diff --git a/src/actions/notifications.ts b/src/actions/notifications.ts
index fb70a717bf..f5af37eb0b 100644
--- a/src/actions/notifications.ts
+++ b/src/actions/notifications.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,19 @@ const NOTIFICATIONS_MARK_READ_FAIL    = 'NOTIFICATIONS_MARK_READ_FAIL';
 
 const MAX_QUEUED_NOTIFICATIONS = 40;
 
+const FILTER_TYPES = {
+  all: undefined,
+  mention: ['mention'],
+  favourite: ['favourite', 'pleroma:emoji_reaction'],
+  reblog: ['reblog'],
+  poll: ['poll'],
+  status: ['status'],
+  follow: ['follow', 'follow_request'],
+  events: ['pleroma:event_reminder', 'pleroma:participation_request', 'pleroma:participation_accepted'],
+};
+
+type FilterType = keyof typeof FILTER_TYPES;
+
 defineMessages({
   mention: { id: 'notification.mention', defaultMessage: '{name} mentioned you' },
   group: { id: 'notifications.group', defaultMessage: '{count, plural, one {# notification} other {# notifications}}' },
@@ -168,25 +181,32 @@ const dequeueNotifications = () =>
     dispatch(markReadNotifications());
   };
 
-const excludeTypesFromFilter = (filter: string) => {
-  return NOTIFICATION_TYPES.filter(item => item !== filter);
+const excludeTypesFromFilter = (filters: string[]) => {
+  return NOTIFICATION_TYPES.filter(item => !filters.includes(item));
 };
 
 const noOp = () => new Promise(f => f(undefined));
 
-const expandNotifications = ({ maxId }: Record<string, any> = {}, done: () => any = noOp) =>
+let abortExpandNotifications = new AbortController();
+
+const expandNotifications = ({ maxId }: Record<string, any> = {}, done: () => any = noOp, abort?: boolean) =>
   (dispatch: AppDispatch, getState: () => RootState) => {
     if (!isLoggedIn(getState)) return dispatch(noOp);
 
     const state = getState();
     const features = getFeatures(state.instance);
-    const activeFilter = getSettings(state).getIn(['notifications', 'quickFilter', 'active']) as string;
+    const activeFilter = getSettings(state).getIn(['notifications', 'quickFilter', 'active']) as FilterType;
     const notifications = state.notifications;
     const isLoadingMore = !!maxId;
 
     if (notifications.isLoading) {
-      done();
-      return dispatch(noOp);
+      if (abort) {
+        abortExpandNotifications.abort();
+        abortExpandNotifications = new AbortController();
+      } else {
+        done();
+        return dispatch(noOp);
+      }
     }
 
     const params: Record<string, any> = {
@@ -200,10 +220,11 @@ const expandNotifications = ({ maxId }: Record<string, any> = {}, done: () => an
         params.exclude_types = EXCLUDE_TYPES;
       }
     } else {
+      const filtered = FILTER_TYPES[activeFilter] || [activeFilter];
       if (features.notificationsIncludeTypes) {
-        params.types = [activeFilter];
+        params.types = filtered;
       } else {
-        params.exclude_types = excludeTypesFromFilter(activeFilter);
+        params.exclude_types = excludeTypesFromFilter(filtered);
       }
     }
 
@@ -213,7 +234,7 @@ const expandNotifications = ({ maxId }: Record<string, any> = {}, done: () => an
 
     dispatch(expandNotificationsRequest(isLoadingMore));
 
-    return api(getState).get('/api/v1/notifications', { params }).then(response => {
+    return api(getState).get('/api/v1/notifications', { params, signal: abortExpandNotifications.signal }).then(response => {
       const next = getLinks(response).refs.find(link => link.rel === 'next');
 
       const entries = (response.data as APIEntity[]).reduce((acc, item) => {
@@ -286,14 +307,14 @@ const scrollTopNotifications = (top: boolean) =>
     dispatch(markReadNotifications());
   };
 
