diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/notification/NotificationBell.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/notification/NotificationBell.svelte
index 3648f95f..3a04bb35 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/notification/NotificationBell.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/notification/NotificationBell.svelte
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 import { onMount, onDestroy } from 'svelte';
-import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
 import { m } from '$lib/paraglide/messages.js';
 import { clickOutside } from '$lib/shared/actions/clickOutside';
 import { notificationStore } from '$lib/notification/notifications.svelte';
-import { buildCommentHref } from '$lib/shared/discussion/commentDeepLink';
 import NotificationDropdown from './NotificationDropdown.svelte';
 
 let open = $state(false);
@@ -30,17 +28,6 @@ function closeDropdown() {
 	bellButtonEl?.focus();
 }
 
-async function handleMarkRead(notification: Parameters<typeof stream.markRead>[0]) {
-	await stream.markRead(notification);
-	const url = buildCommentHref(
-		notification.documentId,
-		notification.referenceId,
-		notification.annotationId
-	);
-	closeDropdown();
-	goto(url);
-}
-
 function handleKeydown(event: KeyboardEvent) {
 	if (event.key === 'Escape' && open) {
 		event.stopPropagation();
@@ -113,8 +100,8 @@ onDestroy(() => {
 	{#if open}
 		<NotificationDropdown
 			notifications={stream.notifications}
-			onMarkRead={handleMarkRead}
-			onMarkAllRead={stream.markAllRead}
+			optimisticMarkRead={stream.optimisticMarkRead}
+			optimisticMarkAllRead={stream.optimisticMarkAllRead}
 			onClose={closeDropdown}
 		/>
 	{/if}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/notification/NotificationBell.svelte.spec.ts b/frontend/src/lib/notification/NotificationBell.svelte.spec.ts
index e73de0f0..0ab79577 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/notification/NotificationBell.svelte.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/notification/NotificationBell.svelte.spec.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,18 @@ import { cleanup, render } from 'vitest-browser-svelte';
 import type { NotificationItem } from '$lib/notification/notifications';
 import NotificationBell from './NotificationBell.svelte';
 
-const gotoMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
-vi.mock('$app/navigation', () => ({ goto: gotoMock, beforeNavigate: vi.fn() }));
+vi.mock('$app/navigation', () => ({ goto: vi.fn(), beforeNavigate: vi.fn() }));
+vi.mock('$app/forms', () => ({
+	enhance(node: HTMLFormElement, submit?: (opts: { formData: FormData }) => unknown) {
+		const handler = (e: Event) => {
+			e.preventDefault();
+			submit?.({ formData: new FormData(node) } as never);
+		};
+		node.addEventListener('submit', handler);
+		return { destroy: () => node.removeEventListener('submit', handler) };
+	}
+}));
 
-const mockMarkRead = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined));
 const mockNotificationList = vi.hoisted((): { value: NotificationItem[] } => ({ value: [] }));
 
 vi.mock('$lib/notification/notifications.svelte', () => ({
@@ -17,18 +25,17 @@ vi.mock('$lib/notification/notifications.svelte', () => ({
 		get unreadCount() {
 			return mockNotificationList.value.length;
 		},
-		markRead: mockMarkRead,
+		optimisticMarkRead: vi.fn(),
+		optimisticMarkAllRead: vi.fn(),
 		fetchNotifications: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
 		init: vi.fn(),
-		destroy: vi.fn(),
-		markAllRead: vi.fn()
+		destroy: vi.fn()
 	}
 }));
 
 afterEach(() => {
 	cleanup();
-	gotoMock.mockClear();
-	mockMarkRead.mockClear();
+	vi.clearAllMocks();
 	mockNotificationList.value = [];
 });
 
@@ -45,16 +52,6 @@ const makeNotification = (overrides: Partial<NotificationItem> = {}): Notificati
 	...overrides
 });
 
