanceName, timelineName, items)
     } catch (e) {
       console.error(e)
       toast.say('Internet request failed. Showing offline content.')
-      statuses = await database.getTimeline(instanceName, timelineName, lastStatusId, FETCH_LIMIT)
+      items = await database.getTimeline(instanceName, timelineName, lastTimelineItemId, FETCH_LIMIT)
     }
   }
-  stop('fetchStatuses')
-  return statuses
+  stop('fetchTimelineItems')
+  return items
 }
 
-async function addStatuses(instanceName, timelineName, newStatuses) {
-  console.log('addStatuses, length:', newStatuses.length)
-  mark('addStatuses')
-  let newStatusIds = newStatuses.map(status => status.id)
-  let oldStatusIds = store.getForTimeline(instanceName, timelineName, 'statusIds') || []
-  let merged = mergeArrays(oldStatusIds, newStatusIds)
-  store.setForTimeline(instanceName, timelineName, { statusIds: merged })
-  stop('addStatuses')
+async function addTimelineItems(instanceName, timelineName, newItems) {
+  console.log('addTimelineItems, length:', newItems.length)
+  mark('addTimelineItems')
+  let newIds = newItems.map(item => item.id)
+  let oldIds = store.getForTimeline(instanceName, timelineName, 'timelineItemIds') || []
+  let merged = mergeArrays(oldIds, newIds)
+  store.setForTimeline(instanceName, timelineName, { timelineItemIds: merged })
+  stop('addTimelineItems')
 }
 
-async function fetchStatusesAndPossiblyFallBack() {
-  mark('fetchStatusesAndPossiblyFallBack')
+async function fetchTimelineItemsAndPossiblyFallBack() {
+  mark('fetchTimelineItemsAndPossiblyFallBack')
   let timelineName = store.get('currentTimeline')
   let instanceName = store.get('currentInstance')
   let accessToken = store.get('accessToken')
-  let lastStatusId = store.get('lastStatusId')
+  let lastTimelineItemId = store.get('lastTimelineItemId')
   let online = store.get('online')
 
-  let newStatuses = await fetchStatuses(instanceName, accessToken, timelineName, lastStatusId, online)
-  addStatuses(instanceName, timelineName, newStatuses)
-  stop('fetchStatusesAndPossiblyFallBack')
+  let newItems = await fetchTimelineItems(instanceName, accessToken, timelineName, lastTimelineItemId, online)
+  addTimelineItems(instanceName, timelineName, newItems)
+  stop('fetchTimelineItemsAndPossiblyFallBack')
 }
 
 export function initializeTimeline() {
@@ -66,30 +62,20 @@ export function initializeTimeline() {
 }
 
 export async function setupTimeline() {
-  mark('addStatuses')
+  mark('setupTimeline')
   let timelineName = store.get('currentTimeline')
   let instanceName = store.get('currentInstance')
   let accessToken = store.get('accessToken')
-  if (!store.get('statusIds').length) {
-    await fetchStatusesAndPossiblyFallBack()
+  if (!store.get('timelineItemIds').length) {
+    await fetchTimelineItemsAndPossiblyFallBack()
   }
-  /* no await */ getInstanceInfo(instanceName).then(instanceInfo => database.setInstanceInfo(instanceName, instanceInfo))
-  let instanceInfo = await database.getInstanceInfo(instanceName)
-  if (statusStream) {
-    statusStream.close()
-  }
-  /*statusStream = new StatusStream(instanceInfo.urls.streaming_api, accessToken, timelineName, {
-    onMessage(message) {
-      console.log('message', message)
-    }
-  })*/
-  stop('addStatuses')
+  stop('setupTimeline')
 }
 
