diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/MainActivity.java
index cc071cda..405613c8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/MainActivity.java
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ import io.lbry.browser.tasks.LighthouseAutoCompleteTask;
 import io.lbry.browser.tasks.MergeSubscriptionsTask;
 import io.lbry.browser.tasks.claim.ResolveTask;
 import io.lbry.browser.tasks.lbryinc.NotificationListTask;
+import io.lbry.browser.tasks.lbryinc.NotificationUpdateTask;
 import io.lbry.browser.tasks.localdata.FetchRecentUrlHistoryTask;
 import io.lbry.browser.tasks.wallet.DefaultSyncTaskHandler;
 import io.lbry.browser.tasks.wallet.LoadSharedUserStateTask;
@@ -2127,19 +2128,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SdkStatusListener
 
             private void handleNotificationReceived(Intent intent) {
                 loadUnreadNotificationsCount();
-
-                if (notificationListAdapter != null) {
-                    LbryNotification lnotification = new LbryNotification();
-                    lnotification.setTitle(intent.getStringExtra("title"));
-                    lnotification.setDescription(intent.getStringExtra("body"));
-                    lnotification.setTargetUrl(intent.getStringExtra("url"));
-                    lnotification.setTimestamp(new Date(intent.getLongExtra("timestamp", System.currentTimeMillis())));
-                    // show at the top
-                    notificationListAdapter.insertNotification(lnotification, 0);
-                    findViewById(R.id.notification_list_empty_container).setVisibility(View.GONE);
-                } else {
-                    loadRemoteNotifications();
-                }
+                loadRemoteNotifications(false);
             }
 
             private void handleAuthTokenGenerated(Intent intent) {
@@ -2188,10 +2177,11 @@ 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) {
-            loadRemoteNotifications();
+        if (notificationListAdapter == null || notificationListAdapter.getItemCount() == 0) {
+            loadRemoteNotifications(true);
+        } else {
+            markNotificationsRead();
         }
-        markNotificationsRead();
     }
 
     public void hideNotifications() {
@@ -2200,6 +2190,21 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SdkStatusListener
     }
 
     private void markNotificationsRead() {
+        List<LbryNotification> all = notificationListAdapter != null ? notificationListAdapter.getItems() : null;
+        if (all != null) {
+            List<Long> unreadIds = new ArrayList<>();
+            for (LbryNotification notification : all) {
+                if (!notification.isRead() && notification.getRemoteId() > 0) {
+                    unreadIds.add(notification.getRemoteId());
+                }
+            }
+            if (unreadIds.size() > 0) {
+                NotificationUpdateTask task = new NotificationUpdateTask(unreadIds, true);
+                task.executeOnExecutor(AsyncTask.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR);
+            }
+        }
+
+
         (new AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void>() {
             protected Void doInBackground(Void... params) {
                 try {
@@ -3224,12 +3229,16 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SdkStatusListener
         }).executeOnExecutor(AsyncTask.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR);
     }
 
-    private void loadRemoteNotifications() {
+    private void loadRemoteNotifications(boolean markRead) {
         findViewById(R.id.notification_list_empty_container).setVisibility(View.GONE);
         NotificationListTask task = new NotificationListTask(this, findViewById(R.id.notifications_progress), new NotificationListTask.ListNotificationsHandler() {
             @Override
             public void onSuccess(List<LbryNotification> notifications) {
                 loadLocalNotifications();
+                loadUnreadNotificationsCount();
+                if (markRead && findViewById(R.id.notifications_container).getVisibility() == View.VISIBLE) {
+                    markNotificationsRead();
+                }
             }
 