-async function openDropdownAndClickFirstNotification() {
-	const bellButton = document.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>('button[aria-haspopup="true"]')!;
-	bellButton.click();
-	await vi.waitFor(() => {
-		expect(document.querySelector('[role="dialog"]')).not.toBeNull();
-	});
-	const notifButton = document.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>('[role="list"] button')!;
-	notifButton.click();
-}
-
 describe('NotificationBell — cursor and tooltip', () => {
 	it('bell button has cursor-pointer class', async () => {
 		render(NotificationBell);
@@ -82,29 +79,3 @@ describe('NotificationBell — cursor and tooltip', () => {
 		expect(btn.getAttribute('aria-label')).toBe(btn.getAttribute('title'));
 	});
 });
-
-describe('NotificationBell', () => {
-	it('handleMarkRead navigates to URL including annotationId when notification has annotationId', async () => {
-		mockNotificationList.value = [makeNotification({ annotationId: 'annot-1' })];
-		render(NotificationBell);
-
-		await openDropdownAndClickFirstNotification();
-
-		await vi.waitFor(() => {
-			expect(gotoMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-				'/documents/doc-1?commentId=ref-1&annotationId=annot-1'
-			);
-		});
-	});
-
-	it('handleMarkRead navigates to commentId-only URL when annotationId is absent', async () => {
-		mockNotificationList.value = [makeNotification({ annotationId: null })];
-		render(NotificationBell);
-
-		await openDropdownAndClickFirstNotification();
-
-		await vi.waitFor(() => {
-			expect(gotoMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/documents/doc-1?commentId=ref-1');
-		});
-	});
-});
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/notification/NotificationDropdown.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/notification/NotificationDropdown.svelte
index 363e4ee5..115fe4f7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/notification/NotificationDropdown.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/notification/NotificationDropdown.svelte
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
+import { enhance } from '$app/forms';
 import { m } from '$lib/paraglide/messages.js';
 import { relativeTime } from '$lib/shared/utils/time';
+import { buildCommentHref } from '$lib/shared/discussion/commentDeepLink';
 import type { NotificationItem } from '$lib/notification/notifications.svelte';
 
 type Props = {
 	notifications: NotificationItem[];
-	onMarkRead: (notification: NotificationItem) => void;
-	onMarkAllRead: () => void;
+	optimisticMarkRead: (id: string) => void;
+	optimisticMarkAllRead: () => void;
 	onClose: () => void;
 };
 
-let { notifications, onMarkRead, onMarkAllRead, onClose }: Props = $props();
+let { notifications, optimisticMarkRead, optimisticMarkAllRead, onClose }: Props = $props();
 
 function handleViewAll() {
 	onClose(); // close first — avoids stale dropdown during navigation transition
@@ -31,13 +33,23 @@ function handleViewAll() {
 			{m.notification_bell_label()}
 		</span>
 		{#if notifications.length > 0}
-			<button
-				type="button"
-				onclick={onMarkAllRead}
-				class="text-xs font-medium text-ink-3 transition-colors hover:text-ink"
+			<form
+				action="/aktivitaeten?/mark-all-read"
+				method="POST"
+				use:enhance={() => {
+					optimisticMarkAllRead();
+					return async ({ update }) => {
+						await update({ reset: false, invalidateAll: false });
+					};
+				}}
 			>
-				{m.notification_mark_all_read()}
-			</button>
+				<button
+					type="submit"
+					class="text-xs font-medium text-ink-3 transition-colors hover:text-ink"
+				>
+					{m.notification_mark_all_read()}
+				</button>
+			</form>
 		{/if}
 	</div>
 