-export async function fetchStatusesOnScrollToBottom() {
+export async function fetchTimelineItemsOnScrollToBottom() {
   let timelineName = store.get('currentTimeline')
   let instanceName = store.get('currentInstance')
   store.setForTimeline(instanceName, timelineName, { runningUpdate: true })
-  await fetchStatusesAndPossiblyFallBack()
+  await fetchTimelineItemsAndPossiblyFallBack()
   store.setForTimeline(instanceName, timelineName, { runningUpdate: false })
 }
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diff --git a/routes/_components/notification/Notification.html b/routes/_components/notification/Notification.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ce5a6855
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/_components/notification/Notification.html
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<article class="notification-article"
+         tabindex="0"
+         aria-posinset="{{index}}" aria-setsize="{{length}}"
+         on:recalculateHeight
+>
+  Notification
+</article>
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diff --git a/routes/_components/timeline/NotificationVirtualListItem.html b/routes/_components/timeline/NotificationVirtualListItem.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..18e9221e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/_components/timeline/NotificationVirtualListItem.html
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<Notification
+  notification="{{virtualProps.notification}}"
+  timelineType="{{virtualProps.timelineType}}"
+  timelineValue="{{virtualProps.timelineValue}}"
+  index="{{virtualIndex}}"
+  length="{{virtualLength}}"
+  on:recalculateHeight />
+<script>
+  import Notification from '../notification/Notification.html'
+
+  export default {
+    components: {
+      Notification
+    }
+  }
+</script>
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diff --git a/routes/_components/timeline/Timeline.html b/routes/_components/timeline/Timeline.html
index ac5b2dd2..55ce421a 100644
--- a/routes/_components/timeline/Timeline.html
+++ b/routes/_components/timeline/Timeline.html
@@ -4,10 +4,21 @@
       <LoadingSpinner />
     </div>
   {{/if}}
-  {{#if virtual}}
+  {{#if timelineType === 'notifications'}}
+    <VirtualList component="{{NotificationVirtualListItem}}"
+                 :makeProps
+                 items="{{$timelineItemIds}}"
+                 on:scrollToBottom="onScrollToBottom()"
+                 shown="{{$initialized}}"
+                 footerComponent="{{LoadingFooter}}"
+                 showFooter="{{$initialized && $runningUpdate}}"
+                 realm="{{$currentInstance + '/' + timeline}}"
+                 on:initializedVisibleItems="initialize()"
+  />
+  {{elseif virtual}}
     <VirtualList component="{{StatusVirtualListItem}}"
                  :makeProps
-                 items="{{$statusIds}}"
+                 items="{{$timelineItemIds}}"
                  on:scrollToBottom="onScrollToBottom()"
                  shown="{{$initialized}}"
                  footerComponent="{{LoadingFooter}}"
@@ -20,7 +31,7 @@
          whole thing rather than use a virtual list -->
     <PseudoVirtualList component="{{StatusVirtualListItem}}"
                        :makeProps
-                       items="{{$statusIds}}"
+                       items="{{$timelineItemIds}}"
                        shown="{{$initialized}}"
                        on:initializedVisibleItems="initialize()"
                        scrollToItem="{{timelineValue}}"
@@ -48,13 +59,14 @@
 <script>
   import { store } from '../../_store/store'
   import StatusVirtualListItem from './StatusVirtualListItem.html'
+  import NotificationVirtualListItem from './NotificationVirtualListItem.html'
   import Status from '../status/Status.html'
   import PseudoVirtualList from '../pseudoVirtualList/PseudoVirtualList.html'
   import LoadingFooter from './LoadingFooter.html'
   import VirtualList from '../virtualList/VirtualList.html'
   import { timelines } from '../../_static/timelines'
   import { database } from '../../_utils/database/database'
-  import { initializeTimeline, fetchStatusesOnScrollToBottom, setupTimeline } from '../../_actions/timeline'
+  import { initializeTimeline, fetchTimelineItemsOnScrollToBottom, setupTimeline } from '../../_actions/timeline'
   import LoadingSpinner from '../LoadingSpinner.html'
 
