diff --git a/lib/controllers/contextual_event.dart b/lib/controllers/contextual_event.dart
index 2bc6b3a..42c5a26 100644
--- a/lib/controllers/contextual_event.dart
+++ b/lib/controllers/contextual_event.dart
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 import "package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart";
-import "package:nexus/models/event.dart";
 
-class ContextualEventController(String? _) extends Notifier<Event?> {
+class ContextualEventController(String? _) extends Notifier<int?> {
   @override
-  Event? build() => null;
+  int? build() => null;
 
-  void set(Event? event) => state = event;
+  void set(int? event) => state = event;
 
   @override
   bool updateShouldNotify(_, _) => true;
 
   static final provider = NotifierProvider.family
-      .autoDispose<ContextualEventController, Event?, String?>(
+      .autoDispose<ContextualEventController, int?, String?>(
         ContextualEventController.new,
       );
 }
diff --git a/lib/controllers/notification.dart b/lib/controllers/notification.dart
index d93775e..04cb5ae 100644
--- a/lib/controllers/notification.dart
+++ b/lib/controllers/notification.dart
@@ -31,12 +31,14 @@ class NotificationController
           macOS: darwin,
         ),
         onDidReceiveNotificationResponse: (details) {
-          if (details.payload case final eventId?) {
+          if (details.payload == null) return;
+
+          if (int.tryParse(details.payload!) case final rowId?) {
             if (navigatorKey.currentContext case final context?) {
               Navigator.of(context).push(
                 MaterialPageRoute(
                   builder: (_) => NotificationsPage(
-                    highlightedEventId: eventId,
+                    highlightedEvent: rowId,
                     defaultToAllNotifications: true,
                   ),
                 ),
@@ -55,17 +57,17 @@ class NotificationController
           return;
         }
 
-        final eventId = call.arguments as String;
-
-        if (navigatorKey.currentContext case final context?) {
-          Navigator.of(context).push(
-            MaterialPageRoute(
-              builder: (_) => NotificationsPage(
-                highlightedEventId: eventId,
-                defaultToAllNotifications: true,
+        if (int.tryParse(call.arguments) case int rowId) {
+          if (navigatorKey.currentContext case final context?) {
+            Navigator.of(context).push(
+              MaterialPageRoute(
+                builder: (_) => NotificationsPage(
+                  highlightedEvent: rowId,
+                  defaultToAllNotifications: true,
+                ),
               ),
-            ),
-          );
+            );
+          }
         }
       });
 
diff --git a/lib/controllers/notifications.dart b/lib/controllers/notifications.dart
index da4312d..33e1cb3 100644
--- a/lib/controllers/notifications.dart
+++ b/lib/controllers/notifications.dart
@@ -1,33 +1,61 @@
 import "package:fast_immutable_collections/fast_immutable_collections.dart";
 import "package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart";
 import "package:nexus/controllers/client.dart";
+import "package:nexus/controllers/rooms.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/event.dart";
 
 typedef NotificationsRequest = (UnreadType? unreadType, String? roomId);
 
 class NotificationsController([final NotificationsRequest? request])
-    extends AsyncNotifier<IList<Event>> {
+    extends AsyncNotifier<IList<(int, String)>> {
+  static const virtualRoomId = "!notifications";
+
   @override
-  Future<IList<Event>> build() async {
+  Future<IList<(int, String)>> build() async {
     final client = ref.read(ClientController.provider.notifier);
 
     final (unreadType, roomId) = request ?? (null, null);
 
-    return await client.getMentions(
+    final mentions = await client.getMentions(
       .new(
         maxTimestamp: .now(),
         unreadType: unreadType ?? .highlight,
         roomId: roomId,
       ),
     );
+
+    ref
+        .watch(RoomsController.provider.notifier)
+        .update(
+          .new({
+            virtualRoomId: .new(
+              events: IMap.fromIterable(
+                mentions,
+                keyMapper: (event) => event.rowId,
+              ),
+            ),
+          }),
+          .new(),
+        );
+
+    return .new(mentions.map((event) => (event.rowId, event.roomId)));
   }
 
   Future<void> loadOlder() async {
     final currentNotifications = await future;
     state = .loading();
     state = await .guard(() async {
-      final lastTs = currentNotifications.lastOrNull?.timestamp;
-      if (lastTs == null) return const .empty();
+      final lastNotification = currentNotifications.lastOrNull?.$1;
+      final lastTs = lastNotification == null
+          ? null
+          : ref.watch(
+              RoomsController.provider.select(
+                (rooms) =>
+                    rooms[virtualRoomId]?.events[lastNotification]?.timestamp,
+              ),
+            );
+
+      if (lastTs == null) return currentNotifications;
 
       final client = ref.read(ClientController.provider.notifier);
       final (unreadType, roomId) = request ?? (null, null);
@@ -40,14 +68,30 @@ class NotificationsController([final NotificationsRequest? request])
         ),
       );
 
