diff --git a/assets/css/common/_base.scss b/assets/css/common/_base.scss
index 7aa8ec97..0b3452dd 100644
--- a/assets/css/common/_base.scss
+++ b/assets/css/common/_base.scss
@@ -480,6 +480,7 @@ span.stat {
 @import "views/filters";
 @import "views/galleries";
 @import "views/images";
+@import "views/notifications";
 @import "views/pages";
 @import "views/polls";
 @import "views/posts";
diff --git a/assets/css/views/_notifications.scss b/assets/css/views/_notifications.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8c4f327e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/css/views/_notifications.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+.notification-type-block:not(:last-child) {
+  margin-bottom: 20px;
+}
+
+.notification {
+  margin-bottom: 0;
+}
+
+.notification:not(:last-child) {
+  border-bottom: 0;
+}
diff --git a/lib/philomena/notifications.ex b/lib/philomena/notifications.ex
index a82094b3..cbff31ee 100644
--- a/lib/philomena/notifications.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena/notifications.ex
@@ -6,19 +6,82 @@ defmodule Philomena.Notifications do
   import Ecto.Query, warn: false
   alias Philomena.Repo
 
+  alias Philomena.Notifications.Category
   alias Philomena.Notifications.Notification
+  alias Philomena.Notifications.UnreadNotification
+  alias Philomena.Polymorphic
 
   @doc """
-  Returns the list of notifications.
+  Returns the list of unread notifications of the given type.
+
+  The set of valid types is `t:Philomena.Notifications.Category.t/0`.
 
   ## Examples
 
-      iex> list_notifications()
+      iex> unread_notifications_for_user_and_type(user, :image_comment, ...)
       [%Notification{}, ...]
 
   """
-  def list_notifications do
-    Repo.all(Notification)
+  def unread_notifications_for_user_and_type(user, type, pagination) do
+    notifications =
+      user
+      |> unread_query_for_type(type)
+      |> Repo.paginate(pagination)
+
+    put_in(notifications.entries, load_associations(notifications.entries))
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Gather up and return the top N notifications for the user, for each type of
+  unread notification currently existing.
+
+  ## Examples
+
+      iex> unread_notifications_for_user(user)
+      [
+        forum_topic: [%Notification{...}, ...],
+        forum_post: [%Notification{...}, ...],
+        image_comment: [%Notification{...}, ...]
+      ]
+
+  """
+  def unread_notifications_for_user(user, n) do
+    Category.types()
+    |> Enum.map(fn type ->
+      q =
+        user
+        |> unread_query_for_type(type)
+        |> limit(^n)
+
+      # Use a subquery to ensure the order by is applied to the
+      # subquery results only, and not the main query results
+      from(n in subquery(q))
+    end)
+    |> union_all_queries()
+    |> Repo.all()
+    |> load_associations()
+    |> Enum.group_by(&Category.notification_type/1)
+    |> Enum.sort_by(fn {k, _v} -> k end)
+  end
+
+  defp unread_query_for_type(user, type) do
+    from n in Category.query_for_type(type),
+      join: un in UnreadNotification,
+      on: un.notification_id == n.id,
+      where: un.user_id == ^user.id,
+      order_by: [desc: :updated_at]
+  end
+
+  defp union_all_queries([query | rest]) do
+    Enum.reduce(rest, query, fn q, acc -> union_all(acc, ^q) end)
+  end
+
+  defp load_associations(notifications) do
+    Polymorphic.load_polymorphic(
+      notifications,
+      actor: [actor_id: :actor_type],
+      actor_child: [actor_child_id: :actor_child_type]
+    )
   end
 
   @doc """
@@ -102,8 +165,6 @@ defmodule Philomena.Notifications do
     Notification.changeset(notification, %{})
   end
 
