diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/MainActivity.java
index 4e33a6a4..c58d386b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/MainActivity.java
@@ -205,8 +205,10 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SdkStatusListener
     private static final String CHANNEL_ID_PLAYBACK = "io.lbry.browser.LBRY_PLAYBACK_CHANNEL";
     private static final int PLAYBACK_NOTIFICATION_ID = 3;
     private static final String SPECIAL_URL_PREFIX = "lbry://?";
+    private static final int REMOTE_NOTIFICATION_REFRESH_TTL = 300000; // 5 minutes
     public static final String SKU_SKIP = "lbryskip";
 
+    private Date remoteNotifcationsLastLoaded;
     private Map<String, Class> specialRouteFragmentClassMap;
     @Getter
     private boolean inPictureInPictureMode;
@@ -2192,9 +2194,12 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SdkStatusListener
         clearWunderbarFocus(findViewById(R.id.wunderbar));
         findViewById(R.id.notifications_container).setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
         ((ImageView) findViewById(R.id.notifications_toggle_icon)).setColorFilter(ContextCompat.getColor(this, R.color.lbryGreen));
-        if (notificationListAdapter == null || notificationListAdapter.getItemCount() == 0) {
+        if (remoteNotifcationsLastLoaded == null ||
+                (System.currentTimeMillis() - remoteNotifcationsLastLoaded.getTime() > REMOTE_NOTIFICATION_REFRESH_TTL)) {
             loadRemoteNotifications(true);
-        } else {
+        }
+
+        if (notificationListAdapter != null) {
             markNotificationsRead();
         }
     }
@@ -3249,6 +3254,8 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SdkStatusListener
         NotificationListTask task = new NotificationListTask(this, findViewById(R.id.notifications_progress), new NotificationListTask.ListNotificationsHandler() {
             @Override
             public void onSuccess(List<LbryNotification> notifications) {
+                remoteNotifcationsLastLoaded = new Date();
+
                 loadLocalNotifications();
                 loadUnreadNotificationsCount();
                 if (markRead && findViewById(R.id.notifications_container).getVisibility() == View.VISIBLE) {
@@ -3289,6 +3296,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SdkStatusListener
 
                 if (notificationListAdapter == null) {
                     notificationListAdapter = new NotificationListAdapter(notifications, MainActivity.this);
+                    ((RecyclerView) findViewById(R.id.notifications_list)).setAdapter(notificationListAdapter);
                 } else {
                     notificationListAdapter.addNotifications(notifications);
                 }
@@ -3322,8 +3330,6 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SdkStatusListener
                         hideNotifications();
                     }
                 });
-
-                ((RecyclerView) findViewById(R.id.notifications_list)).setAdapter(notificationListAdapter);
             }
         }).executeOnExecutor(AsyncTask.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR);
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/adapter/NotificationListAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/adapter/NotificationListAdapter.java
index 31839fc5..555fa10b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/adapter/NotificationListAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/adapter/NotificationListAdapter.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import com.bumptech.glide.Glide;
 import com.bumptech.glide.request.RequestOptions;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import io.lbry.browser.R;
@@ -23,9 +24,13 @@ import io.lbry.browser.model.Claim;
 import io.lbry.browser.model.lbryinc.LbryNotification;
 import io.lbry.browser.ui.controls.SolidIconView;
 import io.lbry.browser.utils.Helper;
+import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.EqualsAndHashCode;
 import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.Setter;
+import lombok.ToString;
 
+@Data
 public class NotificationListAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<NotificationListAdapter.ViewHolder> {
 
     private static final String RULE_CREATOR_SUBSCRIBER = "creator_subscriber";
@@ -44,10 +49,6 @@ public class NotificationListAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<NotificationLi
         this.items = new ArrayList<>(notifications);
     }
 
-    public List<LbryNotification> getItems() {
-        return new ArrayList<>(items);
-    }
-
     public static class ViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
         protected View layoutView;
         protected TextView titleView;
@@ -117,8 +118,10 @@ public class NotificationListAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<NotificationLi
                 items.add(notification);
             }
         }
+        Collections.sort(items, Collections.reverseOrder(new LbryNotification()));
         notifyDataSetChanged();
     }
+
     @Override
     public NotificationListAdapter.ViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup root, int viewType) {
         View v = LayoutInflater.from(context).inflate(R.layout.list_item_notification, root, false);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/model/lbryinc/LbryNotification.java b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/model/lbryinc/LbryNotification.java
index 61e0ed3c..4e3823e5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/model/lbryinc/LbryNotification.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/model/lbryinc/LbryNotification.java
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 package io.lbry.browser.model.lbryinc;
 
+import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.Date;
 
 import io.lbry.browser.model.Claim;
 import lombok.Data;
 
 @Data
-public class LbryNotification {
+public class LbryNotification implements Comparator<LbryNotification> {
     private long id;
     private long remoteId;
     private String title;
@@ -21,4 +22,16 @@ public class LbryNotification {
     // only for comment notifications
     private String authorUrl;
     private Claim commentAuthor;
+
+    public int compare(LbryNotification a, LbryNotification b) {
+        long t1 = a.getTimestamp() != null ? a.getTimestamp().getTime() : 0;
+        long t2 = b.getTimestamp() != null ? b.getTimestamp().getTime() : 0;
+        if (t2 > t1) {
+            return 1;
+        }
+        if (t1 > t2) {
+            return -1;
+        }
+        return 0;
+    }
 }