diff --git a/app/Providers/ViewServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/ViewServiceProvider.php
index 46e794c2..7eb2c09e 100644
--- a/app/Providers/ViewServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/ViewServiceProvider.php
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@ class ViewServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
         View::composer('shared.head', Composers\HeadComposer::class);
 
         View::composer('shared.notifications', function ($view) {
-            $notifications = auth()->user()->unreadNotifications;
-            $view->with([
-                'notifications' => $notifications,
-                'amount' => count($notifications),
-            ]);
+            $notifications = auth()->user()->unreadNotifications->map(function ($notification) {
+                return [
+                    'id' => $notification->id,
+                    'title' => $notification->data['title'],
+                ];
+            });
+            $view->with(['notifications' => $notifications]);
         });
 
         View::composer(
diff --git a/resources/assets/src/scripts/notification.ts b/resources/assets/src/scripts/notification.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 38599406..00000000
--- a/resources/assets/src/scripts/notification.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-import { get } from './net'
-import { showModal } from './notify'
-
-export default async function handler(event: Event) {
-  const item = event.target as HTMLAnchorElement
-  const id = item.getAttribute('data-nid')
-  const {
-    title, content, time,
-  }: {
-    title: string
-    content: string
-    time: string
-  } = await get(`/user/notifications/${id!}`)
-  showModal({
-    mode: 'alert',
-    title,
-    dangerousHTML: `${content}<br><small>${time}</small>`,
-  })
-  item.remove()
-  const counter = document
-    .querySelector('.notifications-counter') as HTMLSpanElement
-  const value = Number.parseInt(counter.textContent!) - 1
-  if (value > 0) {
-    counter.textContent = value.toString()
-  } else {
-    counter.remove()
-  }
-}
-
-const el = document.querySelector('.notifications-list')
-// istanbul ignore next
-if (el) {
-  el.addEventListener('click', handler)
-}
diff --git a/resources/assets/src/scripts/notification.tsx b/resources/assets/src/scripts/notification.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e807c4e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/assets/src/scripts/notification.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import ReactDOM from 'react-dom'
+import NotificationsList from '@/views/widgets/NotificationsList'
+
+const container = document.querySelector('[data-notifications]')
+if (container) {
+  ReactDOM.render(<NotificationsList />, container)
+}
diff --git a/resources/assets/src/views/widgets/NotificationsList.tsx b/resources/assets/src/views/widgets/NotificationsList.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..96564343
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/assets/src/views/widgets/NotificationsList.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react'
+import * as fetch from '@/scripts/net'
+import { showModal } from '@/scripts/notify'
+
+export type Notification = {
+  id: string
+  title: string
+}
+
+const NotificationsList: React.FC = () => {
+  const [notifications, setNotifications] = useState<Notification[]>([])
+  const [noUnreadText, setNoUnreadText] = useState('')
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const dataset = document.querySelector<HTMLLIElement>(
+      '[data-notifications]',
+    )?.dataset
+    if (dataset) {
+      const notifications: Notification[] = JSON.parse(dataset.notifications!)
+      setNotifications(notifications)
+      setNoUnreadText(dataset.t!)
