diff --git a/js/src/forum/ForumApplication.js b/js/src/forum/ForumApplication.js
index 8bd447f2d..8173dd73d 100644
--- a/js/src/forum/ForumApplication.js
+++ b/js/src/forum/ForumApplication.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import routes from './routes';
 import alertEmailConfirmation from './utils/alertEmailConfirmation';
 import Application from '../common/Application';
 import Navigation from '../common/components/Navigation';
+import NotificationListState from './states/NotificationListState';
 
 export default class ForumApplication extends Application {
   /**
@@ -63,6 +64,13 @@ export default class ForumApplication extends Application {
    */
   history = new History();
 
+  /**
+   * An object which controls the state of the user's notifications.
+   *
+   * @type {NotificationListState}
+   */
+  notifications = new NotificationListState(this);
+
   constructor() {
     super();
 
diff --git a/js/src/forum/components/HeaderSecondary.js b/js/src/forum/components/HeaderSecondary.js
index c3eee2f2b..cc6db8bb2 100644
--- a/js/src/forum/components/HeaderSecondary.js
+++ b/js/src/forum/components/HeaderSecondary.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export default class HeaderSecondary extends Component {
     }
 
     if (app.session.user) {
-      items.add('notifications', NotificationsDropdown.component(), 10);
+      items.add('notifications', NotificationsDropdown.component({ state: app.notifications }), 10);
       items.add('session', SessionDropdown.component(), 0);
     } else {
       if (app.forum.attribute('allowSignUp')) {
diff --git a/js/src/forum/components/NotificationList.js b/js/src/forum/components/NotificationList.js
index 81a961ee4..5d7f26a48 100644
--- a/js/src/forum/components/NotificationList.js
+++ b/js/src/forum/components/NotificationList.js
@@ -10,23 +10,11 @@ import Discussion from '../../common/models/Discussion';
  */
 export default class NotificationList extends Component {
   init() {
-    /**
-     * Whether or not the notifications are loading.
-     *
-     * @type {Boolean}
-     */
-    this.loading = false;
-
-    /**
-     * Whether or not there are more results that can be loaded.
-     *
-     * @type {Boolean}
-     */
-    this.moreResults = false;
+    this.state = this.props.state;
   }
 
   view() {
-    const pages = app.cache.notifications || [];
+    const pages = this.state.getNotificationPages();
 
     return (
       <div className="NotificationList">
@@ -36,7 +24,7 @@ export default class NotificationList extends Component {
               className: 'Button Button--icon Button--link',
               icon: 'fas fa-check',
               title: app.translator.trans('core.forum.notifications.mark_all_as_read_tooltip'),
-              onclick: this.markAllAsRead.bind(this),
+              onclick: this.state.markAllAsRead.bind(this.state),
             })}
           </div>
 
@@ -97,7 +85,7 @@ export default class NotificationList extends Component {
                 });
               })
             : ''}
-          {this.loading ? (
+          {this.state.isLoading() ? (
             <LoadingIndicator className="LoadingIndicator--block" />
           ) : pages.length ? (
             ''
@@ -121,8 +109,8 @@ export default class NotificationList extends Component {
       const contentTop = $scrollParent === $notifications ? 0 : $notifications.offset().top;
       const contentHeight = $notifications[0].scrollHeight;
 
-      if (this.moreResults && !this.loading && scrollTop + viewportHeight >= contentTop + contentHeight) {
-        this.loadMore();
+      if (this.state.hasMoreResults() && !this.state.isLoading() && scrollTop + viewportHeight >= contentTop + contentHeight) {
+        this.state.loadMore();
       }
     };
 
@@ -132,77 +120,4 @@ export default class NotificationList extends Component {
       $scrollParent.off('scroll', scrollHandler);
     };
   }
-
-  /**
-   * Load notifications into the application's cache if they haven't already
-   * been loaded.
-   */
-  load() {
-    if (app.session.user.newNotificationCount()) {
-      delete app.cache.notifications;
-    }
-
-    if (app.cache.notifications) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    app.session.user.pushAttributes({ newNotificationCount: 0 });
-
-    this.loadMore();
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Load the next page of notification results.
-   *
-   * @public
-   */
-  loadMore() {
-    this.loading = true;
-    m.redraw();
-
-    const params = app.cache.notifications ? { page: { offset: app.cache.notifications.length * 10 } } : null;
-
-    return app.store
-      .find('notifications', params)
-      .then(this.parseResults.bind(this))
-      .catch(() => {})
-      .then(() => {
-        this.loading = false;
-        m.redraw();
-      });
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Parse results and append them to the notification list.
-   *
-   * @param {Notification[]} results
-   * @return {Notification[]}
-   */
-  parseResults(results) {
-    app.cache.notifications = app.cache.notifications || [];
-
-    if (results.length) app.cache.notifications.push(results);
-
-    this.moreResults = !!results.payload.links.next;
-
-    return results;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Mark all of the notifications as read.
-   */
-  markAllAsRead() {
-    if (!app.cache.notifications) return;
-
-    app.session.user.pushAttributes({ unreadNotificationCount: 0 });
-
-    app.cache.notifications.forEach((notifications) => {
-      notifications.forEach((notification) => notification.pushAttributes({ isRead: true }));
-    });
-
-    app.request({
-      url: app.forum.attribute('apiUrl') + '/notifications/read',
-      method: 'POST',
-    });
-  }
 }
diff --git a/js/src/forum/components/NotificationsDropdown.js b/js/src/forum/components/NotificationsDropdown.js
index de25ce397..f44a3ca3c 100644
--- a/js/src/forum/components/NotificationsDropdown.js
+++ b/js/src/forum/components/NotificationsDropdown.js
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ export default class NotificationsDropdown extends Dropdown {
 
