diff --git a/app/portainer/user-activity/index.js b/app/portainer/user-activity/index.js
index d45c307e4..201b03a25 100644
--- a/app/portainer/user-activity/index.js
+++ b/app/portainer/user-activity/index.js
@@ -36,5 +36,8 @@ function config($stateRegistryProvider) {
         component: 'notifications',
       },
     },
+    params: {
+      id: '',
+    },
   });
 }
diff --git a/app/react/components/PageHeader/HeaderTitle.module.css b/app/react/components/PageHeader/HeaderTitle.module.css
index 862032b64..62b04d651 100644
--- a/app/react/components/PageHeader/HeaderTitle.module.css
+++ b/app/react/components/PageHeader/HeaderTitle.module.css
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
   box-shadow: 0 6px 12px rgb(0 0 0 / 18%);
   @apply th-dark:!border-none;
   @apply th-highcontrast:!border-none;
+  z-index: 9999;
+  position: relative;
 }
 
 .menu-link {
diff --git a/app/react/components/PageHeader/NotificationsMenu.module.css b/app/react/components/PageHeader/NotificationsMenu.module.css
index d905d743a..60c5cba00 100644
--- a/app/react/components/PageHeader/NotificationsMenu.module.css
+++ b/app/react/components/PageHeader/NotificationsMenu.module.css
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+.root {
+  width: 500px;
+}
+
 .badge {
   position: absolute;
   top: 8px;
@@ -23,6 +27,16 @@
   margin-left: auto;
 }
 
+.notifications {
+  max-height: 80vh;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+}
+
+.notification {
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ui-gray-3);
+  border-radius: 0;
+}
+
 .container {
   display: flex;
 }
@@ -31,12 +45,23 @@
   width: 5rem;
 }
 .notificationBody {
-  flex-basis: 30rem;
+  flex-basis: 80rem;
 }
 .deleteButton {
   flex-basis: 5rem;
 }
 
+.notification-details {
+  word-break: break-all;
+  white-space: normal;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  display: -webkit-box;
+  -webkit-line-clamp: 5;
+  line-clamp: 5;
+  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
+}
+
 .container > div {
   padding: 0px 10px;
   margin: auto;
diff --git a/app/react/components/PageHeader/NotificationsMenu.tsx b/app/react/components/PageHeader/NotificationsMenu.tsx
index afa36b33d..879416216 100644
--- a/app/react/components/PageHeader/NotificationsMenu.tsx
+++ b/app/react/components/PageHeader/NotificationsMenu.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ export function NotificationsMenu() {
     (state) => state.userNotifications[user.Id]
   );
 
+  if (userNotifications && userNotifications.length > 1) {
+    userNotifications.sort(
+      (a, b) =>
+        new Date(b.timeStamp).getTime() - new Date(a.timeStamp).getTime()
+    );
+  }
+
   const [badge, setBadge] = useState(false);
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -63,21 +70,26 @@ export function NotificationsMenu() {
           )}
         >
           <Icon icon="bell" feather />
-          <span className={badge ? clsx(notificationStyles.badge) : ''} />
+          <span className={badge ? notificationStyles.badge : ''} />
         </div>
       </MenuButton>
 
       <MenuList
-        className={headerStyles.menuList}
+        className={clsx(headerStyles.menuList, notificationStyles.root)}
         aria-label="Notifications Menu"
         data-cy="notificationsMenu"
       >
         <div>
-          <div className={clsx(notificationStyles.notificationContainer)}>
+          <div
+            className={clsx(
+              notificationStyles.notificationContainer,
+              'vertical-center'
+            )}
+          >
             <div>
               <h4>Notifications</h4>
             </div>
-            <div className={clsx(notificationStyles.itemLast)}>
+            <div className={notificationStyles.itemLast}>
               {userNotifications?.length > 0 && (
                 <Button
                   color="none"
@@ -96,26 +108,26 @@ export function NotificationsMenu() {
         </div>
         {userNotifications?.length > 0 ? (
           <>
-            {userNotifications.map((notification) => (
-              <MenuLink
-                to="portainer.notifications"
-                params={{ notificationFrom: notification.timeStamp }}
-                notification={notification}
-                key={notification.id}
-                onDelete={() => onDelete(notification.id)}
-              />
-            ))}
+            <div className={notificationStyles.notifications}>
+              {userNotifications.map((notification) => (
+                <MenuLink
+                  to="portainer.notifications"
+                  params={{ id: notification.id }}
+                  notification={notification}
+                  key={notification.id}
+                  onDelete={() => onDelete(notification.id)}
+                />
+              ))}
+            </div>
 