-const setFilter = (filterType: string) =>
+const setFilter = (filterType: FilterType, abort?: boolean) =>
   (dispatch: AppDispatch) => {
     dispatch({
       type: NOTIFICATIONS_FILTER_SET,
       path: ['notifications', 'quickFilter', 'active'],
       value: filterType,
     });
-    dispatch(expandNotifications());
+    dispatch(expandNotifications(undefined, undefined, abort));
     dispatch(saveSettings());
   };
 
@@ -343,6 +364,7 @@ export {
   NOTIFICATIONS_MARK_READ_SUCCESS,
   NOTIFICATIONS_MARK_READ_FAIL,
   MAX_QUEUED_NOTIFICATIONS,
+  type FilterType,
   updateNotifications,
   updateNotificationsQueue,
   dequeueNotifications,
diff --git a/src/actions/settings.ts b/src/actions/settings.ts
index 792ed0aaaf..436e008fc8 100644
--- a/src/actions/settings.ts
+++ b/src/actions/settings.ts
@@ -81,17 +81,6 @@ const defaultSettings = ImmutableMap({
       advanced: false,
     }),
 
-    shows: ImmutableMap({
-      follow: true,
-      follow_request: true,
-      favourite: true,
-      reblog: true,
-      mention: true,
-      poll: true,
-      move: true,
-      'pleroma:emoji_reaction': true,
-    }),
-
     sounds: ImmutableMap({
       follow: false,
       follow_request: false,
diff --git a/src/features/notifications/components/filter-bar.tsx b/src/features/notifications/components/filter-bar.tsx
index 4b508a911f..4fd2f75f45 100644
--- a/src/features/notifications/components/filter-bar.tsx
+++ b/src/features/notifications/components/filter-bar.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { defineMessages, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
 
-import { setFilter } from 'soapbox/actions/notifications';
+import { type FilterType, setFilter } from 'soapbox/actions/notifications';
 import { Icon, Tabs } from 'soapbox/components/ui';
 import { useAppDispatch, useFeatures, useSettings } from 'soapbox/hooks';
 
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ import type { Item } from 'soapbox/components/ui/tabs/tabs';
 const messages = defineMessages({
   all: { id: 'notifications.filter.all', defaultMessage: 'All' },
   mentions: { id: 'notifications.filter.mentions', defaultMessage: 'Mentions' },
+  statuses: { id: 'notifications.filter.statuses', defaultMessage: 'Updates from people you follow' },
   favourites: { id: 'notifications.filter.favourites', defaultMessage: 'Likes' },
   boosts: { id: 'notifications.filter.boosts', defaultMessage: 'Reposts' },
   polls: { id: 'notifications.filter.polls', defaultMessage: 'Poll results' },
+  events: { id: 'notifications.filter.events', defaultMessage: 'Events' },
   follows: { id: 'notifications.filter.follows', defaultMessage: 'Follows' },
-  emoji_reacts: { id: 'notifications.filter.emoji_reacts', defaultMessage: 'Emoji reacts' },
-  statuses: { id: 'notifications.filter.statuses', defaultMessage: 'Updates from people you follow' },
 });
 
 const NotificationFilterBar = () => {
@@ -27,7 +27,13 @@ const NotificationFilterBar = () => {
   const selectedFilter = settings.notifications.quickFilter.active;
   const advancedMode = settings.notifications.quickFilter.advanced;
 
-  const onClick = (notificationType: string) => () => dispatch(setFilter(notificationType));
+  const onClick = (notificationType: FilterType) => () => {
+    try {
+      dispatch(setFilter(notificationType, true));
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error(e);
+    }
+  };
 
