diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/NotificationBell.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/NotificationBell.svelte
index f8edc540..cb62dbfa 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/NotificationBell.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/NotificationBell.svelte
@@ -2,17 +2,11 @@
 import { onMount, onDestroy } from 'svelte';
 import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
 import { m } from '$lib/paraglide/messages.js';
-
-type NotificationItem = {
-	id: string;
-	type: 'REPLY' | 'MENTION';
-	documentId: string;
-	referenceId: string;
-	annotationId: string | null;
-	read: boolean;
-	createdAt: string;
-	actorName: string;
-};
+import {
+	type NotificationItem,
+	relativeTime,
+	parseNotificationEvent
+} from '$lib/utils/notifications';
 
 let notifications: NotificationItem[] = $state([]);
 let unreadCount: number = $state(0);
@@ -131,23 +125,12 @@ function attachClickOutside(node: HTMLElement) {
 	};
 }
 
-function relativeTime(isoString: string): string {
-	const diffMs = Date.now() - new Date(isoString).getTime();
-	const diffMin = Math.floor(diffMs / 60000);
-	const rtf = new Intl.RelativeTimeFormat(undefined, { numeric: 'auto' });
-	if (diffMin < 1) return rtf.format(0, 'minute');
-	if (diffMin < 60) return rtf.format(-diffMin, 'minute');
-	const diffH = Math.floor(diffMin / 60);
-	if (diffH < 24) return rtf.format(-diffH, 'hour');
-	const diffD = Math.floor(diffH / 24);
-	return rtf.format(-diffD, 'day');
-}
-
 onMount(() => {
 	fetchUnreadCount();
 	eventSource = new EventSource('/api/notifications/stream');
 	eventSource.addEventListener('notification', (e) => {
-		const notification = JSON.parse(e.data) as NotificationItem;
+		const notification = parseNotificationEvent(e.data);
+		if (!notification) return;
 		notifications = [notification, ...notifications];
 		if (!notification.read) unreadCount += 1;
 	});
@@ -317,6 +300,16 @@ onDestroy(() => {
 					{/each}
 				</ul>
 			{/if}
+
+			<div class="border-t border-line px-4 py-2">
+				<a
+					href="/notifications"
+					onclick={closeDropdown}
+					class="text-xs font-medium text-ink-2 transition-colors hover:text-ink"
+				>
+					{m.notification_view_all()}
+				</a>
+			</div>
 		</div>
 	{/if}
 </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/utils/notifications.spec.ts b/frontend/src/lib/utils/notifications.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e1333d5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/utils/notifications.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { relativeTime, parseNotificationEvent } from '$lib/utils/notifications';
+
+const rtf = new Intl.RelativeTimeFormat(undefined, { numeric: 'auto' });
+
+function msAgo(ms: number, now: Date): string {
+	return new Date(now.getTime() - ms).toISOString();
+}
+
+describe('relativeTime', () => {
+	const now = new Date('2024-06-15T12:00:00.000Z');
+
+	it('should use minute bucket for timestamps under 60 seconds ago', () => {
+		const ts = msAgo(30_000, now);
+		expect(relativeTime(ts, now)).toBe(rtf.format(0, 'minute'));
+	});
+
+	it('should use minute bucket for exactly 59 minutes ago', () => {
+		const ts = msAgo(59 * 60_000, now);
+		expect(relativeTime(ts, now)).toBe(rtf.format(-59, 'minute'));
+	});
+
+	it('should use minute bucket for exactly 1 minute ago', () => {
+		const ts = msAgo(60_000, now);
+		expect(relativeTime(ts, now)).toBe(rtf.format(-1, 'minute'));
+	});
+
+	it('should use hour bucket for exactly 1 hour ago', () => {
+		const ts = msAgo(60 * 60_000, now);
+		expect(relativeTime(ts, now)).toBe(rtf.format(-1, 'hour'));
+	});
+
+	it('should use hour bucket for 23 hours ago', () => {
+		const ts = msAgo(23 * 60 * 60_000, now);
+		expect(relativeTime(ts, now)).toBe(rtf.format(-23, 'hour'));
+	});
+
+	it('should use day bucket for exactly 24 hours ago', () => {
+		const ts = msAgo(24 * 60 * 60_000, now);
+		expect(relativeTime(ts, now)).toBe(rtf.format(-1, 'day'));
