diff --git a/spec/controllers/api/v1/notifications_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/api/v1/notifications_controller_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 6615848b83..0000000000
--- a/spec/controllers/api/v1/notifications_controller_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,137 +0,0 @@
-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-require 'rails_helper'
-
-RSpec.describe Api::V1::NotificationsController do
-  render_views
-
-  let(:user)  { Fabricate(:user, account_attributes: { username: 'alice' }) }
-  let(:token) { Fabricate(:accessible_access_token, resource_owner_id: user.id, scopes: scopes) }
-  let(:other) { Fabricate(:user) }
-  let(:third) { Fabricate(:user) }
-
-  before do
-    allow(controller).to receive(:doorkeeper_token) { token }
-  end
-
-  describe 'GET #show' do
-    let(:scopes) { 'read:notifications' }
-
-    it 'returns http success' do
-      notification = Fabricate(:notification, account: user.account)
-      get :show, params: { id: notification.id }
-
-      expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe 'POST #dismiss' do
-    let(:scopes) { 'write:notifications' }
-
-    it 'destroys the notification' do
-      notification = Fabricate(:notification, account: user.account)
-      post :dismiss, params: { id: notification.id }
-
-      expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
-      expect { notification.reload }.to raise_error(ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound)
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe 'POST #clear' do
-    let(:scopes) { 'write:notifications' }
-
-    it 'clears notifications for the account' do
-      notification = Fabricate(:notification, account: user.account)
-      post :clear
-
-      expect(notification.account.reload.notifications).to be_empty
-      expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe 'GET #index' do
-    let(:scopes) { 'read:notifications' }
-
-    before do
-      first_status = PostStatusService.new.call(user.account, text: 'Test')
-      @reblog_of_first_status = ReblogService.new.call(other.account, first_status)
-      mentioning_status = PostStatusService.new.call(other.account, text: 'Hello @alice')
-      @mention_from_status = mentioning_status.mentions.first
-      @favourite = FavouriteService.new.call(other.account, first_status)
-      @second_favourite = FavouriteService.new.call(third.account, first_status)
-      @follow = FollowService.new.call(other.account, user.account)
-    end
-
-    describe 'with no options' do
-      before do
-        get :index
-      end
-
-      it 'returns expected notification types', :aggregate_failures do
-        expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
-
-        expect(body_json_types).to include 'reblog'
-        expect(body_json_types).to include 'mention'
-        expect(body_json_types).to include 'favourite'
-        expect(body_json_types).to include 'follow'
-      end
-    end
-
-    describe 'with account_id param' do
-      before do
-        get :index, params: { account_id: third.account.id }
-      end
-
-      it 'returns only notifications from specified user', :aggregate_failures do
-        expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
-
-        expect(body_json_account_ids.uniq).to eq [third.account.id.to_s]
-      end
-
-      def body_json_account_ids
-        body_as_json.map { |x| x[:account][:id] }
-      end
-    end
-
-    describe 'with invalid account_id param' do
-      before do
-        get :index, params: { account_id: 'foo' }
-      end
-
-      it 'returns nothing', :aggregate_failures do
-        expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
-
-        expect(body_as_json.size).to eq 0
-      end
-    end
-
-    describe 'with exclude_types param' do
-      before do
-        get :index, params: { exclude_types: %w(mention) }
-      end
-
-      it 'returns everything but excluded type', :aggregate_failures do
-        expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
-
-        expect(body_as_json.size).to_not eq 0
-        expect(body_json_types.uniq).to_not include 'mention'
-      end
-    end
-
-    describe 'with types param' do
-      before do
-        get :index, params: { types: %w(mention) }
-      end
-
-      it 'returns only requested type', :aggregate_failures do
-        expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
-
-        expect(body_json_types.uniq).to eq ['mention']
-      end
-    end
-
-    def body_json_types
-      body_as_json.pluck(:type)
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/v1/notifications_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/v1/notifications_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a879c35b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/requests/api/v1/notifications_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe 'Notifications' do
+  let(:user)    { Fabricate(:user, account_attributes: { username: 'alice' }) }
+  let(:token)   { Fabricate(:accessible_access_token, resource_owner_id: user.id, scopes: scopes) }
+  let(:scopes)  { 'read:notifications write:notifications' }
+  let(:headers) { { 'Authorization' => "Bearer #{token.token}" } }
+
+  describe 'GET /api/v1/notifications' do
+    subject do
+      get '/api/v1/notifications', headers: headers, params: params