   const items: Item[] = [
     {
@@ -50,18 +56,18 @@ const NotificationFilterBar = () => {
       action: onClick('mention'),
       name: 'mention',
     });
+    if (features.accountNotifies || features.accountSubscriptions) items.push({
+      text:  <Icon className='h-4 w-4' src={require('@tabler/icons/outline/bell-ringing.svg')} />,
+      title: intl.formatMessage(messages.statuses),
+      action: onClick('status'),
+      name: 'status',
+    });
     items.push({
       text:  <Icon className='h-4 w-4' src={require('@tabler/icons/outline/heart.svg')} />,
       title: intl.formatMessage(messages.favourites),
       action: onClick('favourite'),
       name: 'favourite',
     });
-    if (features.emojiReacts) items.push({
-      text:  <Icon className='h-4 w-4' src={require('@tabler/icons/outline/mood-smile.svg')} />,
-      title: intl.formatMessage(messages.emoji_reacts),
-      action: onClick('pleroma:emoji_reaction'),
-      name: 'pleroma:emoji_reaction',
-    });
     items.push({
       text:  <Icon className='h-4 w-4' src={require('@tabler/icons/outline/repeat.svg')} />,
       title: intl.formatMessage(messages.boosts),
@@ -74,11 +80,11 @@ const NotificationFilterBar = () => {
       action: onClick('poll'),
       name: 'poll',
     });
-    if (features.accountNotifies || features.accountSubscriptions) items.push({
-      text:  <Icon className='h-4 w-4' src={require('@tabler/icons/outline/bell-ringing.svg')} />,
-      title: intl.formatMessage(messages.statuses),
-      action: onClick('status'),
-      name: 'status',
+    if (features.events) items.push({
+      text:  <Icon className='h-4 w-4' src={require('@tabler/icons/outline/calendar.svg')} />,
+      title: intl.formatMessage(messages.events),
+      action: onClick('events'),
+      name: 'events',
     });
     items.push({
       text:  <Icon className='h-4 w-4' src={require('@tabler/icons/outline/user-plus.svg')} />,
diff --git a/src/features/notifications/components/notification.tsx b/src/features/notifications/components/notification.tsx
index b429fc899c..2a9e4325ac 100644
--- a/src/features/notifications/components/notification.tsx
+++ b/src/features/notifications/components/notification.tsx
@@ -43,9 +43,7 @@ const icons: Record<NotificationType, string> = {
   follow_request: require('@tabler/icons/outline/user-plus.svg'),
   mention: require('@tabler/icons/outline/at.svg'),
   favourite: require('@tabler/icons/outline/heart.svg'),
-  group_favourite: require('@tabler/icons/outline/heart.svg'),
   reblog: require('@tabler/icons/outline/repeat.svg'),
-  group_reblog: require('@tabler/icons/outline/repeat.svg'),
   status: require('@tabler/icons/outline/bell-ringing.svg'),
   poll: require('@tabler/icons/outline/chart-bar.svg'),
   move: require('@tabler/icons/outline/briefcase.svg'),
@@ -75,18 +73,10 @@ const messages: Record<NotificationType, MessageDescriptor> = defineMessages({
     id: 'notification.favourite',
     defaultMessage: '{name} liked your post',
   },
-  group_favourite: {
-    id: 'notification.group_favourite',
-    defaultMessage: '{name} liked your group post',
-  },
   reblog: {
     id: 'notification.reblog',
     defaultMessage: '{name} reposted your post',
   },
-  group_reblog: {
-    id: 'notification.group_reblog',
-    defaultMessage: '{name} reposted your group post',
-  },
   status: {
     id: 'notification.status',
     defaultMessage: '{name} just posted',
@@ -307,10 +297,8 @@ const Notification: React.FC<INotification> = (props) => {
           />
         ) : null;
       case 'favourite':
-      case 'group_favourite':
       case 'mention':
       case 'reblog':
-      case 'group_reblog':
       case 'status':
       case 'poll':
       case 'update':
diff --git a/src/features/notifications/index.tsx b/src/features/notifications/index.tsx
index 870ce8ad19..e4133195a5 100644
--- a/src/features/notifications/index.tsx
+++ b/src/features/notifications/index.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import clsx from 'clsx';
-import { List as ImmutableList, Map as ImmutableMap } from 'immutable';
+import { List as ImmutableList } from 'immutable';
 import debounce from 'lodash/debounce';
 import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 import { defineMessages, FormattedMessage, useIntl } from 'react-intl';
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import {
   scrollTopNotifications,
   dequeueNotifications,
 } from 'soapbox/actions/notifications';
-import { getSettings } from 'soapbox/actions/settings';
 import PullToRefresh from 'soapbox/components/pull-to-refresh';
 import ScrollTopButton from 'soapbox/components/scroll-top-button';
 import ScrollableList from 'soapbox/components/scrollable-list';
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ import Notification from './components/notification';
 