-            <div className={clsx(notificationStyles.notificationLink)}>
+            <div className={notificationStyles.notificationLink}>
               <Link to="portainer.notifications">View all notifications</Link>
             </div>
           </>
         ) : (
-          <div>
+          <div className="flex flex-col items-center">
             <Icon icon="bell" feather size="xl" />
-            <div>
-              <p>You have no notifications yet.</p>
-            </div>
+            <p className="my-5">You have no notifications yet.</p>
           </div>
         )}
       </MenuList>
@@ -136,35 +148,35 @@ interface MenuLinkProps extends AutomationTestingProps, UISrefProps {
   onDelete: () => void;
 }
 
-function MenuLink({
-  to,
-  params,
-  options,
-  notification,
-  onDelete,
-}: MenuLinkProps) {
-  const anchorProps = useSref(to, params, options);
+function MenuLink({ to, params, notification, onDelete }: MenuLinkProps) {
+  const anchorProps = useSref(to, params);
 
   return (
-    <ReachMenuLink href={anchorProps.href} className={headerStyles.menuLink}>
-      <div className={clsx(notificationStyles.container)}>
-        <div className={clsx(notificationStyles.notificationIcon)}>
+    <ReachMenuLink
+      href={anchorProps.href}
+      onClick={anchorProps.onClick}
+      className={clsx(headerStyles.menuLink, notificationStyles.notification)}
+    >
+      <div className={notificationStyles.container}>
+        <div className={notificationStyles.notificationIcon}>
           {notification.type === 'success' ? (
             <Icon icon="check-circle" feather size="lg" mode="success" />
           ) : (
             <Icon icon="alert-circle" feather size="lg" mode="danger" />
           )}
         </div>
-        <div className={clsx(notificationStyles.notificationBody)}>
-          <p className={clsx(notificationStyles.notificationTitle)}>
+        <div className={notificationStyles.notificationBody}>
+          <p className={notificationStyles.notificationTitle}>
             {notification.title}
           </p>
-          <p>{notification.details}</p>
+          <p className={notificationStyles.notificationDetails}>
+            {notification.details}
+          </p>
           <p className="small text-muted">
             {formatTime(notification.timeStamp)}
           </p>
         </div>
-        <div className={clsx(notificationStyles.deleteButton)}>
+        <div className={notificationStyles.deleteButton}>
           <Button
             color="none"
             onClick={(e) => {
diff --git a/app/react/components/datatables/Datatable.tsx b/app/react/components/datatables/Datatable.tsx
index ba992bd7d..4c8da66d0 100644
--- a/app/react/components/datatables/Datatable.tsx
+++ b/app/react/components/datatables/Datatable.tsx
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ import {
   TableInstance,
   TableState,
 } from 'react-table';
-import { ReactNode } from 'react';
+import { ReactNode, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { useRowSelectColumn } from '@lineup-lite/hooks';
+import clsx from 'clsx';
 
 import { PaginationControls } from '@@/PaginationControls';
 import { IconProps } from '@@/Icon';
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ interface Props<
   isLoading?: boolean;
   totalCount?: number;
   description?: JSX.Element;
+  initialActiveItem?: string;
 }
 
 export function Datatable<
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ export function Datatable<
   isLoading,
   totalCount = dataset.length,
   description,
+  initialActiveItem,
 }: Props<D, TSettings>) {
   const [searchBarValue, setSearchBarValue] = useSearchBarState(storageKey);
 
