diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/dateTimeMiddleware.js b/backend/src/middleware/dateTimeMiddleware.js
index c8af53a7a..ff1fcc996 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/dateTimeMiddleware.js
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/dateTimeMiddleware.js
@@ -12,11 +12,9 @@ export default {
     CreatePost: setCreatedAt,
     CreateComment: setCreatedAt,
     CreateOrganization: setCreatedAt,
-    CreateNotification: setCreatedAt,
     UpdateUser: setUpdatedAt,
     UpdatePost: setUpdatedAt,
     UpdateComment: setUpdatedAt,
     UpdateOrganization: setUpdatedAt,
-    UpdateNotification: setUpdatedAt,
   },
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js b/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js
index 2b29cd152..6f8ff8c2d 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/permissionsMiddleware.js
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ const permissions = shield(
       Category: allow,
       Tag: allow,
       Report: isModerator,
-      Notification: isAdmin,
       statistics: allow,
       currentUser: allow,
       Post: or(onlyEnabledContent, isModerator),
@@ -169,7 +168,6 @@ const permissions = shield(
       Signup: isAdmin,
       SignupVerification: allow,
       CreateInvitationCode: and(isAuthenticated, or(not(invitationLimitReached), isAdmin)),
-      UpdateNotification: belongsToMe,
       UpdateUser: onlyYourself,
       CreatePost: isAuthenticated,
       UpdatePost: isAuthor,
@@ -199,6 +197,7 @@ const permissions = shield(
       RemovePostEmotions: isAuthenticated,
       block: isAuthenticated,
       unblock: isAuthenticated,
+      markAsRead: belongsToMe
     },
     User: {
       email: isMyOwn,
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/index.js b/backend/src/schema/index.js
index b8f120057..e8fa63d97 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/index.js
+++ b/backend/src/schema/index.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export default applyScalars(
             'Statistics',
             'LoggedInUser',
             'SocialMedia',
+            'NOTIFIED',
           ],
           // add 'User' here as soon as possible
         },
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ export default applyScalars(
             'Statistics',
             'LoggedInUser',
             'SocialMedia',
+            'NOTIFIED',
           ],
           // add 'User' here as soon as possible
         },
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/notifications.js b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/notifications.js
index fcb8db1a4..17b8e7532 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/notifications.js
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/notifications.js
@@ -2,15 +2,40 @@ import { neo4jgraphql } from 'neo4j-graphql-js'
 
 export default {
   Query: {
-    notifications: async (parent, params, context, resolveInfo) => {
+    notifications: async (parent, args, context, resolveInfo) => {
       const { user, driver } = context
       let session
       let notifications
+      let whereClause
+      let orderByClause
+      switch(args.read) {
+        case true:
+          whereClause = 'WHERE notification.read = TRUE'
+          break;
+        case false:
+          whereClause = 'WHERE notification.read = FALSE'
+          break;
+        default:
+          whereClause = ''
+      }
+      switch(args.orderBy) {
+        case 'createdAt_asc':
+          orderByClause = 'ORDER BY notification.createdAt ASC'
+          break;
+        case 'createdAt_desc':
+          orderByClause = 'ORDER BY notification.createdAt DESC'
+          break;
+        default:
+          orderByClause = ''
+      }
+
       try {
         session = context.driver.session()
         const cypher = `
         MATCH (resource)-[notification:NOTIFIED]->(user:User {id:$id})
+        ${whereClause}
         RETURN resource, notification, user
+        ${orderByClause}
         `
         const result = await session.run(cypher, { id: user.id })
         const resourceTypes = ['Post', 'Comment']
@@ -32,13 +57,10 @@ export default {
       }
       return notifications
     },
-    Notification: (object, params, context, resolveInfo) => {
-      return neo4jgraphql(object, params, context, resolveInfo, false)
-    },
   },
   Mutation: {
-    UpdateNotification: (object, params, context, resolveInfo) => {
-      return neo4jgraphql(object, params, context, resolveInfo, false)
-    },
+    markAsRead: async (parent, params, context, resolveInfo) => {
+      return null
+    }
   },
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/notifications.spec.js b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/notifications.spec.js
index 3ca7727e4..c173eeef1 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/notifications.spec.js
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/notifications.spec.js
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ afterEach(async () => {
   await factory.cleanDatabase()
 })
 