             @Override
@@ -3262,10 +3271,26 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SdkStatusListener
             protected void onPostExecute(List<LbryNotification> notifications) {
                 findViewById(R.id.notification_list_empty_container).setVisibility(notifications.size() == 0 ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
                 findViewById(R.id.notifications_progress).setVisibility(View.GONE);
-                notificationListAdapter = new NotificationListAdapter(notifications, MainActivity.this);
+
+                if (notificationListAdapter == null) {
+                    notificationListAdapter = new NotificationListAdapter(notifications, MainActivity.this);
+                } else {
+                    notificationListAdapter.addNotifications(notifications);
+                }
+
+                resolveCommentAuthors(notificationListAdapter.getAuthorUrls());
                 notificationListAdapter.setClickListener(new NotificationListAdapter.NotificationClickListener() {
                     @Override
                     public void onNotificationClicked(LbryNotification notification) {
+                        // set as seen and read
+                        NotificationUpdateTask task = new NotificationUpdateTask(Arrays.asList(notification.getRemoteId()), true, true, true);
+                        task.executeOnExecutor(AsyncTask.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR);
+                        markNotificationReadAndSeen(notification.getId());
+                        notification.setSeen(true);
+                        if (notificationListAdapter != null) {
+                            notificationListAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
+                        }
+
                         LbryUri target = LbryUri.tryParse(notification.getTargetUrl());
                         if (target != null) {
                             if (target.isChannel()) {
@@ -3283,6 +3308,44 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SdkStatusListener
         }).executeOnExecutor(AsyncTask.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR);
     }
 
+    private void markNotificationReadAndSeen(long notificationId) {
+        (new AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void>() {
+            protected Void doInBackground(Void... params) {
+                if (dbHelper != null) {
+                    try {
+                        SQLiteDatabase db = dbHelper.getWritableDatabase();
+                        DatabaseHelper.markNotificationReadAndSeen(notificationId, db);
+                    } catch (Exception ex) {
+                        // pass
+                    }
+                }
+                return null;
+            }
+            protected void onPostExecute() {
+                loadUnreadNotificationsCount();
+            }
+        }).executeOnExecutor(AsyncTask.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR);
+    }
+
+    private void resolveCommentAuthors(List<String> urls) {
+        if (urls != null && urls.size() > 0) {
+            ResolveTask task = new ResolveTask(urls, Lbry.LBRY_TV_CONNECTION_STRING, null, new ClaimListResultHandler() {
+                @Override
+                public void onSuccess(List<Claim> claims) {
+                    if (notificationListAdapter != null) {
+                        notificationListAdapter.updateAuthorClaims(claims);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public void onError(Exception error) {
+                    // pass
+                }
+            });
+            task.executeOnExecutor(AsyncTask.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR);
+        }
+    }
+
     private void checkSyncedWallet() {
         String password = Utils.getSecureValue(SECURE_VALUE_KEY_SAVED_PASSWORD, this, Lbry.KEYSTORE);
         // Just check if the current user has a synced wallet, no need to do anything else here
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 ca16ffc0..31839fc5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/adapter/NotificationListAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/adapter/NotificationListAdapter.java
@@ -6,15 +6,20 @@ import android.text.format.DateUtils;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.widget.ImageView;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
 
+import com.bumptech.glide.Glide;
+import com.bumptech.glide.request.RequestOptions;
+
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import io.lbry.browser.R;
+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;
@@ -39,17 +44,25 @@ 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;
         protected TextView bodyView;
         protected TextView timeView;
         protected SolidIconView iconView;
+        protected ImageView thumbnailView;
         public ViewHolder(View v) {
             super(v);
+            layoutView = v.findViewById(R.id.notification_layout);
             titleView = v.findViewById(R.id.notification_title);
             bodyView = v.findViewById(R.id.notification_body);
             timeView = v.findViewById(R.id.notification_time);
             iconView = v.findViewById(R.id.notification_icon);
+            thumbnailView = v.findViewById(R.id.notification_author_thumbnail);
         }
     }
 
@@ -71,7 +84,34 @@ public class NotificationListAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<NotificationLi
         notifyDataSetChanged();
     }
 
