diff --git a/plugins/notifications-backend/src/database/DatabaseNotificationsStore.test.ts b/plugins/notifications-backend/src/database/DatabaseNotificationsStore.test.ts
index 8abb0f1c06..c3f42767d7 100644
--- a/plugins/notifications-backend/src/database/DatabaseNotificationsStore.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/notifications-backend/src/database/DatabaseNotificationsStore.test.ts
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ describe.each(databases.eachSupportedId())(
         await insertNotification({
           id: id1,
           ...testNotification,
-          created: new Date(Date.now() - 1 * 60 * 60 * 1000 /* an hour ago */),
+          created: new Date(now - 1 * 60 * 60 * 1000 /* an hour ago */),
         });
         await insertNotification({
           id: id2,
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ describe.each(databases.eachSupportedId())(
 
         const notifications = await storage.getNotifications({
           user,
-          createdAfter: new Date(Date.now() - 5 * 60 * 1000 /* 5mins */),
+          createdAfter: new Date(now - 5 * 60 * 1000 /* 5 mins */),
         });
         expect(notifications.length).toBe(6);
         expect(notifications.at(0)?.id).toEqual(id7);
diff --git a/plugins/notifications-backend/src/database/DatabaseNotificationsStore.ts b/plugins/notifications-backend/src/database/DatabaseNotificationsStore.ts
index 0ff1d10c56..4c2d2cc5e1 100644
--- a/plugins/notifications-backend/src/database/DatabaseNotificationsStore.ts
+++ b/plugins/notifications-backend/src/database/DatabaseNotificationsStore.ts
@@ -171,8 +171,7 @@ export class DatabaseNotificationsStore implements NotificationsStore {
     countOptions.sort = null;
     const notificationQuery = this.getNotificationsBaseQuery(countOptions);
     const response = await notificationQuery.count('* as CNT');
-    const totalCount = Number.parseInt(response[0].CNT.toString(), 10);
-    return totalCount;
+    return Number(response[0].CNT);
   }
 
   async saveNotification(notification: Notification) {
diff --git a/plugins/notifications-backend/src/service/router.ts b/plugins/notifications-backend/src/service/router.ts
index b99350e9e4..9939040d37 100644
--- a/plugins/notifications-backend/src/service/router.ts
+++ b/plugins/notifications-backend/src/service/router.ts
@@ -212,8 +212,10 @@ export async function createRouter(
       opts.createdAfter = new Date(sinceEpoch);
     }
 
-    const notifications = await store.getNotifications(opts);
-    const totalCount = await store.getNotificationsCount(opts);
+    const [notifications, totalCount] = await Promise.all([
+      store.getNotifications(opts),
+      store.getNotificationsCount(opts),
+    ]);
     res.send({
       totalCount,
       notifications,
diff --git a/plugins/notifications/api-report.md b/plugins/notifications/api-report.md
index 666daebdfe..caf9b4a2e5 100644
--- a/plugins/notifications/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/notifications/api-report.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { Notification as Notification_2 } from '@backstage/plugin-notifications-
 import { NotificationStatus } from '@backstage/plugin-notifications-common';
 import { default as React_2 } from 'react';
 import { RouteRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+import { TableProps } from '@backstage/core-components';
 
 // @public (undocumented)
 export type GetNotificationsOptions = {
@@ -24,6 +25,12 @@ export type GetNotificationsOptions = {
   createdAfter?: Date;
 };
 
+// @public (undocumented)
+export type GetNotificationsResponse = {
+  notifications: Notification_2[];
+  totalCount: number;
+};
+
 // @public (undocumented)
 export interface NotificationsApi {
   // (undocumented)
@@ -31,7 +38,7 @@ export interface NotificationsApi {
   // (undocumented)
   getNotifications(
     options?: GetNotificationsOptions,
-  ): Promise<Notification_2[]>;
+  ): Promise<GetNotificationsResponse>;
   // (undocumented)
   getStatus(): Promise<NotificationStatus>;
   // (undocumented)
@@ -51,7 +58,7 @@ export class NotificationsClient implements NotificationsApi {
   // (undocumented)
   getNotifications(
     options?: GetNotificationsOptions,
-  ): Promise<Notification_2[]>;
+  ): Promise<GetNotificationsResponse>;
   // (undocumented)
   getStatus(): Promise<NotificationStatus>;
   // (undocumented)
@@ -83,14 +90,23 @@ export const NotificationsTable: ({
   notifications,
   onUpdate,
   setContainsText,
+  onPageChange,
+  onRowsPerPageChange,
+  page,
+  pageSize,
+  totalCount,
 }: NotificationsTableProps) => React_2.JSX.Element;
 
 // @public (undocumented)
-export type NotificationsTableProps = {
+export type NotificationsTableProps = Pick<
+  TableProps,
+  'onPageChange' | 'onRowsPerPageChange' | 'page' | 'totalCount'
+> & {
   isLoading?: boolean;
   notifications?: Notification_2[];
   onUpdate: () => void;
   setContainsText: (search: string) => void;
+  pageSize: number;
 };
 
 // @public (undocumented)