@@ -120,6 +123,7 @@ export function Datatable<
   );
 
   const {
+    rows,
     selectedFlatRows,
     getTableProps,
     getTableBodyProps,
@@ -132,6 +136,21 @@ export function Datatable<
     state: { pageIndex, pageSize },
   } = tableInstance;
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (initialActiveItem && pageSize !== rows.length) {
+      const paginatedData = [...Array(Math.ceil(rows.length / pageSize))].map(
+        (_, i) => rows.slice(pageSize * i, pageSize + pageSize * i)
+      );
+
+      const itemPage = paginatedData.findIndex((sub) =>
+        sub.some((row) => row.id === initialActiveItem)
+      );
+
+      gotoPage(itemPage);
+    }
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [initialActiveItem]);
+
   const tableProps = getTableProps();
   const tbodyProps = getTableBodyProps();
 
@@ -194,7 +213,12 @@ export function Datatable<
                     <Table.Row<D>
                       cells={row.cells}
                       key={key}
-                      className={className}
+                      className={clsx(
+                        className,
+                        initialActiveItem &&
+                          initialActiveItem === row.id &&
+                          'active'
+                      )}
                       role={role}
                       style={style}
                     />
diff --git a/app/react/portainer/notifications/NotificationsView.tsx b/app/react/portainer/notifications/NotificationsView.tsx
index 8b97d91a3..3b4069500 100644
--- a/app/react/portainer/notifications/NotificationsView.tsx
+++ b/app/react/portainer/notifications/NotificationsView.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Bell, Trash2 } from 'react-feather';
 import { useStore } from 'zustand';
+import { useCurrentStateAndParams } from '@uirouter/react';
 
 import { withCurrentUser } from '@/react-tools/withCurrentUser';
 import { react2angular } from '@/react-tools/react2angular';
@@ -17,19 +18,22 @@ import { columns } from './columns';
 import { createStore } from './datatable-store';
 
 const storageKey = 'notifications-list';
-const useSettingsStore = createStore(storageKey);
+const useSettingsStore = createStore(storageKey, 'time');
 
 export function NotificationsView() {
   const settingsStore = useSettingsStore();
   const { user } = useUser();
 
-  const userNotifications: ToastNotification[] = useStore(
-    notificationsStore,
-    (state) => state.userNotifications[user.Id]
-  );
+  const userNotifications: ToastNotification[] =
+    useStore(notificationsStore, (state) => state.userNotifications[user.Id]) ||
+    [];
 
   const breadcrumbs = 'Notifications';
 
+  const {
+    params: { id },
+  } = useCurrentStateAndParams();
+
   return (
     <>
       <PageHeader title="Notifications" breadcrumbs={breadcrumbs} reload />
@@ -47,6 +51,7 @@ export function NotificationsView() {
         renderTableActions={(selectedRows) => (
           <TableActions selectedRows={selectedRows} />
         )}
+        initialActiveItem={id}
       />
     </>
   );
diff --git a/app/react/portainer/notifications/datatable-store.ts b/app/react/portainer/notifications/datatable-store.ts
index 4a07d742e..acc4e5770 100644
--- a/app/react/portainer/notifications/datatable-store.ts
+++ b/app/react/portainer/notifications/datatable-store.ts
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ interface TableSettings
     SettableColumnsTableSettings,
     RefreshableTableSettings {}
 
-export function createStore(storageKey: string) {
+export function createStore(storageKey: string, initialSortBy?: string) {
   return create<TableSettings>()(
     persist(
       (set) => ({
-        ...sortableSettings(set),
+        ...sortableSettings(set, initialSortBy),
         ...paginationSettings(set),
         ...hiddenColumnsSettings(set),
         ...refreshableSettings(set),