-    public void addTags(List<LbryNotification> notifications) {
+    public List<String> getAuthorUrls() {
+        List<String> urls = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (LbryNotification item : items) {
+            if (!Helper.isNullOrEmpty(item.getAuthorUrl())) {
+                urls.add(item.getAuthorUrl());
+            }
+        }
+        return urls;
+    }
+
+    public void updateAuthorClaims(List<Claim> claims) {
+        for (Claim claim : claims) {
+            if (claim != null && claim.getThumbnailUrl() != null) {
+                updateClaimForAuthorUrl(claim);
+            }
+        }
+        notifyDataSetChanged();
+    }
+
+    private void updateClaimForAuthorUrl(Claim claim) {
+        for (LbryNotification item : items) {
+            if (claim.getPermanentUrl().equalsIgnoreCase(item.getAuthorUrl())) {
+                item.setCommentAuthor(claim);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void addNotifications(List<LbryNotification> notifications) {
         for (LbryNotification notification : notifications) {
             if (!items.contains(notification)) {
                 items.add(notification);
@@ -109,14 +149,23 @@ public class NotificationListAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<NotificationLi
     @Override
     public void onBindViewHolder(NotificationListAdapter.ViewHolder vh, int position) {
         LbryNotification notification = items.get(position);
-        vh.titleView.setText(notification.getTitle());
+
+        vh.layoutView.setBackgroundColor(ContextCompat.getColor(context, notification.isSeen() ? R.color.white : R.color.nextLbryGreenSemiTransparent));
+
         vh.titleView.setVisibility(!Helper.isNullOrEmpty(notification.getTitle()) ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
+        vh.titleView.setText(notification.getTitle());
         vh.bodyView.setText(notification.getDescription());
         vh.timeView.setText(DateUtils.getRelativeTimeSpanString(
                 notification.getTimestamp().getTime(),
                 System.currentTimeMillis(), 0, DateUtils.FORMAT_ABBREV_RELATIVE));
 
+        vh.thumbnailView.setVisibility(notification.getCommentAuthor() == null ? View.INVISIBLE : View.VISIBLE);
+        if (notification.getCommentAuthor() != null) {
+            Glide.with(context.getApplicationContext()).load(
+                    notification.getCommentAuthor().getThumbnailUrl()).apply(RequestOptions.circleCropTransform()).into(vh.thumbnailView);
+        }
 
+        vh.iconView.setVisibility(notification.getCommentAuthor() != null ? View.INVISIBLE : View.VISIBLE);
         vh.iconView.setText(getStringIdForRule(notification.getRule()));
         vh.iconView.setTextColor(getColorForRule(notification.getRule()));
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/data/DatabaseHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/data/DatabaseHelper.java
index 035be3db..bc4d43ce 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/data/DatabaseHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/data/DatabaseHelper.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import io.lbry.browser.utils.Helper;
 import io.lbry.browser.utils.LbryUri;
 
 public class DatabaseHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
-    public static final int DATABASE_VERSION = 5;
+    public static final int DATABASE_VERSION = 6;
     public static final String DATABASE_NAME = "LbryApp.db";
     private static DatabaseHelper instance;
 
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public class DatabaseHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
             "CREATE TABLE notifications (" +
                     "  id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL" +
                     ", remote_id INTEGER NOT NULL" +
+                    ", author_url TEXT" +
                     ", title TEXT" +
                     ", description TEXT" +
                     ", thumbnail_url TEXT" +
@@ -95,6 +96,9 @@ public class DatabaseHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
             "ALTER TABLE notifications ADD COLUMN rule TEXT",
             "ALTER TABLE notifications ADD COLUMN is_seen TEXT"
     };
+    private static final String[] SQL_V5_V6_UPGRADE = {
+            "ALTER TABLE notifications ADD COLUMN author_url TEXT"
+    };
 
     private static final String SQL_INSERT_SUBSCRIPTION = "REPLACE INTO subscriptions (channel_name, url) VALUES (?, ?)";
     private static final String SQL_CLEAR_SUBSCRIPTIONS = "DELETE FROM subscriptions";
@@ -106,10 +110,11 @@ public class DatabaseHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
     private static final String SQL_CLEAR_URL_HISTORY_BEFORE_TIME = "DELETE FROM url_history WHERE timestamp < ?";
     private static final String SQL_GET_RECENT_URL_HISTORY = "SELECT value, url, type FROM url_history ORDER BY timestamp DESC LIMIT 10";
 
-    private static final String SQL_INSERT_NOTIFICATION = "REPLACE INTO notifications (remote_id, title, description, rule, target_url, is_read, is_seen, timestamp) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)";
-    private static final String SQL_GET_NOTIFICATIONS = "SELECT id, title, description, rule, target_url, is_read, is_seen, timestamp FROM notifications ORDER BY timestamp DESC LIMIT 500";
+    private static final String SQL_INSERT_NOTIFICATION = "REPLACE INTO notifications (remote_id, author_url, title, description, rule, target_url, is_read, is_seen, timestamp) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)";
+    private static final String SQL_GET_NOTIFICATIONS = "SELECT id, remote_id, author_url, title, description, rule, target_url, is_read, is_seen, timestamp FROM notifications ORDER BY timestamp DESC LIMIT 500";
     private static final String SQL_GET_UNREAD_NOTIFICATIONS_COUNT = "SELECT COUNT(id) FROM notifications WHERE is_read <> 1";
     private static final String SQL_MARK_NOTIFICATIONS_READ = "UPDATE notifications SET is_read = 1 WHERE is_read = 0";
+    private static final String SQL_MARK_NOTIFICATION_READ_AND_SEEN = "UPDATE notifications SET is_read = 1, is_seen = 1 WHERE id = ?";
 