   init() {
     super.init();
-
-    this.list = new NotificationList();
   }
 
   getButton() {
@@ -44,7 +42,7 @@ export default class NotificationsDropdown extends Dropdown {
   getMenu() {
     return (
       <div className={'Dropdown-menu ' + this.props.menuClassName} onclick={this.menuClick.bind(this)}>
-        {this.showing ? this.list.render() : ''}
+        {this.showing ? NotificationList.component({ state: this.props.state }) : ''}
       </div>
     );
   }
@@ -53,7 +51,7 @@ export default class NotificationsDropdown extends Dropdown {
     if (app.drawer.isOpen()) {
       this.goToRoute();
     } else {
-      this.list.load();
+      this.props.state.load();
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/js/src/forum/components/NotificationsPage.js b/js/src/forum/components/NotificationsPage.js
index c32e24865..4d8818e18 100644
--- a/js/src/forum/components/NotificationsPage.js
+++ b/js/src/forum/components/NotificationsPage.js
@@ -11,13 +11,16 @@ export default class NotificationsPage extends Page {
 
     app.history.push('notifications');
 
-    this.list = new NotificationList();
-    this.list.load();
+    app.notifications.load();
 
     this.bodyClass = 'App--notifications';
   }
 
   view() {
-    return <div className="NotificationsPage">{this.list.render()}</div>;
+    return (
+      <div className="NotificationsPage">
+        <NotificationList state={app.notifications}></NotificationList>
+      </div>
+    );
   }
 }
diff --git a/js/src/forum/states/NotificationListState.js b/js/src/forum/states/NotificationListState.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..93ad0bff5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/src/forum/states/NotificationListState.js
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+export default class NotificationListState {
+  constructor(app) {
+    this.app = app;
+
+    this.notificationPages = [];
+
+    this.loading = false;
+
+    this.moreResults = false;
+  }
+
+  getNotificationPages() {
+    return this.notificationPages;
+  }
+
+  isLoading() {
+    return this.loading;
+  }
+
+  hasMoreResults() {
+    return this.moreResults;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Load notifications into the application's cache if they haven't already
+   * been loaded.
+   */
+  load() {
+    if (this.app.session.user.newNotificationCount()) {
+      this.notificationPages = [];
+    }
+
+    if (this.notificationPages.length > 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.app.session.user.pushAttributes({ newNotificationCount: 0 });
+
+    this.loadMore();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Load the next page of notification results.
+   *
+   * @public
+   */
+  loadMore() {
+    this.loading = true;
+    m.redraw();
+
+    const params = this.notificationPages.length > 0 ? { page: { offset: this.notificationPages.length * 10 } } : null;
+
+    return this.app.store
+      .find('notifications', params)
+      .then(this.parseResults.bind(this))
+      .catch(() => {})
+      .then(() => {
+        this.loading = false;
+        m.redraw();
+      });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Parse results and append them to the notification list.
+   *
+   * @param {Notification[]} results
+   * @return {Notification[]}
+   */
+  parseResults(results) {
+    if (results.length) this.notificationPages.push(results);
+
+    this.moreResults = !!results.payload.links.next;
+
+    return results;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Mark all of the notifications as read.
+   */
+  markAllAsRead() {
+    if (this.notificationPages.length === 0) return;
+
+    this.app.session.user.pushAttributes({ unreadNotificationCount: 0 });
+
+    this.notificationPages.forEach((notifications) => {
+      notifications.forEach((notification) => notification.pushAttributes({ isRead: true }));
+    });
+
+    this.app.request({
+      url: this.app.forum.attribute('apiUrl') + '/notifications/read',
+      method: 'POST',
+    });
+  }
+}