diff --git a/kitsune/notifications/api.py b/kitsune/notifications/api.py
index 0f17b7f29d8..a8d76191c68 100644
--- a/kitsune/notifications/api.py
+++ b/kitsune/notifications/api.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import django_filters
 from rest_framework import serializers, viewsets, permissions, mixins, status
 from rest_framework.decorators import action
 from rest_framework.response import Response
@@ -42,6 +43,26 @@ class Meta:
         )
 
 
+class NotificationFilter(django_filters.FilterSet):
+    is_read = django_filters.MethodFilter(action='filter_is_read')
+
+    class Meta(object):
+        model = Notification
+        fields = [
+            'is_read',
+        ]
+
+    # This has to be a method filter because ``is_read`` is not a database field
+    # of ``Notification``, so BooleanFilter (and friends) don't work on it.
+    def filter_is_read(self, queryset, value):
+        if value in ['1', 'true', 'True', 1, True]:
+            return queryset.exclude(read_at=None)
+        elif value in ['0', 'false', 'False', 0, False]:
+            return queryset.filter(read_at=None)
+        else:
+            return queryset
+
+
 class NotificationViewSet(mixins.ListModelMixin,
                           mixins.RetrieveModelMixin,
                           viewsets.GenericViewSet):
@@ -51,9 +72,12 @@ class NotificationViewSet(mixins.ListModelMixin,
         permissions.IsAuthenticated,
         OnlyOwner,
     ]
+    filter_class = NotificationFilter
+    filter_fields = ['is_read']
 
     def get_queryset(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        return self.model.objects.filter(owner=self.request.user)
+        qs = super(NotificationViewSet, self).get_queryset(*args, **kwargs)
+        return qs.filter(owner=self.request.user)
 
     @action(methods=['POST'])
     def mark_read(self, request, pk=None):
diff --git a/kitsune/notifications/tests/test_api.py b/kitsune/notifications/tests/test_api.py
index f65836880a4..6970bdffba6 100644
--- a/kitsune/notifications/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/kitsune/notifications/tests/test_api.py
@@ -86,32 +86,51 @@ class TestNotificationViewSet(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.client = APIClient()
 
-        follower = profile()
-        followed = profile()
-        q = question(creator=followed.user, save=True)
+        self.follower = profile().user
+        self.followed = profile().user
+        self.question = question(creator=self.followed, save=True)
         # The above might make follows, which this test isn't about. Clear them out.
         Follow.objects.all().delete()
+        follow(self.follower, self.followed)
 
-        follow(follower.user, followed.user)
-
-        # Make a new action for the above. This should trigger notifications
-        action.send(followed.user, verb='asked', action_object=q)
+    def _makeNotification(self, is_read=False):
+        # Make a new action. This should trigger notifications
+        action.send(self.followed, verb='asked', action_object=self.question)
         act = Action.objects.order_by('-id')[0]
-        self.notification = Notification.objects.get(action=act)
+        n = Notification.objects.get(action=act)
+        if is_read:
+            n.is_read = True
+            n.save()
+        return n
 
     def test_mark_read(self):
-        eq_(self.notification.is_read, False)
-        self.client.force_authenticate(user=self.notification.owner)
-        req = self.client.post(reverse('notification-mark-read', args=[self.notification.id]))
+        n = self._makeNotification()
+        self.client.force_authenticate(user=self.follower)
+        req = self.client.post(reverse('notification-mark-read', args=[n.id]))
         eq_(req.status_code, 204)
-        n = Notification.objects.get(id=self.notification.id)
+        n = Notification.objects.get(id=n.id)
         eq_(n.is_read, True)
 
     def test_mark_unread(self):
-        self.notification.is_read = True
-        self.notification.save()
-        self.client.force_authenticate(user=self.notification.owner)
-        req = self.client.post(reverse('notification-mark-unread', args=[self.notification.id]))
+        n = self._makeNotification(is_read=True)
+        self.client.force_authenticate(user=self.follower)
+        req = self.client.post(reverse('notification-mark-unread', args=[n.id]))
         eq_(req.status_code, 204)
-        n = Notification.objects.get(id=self.notification.id)
+        n = Notification.objects.get(id=n.id)
         eq_(n.is_read, False)
+
+    def test_filter_is_read_false(self):
+        n = self._makeNotification(is_read=False)
+        self._makeNotification(is_read=True)
+        self.client.force_authenticate(user=self.follower)
+        req = self.client.get(reverse('notification-list') + '?is_read=0')
+        eq_(req.status_code, 200)
+        eq_([d['id'] for d in req.data], [n.id])
+
+    def test_filter_is_read_true(self):
+        self._makeNotification(is_read=False)
+        n = self._makeNotification(is_read=True)
+        self.client.force_authenticate(user=self.follower)
+        req = self.client.get(reverse('notification-list') + '?is_read=1')
+        eq_(req.status_code, 200)
+        eq_([d['id'] for d in req.data], [n.id])