     private static final String SQL_INSERT_VIEW_HISTORY =
             "REPLACE INTO view_history (url, claim_id, claim_name, cost, currency, title, publisher_claim_id, publisher_name, publisher_title, thumbnail_url, device, release_time, timestamp) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)";
@@ -164,6 +169,11 @@ public class DatabaseHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
                 db.execSQL(sql);
             }
         }
+        if (oldVersion < 6) {
+            for (String sql : SQL_V5_V6_UPGRADE) {
+                db.execSQL(sql);
+            }
+        }
     }
     public void onDowngrade(SQLiteDatabase db, int oldVersion, int newVersion) {
 
@@ -307,6 +317,7 @@ public class DatabaseHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
     public static void createOrUpdateNotification(LbryNotification notification, SQLiteDatabase db) {
         db.execSQL(SQL_INSERT_NOTIFICATION, new Object[] {
                 notification.getRemoteId(),
+                notification.getAuthorUrl(),
                 notification.getTitle(),
                 notification.getDescription(),
                 notification.getRule(),
@@ -325,6 +336,8 @@ public class DatabaseHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
                 LbryNotification notification = new LbryNotification();
                 int columnIndex = 0;
                 notification.setId(cursor.getLong(columnIndex++));
+                notification.setRemoteId(cursor.getLong(columnIndex++));
+                notification.setAuthorUrl(cursor.getString(columnIndex++));
                 notification.setTitle(cursor.getString(columnIndex++));
                 notification.setDescription(cursor.getString(columnIndex++));
                 notification.setRule(cursor.getString(columnIndex++));
@@ -360,4 +373,7 @@ public class DatabaseHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
     public static void markNotificationsRead(SQLiteDatabase db) {
         db.execSQL(SQL_MARK_NOTIFICATIONS_READ);
     }
+    public static void markNotificationReadAndSeen(long notificationId, SQLiteDatabase db) {
+        db.execSQL(SQL_MARK_NOTIFICATION_READ_AND_SEEN, new Object[] { notificationId });
+    }
 }
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 223acbb0..61e0ed3c 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
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package io.lbry.browser.model.lbryinc;
 
 import java.util.Date;
 
+import io.lbry.browser.model.Claim;
 import lombok.Data;
 
 @Data
@@ -10,10 +11,14 @@ public class LbryNotification {
     private long remoteId;
     private String title;
     private String description;
-    private String rule;
     private String thumbnailUrl;
+    private String rule;
     private String targetUrl;
     private boolean read;
     private boolean seen;
     private Date timestamp;
+
+    // only for comment notifications
+    private String authorUrl;
+    private Claim commentAuthor;
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/tasks/lbryinc/NotificationListTask.java b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/tasks/lbryinc/NotificationListTask.java
index dd16b146..9dcc4a52 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/tasks/lbryinc/NotificationListTask.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/tasks/lbryinc/NotificationListTask.java
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package io.lbry.browser.tasks.lbryinc;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteDatabase;
+import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteException;
 import android.os.AsyncTask;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.ProgressBar;
 
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ import io.lbry.browser.utils.Helper;
 import io.lbry.browser.utils.Lbryio;
 