-      return currentNotifications.addAll(newNotifications);
+      ref
+          .watch(RoomsController.provider.notifier)
+          .update(
+            .new({
+              virtualRoomId: .new(
+                events: IMap.fromIterable(
+                  newNotifications,
+                  keyMapper: (event) => event.rowId,
+                ),
+              ),
+            }),
+            .new(),
+          );
+
+      return currentNotifications.addAll(
+        newNotifications.map((event) => (event.rowId, event.roomId)),
+      );
     });
   }
 
   static final provider = AsyncNotifierProvider.family
       .autoDispose<
         NotificationsController,
-        IList<Event>,
+        IList<(int, String)>,
         NotificationsRequest?
       >(NotificationsController.new);
 }
diff --git a/lib/controllers/room_chat.dart b/lib/controllers/room_chat.dart
index 60de47a..b100f93 100644
--- a/lib/controllers/room_chat.dart
+++ b/lib/controllers/room_chat.dart
@@ -18,10 +18,7 @@ import "package:nexus/models/requests/send_message.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/room.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/room_chat.dart";
 
-typedef ChatParams = ({
-  String roomId,
-  ({int rowId, String eventId})? contextualEvent,
-});
+typedef ChatParams = ({String roomId, int? contextualEvent});
 
 class RoomChatController(final ChatParams info)
     extends AsyncNotifier<RoomChat?> {
@@ -47,7 +44,7 @@ class RoomChatController(final ChatParams info)
         .nonNulls
         .toIList();
     if (info.contextualEvent == null ||
-        timeline.contains(info.contextualEvent!.rowId)) {
+        timeline.contains(info.contextualEvent)) {
       ref.watch(
         RoomsController.provider.select(
           (rooms) =>
@@ -62,7 +59,10 @@ class RoomChatController(final ChatParams info)
       );
     } else {
       final context = await client.getEventContext(
-        .new(roomId: info.roomId, eventId: info.contextualEvent!.eventId),
+        .new(
+          roomId: info.roomId,
+          eventId: room.events[info.contextualEvent!]!.eventId,
+        ),
       );
 
       final events = context.before.add(context.event).addAll(context.after);
diff --git a/lib/controllers/unified_push.dart b/lib/controllers/unified_push.dart
index db99868..cc0fce0 100644
--- a/lib/controllers/unified_push.dart
+++ b/lib/controllers/unified_push.dart
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class UnifiedPushController extends AsyncNotifier<bool> {
               id: event.eventId.hashCode & 0x7fffffff,
               title: roomMetadata.name ?? "New Event",
               icon: icon,
-              payload: event.eventId,
+              payload: event.rowId.toString(),
               body: switch (event.content) {
                 MessageContent(:final body?) ||
                 StickerContent(:final body) => body,
diff --git a/lib/helpers/hooks/chat_scroll.dart b/lib/helpers/hooks/chat_scroll.dart
index 856f0e0..faaa887 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/hooks/chat_scroll.dart
+++ b/lib/helpers/hooks/chat_scroll.dart
@@ -5,16 +5,17 @@ import "package:flutter_hooks/flutter_hooks.dart";
 import "package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart";
 import "package:material_ui/material_ui.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/direction.dart";
-import "package:nexus/models/event.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/room_chat.dart";
 
+typedef JumpToEvent = Future<void> Function(int rowId);
+
 final class ChatScroll({
   required final IList<int> historyRows,
   required final IList<int> liveRows,
   required final GlobalKey centerKey,
   required final ScrollController scrollController,
   required final bool atBottom,
-  required final Future<void> Function(Event event) jumpToEvent,
+  required final JumpToEvent jumpToEvent,
   required final Future<void> Function() jumpToBottom,
   required final GlobalKey Function(int eventRowId) keyFor,
 }) {
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ final class ChatScroll({
     required AsyncValue<RoomChat?> controllerData,
     required Future<void> Function(Direction direction) paginate,
     required Future<void> Function() markRead,
-    required ValueNotifier<Event?> contextualEvent,
+    required ValueNotifier<int?> contextualEvent,
   }) {
     final anchorId = useState<int?>(null);
 
@@ -43,11 +44,11 @@ final class ChatScroll({
         if (controllerData case AsyncData(:final value?)
             when value.timeline.isNotEmpty) {
           final hasContextualEvent = value.timeline.any(
-            (event) => event == contextualEvent.value?.rowId,
+            (event) => event == contextualEvent.value,
           );
 
           anchorId.value = hasContextualEvent
-              ? contextualEvent.value?.rowId
+              ? contextualEvent.value
               : value.timeline.last;
         }
       }
@@ -157,10 +158,10 @@ final class ChatScroll({
       centerKey: centerKey,
       scrollController: scrollController,
       atBottom: atBottom.value,
-      jumpToEvent: (Event event) async {
+      jumpToEvent: (int rowId) async {
         if (!scrollController.hasClients) return;
 