+    }
+  }, [])
+
+  const read = async (id: string) => {
+    const { title, content, time } = await fetch.get<{
+      title: string
+      content: string
+      time: string
+    }>(`/user/notifications/${id}`)
+
+    showModal({
+      mode: 'alert',
+      title,
+      children: (
+        <>
+          <div dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: content }}></div>
+          <br />
+          <small>{time}</small>
+        </>
+      ),
+    })
+    setNotifications(notifications =>
+      notifications.filter(notification => notification.id !== id),
+    )
+  }
+
+  const hasUnread = notifications.length > 0
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <a className="nav-link" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#">
+        <i className="far fa-bell"></i>
+        {hasUnread && (
+          <span className="badge badge-warning navbar-badge">
+            {notifications.length}
+          </span>
+        )}
+      </a>
+      <div className="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-lg dropdown-menu-right">
+        {hasUnread ? (
+          notifications.map(notification => (
+            <>
+              <a
+                href="#"
+                className="dropdown-item"
+                key={notification.id}
+                onClick={() => read(notification.id)}
+              >
+                <i className="far fa-circle text-info mr-2"></i>
+                {notification.title}
+              </a>
+              <div className="dropdown-divider"></div>
+            </>
+          ))
+        ) : (
+          <p className="text-center text-muted pt-2 pb-2">{noUnreadText}</p>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </>
+  )
+}
+
+export default NotificationsList
diff --git a/resources/assets/tests/views/widgets/NotificationsList.test.tsx b/resources/assets/tests/views/widgets/NotificationsList.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62c50afd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/assets/tests/views/widgets/NotificationsList.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import { render, fireEvent, wait } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { t } from '@/scripts/i18n'
+import * as fetch from '@/scripts/net'
+import NotificationsList, {
+  Notification,
+} from '@/views/widgets/NotificationsList'
+
+jest.mock('@/scripts/net')
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  document.body.innerHTML = ''
+})
+
+function createContainer(notifications: Notification[]) {
+  const container = document.createElement('div')
+  container.dataset.notifications = JSON.stringify(notifications)
+  container.dataset.t = 'no unread'
+  document.body.appendChild(container)
+}
+
+test('should not throw if element does not exist', () => {
+  render(<NotificationsList />)
+})
+
+test('no unread notifications', () => {
+  createContainer([])
+
+  const { queryByText } = render(<NotificationsList />)
+
+  expect(queryByText('no unread')).toBeInTheDocument()
+})
+
+test('with unread notifications', () => {
+  createContainer([{ id: '1', title: 'hi' }])
+
+  const { queryByText } = render(<NotificationsList />)
+
+  expect(queryByText('1')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  expect(queryByText('hi')).toBeInTheDocument()
+})
+
+test('read notification', async () => {
+  const time = new Date().toLocaleTimeString()
+  const fixture = {
+    title: 'hi - title',
+    content: 'content here',
+    time,
+  }
+
+  createContainer([{ id: '1', title: 'hi' }])
+  fetch.get.mockResolvedValue(fixture)
+
+  const { getByText, queryByText } = render(<NotificationsList />)
+
+  fireEvent.click(getByText('hi'))
+  await wait()
+
+  expect(queryByText(fixture.title)).toBeInTheDocument()
+  expect(queryByText(fixture.content)).toBeInTheDocument()
+  expect(queryByText(fixture.time)).toBeInTheDocument()
+  expect(queryByText('no unread')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  expect(queryByText('1')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+
+  fireEvent.click(getByText(t('general.confirm')))
+})
diff --git a/resources/views/shared/notifications.twig b/resources/views/shared/notifications.twig
index 0442d031..bd7c561d 100644
--- a/resources/views/shared/notifications.twig
+++ b/resources/views/shared/notifications.twig
@@ -1,24 +1,6 @@
-<li class="nav-item dropdown">
-  <a class="nav-link" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#">
-    <i class="far fa-bell"></i>
-    {% if amount > 0 %}
-      <span class="badge badge-warning navbar-badge notifications-counter">
-        {{ amount }}
-      </span>
-    {% endif %}
-  </a>
-  <div class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-lg dropdown-menu-right">
-    {% if amount == 0 %}
-      <p class="text-center text-muted pt-2 pb-2">{{ trans('user.no-unread') }}</p>
-    {% else %}
-      <div class="notifications-list">
-        {% for notification in notifications %}
-          <a href="#" class="dropdown-item" data-nid="{{ notification.id }}">
-            <i class="far fa-circle text-info"></i> {{ notification.data.title }}
-          </a>
-          <div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
-        {% endfor %}
-      </div>
-    {% endif %}
-  </div>
+<li
+  class="nav-item dropdown"
+  data-t="{{ trans('user.no-unread') }}"
+  data-notifications="{{ notifications|json_encode }}"
+>
 </li>