   export default {
@@ -64,15 +76,20 @@
     },
     data: () => ({
       StatusVirtualListItem,
+      NotificationVirtualListItem,
       LoadingFooter,
       Status
     }),
     computed: {
-      makeProps: ($currentInstance, timelineType, timelineValue) => async (statusId) => ({
-        timelineType: timelineType,
-        timelineValue: timelineValue,
-        status: await database.getStatus($currentInstance, statusId)
-      }),
+      makeProps: ($currentInstance, timelineType, timelineValue) => async (itemId) => {
+        let res = { timelineType, timelineValue }
+        if (timelineType === 'notifications') {
+          res.notification = await database.getNotification($currentInstance, itemId)
+        } else {
+          res.status = await database.getStatus($currentInstance, itemId)
+        }
+        return res
+      },
       label: (timeline, $currentInstance, timelineType, timelineValue) => {
         if (timelines[timeline]) {
           return `${timelines[timeline].label} timeline for ${$currentInstance}`
@@ -101,11 +118,12 @@
     components: {
       VirtualList,
       PseudoVirtualList,
+      NotificationVirtualListItem,
       LoadingSpinner
     },
     methods: {
       initialize() {
-        if (this.store.get('initialized') || !this.store.get('statusIds') || !this.store.get('statusIds').length) {
+        if (this.store.get('initialized') || !this.store.get('timelineItemIds') || !this.store.get('timelineItemIds').length) {
           return
         }
         console.log('timeline initialize()')
@@ -117,7 +135,7 @@
             this.get('timelineType') === 'status') { // for status contexts, we've already fetched the whole thread
           return
         }
-        fetchStatusesOnScrollToBottom()
+        fetchTimelineItemsOnScrollToBottom()
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/routes/_store/timelineComputations.js b/routes/_store/timelineComputations.js
index bad286a8..58454441 100644
--- a/routes/_store/timelineComputations.js
+++ b/routes/_store/timelineComputations.js
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ export function timelineComputations(store) {
       return ((timelines && timelines[currentInstance]) || {})[currentTimeline] || {}
     })
 
-  store.compute('statusIds', ['currentTimelineData'], (currentTimelineData) => currentTimelineData.statusIds || [])
+  store.compute('timelineItemIds', ['currentTimelineData'], (currentTimelineData) => currentTimelineData.timelineItemIds || [])
   store.compute('runningUpdate', ['currentTimelineData'], (currentTimelineData) => currentTimelineData.runningUpdate)
   store.compute('initialized', ['currentTimelineData'], (currentTimelineData) => currentTimelineData.initialized)
-  store.compute('lastStatusId', ['statusIds'], (statusIds) => statusIds.length && statusIds[statusIds.length - 1])
+  store.compute('lastTimelineItemId', ['timelineItemIds'], (timelineItemIds) => timelineItemIds.length && timelineItemIds[timelineItemIds.length - 1])
 }
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diff --git a/routes/_utils/database/cache.js b/routes/_utils/database/cache.js
index e2deb129..e6be0c22 100644
--- a/routes/_utils/database/cache.js
+++ b/routes/_utils/database/cache.js
@@ -16,13 +16,18 @@ export const metaCache = {
   maxSize: 20,
   caches: {}
 }
+export const notificationsCache = {
+  maxSize: 50,
+  caches: {}
+}
 
 if (process.browser && process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
   window.cacheStats = {
     statuses: statusesCache,
     accounts: accountsCache,
     relationships: relationshipsCache,
-    meta: metaCache
+    meta: metaCache,
+    notifications: notificationsCache
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/routes/_utils/database/constants.js b/routes/_utils/database/constants.js
index 7bf95bb6..0959086d 100644
--- a/routes/_utils/database/constants.js
+++ b/routes/_utils/database/constants.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 export const STATUSES_STORE = 'statuses'
-export const TIMELINE_STORE = 'timelines'
+export const STATUS_TIMELINES_STORE = 'status_timelines'
 export const META_STORE = 'meta'
 export const ACCOUNTS_STORE = 'accounts'
-export const RELATIONSHIPS_STORE = 'relationships'
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+export const RELATIONSHIPS_STORE = 'relationships'
+export const NOTIFICATIONS_STORE = 'notifications'
+export const NOTIFICATION_TIMELINES_STORE = 'notification_timelines'
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diff --git a/routes/_utils/database/databaseCore.js b/routes/_utils/database/databaseCore.js
index 7ec23cb1..0c4cdaa1 100644
--- a/routes/_utils/database/databaseCore.js
+++ b/routes/_utils/database/databaseCore.js
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ import {
 
 import {
   META_STORE,
-  TIMELINE_STORE,
+  STATUS_TIMELINES_STORE,
   STATUSES_STORE,
   ACCOUNTS_STORE,
-  RELATIONSHIPS_STORE
+  RELATIONSHIPS_STORE,
+  NOTIFICATIONS_STORE, NOTIFICATION_TIMELINES_STORE
 } from './constants'
 
 import {
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   relationshipsCache,
   accountsCache,
   metaCache,
+  notificationsCache,
   clearCache,
   getInCache,
   hasInCache,
@@ -51,13 +53,29 @@ async function setGenericEntityWithId(store, cache, instanceName, entity) {
 }
 
