diff --git a/src/status_im/notifications_center/core.cljs b/src/status_im/notifications_center/core.cljs
index a026045beb3..20a89e9b9dc 100644
--- a/src/status_im/notifications_center/core.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/notifications_center/core.cljs
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@
 (fx/defn ensure-and-open-chat
   {:events [:ensure-and-open-chat]}
   [{:keys [db]} response-js]
-  {:db (update db :activity.center/notifications dissoc :cursor)
-   :dispatch-n [[:sanitize-messages-and-process-response response-js]
+  {:dispatch-n [[:sanitize-messages-and-process-response response-js]
                 [:chat.ui/navigate-to-chat (.-id (aget (.-chats response-js) 0))]]})
 
 (fx/defn dismiss-all-activity-center-notifications
@@ -93,20 +92,43 @@
                      :on-success #()
                      :on-error   #()}]})
 
+(fx/defn load-notifications [{:keys [db]} cursor]
+  (when-not (:activity.center/loading? db)
+    {:db (assoc db :activity.center/loading? true)
+     ::json-rpc/call [{:method     (json-rpc/call-ext-method "activityCenterNotifications")
+                       :params     [cursor 20]
+                       :on-success #(re-frame/dispatch [:activity-center-notifications-success %])
+                       :on-error   #(re-frame/dispatch [:activity-center-notifications-error %])}]}))
+
+(fx/defn clean-notifications [{:keys [db]}]
+  {:db (dissoc db :activity.center/notifications)})
+
 (fx/defn get-activity-center-notifications
   {:events [:get-activity-center-notifications]}
-  [{:keys [db]}]
+  [{:keys [db] :as cofx}]
+  (let [{:keys [cursor]} (:activity.center/notifications db)]
+    (fx/merge cofx
+              (clean-notifications)
+              (load-notifications ""))))
+
+(fx/defn load-more-activity-center-notifications
+  {:events [:load-more-activity-center-notifications]}
+  [{:keys [db] :as cofx}]
   (let [{:keys [cursor]} (:activity.center/notifications db)]
     (when (not= cursor "")
-      {::json-rpc/call [{:method     (json-rpc/call-ext-method "activityCenterNotifications")
-                         :params     [cursor 20]
-                         :on-success #(re-frame/dispatch [:activity-center-notifications-success %])
-                         :on-error   #(log/warn "failed to get notification center activities" %)}]})))
+      (load-notifications cofx cursor))))
+
+(fx/defn activity-center-notifications-error
+  {:events [:activity-center-notifications-error]}
+  [{:keys [db]} error]
+  (log/warn "failed to load activity center notifications" error)
+  {:db (dissoc db :activity.center/loading?)})
 
 (fx/defn activity-center-notifications-success
   {:events [:activity-center-notifications-success]}
   [{:keys [db]} {:keys [cursor notifications]}]
   {:db (-> db
+           (dissoc :activity.center/loading?)
            (assoc-in [:activity.center/notifications :cursor] cursor)
            (update-in [:activity.center/notifications :notifications]
                       concat
@@ -114,5 +136,5 @@
 
 (fx/defn close-center
   {:events [:close-notifications-center]}
-  [{:keys [db]}]
-  {:db (dissoc db :activity.center/notifications)})
+  [cofx]
+  (clean-notifications cofx))
diff --git a/src/status_im/ui/screens/home/views.cljs b/src/status_im/ui/screens/home/views.cljs
index 1f47c17b551..c8f23ded621 100644
--- a/src/status_im/ui/screens/home/views.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/ui/screens/home/views.cljs
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@
                   :style {:margin-left 10}
                   :accessibility-label "notifications-button"
                   :on-press #(do
-                               (re-frame/dispatch [:get-activity-center-notifications])
                                (re-frame/dispatch [:mark-all-activity-center-notifications-as-read])
                                (re-frame/dispatch [:navigate-to :notifications-center]))
                   :theme    :icon}
diff --git a/src/status_im/ui/screens/notifications_center/views.cljs b/src/status_im/ui/screens/notifications_center/views.cljs
index 9d8b0487acd..d34ae3fb124 100644
--- a/src/status_im/ui/screens/notifications_center/views.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/ui/screens/notifications_center/views.cljs
@@ -74,27 +74,31 @@
   (reset-state))
 
 (defn center []
-  (let [{:keys [notifications]} @(re-frame/subscribe [:activity.center/notifications])]
-    [react/keyboard-avoiding-view {:style {:flex 1}}
-     [topbar/topbar {:navigation {:on-press #(do
-                                               (reset-state)
-                                               (re-frame/dispatch [:close-notifications-center])
-                                               (re-frame/dispatch [:navigate-back]))}
-                     :title      (i18n/label :t/activity)}]
-     [filter-item]
-     [list/flat-list
-      {:key-fn                       #(or (:chat-id %) (:id %))
-       :on-end-reached               #(re-frame/dispatch [:get-activity-center-notifications])
-       :keyboard-should-persist-taps :always
-       :data                         notifications
-       :render-fn                    render-fn}]
-     (when (or @select-all (> (count @selected-items) 0))
-       [toolbar/toolbar
-        {:show-border? true
-         :left         [quo/button {:type     :secondary
-                                    :theme    :negative
-                                    :on-press #(toolbar-action false)}
-                        (i18n/label :t/reject-and-delete)]
-         :right        [quo/button {:type     :secondary
-                                    :on-press #(toolbar-action true)}
-                        (i18n/label :t/accept-and-add)]}])]))
\ No newline at end of file
+  (reagent/create-class
+   {:display-name "activity-center"
+    :component-did-mount #(re-frame/dispatch [:get-activity-center-notifications])
+    :reagent-render (fn []
+                      (let [{:keys [notifications]} @(re-frame/subscribe [:activity.center/notifications])]
+                        [react/keyboard-avoiding-view {:style {:flex 1}}
+                         [topbar/topbar {:navigation {:on-press #(do
+                                                                   (reset-state)
+                                                                   (re-frame/dispatch [:close-notifications-center])
+                                                                   (re-frame/dispatch [:navigate-back]))}
+                                         :title      (i18n/label :t/activity)}]
+                         [filter-item]
+                         [list/flat-list
+                          {:key-fn                       #(or (:chat-id %) (:id %))
+                           :on-end-reached               #(re-frame/dispatch [:load-more-activity-center-notifications])
+                           :keyboard-should-persist-taps :always
+                           :data                         notifications
+                           :render-fn                    render-fn}]
+                         (when (or @select-all (> (count @selected-items) 0))
+                           [toolbar/toolbar
+                            {:show-border? true
+                             :left         [quo/button {:type     :secondary
+                                                        :theme    :negative
+                                                        :on-press #(toolbar-action false)}
+                                            (i18n/label :t/reject-and-delete)]
+                             :right        [quo/button {:type     :secondary
+                                                        :on-press #(toolbar-action true)}
+                                            (i18n/label :t/accept-and-add)]}])]))}))