diff --git a/crates/notedeck/src/filter.rs b/crates/notedeck/src/filter.rs
index dcdb06babce2..0caca4567940 100644
--- a/crates/notedeck/src/filter.rs
+++ b/crates/notedeck/src/filter.rs
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ impl HybridFilter {
         HybridFilter::Split(SplitFilter { local, remote })
     }
 
-    pub fn local(&self) -> NdbQueryPackages {
+    pub fn local(&self) -> NdbQueryPackages<'_> {
         match self {
             Self::Split(split) => NdbQueryPackages {
                 packages: split.local.iter().map(NdbQueryPackage::borrow).collect(),
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ pub struct NdbQueryPackage {
 }
 
 impl NdbQueryPackage {
-    pub fn borrow(&self) -> NdbQueryPackageUnowned {
+    pub fn borrow(&self) -> NdbQueryPackageUnowned<'_> {
         NdbQueryPackageUnowned {
             filters: &self.filters,
             kind: Some(self.kind.clone()),
diff --git a/crates/notedeck/src/media/images.rs b/crates/notedeck/src/media/images.rs
index 889bc6640c83..4358519aae0c 100644
--- a/crates/notedeck/src/media/images.rs
+++ b/crates/notedeck/src/media/images.rs
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ fn generate_gif(
             );
 
             if tex_input.send(texture_frame).is_err() {
-                tracing::debug!("AnimationTextureFrame mpsc stopped abruptly");
+                //tracing::debug!("AnimationTextureFrame mpsc stopped abruptly");
                 break;
             }
         }
diff --git a/crates/notedeck_columns/src/ui/timeline.rs b/crates/notedeck_columns/src/ui/timeline.rs
index 7dad29bdd1e5..a7b644c11b6f 100644
--- a/crates/notedeck_columns/src/ui/timeline.rs
+++ b/crates/notedeck_columns/src/ui/timeline.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 use egui::containers::scroll_area::ScrollBarVisibility;
-use egui::{vec2, Color32, Direction, Layout, Margin, Pos2, ScrollArea, Sense, Stroke};
+use egui::{Color32, Direction, Layout, Margin, Pos2, ScrollArea, Sense, Stroke, vec2};
 use egui_tabs::TabColor;
 use enostr::Pubkey;
 use nostrdb::{Note, ProfileRecord, Transaction};
 use notedeck::name::get_display_name;
 use notedeck::ui::is_narrow;
-use notedeck::{tr_plural, JobsCache, Muted, NotedeckTextStyle};
+use notedeck::{JobsCache, Muted, NotedeckTextStyle, tr_plural};
 use notedeck_ui::app_images::{like_image, repost_image};
 use notedeck_ui::{ProfilePic, ProfilePreview};
 use std::f32::consts::PI;
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ use crate::timeline::{
     TimelineTab, ViewFilter,
 };
 use notedeck::{
-    note::root_note_id_from_selected_id, tr, Localization, NoteAction, NoteContext, ScrollInfo,
+    Localization, NoteAction, NoteContext, ScrollInfo, note::root_note_id_from_selected_id, tr,
 };
 use notedeck_ui::{
-    anim::{AnimationHelper, ICON_EXPANSION_MULTIPLE},
     NoteOptions, NoteView,
+    anim::{AnimationHelper, ICON_EXPANSION_MULTIPLE},
 };
 
 pub struct TimelineView<'a, 'd> {
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ fn timeline_ui(
     ui: &mut egui::Ui,
     timeline_id: &TimelineKind,
     timeline_cache: &mut TimelineCache,
-    note_options: NoteOptions,
+    mut note_options: NoteOptions,
     note_context: &mut NoteContext,
     jobs: &mut JobsCache,
     col: usize,
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@ fn timeline_ui(
 
         let txn = Transaction::new(note_context.ndb).expect("failed to create txn");
 
+        if matches!(timeline_id, TimelineKind::Notifications(_)) {
+            note_options.set(NoteOptions::Notification, true)
+        }
+
         TimelineTabView::new(
             timeline.current_view(),
             note_options,
@@ -188,7 +192,6 @@ fn timeline_ui(
             note_context,
             jobs,
         )
-        .notifications(matches!(timeline_id, TimelineKind::Notifications(_)))
         .show(ui)
     });
 
@@ -376,7 +379,6 @@ fn shrink_range_to_width(range: egui::Rangef, width: f32) -> egui::Rangef {
 }
 
 pub struct TimelineTabView<'a, 'd> {
-    notifications: bool,
     tab: &'a TimelineTab,
     note_options: NoteOptions,
     txn: &'a Transaction,
@@ -394,7 +396,6 @@ impl<'a, 'd> TimelineTabView<'a, 'd> {
         jobs: &'a mut JobsCache,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
-            notifications: false,
             tab,
             note_options,
             txn,
@@ -403,11 +404,6 @@ impl<'a, 'd> TimelineTabView<'a, 'd> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn notifications(mut self, notifications: bool) -> Self {
-        self.notifications = notifications;
-        self
-    }
-
     pub fn show(&mut self, ui: &mut egui::Ui) -> Option<NoteAction> {
         let mut action: Option<NoteAction> = None;
         let len = self.tab.units.len();
@@ -509,7 +505,6 @@ impl<'a, 'd> TimelineTabView<'a, 'd> {
                     self.txn,
                     &underlying_note,
                     repost_unit,
-                    self.notifications,
                 ),
             },
         }
@@ -745,7 +740,6 @@ fn render_composite_entry(
     underlying_note: &nostrdb::Note<'_>,
     profiles_to_show: Vec<ProfileEntry>,
     composite_type: CompositeType,
-    notification: bool,
 ) -> RenderEntryResponse {
     let first_name = get_display_name(profiles_to_show.iter().find_map(|opt| opt.record.as_ref()))
         .name()
@@ -782,7 +776,6 @@ fn render_composite_entry(
                                     profiles_to_show,
                                     &composite_type,
                                     note_context.img_cache,
-                                    notification,
                                 )
                             },
                         )
@@ -797,7 +790,6 @@ fn render_composite_entry(
                         &first_name,
                         num_profiles,
                         referenced_type,
-                        notification,
                     );
                     let galley = ui.painter().layout_no_wrap(
                         description.clone(),
@@ -846,7 +838,7 @@ fn render_composite_entry(
             let resp = ui
                 .horizontal(|ui| {
                     let mut options = note_options;
-                    if notification {
+                    if options.contains(NoteOptions::Notifications) {
                         options = options
                             .difference(NoteOptions::ActionBar | NoteOptions::OptionsButton)
                             .union(NoteOptions::NotificationPreview);
@@ -947,7 +939,6 @@ fn render_repost_cluster(
     txn: &Transaction,
     underlying_note: &Note,
     repost: &RepostUnit,
-    notifications: bool,
 ) -> RenderEntryResponse {
     let profiles_to_show: Vec<ProfileEntry> = repost
         .reposts
@@ -967,7 +958,6 @@ fn render_repost_cluster(
         underlying_note,
         profiles_to_show,
         CompositeType::Repost,
-        notifications,
     )
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/notedeck_ui/src/note/options.rs b/crates/notedeck_ui/src/note/options.rs
index 3053ff78cf9e..c37d9c4f30d4 100644
--- a/crates/notedeck_ui/src/note/options.rs
+++ b/crates/notedeck_ui/src/note/options.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ bitflags! {
 
         /// Styled for a notification preview
         const NotificationPreview = 1 << 18;
+
+        /// Render as notification
+        const Notification = 1 << 19;
     }
 }