 import type { VirtuosoHandle } from 'react-virtuoso';
 import type { RootState } from 'soapbox/store';
-import type { Notification as NotificationEntity } from 'soapbox/types/entities';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   title: { id: 'column.notifications', defaultMessage: 'Notifications' },
@@ -31,19 +29,8 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
 });
 
 const getNotifications = createSelector([
-  state => getSettings(state).getIn(['notifications', 'quickFilter', 'show']),
-  state => getSettings(state).getIn(['notifications', 'quickFilter', 'active']),
-  state => ImmutableList((getSettings(state).getIn(['notifications', 'shows']) as ImmutableMap<string, boolean>).filter(item => !item).keys()),
   (state: RootState) => state.notifications.items.toList(),
-], (showFilterBar, allowedType, excludedTypes, notifications: ImmutableList<NotificationEntity>) => {
-  if (!showFilterBar || allowedType === 'all') {
-    // used if user changed the notification settings after loading the notifications from the server
-    // otherwise a list of notifications will come pre-filtered from the backend
-    // we need to turn it off for FilterBar in order not to block ourselves from seeing a specific category
-    return notifications.filterNot(item => item !== null && excludedTypes.includes(item.get('type')));
-  }
-  return notifications.filter(item => item !== null && allowedType === item.get('type'));
-});
+], (notifications) => notifications.filter(item => item !== null));
 
 const Notifications = () => {
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
@@ -164,9 +151,8 @@ const Notifications = () => {
       onLoadMore={handleLoadOlder}
       onScrollToTop={handleScrollToTop}
       onScroll={handleScroll}
-      listClassName={clsx({
-        'divide-y divide-gray-200 black:divide-gray-800 dark:divide-primary-800 divide-solid': notifications.size > 0,
-        'space-y-2': notifications.size === 0,
+      listClassName={clsx('divide-y divide-solid divide-gray-200 black:divide-gray-800 dark:divide-primary-800', {
+        'animate-pulse': notifications.size === 0,
       })}
     >
       {scrollableContent as ImmutableList<JSX.Element>}
diff --git a/src/features/placeholder/components/placeholder-notification.tsx b/src/features/placeholder/components/placeholder-notification.tsx
index 8e66b08a1e..2cc4368fec 100644
--- a/src/features/placeholder/components/placeholder-notification.tsx
+++ b/src/features/placeholder/components/placeholder-notification.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import PlaceholderStatusContent from './placeholder-status-content';
 
 /** Fake notification to display while data is loading. */
 const PlaceholderNotification = () => (
-  <div className='bg-white px-4 py-6 black:bg-black sm:p-6 dark:bg-primary-900'>
+  <div className='bg-white p-4 black:bg-black dark:bg-primary-900'>
     <div className='w-full animate-pulse'>
       <div className='mb-2'>
         <PlaceholderStatusContent minLength={20} maxLength={20} />
diff --git a/src/reducers/notifications.ts b/src/reducers/notifications.ts
index f2147b2cfb..f32e5af6ea 100644
--- a/src/reducers/notifications.ts
+++ b/src/reducers/notifications.ts
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ export default function notifications(state: State = ReducerRecord(), action: An
     case NOTIFICATIONS_EXPAND_REQUEST:
       return state.set('isLoading', true);
     case NOTIFICATIONS_EXPAND_FAIL:
+      if (action.error?.message === 'canceled') return state;
       return state.set('isLoading', false);
     case NOTIFICATIONS_FILTER_SET:
       return state.set('items', ImmutableOrderedMap()).set('hasMore', true);
diff --git a/src/utils/notification.ts b/src/utils/notification.ts
index 43e73be113..9faeb6e364 100644
--- a/src/utils/notification.ts
+++ b/src/utils/notification.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ const NOTIFICATION_TYPES = [
   'mention',
   'reblog',
   'favourite',
-  'group_favourite',
-  'group_reblog',
   'poll',
   'status',
   'move',