-  alias Philomena.Notifications.UnreadNotification
-
   def count_unread_notifications(user) do
     UnreadNotification
     |> where(user_id: ^user.id)
diff --git a/lib/philomena/notifications/category.ex b/lib/philomena/notifications/category.ex
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..775b888d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/philomena/notifications/category.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+defmodule Philomena.Notifications.Category do
+  @moduledoc """
+  Notification category determination.
+  """
+
+  import Ecto.Query, warn: false
+  alias Philomena.Notifications.Notification
+
+  @type t ::
+          :channel_live
+          | :forum_post
+          | :forum_topic
+          | :gallery_image
+          | :image_comment
+          | :image_merge
+
+  @doc """
+  Return a list of all supported types.
+  """
+  def types do
+    [
+      :channel_live,
+      :forum_topic,
+      :gallery_image,
+      :image_comment,
+      :image_merge,
+      :forum_post
+    ]
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Determine the type of a `m:Philomena.Notifications.Notification`.
+  """
+  def notification_type(n) do
+    case {n.actor_type, n.actor_child_type} do
+      {"Channel", _} ->
+        :channel_live
+
+      {"Gallery", _} ->
+        :gallery_image
+
+      {"Image", "Comment"} ->
+        :image_comment
+
+      {"Image", _} ->
+        :image_merge
+
+      {"Topic", "Post"} ->
+        if n.action == "posted a new reply in" do
+          :forum_post
+        else
+          :forum_topic
+        end
+    end
+  end
+
+  @doc """
+  Returns an `m:Ecto.Query` that finds notifications for the given type.
+  """
+  def query_for_type(type) do
+    base = from(n in Notification)
+
+    case type do
+      :channel_live ->
+        where(base, [n], n.actor_type == "Channel")
+
+      :gallery_image ->
+        where(base, [n], n.actor_type == "Gallery")
+
+      :image_comment ->
+        where(base, [n], n.actor_type == "Image" and n.actor_child_type == "Comment")
+
+      :image_merge ->
+        where(base, [n], n.actor_type == "Image" and is_nil(n.actor_child_type))
+
+      :forum_topic ->
+        where(
+          base,
+          [n],
+          n.actor_type == "Topic" and n.actor_child_type == "Post" and
+            n.action != "posted a new reply in"
+        )
+
+      :forum_post ->
+        where(
+          base,
+          [n],
+          n.actor_type == "Topic" and n.actor_child_type == "Post" and
+            n.action == "posted a new reply in"
+        )
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/notification/category_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/notification/category_controller.ex
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..76142581
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/notification/category_controller.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Notification.CategoryController do
+  use PhilomenaWeb, :controller
+
+  alias Philomena.Notifications
+
+  def show(conn, params) do
+    type = category(params)
+
+    notifications =
+      Notifications.unread_notifications_for_user_and_type(
+        conn.assigns.current_user,
+        type,
+        conn.assigns.scrivener
+      )
+
+    render(conn, "show.html",
+      title: "Notification Area",
+      notifications: notifications,
+      type: type
+    )
+  end
+
+  defp category(params) do
+    case params["id"] do
+      "channel_live" -> :channel_live
+      "gallery_image" -> :gallery_image
+      "image_comment" -> :image_comment
+      "image_merge" -> :image_merge
+      "forum_topic" -> :forum_topic
+      _ -> :forum_post
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/notification_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/notification_controller.ex
index 170d504b..a21f345f 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/notification_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/notification_controller.ex
@@ -1,33 +1,10 @@
 defmodule PhilomenaWeb.NotificationController do
   use PhilomenaWeb, :controller
 
-  alias Philomena.Notifications.{UnreadNotification, Notification}
-  alias Philomena.Polymorphic
-  alias Philomena.Repo
-  import Ecto.Query
+  alias Philomena.Notifications
 
   def index(conn, _params) do
-    user = conn.assigns.current_user
-
-    notifications =
-      from n in Notification,
-        join: un in UnreadNotification,
-        on: un.notification_id == n.id,
-        where: un.user_id == ^user.id
-
-    notifications =
-      notifications
-      |> order_by(desc: :updated_at)
-      |> Repo.paginate(conn.assigns.scrivener)
-
-    entries =
-      notifications.entries
-      |> Polymorphic.load_polymorphic(
-        actor: [actor_id: :actor_type],
-        actor_child: [actor_child_id: :actor_child_type]
-      )
-
-    notifications = %{notifications | entries: entries}
+    notifications = Notifications.unread_notifications_for_user(conn.assigns.current_user, 15)
 
     render(conn, "index.html", title: "Notification Area", notifications: notifications)
   end
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/router.ex b/lib/philomena_web/router.ex
index 7a89f4b1..31be1073 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/router.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/router.ex
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Router do
 
