diff --git a/myteamwallet_frontend_modern/src/app/core/layout/shell/shell.html b/myteamwallet_frontend_modern/src/app/core/layout/shell/shell.html
index 8d6a51f..6012249 100644
--- a/myteamwallet_frontend_modern/src/app/core/layout/shell/shell.html
+++ b/myteamwallet_frontend_modern/src/app/core/layout/shell/shell.html
@@ -12,6 +12,46 @@
   } @else {
     <span>{{ currentTeam()?.name ?? 'TeamWallet' }}</span>
   }
+
+  <span class="shell-header-spacer"></span>
+
+  <button
+    mat-icon-button
+    class="shell-notification-bell"
+    [matMenuTriggerFor]="notificationMenu"
+    (menuOpened)="onNotificationsMenuOpened()"
+    [matBadge]="unreadCount()"
+    [matBadgeHidden]="unreadCount() === 0"
+    matBadgeSize="small"
+    matBadgeColor="warn"
+    aria-label="Benachrichtigungen"
+  >
+    <mat-icon>notifications</mat-icon>
+  </button>
+  <mat-menu #notificationMenu="matMenu" class="shell-notification-menu">
+    <div class="shell-notification-menu__header">
+      <span>Benachrichtigungen</span>
+      <button mat-button (click)="onMarkAllRead()">Alle als gelesen markieren</button>
+    </div>
+    @if (notifications().length === 0) {
+      <div class="shell-notification-menu__empty">Keine Benachrichtigungen</div>
+    } @else {
+      @for (item of notifications(); track item.id) {
+        <button
+          mat-menu-item
+          class="shell-notification-menu__item"
+          [class.shell-notification-menu__item--unread]="!item.read"
+          (click)="onNotificationClick(item)"
+        >
+          <mat-icon>{{ notificationIcon(item) }}</mat-icon>
+          <span>{{ notificationLabel(item) }}</span>
+        </button>
+      }
+      @if (currentTeamId(); as teamId) {
+        <a mat-menu-item [routerLink]="['/team', teamId, 'notifications']">Alle anzeigen</a>
+      }
+    }
+  </mat-menu>
 </mat-toolbar>
 
 <main class="shell-content">
diff --git a/myteamwallet_frontend_modern/src/app/core/layout/shell/shell.scss b/myteamwallet_frontend_modern/src/app/core/layout/shell/shell.scss
index 73dec71..7ac94b5 100644
--- a/myteamwallet_frontend_modern/src/app/core/layout/shell/shell.scss
+++ b/myteamwallet_frontend_modern/src/app/core/layout/shell/shell.scss
@@ -53,3 +53,37 @@ main {
     }
   }
 }
+
+.shell-header-spacer {
+  flex: 1;
+}
+
+.shell-notification-bell {
+  color: var(--mat-sys-on-surface);
+}
+
+.shell-notification-menu {
+  &__header {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
+    gap: 0.5rem;
+  }
+
+  &__empty {
+    padding: 1rem;
+    color: var(--mat-sys-on-surface-variant);
+    font-size: 0.875rem;
+  }
+
+  &__item {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 0.5rem;
+
+    &--unread {
+      font-weight: 600;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/myteamwallet_frontend_modern/src/app/core/layout/shell/shell.spec.ts b/myteamwallet_frontend_modern/src/app/core/layout/shell/shell.spec.ts
index cdf0d95..4e5d2cd 100644
--- a/myteamwallet_frontend_modern/src/app/core/layout/shell/shell.spec.ts
+++ b/myteamwallet_frontend_modern/src/app/core/layout/shell/shell.spec.ts
@@ -1,27 +1,55 @@
 import { TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { signal } from '@angular/core';
 import { BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs';
-import { ActivatedRoute, convertToParamMap, provideRouter } from '@angular/router';
+import { ActivatedRoute, ParamMap, Router, convertToParamMap, provideRouter } from '@angular/router';
 import { provideHttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { HttpTestingController, provideHttpClientTesting } from '@angular/common/http/testing';
 import { Shell } from './shell';
 import { environment } from '../../../../environments/environment';
 import { AuthStore } from '../../auth/auth-store';
 import { Player } from '../../../models/player.model';
+import { NotificationsStore } from '../../notifications/notifications-store';
 
