diff --git a/src/vaadin-notification.html b/src/vaadin-notification.html
index e86ff98..04b38c1 100644
--- a/src/vaadin-notification.html
+++ b/src/vaadin-notification.html
@@ -260,7 +260,12 @@
              *
              * `owner` The host element of the renderer function.
              *
-             * **NOTE:** The renderer callback can be called several times with previous content available
+             * `model` null
+             *
+             * **NOTE:** The renderer callback can be called several times with previous content when available.
+             *
+             * **NOTE:** `notification` does not have any specific properties to pass with the `model` object,
+             * it is set to null.
              */
             renderer: {
               type: Function,
@@ -392,7 +397,7 @@
           }
 
           if (renderer) {
-            this.renderer(this._card, this);
+            this.renderer(this._card, this, null);
           } else {
             this._ensureTemplatized();
           }
diff --git a/test/notification-renderer-test.html b/test/notification-renderer-test.html
index 8f97466..025ed72 100644
--- a/test/notification-renderer-test.html
+++ b/test/notification-renderer-test.html
@@ -60,8 +60,11 @@
           expect(notification._card.textContent.trim()).to.equal('renderer-content');
         });
 
-        it('renderer should receive notification as owner when it is defined', () => {
-          notification.renderer = (root, owner) => expect(owner).to.eql(notification);
+        it('renderer should receive notification as owner and null as model when defined', () => {
+          notification.renderer = (root, owner, model) => {
+            expect(owner).to.eql(notification);
+            expect(model).to.eql(null);
+          };
         });
 
         it('should use only renderer when template was assigned after renderer', done => {