 //
-// timelines/statuses
+// timelines/statuses/notifications
 //
 
+function getTimelineVariables(timeline) {
+  if (timeline === 'notifications') {
+    return {
+      stores: [NOTIFICATION_TIMELINES_STORE, NOTIFICATIONS_STORE, ACCOUNTS_STORE],
+      remoteId: 'notificationId',
+      itemsCache: notificationsCache
+    }
+  }
+  return {
+    stores: [STATUS_TIMELINES_STORE, STATUSES_STORE, ACCOUNTS_STORE],
+    remoteId: 'statusId',
+    itemsCache: statusesCache
+  }
+}
+
 export async function getTimeline(instanceName, timeline, maxId = null, limit = 20) {
-  const db = await getDatabase(instanceName, timeline)
-  return await dbPromise(db, [TIMELINE_STORE, STATUSES_STORE], 'readonly', (stores, callback) => {
-    let [ timelineStore, statusesStore ] = stores
+  let { stores, remoteId } = getTimelineVariables(timeline)
+  const db = await getDatabase(instanceName)
+  return await dbPromise(db, stores, 'readonly', (stores, callback) => {
+    let [ timelineStore, itemsStore ] = stores
 
     let negBigInt = maxId && toReversePaddedBigInt(maxId)
     let start = negBigInt ? (timeline + '\u0000' + negBigInt) : (timeline + '\u0000')
@@ -68,7 +86,7 @@ export async function getTimeline(instanceName, timeline, maxId = null, limit =
       let timelineResults = e.target.result
       let res = new Array(timelineResults.length)
       timelineResults.forEach((timelineResult, i) => {
-        statusesStore.get(timelineResult.statusId).onsuccess = e => {
+        itemsStore.get(timelineResult[remoteId]).onsuccess = e => {
           res[i] = e.target.result
         }
       })
@@ -77,27 +95,28 @@ export async function getTimeline(instanceName, timeline, maxId = null, limit =
   })
 }
 
-export async function insertStatuses(instanceName, timeline, statuses) {
-  for (let status of statuses) {
-    setInCache(statusesCache, instanceName, status.id, status)
-    setInCache(accountsCache, instanceName, status.account.id, status.account)
-    if (status.reblog) {
-      setInCache(accountsCache, instanceName, status.reblog.account.id, status.reblog.account)
+export async function insertTimelineItems(instanceName, timeline, timelineItems) {
+  let { stores, remoteId, itemsCache } = getTimelineVariables(timeline)
+  for (let timelineItem of timelineItems) {
+    setInCache(itemsCache, instanceName, timelineItem.id, timelineItem)
+    setInCache(accountsCache, instanceName, timelineItem.account.id, timelineItem.account)
+    if (timelineItem.reblog) {
+      setInCache(accountsCache, instanceName, timelineItem.reblog.account.id, timelineItem.reblog.account)
     }
   }
-  const db = await getDatabase(instanceName, timeline)
-  await dbPromise(db, [TIMELINE_STORE, STATUSES_STORE, ACCOUNTS_STORE], 'readwrite', (stores) => {
-    let [ timelineStore, statusesStore, accountsStore ] = stores
-    for (let status of statuses) {
-      statusesStore.put(status)
+  const db = await getDatabase(instanceName)
+  await dbPromise(db, stores, 'readwrite', (stores) => {
+    let [ timelineStore, itemsStore, accountsStore ] = stores
+    for (let item of timelineItems) {
+      itemsStore.put(item)
       // reverse chronological order, prefixed by timeline
       timelineStore.put({
-        id: (timeline + '\u0000' +  toReversePaddedBigInt(status.id)),
-        statusId: status.id
+        id: (timeline + '\u0000' + toReversePaddedBigInt(item.id)),
+        [remoteId]: item.id
       })
-      accountsStore.put(status.account)
-      if (status.reblog) {
-        accountsStore.put(status.reblog.account)
+      accountsStore.put(item.account)
+      if (item.reblog) {
+        accountsStore.put(item.reblog.account)
       }
     }
   })
@@ -107,6 +126,10 @@ export async function getStatus(instanceName, statusId) {
   return await getGenericEntityWithId(STATUSES_STORE, statusesCache, instanceName, statusId)
 }
 