@@ -66,67 +78,87 @@ function handleViewAll() {
 		<ul role="list" class="max-h-[24rem] overflow-y-auto">
 			{#each notifications as notification (notification.id)}
 				<li>
-					<button
-						type="button"
-						onclick={() => onMarkRead(notification)}
-						class="flex w-full cursor-pointer items-start gap-3 border-b border-line px-4 py-3 text-left last:border-b-0 hover:bg-canvas
-							{!notification.read ? 'bg-accent-bg/20' : ''}"
+					<form
+						action="/aktivitaeten?/dismiss-notification"
+						method="POST"
+						class="contents"
+						use:enhance={() => {
+							optimisticMarkRead(notification.id);
+							onClose();
+							goto(
+								buildCommentHref(
+									notification.documentId,
+									notification.referenceId,
+									notification.annotationId
+								)
+							);
+							return async ({ update }) => {
+								await update({ reset: false, invalidateAll: false });
+							};
+						}}
 					>
-						<!-- Type icon -->
-						<span class="mt-0.5 shrink-0 text-ink-3" aria-hidden="true">
-							{#if notification.type === 'REPLY'}
-								<!-- Reply icon -->
-								<svg
-									xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
-									class="h-4 w-4"
-									fill="none"
-									viewBox="0 0 24 24"
-									stroke="currentColor"
-									stroke-width="2"
-								>
-									<path
-										stroke-linecap="round"
-										stroke-linejoin="round"
-										d="M3 10h10a8 8 0 018 8v2M3 10l6 6m-6-6l6-6"
-									/>
-								</svg>
-							{:else}
-								<!-- Mention icon -->
-								<svg
-									xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
-									class="h-4 w-4"
-									fill="none"
-									viewBox="0 0 24 24"
-									stroke="currentColor"
-									stroke-width="2"
-								>
-									<path
-										stroke-linecap="round"
-										stroke-linejoin="round"
-										d="M16 12a4 4 0 10-8 0 4 4 0 008 0zm0 0v1.5a2.5 2.5 0 005 0V12a9 9 0 10-9 9m4.5-1.206a8.959 8.959 0 01-4.5 1.207"
-									/>
-								</svg>
+						<input type="hidden" name="notificationId" value={notification.id} />
+						<button
+							type="submit"
+							class="flex w-full cursor-pointer items-start gap-3 border-b border-line px-4 py-3.5 text-left last:border-b-0 hover:bg-canvas
+								{!notification.read ? 'bg-accent-bg/20' : ''}"
+						>
+							<!-- Type icon -->
+							<span class="mt-0.5 shrink-0 text-ink-3" aria-hidden="true">
+								{#if notification.type === 'REPLY'}
+									<!-- Reply icon -->
+									<svg
+										xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+										class="h-4 w-4"
+										fill="none"
+										viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+										stroke="currentColor"
+										stroke-width="2"
+									>
+										<path
+											stroke-linecap="round"
+											stroke-linejoin="round"
+											d="M3 10h10a8 8 0 018 8v2M3 10l6 6m-6-6l6-6"
+										/>
+									</svg>
+								{:else}
+									<!-- Mention icon -->
+									<svg
+										xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+										class="h-4 w-4"
+										fill="none"
+										viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+										stroke="currentColor"
+										stroke-width="2"
+									>
+										<path
+											stroke-linecap="round"
+											stroke-linejoin="round"
+											d="M16 12a4 4 0 10-8 0 4 4 0 008 0zm0 0v1.5a2.5 2.5 0 005 0V12a9 9 0 10-9 9m4.5-1.206a8.959 8.959 0 01-4.5 1.207"
+										/>
+									</svg>
+								{/if}
+							</span>
+
+							<!-- Text + time -->
+							<div class="min-w-0 flex-1">
+								<p class="text-sm leading-snug text-ink">
+									{notification.type === 'REPLY'
+										? m.notification_type_reply({ actor: notification.actorName })
+										: m.notification_type_mention({ actor: notification.actorName })}
+								</p>
+								<p class="mt-1 text-xs text-ink-3">{relativeTime(notification.createdAt)}</p>
+							</div>
+
+							<!-- Unread dot -->
+							{#if !notification.read}
+								<span
+									class="mt-1.5 h-2 w-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-primary"
+									aria-label={m.notification_unread()}
+								></span>
 							{/if}
-						</span>
-
-						<!-- Text + time -->
-						<div class="min-w-0 flex-1">
-							<p class="text-sm leading-snug text-ink">
-								{notification.type === 'REPLY'
-									? m.notification_type_reply({ actor: notification.actorName })
-									: m.notification_type_mention({ actor: notification.actorName })}
-							</p>
-							<p class="mt-1 text-xs text-ink-3">{relativeTime(notification.createdAt)}</p>
-						</div>
-
-						<!-- Unread dot -->
-						{#if !notification.read}
-							<span
-								class="mt-1.5 h-2 w-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-primary"
-								aria-label={m.notification_unread()}
-							></span>
-						{/if}
-					</button>
+						</button>
+					</form>
 				</li>
 			{/each}
 		</ul>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/notification/NotificationDropdown.svelte.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/notification/NotificationDropdown.svelte.test.ts
index 03e72e9d..91568d78 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/notification/NotificationDropdown.svelte.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/notification/NotificationDropdown.svelte.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@ import NotificationDropdown from './NotificationDropdown.svelte';
 
 vi.mock('$app/navigation', () => ({ goto: vi.fn() }));
 