+	});
+
+	it('should use day bucket for 6 days ago', () => {
+		const ts = msAgo(6 * 24 * 60 * 60_000, now);
+		expect(relativeTime(ts, now)).toBe(rtf.format(-6, 'day'));
+	});
+
+	it('should default now to current time when omitted', () => {
+		// Just verify it returns a non-empty string — exact value depends on runtime clock
+		const ts = new Date(Date.now() - 5 * 60_000).toISOString();
+		expect(relativeTime(ts)).toBeTruthy();
+	});
+});
+
+describe('parseNotificationEvent', () => {
+	const valid = {
+		id: '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001',
+		documentId: '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000002',
+		actorName: 'Anna Müller',
+		type: 'MENTION',
+		referenceId: '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000003',
+		annotationId: null,
+		read: false,
+		createdAt: '2024-06-15T10:00:00',
+		documentTitle: 'Geburtsurkunde Opa Karl'
+	};
+
+	it('should return parsed object for a valid payload', () => {
+		const result = parseNotificationEvent(JSON.stringify(valid));
+		expect(result).not.toBeNull();
+		expect(result?.id).toBe(valid.id);
+		expect(result?.actorName).toBe('Anna Müller');
+	});
+
+	it('should return null for invalid JSON', () => {
+		expect(parseNotificationEvent('not-json')).toBeNull();
+	});
+
+	it('should return null when id is missing', () => {
+		// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
+		const { id, ...noId } = valid;
+		expect(parseNotificationEvent(JSON.stringify(noId))).toBeNull();
+	});
+
+	it('should return null when documentId is missing', () => {
+		// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
+		const { documentId, ...noDocId } = valid;
+		expect(parseNotificationEvent(JSON.stringify(noDocId))).toBeNull();
+	});
+
+	it('should return null when actorName is missing', () => {
+		// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
+		const { actorName, ...noActor } = valid;
+		expect(parseNotificationEvent(JSON.stringify(noActor))).toBeNull();
+	});
+
+	it('should return null for unknown notification type', () => {
+		expect(parseNotificationEvent(JSON.stringify({ ...valid, type: 'UNKNOWN' }))).toBeNull();
+	});
+
+	it('should accept REPLY as a valid type', () => {
+		const result = parseNotificationEvent(JSON.stringify({ ...valid, type: 'REPLY' }));
+		expect(result).not.toBeNull();
+		expect(result?.type).toBe('REPLY');
+	});
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/utils/notifications.ts b/frontend/src/lib/utils/notifications.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a58f1b11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/utils/notifications.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+export type NotificationItem = {
+	id: string;
+	type: 'REPLY' | 'MENTION';
+	documentId: string;
+	referenceId: string;
+	annotationId: string | null;
+	read: boolean;
+	createdAt: string;
+	actorName: string;
+	documentTitle: string | null;
+};
+
+const rtf = new Intl.RelativeTimeFormat(undefined, { numeric: 'auto' });
+
+export function relativeTime(isoString: string, now: Date = new Date()): string {
+	const diffMs = now.getTime() - new Date(isoString).getTime();
+	const diffMin = Math.floor(diffMs / 60_000);
+	if (diffMin < 1) return rtf.format(0, 'minute');
+	if (diffMin < 60) return rtf.format(-diffMin, 'minute');
+	const diffH = Math.floor(diffMin / 60);
+	if (diffH < 24) return rtf.format(-diffH, 'hour');
+	const diffD = Math.floor(diffH / 24);
+	return rtf.format(-diffD, 'day');
+}
+
+export function parseNotificationEvent(raw: string): NotificationItem | null {
+	try {
+		const parsed = JSON.parse(raw);
+		if (
+			typeof parsed.id !== 'string' ||
+			typeof parsed.documentId !== 'string' ||
+			typeof parsed.actorName !== 'string' ||
+			!['REPLY', 'MENTION'].includes(parsed.type)
+		) {
+			console.warn('Unexpected SSE payload shape:', parsed);
+			return null;
+		}
+		return parsed as NotificationItem;
+	} catch {
+		return null;
+	}
+}