diff --git a/mayan/apps/events/api_views.py b/mayan/apps/events/api_views.py
index 227e813c9b..396ea31d65 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/events/api_views.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/events/api_views.py
@@ -143,4 +143,13 @@ class APINotificationListView(generics.ListAPIView):
     serializer_class = NotificationSerializer
 
     def get_queryset(self):
-        return Notification.objects.filter(user=self.request.user)
+        parameter_read = self.request.GET.get('read')
+
+        queryset = Notification.objects.filter(user=self.request.user)
+
+        if parameter_read == 'True':
+            queryset = queryset.filter(read=True)
+        elif parameter_read == 'False':
+            queryset = queryset.filter(read=False)
+
+        return queryset
diff --git a/mayan/apps/events/links.py b/mayan/apps/events/links.py
index 0d50cc7a76..bae4ecbf57 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/events/links.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/events/links.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ link_user_events = Link(
 link_user_notifications_list = Link(
     html_data={
         'apw-attribute': 'count', 'apw-interval': '5000',
-        'apw-url': '/api/notifications/',
+        'apw-url': '/api/notifications/?read=False',
         'apw-callback': 'App.mayanNotificationBadge'
     }, icon='fa fa-bell', text='', view='events:user_notifications_list'
 )