+export async function getNotification(instanceName, notificationId) {
+  return await getGenericEntityWithId(NOTIFICATIONS_STORE, notificationsCache, instanceName, notificationId)
+}
+
 //
 // meta
 //
diff --git a/routes/_utils/database/databaseLifecycle.js b/routes/_utils/database/databaseLifecycle.js
index 49495640..2e61adfb 100644
--- a/routes/_utils/database/databaseLifecycle.js
+++ b/routes/_utils/database/databaseLifecycle.js
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 const openReqs = {}
 const databaseCache = {}
 
-const DB_VERSION = 2
+const DB_VERSION = 1
 
 import {
   META_STORE,
-  TIMELINE_STORE,
+  STATUS_TIMELINES_STORE,
   STATUSES_STORE,
   ACCOUNTS_STORE,
-  RELATIONSHIPS_STORE
+  RELATIONSHIPS_STORE,
+  NOTIFICATIONS_STORE,
+  NOTIFICATION_TIMELINES_STORE
 } from './constants'
 
 export function getDatabase(instanceName) {
@@ -28,16 +30,15 @@ export function getDatabase(instanceName) {
     }
     req.onupgradeneeded = (e) => {
       let db = req.result;
-      if (e.oldVersion < 1) {
-        db.createObjectStore(META_STORE, {keyPath: 'key'})
-        db.createObjectStore(STATUSES_STORE, {keyPath: 'id'})
-        db.createObjectStore(ACCOUNTS_STORE, {keyPath: 'id'})
-        let timelineStore = db.createObjectStore(TIMELINE_STORE, {keyPath: 'id'})
-        timelineStore.createIndex('statusId', 'statusId')
-      }
-      if (e.oldVersion < 2) {
-        db.createObjectStore(RELATIONSHIPS_STORE, {keyPath: 'id'})
-      }
+      db.createObjectStore(META_STORE, {keyPath: 'key'})
+      db.createObjectStore(STATUSES_STORE, {keyPath: 'id'})
+      db.createObjectStore(ACCOUNTS_STORE, {keyPath: 'id'})
+      db.createObjectStore(RELATIONSHIPS_STORE, {keyPath: 'id'})
+      db.createObjectStore(NOTIFICATIONS_STORE, {keyPath: 'id'})
+      db.createObjectStore(STATUS_TIMELINES_STORE, {keyPath: 'id'})
+          .createIndex('statusId', 'statusId')
+      db.createObjectStore(NOTIFICATION_TIMELINES_STORE, {keyPath: 'id'})
+          .createIndex('notificationId', 'notificationId')
     }
     req.onsuccess = () => resolve(req.result)
   })
diff --git a/routes/_utils/mastodon/timelines.js b/routes/_utils/mastodon/timelines.js
index d6eae0d8..028ed325 100644
--- a/routes/_utils/mastodon/timelines.js
+++ b/routes/_utils/mastodon/timelines.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ function getTimelineUrlPath(timeline) {
       return 'timelines/public'
     case 'home':
       return 'timelines/home'
+    case 'notifications':
+      return 'notifications'
   }
   if (timeline.startsWith('tag/')) {
     return 'timelines/tag'
diff --git a/routes/notifications.html b/routes/notifications.html
index 681fe897..b250362d 100644
--- a/routes/notifications.html
+++ b/routes/notifications.html
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 	<title>Pinafore – Notifications</title>
 </:Head>
 
-<Layout page='notifications' virtual="true" virtualRealm="federated">
+<Layout page='notifications' virtual="true" virtualRealm="notifications">
+  {{#if $isUserLoggedIn}}
+  <LazyTimeline timeline='notifications' />
+  {{else}}
   <HiddenFromSSR>
     <FreeTextLayout>
       <h1>Notifications</h1>
@@ -10,18 +13,23 @@
       <p>Your notifications will appear here when logged in.</p>
     </FreeTextLayout>
   </HiddenFromSSR>
+  {{/if}}
 </Layout>
 
 <script>
-  import Layout from './_components/Layout.html';
+  import Layout from './_components/Layout.html'
+  import LazyTimeline from './_components/timeline/LazyTimeline.html'
   import FreeTextLayout from './_components/FreeTextLayout.html'
+  import { store } from './_store/store.js'
   import HiddenFromSSR from './_components/HiddenFromSSR'
 
   export default {
+    store: () => store,
     components: {
       Layout,
+      LazyTimeline,
       FreeTextLayout,
       HiddenFromSSR
-    },
+    }
   };
 </script>
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