+// Invoke the SubmitFunction synchronously on form submit so tests can assert
+// that optimisticMarkRead / optimisticMarkAllRead are called.
+vi.mock('$app/forms', () => ({
+	enhance(node: HTMLFormElement, submit?: (opts: { formData: FormData }) => unknown) {
+		const handler = (e: Event) => {
+			e.preventDefault();
+			submit?.({ formData: new FormData(node) } as never);
+		};
+		node.addEventListener('submit', handler);
+		return { destroy: () => node.removeEventListener('submit', handler) };
+	}
+}));
+
 afterEach(() => {
 	cleanup();
 	vi.clearAllMocks();
@@ -29,8 +42,8 @@ describe('NotificationDropdown', () => {
 		render(NotificationDropdown, {
 			props: {
 				notifications: [],
-				onMarkRead: () => {},
-				onMarkAllRead: () => {},
+				optimisticMarkRead: () => {},
+				optimisticMarkAllRead: () => {},
 				onClose: () => {}
 			}
 		});
@@ -42,8 +55,8 @@ describe('NotificationDropdown', () => {
 		render(NotificationDropdown, {
 			props: {
 				notifications: [],
-				onMarkRead: () => {},
-				onMarkAllRead: () => {},
+				optimisticMarkRead: () => {},
+				optimisticMarkAllRead: () => {},
 				onClose: () => {}
 			}
 		});
@@ -55,8 +68,8 @@ describe('NotificationDropdown', () => {
 		render(NotificationDropdown, {
 			props: {
 				notifications: [],
-				onMarkRead: () => {},
-				onMarkAllRead: () => {},
+				optimisticMarkRead: () => {},
+				optimisticMarkAllRead: () => {},
 				onClose: () => {}
 			}
 		});
@@ -70,8 +83,8 @@ describe('NotificationDropdown', () => {
 		render(NotificationDropdown, {
 			props: {
 				notifications: [makeNotification()],
-				onMarkRead: () => {},
-				onMarkAllRead: () => {},
+				optimisticMarkRead: () => {},
+				optimisticMarkAllRead: () => {},
 				onClose: () => {}
 			}
 		});
@@ -83,8 +96,8 @@ describe('NotificationDropdown', () => {
 		render(NotificationDropdown, {
 			props: {
 				notifications: [makeNotification({ type: 'REPLY', actorName: 'Bert' })],
-				onMarkRead: () => {},
-				onMarkAllRead: () => {},
+				optimisticMarkRead: () => {},
+				optimisticMarkAllRead: () => {},
 				onClose: () => {}
 			}
 		});
@@ -98,8 +111,8 @@ describe('NotificationDropdown', () => {
 		render(NotificationDropdown, {
 			props: {
 				notifications: [makeNotification({ type: 'MENTION', actorName: 'Clara' })],
-				onMarkRead: () => {},
-				onMarkAllRead: () => {},
+				optimisticMarkRead: () => {},
+				optimisticMarkAllRead: () => {},
 				onClose: () => {}
 			}
 		});
@@ -116,8 +129,8 @@ describe('NotificationDropdown', () => {
 					makeNotification({ id: 'n1', read: false }),
 					makeNotification({ id: 'n2', read: true })
 				],
-				onMarkRead: () => {},
-				onMarkAllRead: () => {},
+				optimisticMarkRead: () => {},
+				optimisticMarkAllRead: () => {},
 				onClose: () => {}
 			}
 		});
@@ -126,37 +139,83 @@ describe('NotificationDropdown', () => {
 		expect(unreadDots.length).toBe(1);
 	});
 
-	it('calls onMarkRead with the notification when an item is clicked', async () => {
-		const onMarkRead = vi.fn();
+	it('each notification row is wrapped in a form posting to the dismiss action', async () => {
+		render(NotificationDropdown, {
+			props: {
+				notifications: [makeNotification({ id: 'n42' })],
+				optimisticMarkRead: () => {},
+				optimisticMarkAllRead: () => {},
+				onClose: () => {}
+			}
+		});
+
+		const form = document.querySelector('form[action="/aktivitaeten?/dismiss-notification"]');
+		expect(form).not.toBeNull();
+		expect(form?.getAttribute('method')).toBe('POST');
+	});
+
+	it('the dismiss form has a hidden notificationId input with the notification id', async () => {
+		render(NotificationDropdown, {
+			props: {
+				notifications: [makeNotification({ id: 'n42' })],
+				optimisticMarkRead: () => {},
+				optimisticMarkAllRead: () => {},
+				onClose: () => {}
+			}
+		});
+
+		const input = document.querySelector<HTMLInputElement>(
+			'form[action="/aktivitaeten?/dismiss-notification"] input[name="notificationId"]'
+		);
+		expect(input?.value).toBe('n42');
+	});
+
+	it('calls optimisticMarkRead with the notification id when a row is submitted', async () => {
+		const optimisticMarkRead = vi.fn();
 		const n = makeNotification({ id: 'n42', actorName: 'Anna' });
 		render(NotificationDropdown, {
 			props: {
 				notifications: [n],
-				onMarkRead,
-				onMarkAllRead: () => {},
+				optimisticMarkRead,
+				optimisticMarkAllRead: () => {},
 				onClose: () => {}
 			}
 		});
 
 		await page.getByRole('button', { name: /Anna hat auf deinen/i }).click();
 