-        final existing = keyFor(event.rowId).currentContext;
+        final existing = keyFor(rowId).currentContext;
         if (existing != null && existing.mounted) {
           // Already mounted, just scroll
           await Scrollable.ensureVisible(
@@ -172,8 +173,8 @@ final class ChatScroll({
         } else {
           final completer = Completer<BuildContext>();
           anchorMountedCompleter.value = completer;
-          pendingAnchorTarget.value = event.rowId;
-          contextualEvent.value = event;
+          pendingAnchorTarget.value = rowId;
+          contextualEvent.value = rowId;
 
           final context = await completer.future;
           if (!context.mounted) return;
diff --git a/lib/widgets/pages/chat.dart b/lib/widgets/pages/chat.dart
index 52e5cc8..0a57351 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/pages/chat.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/pages/chat.dart
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class const ChatPage({super.key}) extends HookConsumerWidget {
                             key: ValueKey((roomId, initialHighlight)),
                             roomId: roomId,
                             isDesktop: isDesktop,
-                            initialHighlightedEvent: initialHighlight,
+                            initialHighlight: initialHighlight,
                             showMembersByDefault: showMembersByDefault,
                           );
                         },
diff --git a/lib/widgets/pages/notifications.dart b/lib/widgets/pages/notifications.dart
index 269f13f..3347e09 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/pages/notifications.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/pages/notifications.dart
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import "package:nexus/widgets/renderers/event.dart";
 import "package:super_sliver_list/super_sliver_list.dart";
 
 class const NotificationsPage({
-  final String? highlightedEventId,
+  final int? highlightedEvent,
   final bool defaultToAllNotifications = false,
   super.key,
 }) extends HookConsumerWidget {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class const NotificationsPage({
     };
     final unreadTypeIndex = useState(defaultToAllNotifications ? 1 : 0);
 
-    final highlightedId = useState(highlightedEventId);
+    final highlightedId = useState(highlightedEvent);
     final listController = useRef(ListController());
     final scrollController = useScrollController();
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class const NotificationsPage({
             final notifications = await ref.watch(provider.future);
 
             final index = notifications.indexWhere(
-              (element) => element.eventId == highlightedId.value!,
+              (tuple) => tuple.$1 == highlightedId.value!,
             );
 
             if (index == -1) return;
@@ -120,23 +120,23 @@ class const NotificationsPage({
                             ),
                             reverse: true,
                             itemBuilder: (context, index) {
-                              final event = value[index];
+                              final (rowId, roomId) = value[index];
                               final isHighlighted =
-                                  event.eventId == highlightedId.value;
+                                  rowId == highlightedId.value;
 
                               return Padding(
                                 padding: .only(top: 8),
                                 child: HighlightWrapper(
                                   InkWell(
                                     onTap: () async {
-                                      await ref.focusRoom(event.roomId);
+                                      await ref.focusRoom(roomId);
                                       ref
                                           .watch(
                                             ContextualEventController.provider(
-                                              event.roomId,
+                                              roomId,
                                             ).notifier,
                                           )
-                                          .set(event);
+                                          .set(rowId);
 
