diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications.html b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications.html
index 8f8fede2f..ed623b129 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications.html
@@ -6,13 +6,30 @@
 {% block title %}{% trans "Notifications" %}{% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
-<div class="block">
-    <h1 class="title">{% trans "Notifications" %}</h1>
+<header class="columns">
+    <div class="column">
+        <h1 class="title">{% trans "Notifications" %}</h1>
+    </div>
 
-    <form name="clear" action="/notifications" method="POST">
+    <form name="clear" action="/notifications" method="POST" class="column is-narrow">
         {% csrf_token %}
         <button class="button is-danger is-light" type="submit" class="secondary">{% trans "Delete notifications" %}</button>
     </form>
+</header>
+
+<div class="block">
+    <nav class="tabs">
+        <ul>
+            {% url 'notifications' as tab_url %}
+            <li {% if tab_url == request.path %}class="is-active"{% endif %}>
+                <a href="{{ tab_url }}">{% trans "All" %}</a>
+            </li>
+            {% url 'notifications' 'mentions' as tab_url %}
+            <li {% if tab_url == request.path %}class="is-active"{% endif %}>
+                <a href="{{ tab_url }}">{% trans "Mentions" %}</a>
+            </li>
+        </ul>
+    </nav>
 </div>
 
 <div class="block">
diff --git a/bookwyrm/urls.py b/bookwyrm/urls.py
index 3e7dea58a..3fdced387 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/urls.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/urls.py
@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path("", views.Home.as_view(), name="landing"),
     re_path(r"^discover/?$", views.Discover.as_view()),
     re_path(r"^notifications/?$", views.Notifications.as_view(), name="notifications"),
+    re_path(
+        r"^notifications/(?P<notification_type>mentions)/?$",
+        views.Notifications.as_view(),
+        name="notifications",
+    ),
     re_path(r"^directory/?", views.Directory.as_view(), name="directory"),
     # Get started
     re_path(
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/notifications.py b/bookwyrm/views/notifications.py
index 3d08cade5..b96bc9259 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/notifications.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/notifications.py
@@ -11,10 +11,14 @@ from django.views import View
 class Notifications(View):
     """notifications view"""
 
-    def get(self, request):
+    def get(self, request, notification_type=None):
         """people are interacting with you, get hyped"""
         notifications = request.user.notification_set.all().order_by("-created_date")
-        unread = [n.id for n in notifications.filter(read=False)]
+        if notification_type == "mentions":
+            notifications = notifications.filter(
+                notification_type__in=["REPLY", "MENTION", "TAG"]
+            )
+        unread = [n.id for n in notifications.filter(read=False)[:50]]
         data = {
             "notifications": notifications[:50],
             "unread": unread,