-		expect(onMarkRead).toHaveBeenCalledWith(n);
+		expect(optimisticMarkRead).toHaveBeenCalledWith('n42');
 	});
 
-	it('calls onMarkAllRead when the mark-all-read button is clicked', async () => {
-		const onMarkAllRead = vi.fn();
+	it('the mark-all-read control is a form posting to the mark-all-read action', async () => {
 		render(NotificationDropdown, {
 			props: {
 				notifications: [makeNotification()],
-				onMarkRead: () => {},
-				onMarkAllRead,
+				optimisticMarkRead: () => {},
+				optimisticMarkAllRead: () => {},
+				onClose: () => {}
+			}
+		});
+
+		const form = document.querySelector('form[action="/aktivitaeten?/mark-all-read"]');
+		expect(form).not.toBeNull();
+		expect(form?.getAttribute('method')).toBe('POST');
+	});
+
+	it('calls optimisticMarkAllRead when the mark-all-read button is submitted', async () => {
+		const optimisticMarkAllRead = vi.fn();
+		render(NotificationDropdown, {
+			props: {
+				notifications: [makeNotification()],
+				optimisticMarkRead: () => {},
+				optimisticMarkAllRead,
 				onClose: () => {}
 			}
 		});
 
 		await page.getByRole('button', { name: /alle gelesen/i }).click();
 
-		expect(onMarkAllRead).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+		expect(optimisticMarkAllRead).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
 	});
 
 	it('calls onClose when the view-all button is clicked', async () => {
@@ -164,8 +223,8 @@ describe('NotificationDropdown', () => {
 		render(NotificationDropdown, {
 			props: {
 				notifications: [],
-				onMarkRead: () => {},
-				onMarkAllRead: () => {},
+				optimisticMarkRead: () => {},
+				optimisticMarkAllRead: () => {},
 				onClose
 			}
 		});
@@ -179,8 +238,8 @@ describe('NotificationDropdown', () => {
 		render(NotificationDropdown, {
 			props: {
 				notifications: [],
-				onMarkRead: () => {},
-				onMarkAllRead: () => {},
+				optimisticMarkRead: () => {},
+				optimisticMarkAllRead: () => {},
 				onClose: () => {}
 			}
 		});
@@ -193,12 +252,15 @@ describe('NotificationDropdown', () => {
 	it('calls onClose before navigating to /aktivitaeten', async () => {
 		const callOrder: string[] = [];
 		const onClose = vi.fn(() => callOrder.push('close'));
-		vi.mocked(goto).mockImplementation(() => callOrder.push('goto'));
+		vi.mocked(goto).mockImplementation(() => {
+			callOrder.push('goto');
+			return Promise.resolve();
+		});
 		render(NotificationDropdown, {
 			props: {
 				notifications: [],
-				onMarkRead: () => {},
-				onMarkAllRead: () => {},
+				optimisticMarkRead: () => {},
+				optimisticMarkAllRead: () => {},
 				onClose
 			}
 		});
@@ -212,8 +274,8 @@ describe('NotificationDropdown', () => {
 		render(NotificationDropdown, {
 			props: {
 				notifications: [makeNotification({ id: 'm1', type: 'MENTION', actorName: 'Anna' })],
-				onMarkRead: () => {},
-				onMarkAllRead: () => {},
+				optimisticMarkRead: () => {},
+				optimisticMarkAllRead: () => {},
 				onClose: () => {}
 			}
 		});
@@ -225,8 +287,8 @@ describe('NotificationDropdown', () => {
 		render(NotificationDropdown, {
 			props: {
 				notifications: [makeNotification({ id: 'r1', type: 'REPLY', actorName: 'Bert' })],
-				onMarkRead: () => {},
-				onMarkAllRead: () => {},
+				optimisticMarkRead: () => {},
+				optimisticMarkAllRead: () => {},
 				onClose: () => {}
 			}
 		});
@@ -242,14 +304,13 @@ describe('NotificationDropdown', () => {
 					makeNotification({ id: 'n1', actorName: 'First' }),
 					makeNotification({ id: 'n2', actorName: 'Second' })
 				],
-				onMarkRead: () => {},
-				onMarkAllRead: () => {},
+				optimisticMarkRead: () => {},
+				optimisticMarkAllRead: () => {},
 				onClose: () => {}
 			}
 		});
 
-		const items = document.querySelectorAll('button[type="button"]');
-		// At least 2 items + mark-all button
-		expect(items.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(2);
+		const forms = document.querySelectorAll('form[action="/aktivitaeten?/dismiss-notification"]');
+		expect(forms.length).toBe(2);
 	});
 });