diff --git a/webapp/components/NotificationList/NotificationList.spec.js b/webapp/components/NotificationList/NotificationList.spec.js
index c8e95e067..c48daefe6 100644
--- a/webapp/components/NotificationList/NotificationList.spec.js
+++ b/webapp/components/NotificationList/NotificationList.spec.js
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import NotificationList from './NotificationList'
 import Notification from '../Notification/Notification'
 import Vuex from 'vuex'
 import Filters from '~/plugins/vue-filters'
-
 import Styleguide from '@human-connection/styleguide'
+import { notifications } from '~/components/utils/Notifications'
 
 const localVue = createLocalVue()
 
@@ -38,40 +38,7 @@ describe('NotificationList.vue', () => {
     stubs = {
       NuxtLink: RouterLinkStub,
     }
-    propsData = {
-      notifications: [
-        {
-          read: false,
-          from: {
-            __typename: 'Post',
-            id: 'post-1',
-            title: 'some post title',
-            slug: 'some-post-title',
-            contentExcerpt: 'this is a post content',
-            author: {
-              id: 'john-1',
-              slug: 'john-doe',
-              name: 'John Doe',
-            },
-          },
-        },
-        {
-          read: false,
-          from: {
-            __typename: 'Post',
-            id: 'post-2',
-            title: 'another post title',
-            slug: 'another-post-title',
-            contentExcerpt: 'this is yet another post content',
-            author: {
-              id: 'john-1',
-              slug: 'john-doe',
-              name: 'John Doe',
-            },
-          },
-        },
-      ],
-    }
+    propsData = { notifications }
   })
 
   describe('shallowMount', () => {
@@ -110,15 +77,11 @@ describe('NotificationList.vue', () => {
 
     describe('click on a notification', () => {
       beforeEach(() => {
-        wrapper
-          .findAll('.notification-mention-post')
-          .at(1)
-          .trigger('click')
+        wrapper.find('.notification-mention-post').trigger('click')
       })
 
       it("emits 'markAsRead' with the id of the notification source", () => {
-        expect(wrapper.emitted('markAsRead')).toBeTruthy()
-        expect(wrapper.emitted('markAsRead')[0]).toEqual(['post-2'])
+        expect(wrapper.emitted('markAsRead')[0]).toEqual(['post-1'])
       })
     })
   })
diff --git a/webapp/components/NotificationList/NotificationList.vue b/webapp/components/NotificationList/NotificationList.vue
index d956f6129..fd2d6366c 100644
--- a/webapp/components/NotificationList/NotificationList.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/NotificationList/NotificationList.vue
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export default {
   props: {
     notifications: {
       type: Array,
-      required: true,
+      default: () => [],
     },
   },
   methods: {
diff --git a/webapp/components/NotificationsTable/NotificationsTable.spec.js b/webapp/components/NotificationsTable/NotificationsTable.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..59b8953e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webapp/components/NotificationsTable/NotificationsTable.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+import { config, mount, createLocalVue, RouterLinkStub } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import Styleguide from '@human-connection/styleguide'
+import VTooltip from 'v-tooltip'
+import Vuex from 'vuex'
+import NotificationsTable from './NotificationsTable'
+import Filters from '~/plugins/vue-filters'
+import { notifications } from '~/components/utils/Notifications'
+const localVue = createLocalVue()
+
+localVue.use(Styleguide)
+localVue.use(Filters)
+localVue.use(VTooltip)
+localVue.use(Vuex)
+localVue.filter('truncate', string => string)
+
+config.stubs['client-only'] = '<span><slot /></span>'
+
+describe('NotificationsTable.vue', () => {
+  let wrapper, mocks, propsData, stubs
+  const postNotification = notifications[0]
+  const commentNotification = notifications[1]
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    mocks = {
+      $t: jest.fn(string => string),
+    }
+    stubs = {
+      NuxtLink: RouterLinkStub,
+    }
+    propsData = {}
+  })
+
+  describe('mount', () => {
+    const Wrapper = () => {
+      const store = new Vuex.Store({
+        getters: {
+          'auth/isModerator': () => false,
+          'auth/user': () => {
+            return {}
+          },
+        },
+      })
+      return mount(NotificationsTable, {
+        propsData,
+        mocks,
+        localVue,
+        store,
+        stubs,
+      })
+    }
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      wrapper = Wrapper()
+    })
+
+    describe('no notifications', () => {
+      it('renders HcEmpty component', () => {
+        expect(wrapper.find('.hc-empty').exists()).toBe(true)
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe('given notifications', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        propsData.notifications = notifications
+        wrapper = Wrapper()
+      })
+
+      it('renders a table', () => {
+        expect(wrapper.find('.ds-table').exists()).toBe(true)
+      })
+
+      describe('renders 4 columns', () => {
+        it('for icon', () => {
+          expect(wrapper.vm.fields.icon).toBeTruthy()
+        })
+
+        it('for user', () => {
+          expect(wrapper.vm.fields.user).toBeTruthy()
+        })
+
+        it('for post', () => {
+          expect(wrapper.vm.fields.post).toBeTruthy()
+        })
+
+        it('for content', () => {
+          expect(wrapper.vm.fields.content).toBeTruthy()
+        })
+      })
+
+      describe('Post', () => {
+        let firstRowNotification
+        beforeEach(() => {
+          firstRowNotification = wrapper.findAll('tbody tr').at(0)
+        })
+
+        it('renders the author', () => {
+          const username = firstRowNotification.find('.username')
+          expect(username.text()).toEqual(postNotification.from.author.name)
+        })
+
+        it('renders the reason for the notification', () => {
+          const dsTexts = firstRowNotification.findAll('.ds-text')
+          const reason = dsTexts.filter(
+            element => element.text() === 'notifications.reason.mentioned_in_post',
+          )
+          expect(reason.exists()).toBe(true)
+        })
+
+        it('renders a link to the Post', () => {
+          const postLink = firstRowNotification.find('a.notification-mention-post')
+          expect(postLink.text()).toEqual(postNotification.from.title)
+        })
+
+        it("renders the Post's content", () => {
+          const boldTags = firstRowNotification.findAll('b')
+          const content = boldTags.filter(
+            element => element.text() === postNotification.from.contentExcerpt,
+          )
+          expect(content.exists()).toBe(true)
+        })
+      })
+
+      describe('Comment', () => {
+        let secondRowNotification
+        beforeEach(() => {
+          secondRowNotification = wrapper.findAll('tbody tr').at(1)
+        })
+
+        it('renders the author', () => {
+          const username = secondRowNotification.find('.username')
+          expect(username.text()).toEqual(commentNotification.from.author.name)
+        })
+
+        it('renders the reason for the notification', () => {
+          const dsTexts = secondRowNotification.findAll('.ds-text')
+          const reason = dsTexts.filter(
+            element => element.text() === 'notifications.reason.mentioned_in_comment',
+          )
+          expect(reason.exists()).toBe(true)
+        })
+
+        it('renders a link to the Post', () => {
+          const postLink = secondRowNotification.find('a.notification-mention-post')
+          expect(postLink.text()).toEqual(commentNotification.from.post.title)
+        })
+
+        it("renders the Post's content", () => {
+          const boldTags = secondRowNotification.findAll('b')
+          const content = boldTags.filter(
+            element => element.text() === commentNotification.from.contentExcerpt,
+          )
+          expect(content.exists()).toBe(true)
+        })
+      })
+
+      describe('unread status', () => {
+        it('does not have class `notification-status`', () => {
+          expect(wrapper.find('.notification-status').exists()).toBe(false)
+        })
+
+        it('clicking on a Post link emits `markNotificationAsRead`', () => {
+          wrapper.find('a.notification-mention-post').trigger('click')
+          expect(wrapper.emitted().markNotificationAsRead[0][0]).toEqual(postNotification.from.id)
+        })
+
+        it('adds class `notification-status` when read is true', () => {
+          postNotification.read = true
+          wrapper = Wrapper()
+          expect(wrapper.find('.notification-status').exists()).toBe(true)
+        })
+      })
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/webapp/components/NotificationsTable/NotificationsTable.story.js b/webapp/components/NotificationsTable/NotificationsTable.story.js
index 6815d7275..d58f4ff73 100644
--- a/webapp/components/NotificationsTable/NotificationsTable.story.js
+++ b/webapp/components/NotificationsTable/NotificationsTable.story.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { post } from '~/components/PostCard/PostCard.story.js'
 import { user } from '~/components/User/User.story.js'
 
