diff --git a/app/backend/src/main/java/com/app/gamereview/controller/NotificationController.java b/app/backend/src/main/java/com/app/gamereview/controller/NotificationController.java
index 24132209..f4fe93ad 100644
--- a/app/backend/src/main/java/com/app/gamereview/controller/NotificationController.java
+++ b/app/backend/src/main/java/com/app/gamereview/controller/NotificationController.java
@@ -1,24 +1,14 @@
 package com.app.gamereview.controller;
 
-import com.app.gamereview.dto.request.post.GetPostListFilterRequestDto;
-import com.app.gamereview.dto.response.comment.GetPostCommentsResponseDto;
-import com.app.gamereview.dto.response.post.GetPostListResponseDto;
+import com.app.gamereview.dto.request.notification.GetNotificationsRequestDto;
 import com.app.gamereview.model.Notification;
 import com.app.gamereview.model.User;
 import com.app.gamereview.service.NotificationService;
-import com.app.gamereview.service.PostService;
-import com.app.gamereview.util.JwtUtil;
 import com.app.gamereview.util.validation.annotation.AuthorizationRequired;
 import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
-import jakarta.validation.Valid;
-import org.springdoc.core.annotations.ParameterObject;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
-import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.GetMapping;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestHeader;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
-import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.*;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -34,9 +24,9 @@ public NotificationController(NotificationService notificationService) {
 
     @AuthorizationRequired
     @GetMapping("/get-notifications")
-    public ResponseEntity<List<Notification>> getNotificationList( @RequestHeader String Authorization, HttpServletRequest request) {
+    public ResponseEntity<List<Notification>> getNotificationList(@RequestHeader String Authorization, @RequestBody(required = false) GetNotificationsRequestDto filter, HttpServletRequest request) {
         User user = (User) request.getAttribute("authenticatedUser");
-        List<Notification> notifications = notificationService.getNotificationList(user.getId());
+        List<Notification> notifications = notificationService.getNotificationList(user.getId(), filter);
         return ResponseEntity.ok(notifications);
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/backend/src/main/java/com/app/gamereview/dto/request/notification/GetNotificationsRequestDto.java b/app/backend/src/main/java/com/app/gamereview/dto/request/notification/GetNotificationsRequestDto.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..02aefbc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/backend/src/main/java/com/app/gamereview/dto/request/notification/GetNotificationsRequestDto.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package com.app.gamereview.dto.request.notification;
+
+import lombok.Getter;
+import lombok.Setter;
+
+@Getter
+@Setter
+public class GetNotificationsRequestDto {
+    private Boolean isRead;
+}
diff --git a/app/backend/src/main/java/com/app/gamereview/model/Notification.java b/app/backend/src/main/java/com/app/gamereview/model/Notification.java
index a0be37c2..3a24ba31 100644
--- a/app/backend/src/main/java/com/app/gamereview/model/Notification.java
+++ b/app/backend/src/main/java/com/app/gamereview/model/Notification.java
@@ -18,6 +18,17 @@ public class Notification extends BaseModel {
     private NotificationParent parentType;
     private String message;
     private String user;
+    private Boolean isRead = false;
 
+    public Notification(Notification notification) {
+        this.parent = notification.getParent();
+        this.parentType = notification.getParentType();
+        this.message = notification.getMessage();
+        this.user = notification.getUser();
+        this.isRead = notification.getIsRead();
+    }
 
+    public void setIsRead(Boolean isRead) {
+        this.isRead = isRead;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/backend/src/main/java/com/app/gamereview/service/NotificationService.java b/app/backend/src/main/java/com/app/gamereview/service/NotificationService.java
index 29b58f21..e6c83abd 100644
--- a/app/backend/src/main/java/com/app/gamereview/service/NotificationService.java
+++ b/app/backend/src/main/java/com/app/gamereview/service/NotificationService.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.app.gamereview.service;
 
 import com.app.gamereview.dto.request.notification.CreateNotificationRequestDto;
+import com.app.gamereview.dto.request.notification.GetNotificationsRequestDto;
 import com.app.gamereview.model.Notification;
 import com.app.gamereview.repository.*;
 import org.modelmapper.ModelMapper;
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@
 
 import java.time.LocalDateTime;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 @Service
 public class NotificationService {
     private final NotificationRepository notificationRepository;
@@ -28,13 +30,30 @@ public NotificationService(NotificationRepository notificationRepository, MongoT
         this.modelMapper = modelMapper;
     }
 
-    public List<Notification> getNotificationList(String userId) {
+    public List<Notification> getNotificationList(String userId, GetNotificationsRequestDto filter) {
         Query query = new Query();
         query.addCriteria(Criteria.where("user").is(userId));
+        if(filter != null && filter.getIsRead() != null){
+            query.addCriteria(Criteria.where("isRead").is(filter.getIsRead()));
+        }
         query.with(Sort.by(Sort.Direction.DESC, "createdAt"));
         List<Notification> notificationList = mongoTemplate.find(query, Notification.class);
-        return notificationList;
 
+        // create a deep copy to return without isRead being changed
+        List<Notification> copiedList = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (Notification notification : notificationList) {
+            copiedList.add(new Notification(notification));
+        }
+
+        if(filter == null || filter.getIsRead() == null){
+            for (Notification notification : notificationList) {
+                if(!notification.getIsRead()) {
+                    notification.setIsRead(true);
+                    notificationRepository.save(notification);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return copiedList;
     }
 
     public Notification createNotification(CreateNotificationRequestDto request){