diff --git a/boards/context_processors.py b/boards/context_processors.py
--- a/boards/context_processors.py
+++ b/boards/context_processors.py
@@ -28,13 +28,9 @@ def get_notifications(context, request):
     if username is not None and len(username) > 0:
         last_notification_id = settings_manager.get_setting(
             SETTING_LAST_NOTIFICATION_ID)
-        if last_notification_id is not None:
-            new_notifications_count = Notification.objects.filter(
-                id__gt=last_notification_id).filter(
-                name=username).count()
-        else:
-            new_notifications_count = Notification.objects.filter(
-                name=username).count()
+
+        new_notifications_count = Notification.objects.get_notification_posts(
+                username=username, last=last_notification_id).count()
     context[CONTEXT_NEW_NOTIFICATIONS_COUNT] = new_notifications_count
     context[CONTEXT_USERNAME] = username
 
diff --git a/boards/models/post.py b/boards/models/post.py
--- a/boards/models/post.py
+++ b/boards/models/post.py
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ from boards import settings
 from boards.mdx_neboard import bbcode_extended
 from boards.models import PostImage
 from boards.models.base import Viewable
+from boards.utils import datetime_to_epoch, cached_result
 from boards.models.user import Notification
-from boards.utils import datetime_to_epoch, cached_result
 import boards.models.thread
 
 
diff --git a/boards/models/user.py b/boards/models/user.py
--- a/boards/models/user.py
+++ b/boards/models/user.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from django.db import models
 
+import boards.models.post
+
 __author__ = 'neko259'
 
 BAN_REASON_AUTO = 'Auto'
@@ -20,11 +22,23 @@ class Ban(models.Model):
         return self.ip
 
 
+class NotificationManager(models.Manager):
+    def get_notification_posts(self, username: str, last: int = None):
+        posts = boards.models.post.Post.objects.filter(notification__name=username)
+        if last is not None:
+            posts = posts.filter(id__gt=last)
+        posts = posts.order_by('-id')
+
+        return posts
+
+
 class Notification(models.Model):
 
     class Meta:
         app_label = 'boards'
 
+    objects = NotificationManager()
+
     post = models.ForeignKey('Post')
     name = models.TextField()
 
diff --git a/boards/urls.py b/boards/urls.py
--- a/boards/urls.py
+++ b/boards/urls.py
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ urlpatterns = patterns('',
             name='get_thread'),
     url(r'^api/add_post/(?P<opening_post_id>\w+)/$', api.api_add_post,
             name='add_post'),
+    url(r'^api/notifications/(?P<username>\w+)/$', api.api_get_notifications,
+            name='api_notifications'),
 
     # Search
     url(r'^search/$', BoardSearchView.as_view(), name='search'),
diff --git a/boards/views/api.py b/boards/views/api.py
--- a/boards/views/api.py
+++ b/boards/views/api.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from boards.forms import PostForm, Plain
 from boards.models import Post, Thread, Tag
 from boards.utils import datetime_to_epoch
 from boards.views.thread import ThreadView
+from boards.models.user import Notification
 
 __author__ = 'neko259'
 
@@ -201,6 +202,20 @@ def api_get_thread_posts(request, openin
     return HttpResponse(content=json.dumps(json_data))
 
 
+def api_get_notifications(request, username):
+    last_notification_id_str = request.GET.get('last', None)
+    last_id = int(last_notification_id_str) if last_notification_id_str is not None else None
+
+    posts = Notification.objects.get_notification_posts(username=username,
+            last=last_id)
+
+    json_post_list = []
+    for post in posts:
+        json_post_list.append(get_post_data(post.id))
+    return HttpResponse(content=json.dumps(json_post_list))
+
+
+
 def api_get_post(request, post_id):
     """
     Gets the JSON of a post. This can be
diff --git a/boards/views/notifications.py b/boards/views/notifications.py
--- a/boards/views/notifications.py
+++ b/boards/views/notifications.py
@@ -22,15 +22,15 @@ class NotificationView(BaseBoardView):
 
         # If we open our notifications, reset the "new" count
         my_username = settings_manager.get_setting(SETTING_USERNAME)
+
+        posts = Notification.objects.get_notification_posts(username=username)
         if username == my_username:
-            last = Notification.objects.filter(name=username).order_by(
-                'id').last()
+            last = posts.first()
             if last is not None:
                 last_id = last.id
                 settings_manager.set_setting(SETTING_LAST_NOTIFICATION_ID,
                                              last_id)
 
-        posts = Post.objects.filter(notification__name=username).order_by('-id')
         paginator = get_paginator(posts, RESULTS_PER_PAGE)
 
         page = int(request.GET.get(REQUEST_PAGE, '1'))
diff --git a/docs/api.markdown b/docs/api.markdown
--- a/docs/api.markdown
+++ b/docs/api.markdown
@@ -45,6 +45,15 @@ format. 2 formats are available: ``html`
 * ``updated``: list of updated posts
 * ``last_update``: last update timestamp
 
+## Notifications ##
+
+    /api/notifications/<username>/[?last=<id>]
+
+Get user notifications for user starting from the post ID.
+
+* ``username``: name of the notified user
+* ``id``: ID of a last notification post
+
 ## General info ##
 
 In case of incorrect request you can get http error 404.