 helpers.init()
-const notifications = [
+export const notifications = [
   {
     read: true,
     reason: 'mentioned_in_post',
diff --git a/webapp/components/NotificationsTable/NotificationsTable.vue b/webapp/components/NotificationsTable/NotificationsTable.vue
index 17d062cf8..e2b9badf5 100644
--- a/webapp/components/NotificationsTable/NotificationsTable.vue
+++ b/webapp/components/NotificationsTable/NotificationsTable.vue
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
           />
         </client-only>
       </ds-space>
-      <ds-text :class="{ 'notification-status': scope.row.read }">
+      <ds-text :class="{ 'notification-status': scope.row.read, reason: true }">
         {{ $t(`notifications.reason.${scope.row.reason}`) }}
       </ds-text>
     </template>
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     </template>
     <template slot="content" slot-scope="scope">
       <b :class="{ 'notification-status': scope.row.read }">
-        {{ scope.row.from.contentExcerpt || scope.row.from.contentExcerpt | removeHtml }}
+        {{ scope.row.from.contentExcerpt | removeHtml }}
       </b>
     </template>
   </ds-table>
diff --git a/webapp/components/utils/Notifications.js b/webapp/components/utils/Notifications.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dfbb1b817
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webapp/components/utils/Notifications.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+export const notifications = [
+  {
+    read: false,
+    reason: 'mentioned_in_post',
+    from: {
+      __typename: 'Post',
+      id: 'post-1',
+      title: 'some post title',
+      slug: 'some-post-title',
+      contentExcerpt: 'this is a post content',
+      author: {
+        id: 'john-1',
+        slug: 'john-doe',
+        name: 'John Doe',
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    read: false,
+    reason: 'mentioned_in_comment',
+    from: {
+      __typename: 'Comment',
+      id: 'comment-2',
+      contentExcerpt: 'this is yet another post content',
+      post: {
+        id: 'post-1',
+        title: 'some post on a comment',
+        slug: 'some-post-on-a-comment',
+        contentExcerpt: 'this is a post content',
+        author: {
+          id: 'john-1',
+          slug: 'john-doe',
+          name: 'John Doe',
+        },
+      },
+      author: {
+        id: 'jane-1',
+        slug: 'jane-doe',
+        name: 'Jane Doe',
+      },
+    },
+  },
+]