diff --git a/src/App.js b/src/App.js
index b2ec95d4..827692a6 100644
--- a/src/App.js
+++ b/src/App.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import UserPanel from './components/user_panel/user_panel.vue'
 import NavPanel from './components/nav_panel/nav_panel.vue'
-import Notifications from './components/notifications/notifications.vue'
 import InstanceSpecificPanel from './components/instance_specific_panel/instance_specific_panel.vue'
 import FeaturesPanel from './components/features_panel/features_panel.vue'
 import WhoToFollowPanel from './components/who_to_follow_panel/who_to_follow_panel.vue'
@@ -16,13 +15,14 @@ import PostStatusModal from './components/post_status_modal/post_status_modal.vu
 import GlobalNoticeList from './components/global_notice_list/global_notice_list.vue'
 import { windowWidth, windowHeight } from './services/window_utils/window_utils'
 import { mapGetters } from 'vuex'
+import { defineAsyncComponent } from 'vue'
 
 export default {
   name: 'app',
   components: {
     UserPanel,
     NavPanel,
-    Notifications,
+    Notifications: defineAsyncComponent(() => import('./components/notifications/notifications.vue')),
     InstanceSpecificPanel,
     FeaturesPanel,
     WhoToFollowPanel,
diff --git a/src/App.scss b/src/App.scss
index e32a2d36..1867a54d 100644
--- a/src/App.scss
+++ b/src/App.scss
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ nav {
 
 #sidebar {
   grid-area: sidebar;
+}
 
-  @media all and (max-width: 800px) {
-    display: none;
-  }
+#notifs-column {
+  grid-area: notifs;
 }
 