     scope "/notifications", Notification, as: :notification do
       resources "/unread", UnreadController, only: [:index]
+      resources "/categories", CategoryController, only: [:show]
     end
 
     resources "/notifications", NotificationController, only: [:index, :delete]
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/templates/notification/_notification.html.slime b/lib/philomena_web/templates/notification/_notification.html.slime
index 688df590..dfc34b18 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/templates/notification/_notification.html.slime
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/templates/notification/_notification.html.slime
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 = if @notification.actor do
-  .block.block--fixed.flex id="notification-#{@notification.id}"
+  .block.block--fixed.flex.notification id="notification-#{@notification.id}"
     = if @notification.actor_type == "Image" and @notification.actor do
       .flex.flex--centered.flex__fixed.thumb-tiny-container.spacing-right
         = render PhilomenaWeb.ImageView, "_image_container.html", image: @notification.actor, size: :thumb_tiny, conn: @conn
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/templates/notification/category/show.html.slime b/lib/philomena_web/templates/notification/category/show.html.slime
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..59f2f9d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/templates/notification/category/show.html.slime
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+h1 Notification Area
+.walloftext
+  = cond do
+    - Enum.any?(@notifications) ->
+      - route = fn p -> ~p"/notifications/categories/#{@type}?#{p}" end
+      - pagination = render PhilomenaWeb.PaginationView, "_pagination.html", page: @notifications, route: route, conn: @conn
+
+      .block.notification-type-block
+        .block__header
+          span.block__header__title = name_of_type(@type)
+        .block__header.block__header__sub
+          = pagination
+
+        div
+          = for notification <- @notifications do
+            = render PhilomenaWeb.NotificationView, "_notification.html", notification: notification, conn: @conn
+
+        .block__header.block__header--light
+          = pagination
+
+    - true ->
+      p You currently have no notifications of this category.
+      p
+        ' To get notifications on new comments and forum posts, click the
+        ' 'Subscribe' button in the bar at the top of an image or forum topic.
+
+  a.button href=~p"/notifications"
+    ' View all notifications
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/templates/notification/index.html.slime b/lib/philomena_web/templates/notification/index.html.slime
index 9cec1086..fa957442 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/templates/notification/index.html.slime
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/templates/notification/index.html.slime
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
-- route = fn p -> ~p"/notifications?#{p}" end
-
 h1 Notification Area
 .walloftext
-  .block__header
-    = render PhilomenaWeb.PaginationView, "_pagination.html", page: @notifications, route: route, conn: @conn
-
   = cond do
     - Enum.any?(@notifications) ->
-      = for notification <- @notifications do
-        = render PhilomenaWeb.NotificationView, "_notification.html", notification: notification, conn: @conn
+      = for {type, notifications} <- @notifications do
+        .block.notification-type-block
+          .block__header
+            span.block__header__title = name_of_type(type)
+
+          div
+            = for notification <- notifications do
+              = render PhilomenaWeb.NotificationView, "_notification.html", notification: notification, conn: @conn
+
+          .block__header.block__header--light
+            a href=~p"/notifications/categories/#{type}"
+              | View category
 
     - true ->
       p
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/views/notification/category_view.ex b/lib/philomena_web/views/notification/category_view.ex
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..148d94f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/views/notification/category_view.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Notification.CategoryView do
+  use PhilomenaWeb, :view
+
+  defdelegate name_of_type(type), to: PhilomenaWeb.NotificationView
+end
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/views/notification_view.ex b/lib/philomena_web/views/notification_view.ex
index 52d05201..dcaf81dd 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/views/notification_view.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/views/notification_view.ex
@@ -13,4 +13,26 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.NotificationView do
   def notification_template_path(actor_type) do
     @template_paths[actor_type]
   end
+
+  def name_of_type(notification_type) do
+    case notification_type do
+      :channel_live ->
+        "Live channels"
+
+      :forum_post ->
+        "New replies in topics"
+
+      :forum_topic ->
+        "New topics"
+
+      :gallery_image ->
+        "Updated galleries"
+
+      :image_comment ->
+        "New replies on images"
+
+      :image_merge ->
+        "Image merges"
+    end
+  end
 end