diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index e262e90882..253bdaea82 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@
             android:label="@string/title_activity_nearby"
             android:parentActivityName=".contributions.ContributionsActivity" />
 
+        <activity
+            android:name=".notification.NotificationActivity"
+            android:label="@string/navigation_item_notification" />
+
         <service android:name=".upload.UploadService" />
 
         <service
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/di/ActivityBuilderModule.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/di/ActivityBuilderModule.java
index 27e16ce236..e4fb134278 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/di/ActivityBuilderModule.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/di/ActivityBuilderModule.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.auth.SignupActivity;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.contributions.ContributionsActivity;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.nearby.NearbyActivity;
+import fr.free.nrw.commons.notification.NotificationActivity;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.settings.SettingsActivity;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.upload.MultipleShareActivity;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.upload.ShareActivity;
@@ -43,4 +44,6 @@ public abstract class ActivityBuilderModule {
     @ContributesAndroidInjector
     abstract NearbyActivity bindNearbyActivity();
 
+    @ContributesAndroidInjector
+    abstract NotificationActivity bindNotificationActivity();
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/notification/Notification.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/notification/Notification.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb1aa62b69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/notification/Notification.java
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package fr.free.nrw.commons.notification;
+
+/**
+ * Created by root on 18.12.2017.
+ */
+
+public class Notification {
+    public NotificationType notificationType;
+    public String notificationText;
+
+
+    Notification (NotificationType notificationType, String notificationText) {
+        this.notificationType = notificationType;
+        this.notificationText = notificationText;
+    }
+
+
+    public enum NotificationType {
+        /* Added for test purposes, needs to be rescheduled after implementing
+         fetching notifications from server */
+        edit,
+        mention,
+        message,
+        block;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/notification/NotificationActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/notification/NotificationActivity.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9da69e0eb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/notification/NotificationActivity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package fr.free.nrw.commons.notification;
+
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
+import android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
+import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
+
+import butterknife.BindView;
+import butterknife.ButterKnife;
+import butterknife.Optional;
+import fr.free.nrw.commons.R;
+import fr.free.nrw.commons.theme.NavigationBaseActivity;
+
+/**
+ * Created by root on 18.12.2017.
+ */
+
+public class NotificationActivity extends NavigationBaseActivity {
+    NotificationAdapterFactory notificationAdapterFactory;
+
+    @Nullable
+    @BindView(R.id.listView) RecyclerView recyclerView;
+
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        setContentView(R.layout.activity_notification);
+        ButterKnife.bind(this);
+        initListView();
+        addNotifications();
+        initDrawer();
+    }
+
+    private void initListView() {
+        recyclerView = findViewById(R.id.listView);
+        recyclerView.setLayoutManager(new LinearLayoutManager(this));
+        notificationAdapterFactory = new NotificationAdapterFactory(new NotificationRenderer.NotificationClicked() {
+            @Override
+            public void notificationClicked(Notification notification) {
+
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    private void addNotifications() {
+
+        recyclerView.setAdapter(notificationAdapterFactory.create(NotificationController.loadNotifications()));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/notification/NotificationAdapterFactory.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/notification/NotificationAdapterFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..83a60dcfb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/notification/NotificationAdapterFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package fr.free.nrw.commons.notification;
+
+import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
+
+import com.pedrogomez.renderers.ListAdapteeCollection;
+import com.pedrogomez.renderers.RVRendererAdapter;
+import com.pedrogomez.renderers.RendererBuilder;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Created by root on 19.12.2017.
+ */
+
+class NotificationAdapterFactory {
+    private NotificationRenderer.NotificationClicked listener;
+
+    NotificationAdapterFactory(@NonNull NotificationRenderer.NotificationClicked listener) {
+        this.listener = listener;
+    }
+
+    public RVRendererAdapter<Notification> create(List<Notification> notifications) {
+        RendererBuilder<Notification> builder = new RendererBuilder<Notification>()
+                .bind(Notification.class, new NotificationRenderer(listener));
+        ListAdapteeCollection<Notification> collection = new ListAdapteeCollection<>(
+                notifications != null ? notifications : Collections.<Notification>emptyList());
+        return new RVRendererAdapter<>(builder, collection);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/notification/NotificationController.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/notification/NotificationController.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..84f5c15d8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/notification/NotificationController.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package fr.free.nrw.commons.notification;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Created by root on 19.12.2017.