-describe('Notification', () => {
+describe('notifications', () => {
   const notificationQuery = gql`
     query {
-      Notification {
+      notifications {
         id
       }
     }
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@ describe('Notification', () => {
       await expect(client.request(notificationQuery)).rejects.toThrow('Not Authorised')
     })
   })
-})
-
-describe('currentUser notifications', () => {
-  const variables = {}
 
   describe('authenticated', () => {
     let headers
@@ -160,15 +156,13 @@ describe('currentUser notifications', () => {
       describe('filter for read: false', () => {
         const queryCurrentUserNotificationsFilterRead = gql`
           query($read: Boolean) {
-            currentUser {
-              notifications(read: $read, orderBy: createdAt_desc) {
+            notifications(read: $read, orderBy: createdAt_desc) {
+              id
+              post {
+                id
+              }
+              comment {
                 id
-                post {
-                  id
-                }
-                comment {
-                  id
-                }
               }
             }
           }
@@ -204,15 +198,13 @@ describe('currentUser notifications', () => {
       describe('no filters', () => {
         const queryCurrentUserNotifications = gql`
           query {
-            currentUser {
-              notifications(orderBy: createdAt_desc) {
+            notifications(orderBy: createdAt_desc) {
+              id
+              post {
+                id
+              }
+              comment {
                 id
-                post {
-                  id
-                }
-                comment {
-                  id
-                }
               }
             }
           }
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/types/type/NOTIFIED.gql b/backend/src/schema/types/type/NOTIFIED.gql
index 40a6f1b22..0be774f30 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/types/type/NOTIFIED.gql
+++ b/backend/src/schema/types/type/NOTIFIED.gql
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@ type NOTIFIED {
 
 union NotificationSource = Post | Comment
 
-type Query {
-  notifications: [NOTIFIED]
+enum NOTIFIEDOrdering {
+  createdAt_asc
+  createdAt_desc
+}
+
+type Query {
+  notifications(read: Boolean, orderBy: NOTIFIEDOrdering): [NOTIFIED]
+}
+
+type Mutation {
+  markAsRead(id: ID!): NOTIFIED
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/types/type/Notification.gql b/backend/src/schema/types/type/Notification.gql
deleted file mode 100644
index a3543445f..000000000
--- a/backend/src/schema/types/type/Notification.gql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-type Notification {
-  id: ID!
-  read: Boolean
-  reason: ReasonNotification
-  createdAt: String
-  user: User @relation(name: "NOTIFIED", direction: "OUT")
-  post: Post @relation(name: "NOTIFIED", direction: "IN")
-  comment: Comment @relation(name: "NOTIFIED", direction: "IN")
-}
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql b/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql
index 49592e8ba..9bbef50e4 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql
+++ b/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ type User {
   createdAt: String
   updatedAt: String
 
-  notifications(read: Boolean): [Notification]! @relation(name: "NOTIFIED", direction: "IN")
-
   friends: [User]! @relation(name: "FRIENDS", direction: "BOTH")
   friendsCount: Int! @cypher(statement: "MATCH (this)<-[:FRIENDS]->(r:User) RETURN COUNT(DISTINCT r)")
 
diff --git a/backend/src/seed/factories/index.js b/backend/src/seed/factories/index.js
index 56518bd06..4cc143e68 100644
--- a/backend/src/seed/factories/index.js
+++ b/backend/src/seed/factories/index.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import createComment from './comments.js'
 import createCategory from './categories.js'
 import createTag from './tags.js'
 import createReport from './reports.js'
-import createNotification from './notifications.js'
 
 export const seedServerHost = 'http://127.0.0.1:4001'
 
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ const factories = {
   Category: createCategory,
   Tag: createTag,
   Report: createReport,
-  Notification: createNotification,
 }
 
 export const cleanDatabase = async (options = {}) => {
diff --git a/backend/src/seed/factories/notifications.js b/backend/src/seed/factories/notifications.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d14d4294a..000000000
--- a/backend/src/seed/factories/notifications.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-import uuid from 'uuid/v4'
-
-export default function(params) {
-  const { id = uuid(), read = false } = params
-
-  return {
-    mutation: `
-      mutation($id: ID, $read: Boolean) {
-        CreateNotification(id: $id, read: $read) {
-          id
-          read
-        }
-      }
-    `,
-    variables: { id, read },
-  }
-}