diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/notification/NotificationActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/notification/NotificationActivity.java
index f02bd8072..1111fe93f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/notification/NotificationActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/notification/NotificationActivity.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import android.widget.ProgressBar;
 import android.widget.RelativeLayout;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 import android.widget.Toast;
-import android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar;
 
 import com.pedrogomez.renderers.RVRendererAdapter;
 
@@ -52,10 +51,9 @@ public class NotificationActivity extends NavigationBaseActivity {
     RelativeLayout relativeLayout;
     @BindView(R.id.no_notification_background)
     RelativeLayout no_notification;
-    @BindView(R.id.toolbar)
-    Toolbar toolbar;
-   /* @BindView(R.id.swipe_bg)
-    TextView swipe_bg;*/
+    @BindView(R.id.no_notification_text)
+    TextView noNotificationText;
+
     @Inject
     NotificationController controller;
 
@@ -63,8 +61,7 @@ public class NotificationActivity extends NavigationBaseActivity {
     private NotificationWorkerFragment mNotificationWorkerFragment;
     private RVRendererAdapter<Notification> adapter;
     private List<Notification> notificationList;
-    MenuItem notificationmenuitem;
-    TextView nonotificationtext;
+    MenuItem notificationMenuItem;
 
     @Override
     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
@@ -75,7 +72,6 @@ public class NotificationActivity extends NavigationBaseActivity {
                 .findFragmentByTag(TAG_NOTIFICATION_WORKER_FRAGMENT);
         initListView();
         initDrawer();
-        nonotificationtext = (TextView)this.findViewById(R.id.no_notification_text);
         setPageTitle();
     }
 
@@ -160,7 +156,7 @@ public class NotificationActivity extends NavigationBaseActivity {
                             no_notification.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
                         } else {
                             setAdapter(notificationList);
-                        } if (notificationmenuitem != null) {
+                        } if (notificationMenuItem != null) {
                         }
                         progressBar.setVisibility(View.GONE);
                     }, throwable -> {
@@ -178,7 +174,7 @@ public class NotificationActivity extends NavigationBaseActivity {
     public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
         MenuInflater inflater = getMenuInflater();
         inflater.inflate(R.menu.menu_notifications, menu);
-        notificationmenuitem = menu.findItem(R.id.archived);
+        notificationMenuItem = menu.findItem(R.id.archived);
         setMenuItemTitle();
         return true;
     }
@@ -262,18 +258,18 @@ public class NotificationActivity extends NavigationBaseActivity {
 
     private void setEmptyView() {
         if (getIntent().getStringExtra("title").equals("read")) {
-            nonotificationtext.setText(R.string.no_archived_notification);
+            noNotificationText.setText(R.string.no_archived_notification);
         }else {
-            nonotificationtext.setText(R.string.no_notification);
+            noNotificationText.setText(R.string.no_notification);
         }
     }
 
     private void setMenuItemTitle() {
         if (getIntent().getStringExtra("title").equals("read")) {
-            notificationmenuitem.setTitle(R.string.menu_option_unread);
+            notificationMenuItem.setTitle(R.string.menu_option_unread);
 
         }else {
-            notificationmenuitem.setTitle(R.string.menu_option_archived);
+            notificationMenuItem.setTitle(R.string.menu_option_archived);
 
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/notification/NotificationRenderer.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/notification/NotificationRenderer.java
index 6443528b9..4033a005c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/notification/NotificationRenderer.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/notification/NotificationRenderer.java
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.ImageView;
 import android.widget.LinearLayout;
+import android.widget.RelativeLayout;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
+import com.daimajia.swipe.SwipeLayout;
 import com.nineoldandroids.view.ViewHelper;
 import com.pedrogomez.renderers.Renderer;
-import com.daimajia.swipe.SwipeLayout;
+
 import butterknife.BindView;
 import butterknife.ButterKnife;
 import butterknife.OnClick;
@@ -33,6 +35,8 @@ public class NotificationRenderer extends Renderer<Notification> {
     SwipeLayout swipeLayout;
     @BindView(R.id.bottom)
     LinearLayout bottomLayout;
+    @BindView(R.id.notification_view)
+    RelativeLayout notificationView;
 
     private NotificationClicked listener;
     private boolean isarchivedvisible = false;
@@ -42,19 +46,27 @@ public class NotificationRenderer extends Renderer<Notification> {
         this.listener = listener;
         this.isarchivedvisible = isarchivedvisible;
     }
+
+    @OnClick(R.id.notification_view)
+    void onNotificationClicked() {
+        listener.notificationClicked(getContent());
+    }
+
     @OnClick(R.id.bottom)
     void onBottomLayoutClicked(){
         Notification notification = getContent();
         Timber.d("NotificationID: %s", notification.notificationId);
         listener.markNotificationAsRead(notification);
     }
+
     @Override
     protected void setUpView(View rootView) {
 
     }
+
     @Override
     protected void hookListeners(View rootView) {
-        rootView.setOnClickListener(v -> listener.notificationClicked(getContent()));
+
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/item_notification.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/item_notification.xml
index c8d766945..cc69d1aa6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/item_notification.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/item_notification.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
     xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
+    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
     android:foreground="?selectableItemBackground"
     android:minHeight="72dp">
     <com.daimajia.swipe.SwipeLayout android:layout_height="match_parent"
@@ -27,52 +28,53 @@
                 android:layout_height="20dp" />
         </RelativeLayout>
     </LinearLayout>
+
         <RelativeLayout
+            android:id="@+id/notification_view"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="match_parent">
 
+            <android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatImageView
+                android:id="@+id/icon"
+                android:layout_width="40dp"
+                android:layout_height="40dp"
+                android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
+                android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
+                android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
+                android:background="@android:color/white"
+                android:scaleType="centerCrop"
+                app:srcCompat="@drawable/ic_message_black_24dp"
 
-    <android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatImageView
-        android:id="@+id/icon"
-        android:layout_width="40dp"
-        android:layout_height="40dp"
-        android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
-        android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
-        android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
-        android:background="@android:color/white"
-        android:scaleType="centerCrop"
-        app:srcCompat="@drawable/ic_message_black_24dp"
+                />
 
-        />
-<!--app:tint="@color/primaryDarkColor"-->
-    <TextView
-        android:id="@+id/time"
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
-        android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
-        android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
-        android:layout_marginRight="16dp"
-        android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
-        android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Caption"
-        />
+            <TextView
+                android:id="@+id/time"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
+                android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
+                android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
+                android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
+                android:layout_marginRight="16dp"
+                android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Caption"
+                tools:text="2 June" />
 
-    <TextView
-        android:id="@+id/title"
-        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_alignTop="@id/time"
-        android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
-        android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
-        android:layout_toEndOf="@id/icon"
-        android:layout_toLeftOf="@id/time"
-        android:layout_toRightOf="@id/icon"
-        android:layout_toStartOf="@id/time"
-        android:ellipsize="end"
-        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
-        android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Body2"
-        android:padding="12dp"
-        />
+            <TextView
+                android:id="@+id/title"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_alignTop="@id/time"
+                android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
+                android:layout_marginStart="16dp"
+                android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
+                android:layout_toStartOf="@id/time"
+                android:layout_toLeftOf="@id/time"
+                android:layout_toEndOf="@id/icon"
+                android:layout_toRightOf="@id/icon"
+                android:ellipsize="end"
+                android:padding="12dp"
+                android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Body2"
+                tools:text="You just made your tenth edit" />
         </RelativeLayout>
     </com.daimajia.swipe.SwipeLayout>
 </RelativeLayout>
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