 #main-scroller {
@@ -177,6 +177,10 @@ nav {
     .underlay {
       display: none;
     }
+
+    #sidebar {
+      display: none;
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index f87d895b..70084538 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -9,23 +9,21 @@
     />
     <MobileNav v-if="layoutType === 'mobile'" />
     <DesktopNav v-else />
+    <notifications v-if="currentUser" />
     <div
       id="content"
       class="app-layout container"
       :class="[{ '-reverse': reverseLayout }, '-' + layoutType]"
     >
       <div class="underlay"/>
-      <div
-        id="sidebar"
-        class="column -scrollable -mini mobile-hidden"
-      >
+      <div id="sidebar" class="column -scrollable">
         <user-panel />
         <template v-if="layoutType !== 'mobile'">
           <nav-panel />
           <instance-specific-panel v-if="showInstanceSpecificPanel" />
           <features-panel v-if="!currentUser && showFeaturesPanel" />
           <who-to-follow-panel v-if="currentUser && suggestionsEnabled" />
-          <notifications v-if="currentUser" />
+          <div id="notifs-sidebar" />
         </template>
       </div>
       <div id="main-scroller" class="column main">
@@ -42,6 +40,7 @@
         </div>
         <router-view />
       </div>
+      <div id="notifs-column" class="column -scrollable"/>
       <media-modal />
     </div>
     <shout-panel
diff --git a/src/components/mobile_nav/mobile_nav.js b/src/components/mobile_nav/mobile_nav.js
index 9e736cfb..877d52a9 100644
--- a/src/components/mobile_nav/mobile_nav.js
+++ b/src/components/mobile_nav/mobile_nav.js
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ const MobileNav = {
       this.$store.dispatch('logout')
     },
     markNotificationsAsSeen () {
-      this.$refs.notifications.markAsSeen()
+      // this.$refs.notifications.markAsSeen()
+      this.$store.dispatch('markNotificationsAsSeen')
     },
     onScroll ({ target: { scrollTop, clientHeight, scrollHeight } }) {
       if (scrollTop + clientHeight >= scrollHeight) {
diff --git a/src/components/mobile_nav/mobile_nav.vue b/src/components/mobile_nav/mobile_nav.vue
index 09680910..6c810bba 100644
--- a/src/components/mobile_nav/mobile_nav.vue
+++ b/src/components/mobile_nav/mobile_nav.vue
@@ -69,12 +69,9 @@
       </div>
       <div
         class="mobile-notifications"
+        id="mobile-notifications"
         @scroll="onScroll"
       >
-        <Notifications
-          ref="notifications"
-          :no-heading="true"
-        />
       </div>
     </div>
     <SideDrawer
diff --git a/src/components/notifications/notifications.js b/src/components/notifications/notifications.js
index c8f1ebcb..2bb8a1d1 100644
--- a/src/components/notifications/notifications.js
+++ b/src/components/notifications/notifications.js
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ const Notifications = {
     NotificationFilters
   },
   props: {
-    // Disables display of panel header
-    noHeading: Boolean,
     // Disables panel styles, unread mark, potentially other notification-related actions
     // meant for "Interactions" timeline
     minimalMode: Boolean,
@@ -65,6 +63,19 @@ const Notifications = {
     loading () {
       return this.$store.state.statuses.notifications.loading
     },
+    noHeading () {
+      const { layoutType } = this.$store.state.interface
+      console.log(layoutType)
+      return layoutType === 'mobile'
+    },
+    teleportTarget () {
+      const { layoutType } = this.$store.state.interface
+      const map = {
+        wide: '#notifs-column',
+        mobile: '#mobile-notifications'
+      }
+      return map[layoutType] || '#notifs-sidebar'
+    },
     notificationsToDisplay () {
       return this.filteredNotifications.slice(0, this.unseenCount + this.seenToDisplayCount)
     },
diff --git a/src/components/notifications/notifications.vue b/src/components/notifications/notifications.vue
index 9d8fa059..f50d3d38 100644
--- a/src/components/notifications/notifications.vue
+++ b/src/components/notifications/notifications.vue
@@ -1,69 +1,71 @@
 <template>
-  <div
-    :class="{ minimal: minimalMode }"
-    class="Notifications"
-  >
-    <div :class="mainClass">
-      <div
-        v-if="!noHeading"
-        class="notifications-heading panel-heading -sticky"
-      >
-        <div class="title">
-          {{ $t('notifications.notifications') }}
-          <span
-            v-if="unseenCount"
-            class="badge badge-notification unseen-count"
-          >{{ unseenCount }}</span>
-        </div>
-        <button
-          v-if="unseenCount"
-          class="button-default read-button"
-          @click.prevent="markAsSeen"
-        >
-          {{ $t('notifications.read') }}
-        </button>
-        <NotificationFilters />
-      </div>
-      <div class="panel-body">
+  <teleport :to="teleportTarget">
+    <div
+      :class="{ minimal: minimalMode }"
+      class="Notifications"
+    >
+      <div :class="mainClass">
         <div
-          v-for="notification in notificationsToDisplay"
-          :key="notification.id"
-          class="notification"
-          :class="{&quot;unseen&quot;: !minimalMode && !notification.seen}"
+          v-if="!noHeading"
+          class="notifications-heading panel-heading -sticky"
         >
-          <div class="notification-overlay" />
-          <notification :notification="notification" />
-        </div>
-      </div>
-      <div class="panel-footer notifications-footer">
-        <div
-          v-if="bottomedOut"
-          class="new-status-notification text-center faint"
-        >
-          {{ $t('notifications.no_more_notifications') }}
-        </div>
-        <button
-          v-else-if="!loading"
-          class="button-unstyled -link -fullwidth"
-          @click.prevent="fetchOlderNotifications()"
-        >
-          <div class="new-status-notification text-center">
-            {{ minimalMode ? $t('interactions.load_older') : $t('notifications.load_older') }}
+          <div class="title">
+            {{ $t('notifications.notifications') }}
+            <span
+              v-if="unseenCount"
+              class="badge badge-notification unseen-count"
+            >{{ unseenCount }}</span>
+          </div>
+          <button
+            v-if="unseenCount"
+            class="button-default read-button"
+            @click.prevent="markAsSeen"
+          >
+            {{ $t('notifications.read') }}
+          </button>
+          <NotificationFilters />
+        </div>
+        <div class="panel-body">
+          <div
+            v-for="notification in notificationsToDisplay"
+            :key="notification.id"
+            class="notification"
+            :class="{&quot;unseen&quot;: !minimalMode && !notification.seen}"
+          >
+            <div class="notification-overlay" />
+            <notification :notification="notification" />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="panel-footer notifications-footer">
+          <div
+            v-if="bottomedOut"
+            class="new-status-notification text-center faint"
+          >
+            {{ $t('notifications.no_more_notifications') }}
+          </div>
+          <button
+            v-else-if="!loading"
+            class="button-unstyled -link -fullwidth"
+            @click.prevent="fetchOlderNotifications()"
+          >
+            <div class="new-status-notification text-center">
+              {{ minimalMode ? $t('interactions.load_older') : $t('notifications.load_older') }}
+            </div>
+          </button>
+          <div
+            v-else
+            class="new-status-notification text-center"
+          >
+            <FAIcon
+              icon="circle-notch"
+              spin
+              size="lg"
+            />
           </div>
-        </button>
-        <div
-          v-else
-          class="new-status-notification text-center"
-        >
-          <FAIcon
-            icon="circle-notch"
-            spin
-            size="lg"
-          />
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
-  </div>
+  </teleport>
 </template>
 
 <script src="./notifications.js"></script>