                                       if (context.mounted) {
                                         Navigator.of(context).pop();
@@ -144,8 +144,9 @@ class const NotificationsPage({
                                     },
                                     child: IgnorePointer(
                                       child: EventRenderer(
-                                        event.rowId,
-                                        roomId: event.roomId,
+                                        rowId,
+                                        roomId: NotificationsController
+                                            .virtualRoomId,
                                       ),
                                     ),
                                   ),
diff --git a/lib/widgets/pinned_events_drawer.dart b/lib/widgets/pinned_events_drawer.dart
index cb91985..f6bf9d2 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/pinned_events_drawer.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/pinned_events_drawer.dart
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import "package:fast_immutable_collections/fast_immutable_collections.dart";
 import "package:material_ui/material_ui.dart";
 import "package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart";
 import "package:nexus/controllers/pinned_events.dart";
+import "package:nexus/helpers/hooks/chat_scroll.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/event.dart";
 import "package:nexus/widgets/error_dialog.dart";
 import "package:nexus/widgets/loading.dart";
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ import "package:nexus/widgets/renderers/event.dart";
 final class const PinnedEventsDrawer(
   final String roomId, {
   required final IList<PopupMenuEntry> Function(Event event) getEventOptions,
-  required final Future<void> Function(Event event) jumpToEvent,
+  required final JumpToEvent jumpToEvent,
   super.key,
 }) extends HookConsumerWidget {
   @override
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ final class const PinnedEventsDrawer(
                 borderRadius: .circular(12),
                 onTap: () {
                   Navigator.of(context).pop();
-                  jumpToEvent(event);
+                  jumpToEvent(event.rowId);
                 },
                 child: Padding(
                   padding: .symmetric(vertical: 4),
diff --git a/lib/widgets/renderers/event.dart b/lib/widgets/renderers/event.dart
index f5ffe8b..c295510 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/renderers/event.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/renderers/event.dart
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import "package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart";
 import "package:nexus/controllers/event.dart";
 import "package:nexus/controllers/rooms.dart";
 import "package:nexus/helpers/extensions/show_context_menu.dart";
+import "package:nexus/helpers/hooks/chat_scroll.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/content/avatar.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/content/canonical_alias.dart";
 import "package:nexus/models/content/content.dart";
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ class const EventRenderer(
   final int? previousEventRowId,
   final bool textOnly = false,
   final int? maxLines,
-  final Future<void> Function(Event event)? jumpToEvent,
+  final JumpToEvent? jumpToEvent,
   final IList<PopupMenuEntry> Function(Event event)? getEventOptions,
   super.key,
 }) extends HookConsumerWidget {
@@ -106,7 +107,8 @@ class const EventRenderer(
                           .new(roomId: roomId, eventId: event.replyTo!),
                         ).future,
                       );
-                      if (replyEvent != null) await jumpToEvent!(replyEvent);
+                      if (replyEvent != null)
+                        await jumpToEvent!(replyEvent.rowId);
                     },
               isGrouped: isGrouped,
               maxLines: maxLines,
diff --git a/lib/widgets/room_chat/chat_timeline.dart b/lib/widgets/room_chat/chat_timeline.dart
index 6ae61eb..254c782 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/room_chat/chat_timeline.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/room_chat/chat_timeline.dart
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import "package:super_sliver_list/super_sliver_list.dart";
 class const ChatTimeline({
   required final String roomId,
   required final ChatScroll scroll,
-  required final Future<void> Function(Event event) jumpToEvent,
+  required final JumpToEvent jumpToEvent,
   required final IList<PopupMenuEntry> Function(Event) getEventOptions,
   required final int? highlightedEvent,
   required final double composerHeight,
diff --git a/lib/widgets/room_chat/room_chat.dart b/lib/widgets/room_chat/room_chat.dart
index ab4d35d..45c7e8a 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/room_chat/room_chat.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/room_chat/room_chat.dart
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ final class const RoomChat({
   required final String? roomId,
   required final bool isDesktop,
   required final bool showMembersByDefault,
-  final Event? initialHighlightedEvent,
+  final int? initialHighlight,
   super.key,
 }) extends HookConsumerWidget {
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context, WidgetRef ref) {
     final relatedEvent = useState<Event?>(null);
     final relationType = useState(RelationType.reply);
-    final contextualEvent = useState<Event?>(initialHighlightedEvent);
+    final contextualEvent = useState<int?>(initialHighlight);
     final highlightedEvent = useState<int?>(null);
 
     final composerSize = useState<double>(64);
@@ -63,12 +63,7 @@ final class const RoomChat({
 
     final controllerProvider = RoomChatController.provider((
       roomId: roomId,
-      contextualEvent: contextualEvent.value == null
-          ? null
-          : (
-              rowId: contextualEvent.value!.rowId,
-              eventId: contextualEvent.value!.eventId,
-            ),
+      contextualEvent: contextualEvent.value,
     ));
     final notifier = ref.watch(controllerProvider.notifier);
 
@@ -102,25 +97,25 @@ final class const RoomChat({
       },
     );
 
-    Future<void> jumpToEvent(Event event) async {
-      highlightedEvent.value = event.rowId;
+    Future<void> jumpToEvent(int rowId) async {
+      highlightedEvent.value = rowId;
 
-      await scroll.jumpToEvent(event);
+      await scroll.jumpToEvent(rowId);
       await Future.delayed(.new(milliseconds: 700), () {
-        if (highlightedEvent.value == event.rowId) {
+        if (highlightedEvent.value == rowId) {
           highlightedEvent.value = null;
         }
       });
     }
 
     useEffect(() {
-      if (initialHighlightedEvent == null) return null;
+      if (initialHighlight == null) return null;
 
       void check() {
         if (!context.mounted) return;
 
         if (scroll.scrollController.hasClients) {
-          jumpToEvent(initialHighlightedEvent!);
+          jumpToEvent(initialHighlight!);
         } else {
           WidgetsBinding.instance.addPostFrameCallback((_) => check());
         }
@@ -129,7 +124,7 @@ final class const RoomChat({
       check();
 
       return null;
-    }, [initialHighlightedEvent]);
+    }, [initialHighlight]);
 
     IList<PopupMenuEntry> getEventOptions(Event event) =>
         event.buildEventOptions(