+ */
+
+public class NotificationController {
+
+    public static List<Notification> loadNotifications() {
+        List<Notification> notifications = new ArrayList<>();
+        notifications.add(new Notification(Notification.NotificationType.message, "notification 1"));
+        notifications.add(new Notification(Notification.NotificationType.edit, "notification 2"));
+        notifications.add(new Notification(Notification.NotificationType.mention, "notification 3"));
+        notifications.add(new Notification(Notification.NotificationType.message, "notification 4"));
+        notifications.add(new Notification(Notification.NotificationType.edit, "notification 5"));
+        notifications.add(new Notification(Notification.NotificationType.mention, "notification 6"));
+        notifications.add(new Notification(Notification.NotificationType.message, "notification 7"));
+        return notifications;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/notification/NotificationRenderer.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/notification/NotificationRenderer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..36272d4a2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/notification/NotificationRenderer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package fr.free.nrw.commons.notification;
+
+import android.view.LayoutInflater;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.widget.ImageView;
+import android.widget.TextView;
+
+import com.pedrogomez.renderers.Renderer;
+
+import butterknife.BindView;
+import butterknife.ButterKnife;
+import fr.free.nrw.commons.R;
+
+/**
+ * Created by root on 19.12.2017.
+ */
+
+public class NotificationRenderer extends Renderer<Notification> {
+    @BindView(R.id.title) TextView title;
+    @BindView(R.id.description) TextView description;
+    @BindView(R.id.time) TextView time;
+    @BindView(R.id.icon) ImageView icon;
+    private NotificationClicked listener;
+
+
+    NotificationRenderer(NotificationClicked listener) {
+        this.listener = listener;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void setUpView(View view) {    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void hookListeners(View rootView) {
+        rootView.setOnClickListener(v -> listener.notificationClicked(getContent()));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected View inflate(LayoutInflater layoutInflater, ViewGroup viewGroup) {
+        View inflatedView = layoutInflater.inflate(R.layout.item_notification, viewGroup, false);
+        ButterKnife.bind(this, inflatedView);
+        return inflatedView;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void render() {
+            Notification notification = getContent();
+            title.setText(notification.notificationText);
+            time.setText("3d");
+            description.setText("Example notification description");
+            switch (notification.notificationType) {
+                case edit:
+                    icon.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_edit_black_24dp);
+                    break;
+                case message:
+                    icon.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_message_black_24dp);
+                    break;
+                case mention:
+                    icon.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_chat_bubble_black_24px);
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    icon.setImageResource(R.drawable.round_icon_unknown);
+            }
+    }
+
+    public interface NotificationClicked{
+        void notificationClicked(Notification notification);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/theme/NavigationBaseActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/theme/NavigationBaseActivity.java
index 60ea325e40..4e7cf767f2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/theme/NavigationBaseActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/theme/NavigationBaseActivity.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.auth.LoginActivity;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.contributions.ContributionsActivity;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.nearby.NearbyActivity;
+import fr.free.nrw.commons.notification.NotificationActivity;
 import fr.free.nrw.commons.settings.SettingsActivity;
 import timber.log.Timber;
 
@@ -143,6 +144,10 @@ public boolean onNavigationItemSelected(@NonNull final MenuItem item) {
                         .setNegativeButton(R.string.no, (dialog, which) -> dialog.cancel())
                         .show();
                 return true;
+            case R.id.action_notifications:
+                drawerLayout.closeDrawer(navigationView);
+                startActivityWithFlags(this, NotificationActivity.class, Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_REORDER_TO_FRONT);
+                return true;
             default:
                 Timber.e("Unknown option [%s] selected from the navigation menu", itemId);
