diff --git a/backend/src/resolvers/notifications.spec.js b/backend/src/resolvers/notifications.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..95b7ac81e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/resolvers/notifications.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+
+import Factory from '../seed/factories'
+import { GraphQLClient } from 'graphql-request'
+import { host, login } from '../jest/helpers'
+
+const factory = Factory()
+let client
+
+beforeEach(async () => {
+  await factory.create('User', {
+    id: 'you',
+    email: 'test@example.org',
+    password: '1234'
+  })
+})
+
+afterEach(async () => {
+  await factory.cleanDatabase()
+})
+
+describe('Notification', () => {
+  const query = `{
+    Notification {
+      id
+    }
+  }`
+
+  describe('unauthenticated', () => {
+    it('throws authorization error', async () => {
+      client = new GraphQLClient(host)
+      await expect(client.request(query)).rejects.toThrow('Not Authorised')
+    })
+  })
+})
+
+describe('currentUser { notifications }', () => {
+  let variables = {}
+
+
+  describe('authenticated', () => {
+    let headers
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+      headers = await login({ email: 'test@example.org', password: '1234' })
+      client = new GraphQLClient(host, { headers })
+    })
+
+    describe('given some notifications', () => {
+      beforeEach(async () => {
+        const neighborParams = {
+          email: 'neighbor@example.org',
+          password: '1234',
+          id: 'neighbor'
+        }
+        await Promise.all([
+          factory.create('User', neighborParams),
+          factory.create('Notification', { id: 'not-for-you' }),
+          factory.create('Notification', { id: 'already-seen', read: true })
+        ])
+        await factory.create('Notification', { id: 'unseen' })
+        await factory.authenticateAs(neighborParams)
+        await factory.create('Post', { id: 'p1' })
+        await Promise.all([
+          factory.relate('Notification', 'User', { from: 'not-for-you',  to: 'neighbor'}),
+          factory.relate('Notification', 'Post', { from: 'p1',           to: 'not-for-you' }),
+          factory.relate('Notification', 'User', { from: 'unseen',       to: 'you'}),
+          factory.relate('Notification', 'Post', { from: 'p1',           to: 'unseen' }),
+          factory.relate('Notification', 'User', { from: 'already-seen', to: 'you'}),
+          factory.relate('Notification', 'Post', { from: 'p1',           to: 'already-seen' }),
+        ])
+      })
+
+      describe('filter for read: false', () => {
+        const query = `query($read: Boolean) {
+          currentUser {
+            notifications(read: $read, orderBy: createdAt_desc) {
+              id
+              post {
+                id
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }`
+        let variables = { read: false }
+        it('returns only unread notifications of current user', async () => {
+          const expected = {
+            currentUser: {
+              notifications: [
+                { id: 'unseen', post: { id: 'p1' } }
+              ]
+            }
+          }
+          await expect(client.request(query, variables)).resolves.toEqual(expected)
+        })
+      })
+
+      describe('no filters', () => {
+        const query = `{
+          currentUser {
+            notifications(orderBy: createdAt_desc) {
+              id
+              post {
+                id
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }`
+        it('returns all notifications of current user', async () => {
+          const expected = {
+            currentUser: {
+              notifications: [
+                { id: 'unseen', post: { id: 'p1' } },
+                { id: 'already-seen', post: { id: 'p1' } }
+              ]
+            }
+          }
+          await expect(client.request(query, variables)).resolves.toEqual(expected)
+        })
+      })
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/backend/src/seed/factories/index.js b/backend/src/seed/factories/index.js
index e19239ece..7c23226cb 100644
--- a/backend/src/seed/factories/index.js
+++ b/backend/src/seed/factories/index.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ 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'
 
@@ -29,7 +30,8 @@ const factories = {
   Comment: createComment,
   Category: createCategory,
   Tag: createTag,
-  Report: createReport
+  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
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ec7b61f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/seed/factories/notifications.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import faker from 'faker'
+import uuid from 'uuid/v4'
+
+export default function (params) {
+  const {
+    id = uuid(),
+    read = false
+  } = params
+
+  return `
+    mutation {
+      CreateNotification(
+        id: "${id}",
+        read: ${read},
+      ) { id, read }
+    }
+  `
+}