diff --git a/boards/context_processors.py b/boards/context_processors.py
--- a/boards/context_processors.py
+++ b/boards/context_processors.py
@@ -27,13 +27,14 @@ CONTEXT_ONLY_FAVORITES = 'only_favorites
 
 def get_notifications(context, settings_manager):
     usernames = settings_manager.get_notification_usernames()
+    fav_tags = settings_manager.get_fav_tags()
     new_notifications_count = 0
-    if usernames:
+    if usernames or fav_tags:
         last_notification_id = settings_manager.get_setting(
             SETTING_LAST_NOTIFICATION_ID)
 
         new_notifications_count = Notification.objects.get_notification_posts(
-                usernames=usernames, last=last_notification_id).only('id').count()
+                usernames=usernames, last=last_notification_id, fav_tags=fav_tags).only('id').count()
     context[CONTEXT_NEW_NOTIFICATIONS_COUNT] = new_notifications_count
     context[CONTEXT_USERNAMES] = usernames
 
diff --git a/boards/models/user.py b/boards/models/user.py
--- a/boards/models/user.py
+++ b/boards/models/user.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from django.db import models
+from django.db.models import Q
 import boards
 
 __author__ = 'neko259'
@@ -24,10 +25,10 @@ class Ban(models.Model):
 
 
 class NotificationManager(models.Manager):
-    def get_notification_posts(self, usernames: list, last: int = None):
+    def get_notification_posts(self, usernames: list, last: int = None, fav_tags=None):
         lower_names = [username.lower() for username in usernames]
         posts = boards.models.post.Post.objects.filter(
-                notification__name__in=lower_names).distinct()
+                Q(notification__name__in=lower_names) | Q(thread__tags__in=fav_tags)).distinct()
         if last is not None:
             posts = posts.filter(id__gt=last)
         posts = posts.order_by('-id')
diff --git a/boards/templates/boards/base.html b/boards/templates/boards/base.html
--- a/boards/templates/boards/base.html
+++ b/boards/templates/boards/base.html
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         <a href="{% url 'feed' %}?favorites" id="fav-panel-btn">{% trans 'favorites' %} <span id="new-fav-post-count" {% if not new_post_count %}style="display: none" {% endif %}>{{ new_post_count|safe }}</span></a>
         {% endif %}
 
-        {% if usernames %}
+        {% if usernames or tags_str %}
             <a class="right-link link" href="{% url 'notifications' %}" title="{% trans 'Notifications' %}">
                 {% trans 'Notifications' %}
                 {% ifnotequal new_notifications_count 0 %}
diff --git a/boards/views/notifications.py b/boards/views/notifications.py
--- a/boards/views/notifications.py
+++ b/boards/views/notifications.py
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ class NotificationView(BaseBoardView):
         else:
             notification_usernames = [username]
 
+        fav_tags = settings_manager.get_fav_tags()
+
         posts = Notification.objects.get_notification_posts(
-                usernames=notification_usernames)
+                usernames=notification_usernames, fav_tags=fav_tags)
 
         if username is None:
             last = posts.first()