                 return false;
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_chat_bubble_black_24px.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_chat_bubble_black_24px.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d40c6d63a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_chat_bubble_black_24px.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+        android:width="24dp"
+        android:height="24dp"
+        android:viewportWidth="24.0"
+        android:viewportHeight="24.0">
+    <path
+        android:pathData="M4,2C2.9,2 2,2.9 2,4L2,22L6,18L20,18C21.1,18 22,17.1 22,16L22,4C22,2.9 21.1,2 20,2L4,2zM12.496,4.098C13.408,4.098 14.236,4.273 14.98,4.623C15.725,4.969 16.347,5.47 16.848,6.125C17.153,6.524 17.384,6.956 17.539,7.424C17.698,7.888 17.775,8.376 17.775,8.889C17.775,9.991 17.444,10.849 16.781,11.459C16.118,12.069 15.183,12.375 13.975,12.375L13.736,12.375L13.736,11.434C13.614,11.722 13.417,11.949 13.145,12.111C12.876,12.27 12.559,12.35 12.197,12.35C11.497,12.35 10.928,12.098 10.488,11.594C10.053,11.085 9.836,10.423 9.836,9.609C9.836,8.796 10.055,8.134 10.494,7.625C10.934,7.116 11.501,6.863 12.197,6.863C12.559,6.863 12.876,6.945 13.145,7.107C13.417,7.27 13.614,7.496 13.736,7.785L13.736,6.984L15.012,6.984L15.012,11.215C15.516,11.138 15.912,10.895 16.201,10.488C16.49,10.077 16.635,9.553 16.635,8.914C16.635,8.507 16.575,8.125 16.457,7.771C16.339,7.413 16.16,7.086 15.92,6.789C15.533,6.293 15.051,5.911 14.469,5.643C13.891,5.374 13.263,5.238 12.588,5.238C12.116,5.238 11.664,5.302 11.232,5.428C10.801,5.55 10.403,5.731 10.037,5.971C9.435,6.369 8.965,6.887 8.627,7.521C8.293,8.152 8.127,8.836 8.127,9.572C8.127,10.179 8.234,10.748 8.449,11.281C8.669,11.81 8.986,12.279 9.396,12.686C9.803,13.084 10.268,13.388 10.793,13.596C11.322,13.807 11.886,13.912 12.484,13.912C12.997,13.912 13.511,13.816 14.023,13.625C14.536,13.434 14.972,13.175 15.334,12.85L15.258,14.324C14.96,14.491 14.648,14.63 14.322,14.742C13.724,14.954 13.115,15.061 12.496,15.061C11.743,15.061 11.035,14.925 10.367,14.656C9.7,14.392 9.105,14.007 8.584,13.498C8.063,12.989 7.667,12.4 7.395,11.732C7.122,11.061 6.984,10.341 6.984,9.572C6.984,8.832 7.124,8.126 7.4,7.455C7.677,6.784 8.071,6.194 8.584,5.686C9.097,5.181 9.694,4.79 10.373,4.514C11.057,4.237 11.764,4.098 12.496,4.098zM12.412,7.998C12.054,7.998 11.766,8.143 11.551,8.432C11.339,8.716 11.232,9.105 11.232,9.598C11.232,10.098 11.339,10.492 11.551,10.781C11.766,11.07 12.058,11.215 12.424,11.215C12.786,11.215 13.075,11.07 13.291,10.781C13.507,10.488 13.613,10.094 13.613,9.598C13.613,9.105 13.503,8.716 13.283,8.432C13.068,8.143 12.778,7.998 12.412,7.998z"
+        android:fillColor="#000000"/>
+</vector>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_edit_black_24dp.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_edit_black_24dp.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ab2fb7533
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_edit_black_24dp.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+        android:width="24dp"
+        android:height="24dp"
+        android:viewportWidth="24.0"
+        android:viewportHeight="24.0">
+    <path
+        android:fillColor="#FF000000"
+        android:pathData="M3,17.25V21h3.75L17.81,9.94l-3.75,-3.75L3,17.25zM20.71,7.04c0.39,-0.39 0.39,-1.02 0,-1.41l-2.34,-2.34c-0.39,-0.39 -1.02,-0.39 -1.41,0l-1.83,1.83 3.75,3.75 1.83,-1.83z"/>
+</vector>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_message_black_24dp.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_message_black_24dp.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d2876bfad9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_message_black_24dp.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+        android:width="24dp"
+        android:height="24dp"
+        android:viewportWidth="24.0"
+        android:viewportHeight="24.0">
+    <path
+        android:fillColor="#FF000000"
+        android:pathData="M20,2L4,2c-1.1,0 -1.99,0.9 -1.99,2L2,22l4,-4h14c1.1,0 2,-0.9 2,-2L22,4c0,-1.1 -0.9,-2 -2,-2zM18,14L6,14v-2h12v2zM18,11L6,11L6,9h12v2zM18,8L6,8L6,6h12v2z"/>
+</vector>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_notifications_black_24dp.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_notifications_black_24dp.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7009a6763c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_notifications_black_24dp.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+        android:width="24dp"
+        android:height="24dp"
+        android:viewportWidth="24.0"
+        android:viewportHeight="24.0">
+    <path
+        android:fillColor="#FF000000"
+        android:pathData="M12,22c1.1,0 2,-0.9 2,-2h-4c0,1.1 0.89,2 2,2zM18,16v-5c0,-3.07 -1.64,-5.64 -4.5,-6.32L13.5,4c0,-0.83 -0.67,-1.5 -1.5,-1.5s-1.5,0.67 -1.5,1.5v0.68C7.63,5.36 6,7.92 6,11v5l-2,2v1h16v-1l-2,-2z"/>
+</vector>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_notification.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_notification.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b2eb38475d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_notification.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