 describe('Shell', () => {
   let httpMock: HttpTestingController;
   let authStore: AuthStore;
   let routeParams: BehaviorSubject<ReturnType<typeof convertToParamMap>>;
+  let notificationsStore: {
+    unreadCount: ReturnType<typeof signal<number>>;
+    notifications: ReturnType<typeof signal<any[]>>;
+    startPolling: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+    loadRecent: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+    markRead: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+    markAllRead: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+  };
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
     localStorage.clear();
     routeParams = new BehaviorSubject(convertToParamMap({ id: '5' }));
+    notificationsStore = {
+      unreadCount: signal(3),
+      notifications: signal([
+        {
+          id: 1,
+          event: 'player_creation',
+          actorUserId: 9,
+          payload: { playerId: 21, playerName: 'Ada Lovelace' },
+          read: false,
+          createdAt: '2026-08-04T10:00:00.000Z',
+        },
+      ]),
+      startPolling: vi.fn(),
+      loadRecent: vi.fn(),
+      markRead: vi.fn(),
+      markAllRead: vi.fn(),
+    };
     await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       imports: [Shell],
       providers: [
         provideHttpClient(),
         provideHttpClientTesting(),
         provideRouter([]),
+        { provide: NotificationsStore, useValue: notificationsStore },
         {
           provide: ActivatedRoute,
           useValue: { paramMap: routeParams.asObservable() },
@@ -153,4 +181,58 @@ describe('Shell', () => {
 
     expect(httpMock.match((request) => request.url.includes('/teams/')).length).toBe(0);
   });
+
+  it('starts polling notifications for the routed team id', () => {
+    const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(Shell);
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    httpMock.expectOne(`${environment.apiUrl}teams/5/overview`).flush({ id: 5, name: 'Team A', alias: 'a', balance: 0 });
+    httpMock.expectOne(`${environment.apiUrl}users/42/teams`).flush([]);
+
+    expect(notificationsStore.startPolling).toHaveBeenCalledWith(5);
+  });
+
+  it('exposes the unread count from the notifications store', () => {
+    const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(Shell);
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    httpMock.expectOne(`${environment.apiUrl}teams/5/overview`).flush({ id: 5, name: 'Team A', alias: 'a', balance: 0 });
+    httpMock.expectOne(`${environment.apiUrl}users/42/teams`).flush([]);
+
+    expect((fixture.componentInstance as any).unreadCount()).toBe(3);
+  });
+
+  it('loads recent notifications when the bell menu is opened', () => {
+    const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(Shell);
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    httpMock.expectOne(`${environment.apiUrl}teams/5/overview`).flush({ id: 5, name: 'Team A', alias: 'a', balance: 0 });
+    httpMock.expectOne(`${environment.apiUrl}users/42/teams`).flush([]);
+
+    (fixture.componentInstance as any).onNotificationsMenuOpened();
+
+    expect(notificationsStore.loadRecent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(5);
+  });
+
+  it('marks a clicked notification as read and navigates to its target', () => {
+    const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(Shell);
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    httpMock.expectOne(`${environment.apiUrl}teams/5/overview`).flush({ id: 5, name: 'Team A', alias: 'a', balance: 0 });
+    httpMock.expectOne(`${environment.apiUrl}users/42/teams`).flush([]);
+    const navigateSpy = vi.spyOn(TestBed.inject(Router), 'navigate');
+
+    const item = notificationsStore.notifications()[0];
+    (fixture.componentInstance as any).onNotificationClick(item);
+
+    expect(notificationsStore.markRead).toHaveBeenCalledWith(5, 1);
+    expect(navigateSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['/team', 5, 'members', 21]);
+  });
+
+  it('marks all notifications as read', () => {
+    const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(Shell);
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    httpMock.expectOne(`${environment.apiUrl}teams/5/overview`).flush({ id: 5, name: 'Team A', alias: 'a', balance: 0 });
+    httpMock.expectOne(`${environment.apiUrl}users/42/teams`).flush([]);
+
+    (fixture.componentInstance as any).onMarkAllRead();
+
+    expect(notificationsStore.markAllRead).toHaveBeenCalledWith(5);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/myteamwallet_frontend_modern/src/app/core/layout/shell/shell.ts b/myteamwallet_frontend_modern/src/app/core/layout/shell/shell.ts
index ea0a1f7..7246f6a 100644
--- a/myteamwallet_frontend_modern/src/app/core/layout/shell/shell.ts
+++ b/myteamwallet_frontend_modern/src/app/core/layout/shell/shell.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Component, computed, inject } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, computed, inject, signal } from '@angular/core';
 import { takeUntilDestroyed } from '@angular/core/rxjs-interop';
 import {
   ActivatedRoute,
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   RouterLinkActive,
   RouterOutlet,
 } from '@angular/router';
+import { MatBadgeModule } from '@angular/material/badge';
 import { MatButtonModule } from '@angular/material/button';
 import { MatIconModule } from '@angular/material/icon';
 import { MatMenuModule } from '@angular/material/menu';
@@ -14,7 +15,14 @@ import { MatToolbarModule } from '@angular/material/toolbar';
 import { AuthStore } from '../../auth/auth-store';
 import { MyTeamsStore } from '../../team/my-teams-store';
 import { TeamStore } from '../../team/team-store';
+import { NotificationsStore } from '../../notifications/notifications-store';
+import {
+  notificationIcon,
+  notificationLabel,
+  notificationTarget,
+} from '../../notifications/notification-presentation';
 import { UserTeamReference } from '../../../models/user-directory.model';
+import { NotificationItem } from '../../../models/notification.model';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-shell',
@@ -26,6 +34,7 @@ import { UserTeamReference } from '../../../models/user-directory.model';
     MatIconModule,
     MatMenuModule,
     MatButtonModule,
+    MatBadgeModule,
   ],
   templateUrl: './shell.html',
   styleUrl: './shell.scss',
@@ -36,8 +45,12 @@ export class Shell {
   private readonly authStore = inject(AuthStore);
   private readonly myTeamsStore = inject(MyTeamsStore);
   private readonly teamStore = inject(TeamStore);
+  private readonly notificationsStore = inject(NotificationsStore);
 
