diff --git a/src/Notifynder/Traits/Notifable.php b/src/Notifynder/Traits/Notifable.php
index e901ace..469dd9e 100644
--- a/src/Notifynder/Traits/Notifable.php
+++ b/src/Notifynder/Traits/Notifable.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public function notifications()
      *
      * @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\HasMany|\Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\MorphMany
      */
-    protected function getLazyLoadedNotificationRelation()
+    public function getLazyNotificationRelation()
     {
         return $this->notifications();
     }
diff --git a/src/Notifynder/Traits/NotifableBasic.php b/src/Notifynder/Traits/NotifableBasic.php
index 6bc4ee5..4e32931 100644
--- a/src/Notifynder/Traits/NotifableBasic.php
+++ b/src/Notifynder/Traits/NotifableBasic.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ trait NotifableBasic
      *
      * @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\HasMany|\Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\MorphMany
      */
-    abstract protected function getLazyLoadedNotificationRelation();
+    abstract public function getLazyNotificationRelation();
 
     /**
      * Get the notifications Relationship.
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public function getNotificationRelation($eagerLoad = null)
             $with = $eagerLoad;
         }
 
-        return $this->getLazyLoadedNotificationRelation()->with($with);
+        return $this->getLazyNotificationRelation()->with($with);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ public function unreadNotification($notification)
     protected function updateSingleReadStatus($notification, $value)
     {
         if (! TypeChecker::isNotification($notification, false)) {
-            $notification = $this->getNotificationRelation()->findOrFail($notification);
+            $notification = $this->getLazyNotificationRelation()->findOrFail($notification);
         }
 
-        if ($this->getNotificationRelation()->where($notification->getKeyName(), $notification->getKey())->exists()) {
+        if ($this->getLazyNotificationRelation()->where($notification->getKeyName(), $notification->getKey())->exists()) {
             return $value ? $notification->read() : $notification->unread();
         }
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ protected function updateSingleReadStatus($notification, $value)
      */
     public function readAllNotifications()
     {
-        return $this->getNotificationRelation()->update(['read' => 1]);
+        return $this->getLazyNotificationRelation()->update(['read' => 1]);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ public function readAllNotifications()
      */
     public function unreadAllNotifications()
     {
-        return $this->getNotificationRelation()->update(['read' => 0]);
+        return $this->getLazyNotificationRelation()->update(['read' => 0]);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public function unreadAllNotifications()
      */
     public function countUnreadNotifications()
     {
-        return $this->getNotificationRelation()->byRead(0)->count();
+        return $this->getLazyNotificationRelation()->byRead(0)->count();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Notifynder/Traits/NotifableLaravel53.php b/src/Notifynder/Traits/NotifableLaravel53.php
index 0974c55..8efec2f 100644
--- a/src/Notifynder/Traits/NotifableLaravel53.php
+++ b/src/Notifynder/Traits/NotifableLaravel53.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public function notifynderNotifications()
      *
      * @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\HasMany|\Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\MorphMany
      */
-    protected function getLazyLoadedNotificationRelation()
+    public function getLazyNotificationRelation()
     {
         return $this->notifynderNotifications();
     }
diff --git a/tests/integration/Traits/NotifableEagerLoadingTest.php b/tests/integration/Traits/NotifableEagerLoadingTest.php
index 3dcff67..9140098 100644
--- a/tests/integration/Traits/NotifableEagerLoadingTest.php
+++ b/tests/integration/Traits/NotifableEagerLoadingTest.php
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
 
 class NotifableEagerLoadingTest extends NotifynderTestCase
 {
+    public function testGetLazyNotificationRelationDoesnotEagerLoad()
+    {
+        $user = $this->createUser();
+        $this->sendNotificationTo($user);
+
+        $notification = $user->getLazyNotificationRelation()->first();
+        $this->assertModelHasNoLoadedRelations($notification, ['category', 'from', 'to']);
+    }
+
     public function testGetNotificationRelationReadsConfigurationParameterIfNothingIsPassed()
     {
         $user = $this->createUser();