+    android:id="@+id/drawer_layout"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent">
+
+    <RelativeLayout
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent">
+
+        <include
+            android:id="@+id/toolbar"
+            layout="@layout/toolbar"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
+
+        <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
+            android:id="@+id/listView"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            android:layout_below="@id/toolbar"
+            />
+    </RelativeLayout>
+
+    <android.support.design.widget.NavigationView
+        android:id="@+id/navigation_view"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:layout_gravity="start"
+        app:headerLayout="@layout/drawer_header"
+        app:menu="@menu/drawer"/>
+
+</android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/item_notification.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/item_notification.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d8f4dd8d49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/item_notification.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+
+<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+    android:foreground="?selectableItemBackground"
+    android:minHeight="72dp"
+    >
+
+    <ImageView
+        android:id="@+id/icon"
+        android:layout_width="40dp"
+        android:layout_height="40dp"
+        android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
+        android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
+        android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
+        android:background="@android:color/white"
+        android:contentDescription="@string/no_image_found"
+        android:scaleType="centerCrop"
+        android:src="@drawable/empty_photo"
+        android:tint="@color/primaryDarkColor"
+        />
+
+    <TextView
+        android:id="@+id/time"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
+        android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
+        android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
+        android:layout_marginRight="16dp"
+        android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
+        android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Caption"
+        tools:text="@string/placeholder_place_distance"
+        />
+
+    <TextView
+        android:id="@+id/title"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_alignTop="@id/time"
+        android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
+        android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
+        android:layout_toEndOf="@id/icon"
+        android:layout_toLeftOf="@id/time"
+        android:layout_toRightOf="@id/icon"
+        android:layout_toStartOf="@id/time"
+        android:ellipsize="end"
+        android:maxLines="2"
+        android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Body2"
+        tools:text="@string/placeholder_place_name"
+        />
+
+    <TextView
+        android:id="@+id/description"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_alignEnd="@id/time"
+        android:layout_alignLeft="@id/title"
+        android:layout_alignRight="@id/time"
+        android:layout_alignStart="@id/title"
+        android:layout_below="@id/title"
+        android:layout_marginBottom="16dp"
+        android:ellipsize="end"
+        android:maxLines="4"
+        android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Body1"
+        tools:text="@string/placeholder_place_description"
+        />
+
+</RelativeLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/menu/drawer.xml b/app/src/main/res/menu/drawer.xml
index f0a0a5e29f..83c1bf0ade 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/menu/drawer.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/menu/drawer.xml
@@ -35,4 +35,9 @@
         android:icon="@drawable/ic_exit_to_app_black_24dp"
         android:title="@string/navigation_item_logout"/>
 
+    <item
+        android:id="@+id/action_notifications"
+        android:icon="@drawable/ic_notifications_black_24dp"
+        android:title="@string/navigation_item_notification"/>
+
 </menu>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index c2e38b9211..5cd10090b4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@
   <string name="navigation_item_feedback">Feedback</string>
   <string name="navigation_item_logout">Logout</string>
   <string name="navigation_item_info">Tutorial</string>
+  <string name="navigation_item_notification">Notifications</string>
   <string name="nearby_needs_permissions">Nearby places cannot be displayed without location permissions</string>
   <string name="no_description_found">no description found</string>
   <string name="nearby_info_menu_commons_article">Commons file page</string>