diff --git a/src/components/Header/Notifications.tsx b/src/components/Header/Notifications.tsx
index 74e2c6e..2bf4c9b 100644
--- a/src/components/Header/Notifications.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Header/Notifications.tsx
@@ -1,27 +1,35 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { Menu, MenuButton, MenuList, MenuGroup, IconButton, MenuDivider } from '@chakra-ui/react';
+import moment from 'moment';
+import { Menu, MenuButton, MenuList, MenuItem, MenuGroup, IconButton, MenuDivider, Flex, Text } from '@chakra-ui/react';
 import { Skeleton } from '@chakra-ui/skeleton';
-import { MdNotifications } from 'react-icons/md';
-import { useRootStore } from '@educt/hooks/useRootStore';
+import { MdNotifications, MdOutlineMessage } from 'react-icons/md';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react';
 
-export interface INotificationsProps {
-  count?: number | undefined;
-}
+/**
+ * Hooks
+ */
+import { useHistory } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { useRootStore } from '@educt/hooks/useRootStore';
 
-const Notifications: React.FC<INotificationsProps> = observer(props => {
+const Notifications: React.FC = observer(() => {
   const {
     userStore: { me },
   } = useRootStore();
-
-  const { count, ...menuProps } = props;
+  const history = useHistory();
 
   if (me === null) {
     return <Skeleton width='50px' height='40px' mr={3} ml={3} borderRadius='md' />;
   }
 
+  const count = me.notifications.length;
+
+  /**
+   * Filter types of notifications
+   */
+  const messages = me.notifications.filter(notification => notification.type === 'MESSAGE');
+
   return (
-    <Menu isLazy {...menuProps}>
+    <Menu>
       <MenuButton
         as={IconButton}
         mx='2'
@@ -41,9 +49,29 @@ const Notifications: React.FC<INotificationsProps> = observer(props => {
           borderRadius: '100%',
         }}
       />
-      <MenuList>
-        <MenuGroup title={'Notifications'}>
+      <MenuList minWidth='300px'>
+        <MenuGroup title={count && count > 0 ? `${count} new notifications` : 'Notifications'}>
           <MenuDivider />
+          {/* MESSAGES */}
+          {messages.length !== 0 && (
+            <MenuItem onClick={() => history.push('/messages')} py='3' icon={<MdOutlineMessage />}>
+              <Flex flexDir='column' fontSize={'sm'}>
+                <Text as='span' mr='3'>
+                  You have <b>{messages.length}</b> new private messages
+                </Text>
+                <Text as='span' fontSize={'xs'} color='gray.500' justifySelf='flex-start'>
+                  {moment(messages[0].time).fromNow()}
+                </Text>
+              </Flex>
+            </MenuItem>
+          )}
+
+          {/* EMPTY NOTIFICATIONS */}
+          {me.notifications.length === 0 && (
+            <Text fontSize={'sm'} color='gray.500' textAlign='center' py='3' userSelect={'none'}>
+              You have no notifications
+            </Text>
+          )}
         </MenuGroup>
       </MenuList>
     </Menu>
diff --git a/src/components/Header/index.tsx b/src/components/Header/index.tsx
index 65fed94..ede1a38 100644
--- a/src/components/Header/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Header/index.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { Flex, Box, BoxProps } from '@chakra-ui/react';
 import { Logo } from './Logo';
 import { Profile } from './Profile';
-import { INotificationsProps, Notifications } from './Notifications';
+import { Notifications } from './Notifications';
 import ColorModeSwitcher from '@educt/components/ColorModeSwitcher';
 import NavMobile from '@educt/components/Nav/Mobile';
 import type { ColorModeSwitcherProps } from '../ColorModeSwitcher/ColorModeSwitcher';
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { useColorModeValue, useMediaQuery } from '@chakra-ui/react';
 interface IHeaderComposition {
   Logo: React.FC<BoxProps>;
   ThemeSwitcher: React.FC<ColorModeSwitcherProps>;
-  Notifications: React.FC<INotificationsProps>;
+  Notifications: React.FC;
   Profile: React.FC;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/interfaces/index.ts b/src/interfaces/index.ts
index bbd3f0c..05f1cea 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/index.ts
+++ b/src/interfaces/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 import type { RouteComponentProps } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { AttachmentFileType, ColorType, LessonProgress, LessonVideoType, LinkType } from '@educt/types';
+import {
+  AttachmentFileType,
+  ColorType,
+  LessonProgress,
+  LessonVideoType,
+  LinkType,
+  NotificationType,
+} from '@educt/types';
 import { CourseStatusEnum, UserRoleEnum } from '../enums';
 
 export interface IAppConfig {
@@ -135,6 +142,7 @@ export interface IMe extends IUser {
    */
   courses?: UserCourseType[];
   likes: Array<Pick<ICourse, 'id'>>;
+  notifications: Array<NotificationType>;
   isAdmin: boolean;
   isTeacher: boolean;
   isStudent: boolean;
diff --git a/src/stores/UserStore.ts b/src/stores/UserStore.ts
index 8d7ca7f..365f98d 100644
--- a/src/stores/UserStore.ts
+++ b/src/stores/UserStore.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ export default class UserStore {
         email,
         roles,
         likes,
+        notifications,
         contacts,
         courses,
         created_at,
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ export default class UserStore {
         about,
         last_login,
         likes,
+        notifications,
         contacts,
         courses,
         isAdmin: helpers.userContainRoles(roles, [UserRoleEnum.ADMIN]),
diff --git a/src/types/index.d.ts b/src/types/index.d.ts
index a741313..bda37bd 100644
--- a/src/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/src/types/index.d.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@ export type HistoryMessageType = {
   time: string;
 };
 
+export type NotificationType = {
+  id: string;
+  content: string;
+  time: string;
+  type: 'SYSTEM' | 'MESSAGE';
+};
+
 export type UserSeesionType = {
   sessionId: string | undefined;
   userId: string | undefined;