 public class NotificationListTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, List<LbryNotification>> {
+    private static final String TAG = "Notifications";
+
     private Context context;
     private ListNotificationsHandler handler;
     private ProgressBar progressBar;
@@ -59,6 +63,9 @@ public class NotificationListTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, List<LbryNotific
                         }
                         if (notificationParams.has("dynamic") && !notificationParams.isNull("dynamic")) {
                             JSONObject dynamic = notificationParams.getJSONObject("dynamic");
+                            if (dynamic.has("comment_author")) {
+                                notification.setAuthorUrl(Helper.getJSONString("comment_author", null, dynamic));
+                            }
                             if (dynamic.has("channelURI")) {
                                 String channelUrl = Helper.getJSONString("channelURI", null, dynamic);
                                 if (!Helper.isNullOrEmpty(channelUrl)) {
@@ -95,7 +102,8 @@ public class NotificationListTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, List<LbryNotific
                     }
                 }
             }
-        } catch (ClassCastException | LbryioRequestException | LbryioResponseException | JSONException | IllegalStateException ex) {
+        } catch (ClassCastException | LbryioRequestException | LbryioResponseException | JSONException | SQLiteException | IllegalStateException ex) {
+            Log.e(TAG, ex.getMessage(), ex);
             error = ex;
             return null;
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/tasks/lbryinc/NotificationUpdateTask.java b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/tasks/lbryinc/NotificationUpdateTask.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e832973
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/tasks/lbryinc/NotificationUpdateTask.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package io.lbry.browser.tasks.lbryinc;
+
+import android.os.AsyncTask;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import io.lbry.browser.exceptions.LbryioRequestException;
+import io.lbry.browser.exceptions.LbryioResponseException;
+import io.lbry.browser.utils.Helper;
+import io.lbry.browser.utils.Lbryio;
+
+public class NotificationUpdateTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, Boolean> {
+    private List<Long> ids;
+    private boolean seen;
+    private boolean read;
+    private boolean updateSeen;
+
+    public NotificationUpdateTask(List<Long> ids, boolean read) {
+        this(ids, read, false, false);
+    }
+
+    public NotificationUpdateTask(List<Long> ids, boolean read, boolean seen, boolean updateSeen) {
+        this.ids = ids;
+        this.read = read;
+        this.seen = seen;
+        this.updateSeen = updateSeen;
+    }
+
+    protected Boolean doInBackground(Void... params) {
+        Map<String, String> options = new HashMap<>();
+        options.put("notification_ids", Helper.joinL(ids, ","));
+        options.put("is_read", String.valueOf(read));
+        if (updateSeen) {
+            options.put("is_seen", String.valueOf(seen));
+        }
+
+        try {
+            Object result = Lbryio.parseResponse(Lbryio.call("notification", "edit", options, null));
+            return "ok".equalsIgnoreCase(result.toString());
+        } catch (LbryioResponseException | LbryioRequestException ex) {
+
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/utils/Helper.java b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/utils/Helper.java
index 5114e840..ae5a63ad 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/utils/Helper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/utils/Helper.java
@@ -132,6 +132,16 @@ public final class Helper {
         return sb.toString();
     }
 
+    public static String joinL(List<Long> list, String delimiter) {
+        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+        String delim = "";
+        for (Long item : list) {
+            sb.append(delim).append(item);
+            delim = delimiter;
+        }
+        return sb.toString();
+    }
+
     public static <T> JSONArray jsonArrayFromList(List<T> values) {
         JSONArray array = new JSONArray();
         for (T value : values) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/utils/Lbryio.java b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/utils/Lbryio.java
index 4f157605..40b34939 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/utils/Lbryio.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/lbry/browser/utils/Lbryio.java
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ public final class Lbryio {
                 throw new LbryioResponseException("Unknown API error signature.", response.code());
             }
         } catch (JSONException | IOException ex) {
-
             throw new LbryioResponseException(String.format("Could not parse response: %s", responseString), ex);
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/list_item_notification.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/list_item_notification.xml
index 840442f0..423d7fe4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/list_item_notification.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/list_item_notification.xml
@@ -9,16 +9,26 @@
     android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
     android:layout_marginBottom="8dp">
     <LinearLayout
+        android:id="@+id/notification_layout"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:orientation="horizontal">
-        <io.lbry.browser.ui.controls.SolidIconView
-            android:id="@+id/notification_icon"
+        <RelativeLayout
             android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
             android:layout_width="48dp"
             android:layout_height="48dp"
-            android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
-            android:textSize="24dp" />
+            android:layout_gravity="center_vertical">
+            <io.lbry.browser.ui.controls.SolidIconView
+                android:id="@+id/notification_icon"
+                android:layout_width="48dp"
+                android:layout_height="48dp"
+                android:textSize="24dp" />
+            <ImageView
+                android:id="@+id/notification_author_thumbnail"
+                android:layout_width="48dp"
+                android:layout_height="48dp"
+                android:visibility="invisible" />
+        </RelativeLayout>
         <LinearLayout
             android:orientation="vertical"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"