diff --git a/plugins/notifications-backend/src/database/DatabaseNotificationsStore.test.ts b/plugins/notifications-backend/src/database/DatabaseNotificationsStore.test.ts
index c3e8ec95ed..e0af93a1d6 100644
--- a/plugins/notifications-backend/src/database/DatabaseNotificationsStore.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/notifications-backend/src/database/DatabaseNotificationsStore.test.ts
@@ -188,6 +188,33 @@ describe.each(databases.eachSupportedId())(
         expect(notifications.length).toBe(1);
         expect(notifications.at(0)?.id).toEqual(id1);
       });
+
+      it('should filter notifications based on created date', async () => {
+        const id1 = uuid();
+        const id2 = uuid();
+        await insertNotification({
+          id: id1,
+          ...testNotification,
+          created: new Date(Date.now() - 1 * 60 * 60 * 1000 /* an hour ago */),
+        });
+        await insertNotification({
+          id: id2,
+          ...testNotification,
+          payload: {
+            severity: 'normal',
+            title: 'Please find me',
+          },
+          created: new Date() /* now */,
+        });
+        await insertNotification({ id: uuid(), ...otherUserNotification });
+
+        const notifications = await storage.getNotifications({
+          user,
+          createdAfter: new Date(Date.now() - 5 * 60 * 1000 /* 5mins */),
+        });
+        expect(notifications.length).toBe(1);
+        expect(notifications.at(0)?.id).toEqual(id2);
+      });
     });
 
     describe('getStatus', () => {
diff --git a/plugins/notifications/src/api/NotificationsClient.test.ts b/plugins/notifications/src/api/NotificationsClient.test.ts
index 09b5e3647c..daf9e71232 100644
--- a/plugins/notifications/src/api/NotificationsClient.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/notifications/src/api/NotificationsClient.test.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ describe('NotificationsClient', () => {
       server.use(
         rest.get(`${mockBaseUrl}/`, (req, res, ctx) => {
           expect(req.url.search).toBe(
-            '?limit=10&offset=0&search=find+me&read=true',
+            '?limit=10&offset=0&search=find+me&read=true&created_after=1970-01-01T00%3A00%3A00.005Z',
           );
           return res(ctx.json(expectedResp));
         }),
@@ -70,6 +70,21 @@ describe('NotificationsClient', () => {
         offset: 0,
         search: 'find me',
         read: true,
+        createdAfter: new Date(5),
+      });
+      expect(response).toEqual(expectedResp);
+    });
+
+    it('should omit unselected fetch options', async () => {
+      server.use(
+        rest.get(`${mockBaseUrl}/`, (req, res, ctx) => {
+          expect(req.url.search).toBe('?limit=10');
+          return res(ctx.json(expectedResp));
+        }),
+      );
+      const response = await client.getNotifications({
+        limit: 10,
+        // do not put more options here
       });
       expect(response).toEqual(expectedResp);
     });