+    end
+
+    let(:bob)    { Fabricate(:user) }
+    let(:tom)    { Fabricate(:user) }
+    let(:params) { {} }
+
+    before do
+      first_status = PostStatusService.new.call(user.account, text: 'Test')
+      ReblogService.new.call(bob.account, first_status)
+      mentioning_status = PostStatusService.new.call(bob.account, text: 'Hello @alice')
+      mentioning_status.mentions.first
+      FavouriteService.new.call(bob.account, first_status)
+      FavouriteService.new.call(tom.account, first_status)
+      FollowService.new.call(bob.account, user.account)
+    end
+
+    it_behaves_like 'forbidden for wrong scope', 'write write:notifications'
+
+    context 'with no options' do
+      it 'returns expected notification types', :aggregate_failures do
+        subject
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
+        expect(body_json_types).to include 'reblog'
+        expect(body_json_types).to include 'mention'
+        expect(body_json_types).to include 'favourite'
+        expect(body_json_types).to include 'follow'
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'with account_id param' do
+      let(:params) { { account_id: tom.account.id } }
+
+      it 'returns only notifications from specified user', :aggregate_failures do
+        subject
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
+        expect(body_json_account_ids.uniq).to eq [tom.account.id.to_s]
+      end
+
+      def body_json_account_ids
+        body_as_json.map { |x| x[:account][:id] }
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'with invalid account_id param' do
+      let(:params) { { account_id: 'foo' } }
+
+      it 'returns nothing', :aggregate_failures do
+        subject
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
+        expect(body_as_json.size).to eq 0
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'with exclude_types param' do
+      let(:params) { { exclude_types: %w(mention) } }
+
+      it 'returns everything but excluded type', :aggregate_failures do
+        subject
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
+        expect(body_as_json.size).to_not eq 0
+        expect(body_json_types.uniq).to_not include 'mention'
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'with types param' do
+      let(:params) { { types: %w(mention) } }
+
+      it 'returns only requested type', :aggregate_failures do
+        subject
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
+        expect(body_json_types.uniq).to eq ['mention']
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'with limit param' do
+      let(:params) { { limit: 3 } }
+
+      it 'returns the requested number of notifications paginated', :aggregate_failures do
+        subject
+
+        notifications = user.account.notifications
+
+        expect(body_as_json.size).to eq(params[:limit])
+        expect(response.headers['Link'].find_link(%w(rel prev)).href).to eq(api_v1_notifications_url(limit: params[:limit], min_id: notifications.last.id.to_s))
+        expect(response.headers['Link'].find_link(%w(rel next)).href).to eq(api_v1_notifications_url(limit: params[:limit], max_id: notifications[2].id.to_s))
+      end
+    end
+
+    def body_json_types
+      body_as_json.pluck(:type)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'GET /api/v1/notifications/:id' do
+    subject do
+      get "/api/v1/notifications/#{notification.id}", headers: headers
+    end
+
+    let(:notification) { Fabricate(:notification, account: user.account) }
+
+    it_behaves_like 'forbidden for wrong scope', 'write write:notifications'
+
+    it 'returns http success' do
+      subject
+
+      expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
+    end
+
+    context 'when notification belongs to someone else' do
+      let(:notification) { Fabricate(:notification) }
+
+      it 'returns http not found' do
+        subject
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(404)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'POST /api/v1/notifications/:id/dismiss' do
+    subject do
+      post "/api/v1/notifications/#{notification.id}/dismiss", headers: headers
+    end
+
+    let!(:notification) { Fabricate(:notification, account: user.account) }
+
+    it_behaves_like 'forbidden for wrong scope', 'read read:notifications'
+
+    it 'destroys the notification' do
+      subject
+
+      expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
+      expect { notification.reload }.to raise_error(ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound)
+    end
+
+    context 'when notification belongs to someone else' do
+      let(:notification) { Fabricate(:notification) }
+
+      it 'returns http not found' do
+        subject
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(404)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'POST /api/v1/notifications/clear' do
+    subject do
+      post '/api/v1/notifications/clear', headers: headers
+    end
+
+    before do
+      Fabricate.times(3, :notification, account: user.account)
+    end
+
+    it_behaves_like 'forbidden for wrong scope', 'read read:notifications'
+
+    it 'clears notifications for the account' do
+      subject
+
+      expect(user.account.reload.notifications).to be_empty
+      expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
+    end
+  end
+end