   protected readonly currentTeam = this.teamStore.team;
+  protected readonly currentTeamId = signal<number | null>(null);
+  protected readonly unreadCount = this.notificationsStore.unreadCount;
+  protected readonly notifications = this.notificationsStore.notifications;
 
   protected readonly myTeams = computed(() => {
     const seen = new Set<number>();
@@ -57,17 +70,13 @@ export class Shell {
       this.myTeamsStore.ensureLoaded(userId);
     }
 
-    // A direct subscription (not `effect()` + `toSignal()`) so the initial
-    // team load happens synchronously during construction, exactly like
-    // `ensureLoaded` above — `ActivatedRoute.paramMap` always replays its
-    // current value synchronously to a new subscriber. This keeps the
-    // component's behavior deterministic and trivial to test: no signal
-    // effect scheduling to wait for.
     this.route.paramMap.pipe(takeUntilDestroyed()).subscribe((params) => {
       const raw = params.get('id');
       const id = raw === null ? Number.NaN : Number(raw);
       if (Number.isInteger(id) && id > 0) {
         this.teamStore.loadTeam(id);
+        this.currentTeamId.set(id);
+        this.notificationsStore.startPolling(id);
       }
     });
   }
@@ -75,4 +84,33 @@ export class Shell {
   protected switchTeam(teamId: number): void {
     void this.router.navigate(['/team', teamId, 'overview']);
   }
+
+  protected notificationLabel(item: NotificationItem): string {
+    return notificationLabel(item);
+  }
+
+  protected notificationIcon(item: NotificationItem): string {
+    return notificationIcon(item.event);
+  }
+
+  protected onNotificationsMenuOpened(): void {
+    const teamId = this.currentTeamId();
+    if (teamId !== null) {
+      this.notificationsStore.loadRecent(teamId);
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected onNotificationClick(item: NotificationItem): void {
+    const teamId = this.currentTeamId();
+    if (teamId === null) return;
+    this.notificationsStore.markRead(teamId, item.id);
+    void this.router.navigate(notificationTarget(item, teamId));
+  }
+
+  protected onMarkAllRead(): void {
+    const teamId = this.currentTeamId();
+    if (teamId !== null) {
+      this.notificationsStore.markAllRead(teamId);
+    }
+  }
 }