diff --git a/src/controller/buffers/mastodon/notifications.py b/src/controller/buffers/mastodon/notifications.py
index ba84f244..68951382 100644
--- a/src/controller/buffers/mastodon/notifications.py
+++ b/src/controller/buffers/mastodon/notifications.py
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 import time
 import logging
 import widgetUtils
+import output
 from controller.buffers.mastodon.base import BaseBuffer
 from sessions.mastodon import compose, templates
 from wxUI import buffers
+from wxUI.dialogs.mastodon import dialogs as mastodon_dialogs
 
 log = logging.getLogger("controller.buffers.mastodon.notifications")
 
@@ -46,6 +48,9 @@ class NotificationsBuffer(BaseBuffer):
     def destroy_status(self, *args, **kwargs):
         index = self.buffer.list.get_selected()
         item = self.session.db[self.name][index]
+        answer = mastodon_dialogs.delete_notification_dialog()
+        if answer == False:
+            return
         items = self.session.db[self.name]
         try:
             self.session.api.notifications_dismiss(id=item.id)
@@ -54,4 +59,5 @@ class NotificationsBuffer(BaseBuffer):
             output.speak(_("Notification dismissed."))
         except Exception as e:
             self.session.sound.play("error.ogg")
+            log.exception("")
         self.session.db[self.name] = items
diff --git a/src/wxUI/dialogs/mastodon/dialogs.py b/src/wxUI/dialogs/mastodon/dialogs.py
index cb485618..a42f6ffb 100644
--- a/src/wxUI/dialogs/mastodon/dialogs.py
+++ b/src/wxUI/dialogs/mastodon/dialogs.py
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ def delete_post_dialog():
     dlg.Destroy()
     return result
 
+def delete_notification_dialog():
+    result = False
+    dlg = wx.MessageDialog(None, _("Are you sure you want to dismiss this notification? If you dismiss a mention notification, it also disappears from your mentions buffer. The post is not going to be deleted from the instance, though."), _("Dismiss"), wx.ICON_QUESTION|wx.YES_NO)
+    if dlg.ShowModal() == wx.ID_YES:
+        result = True
+    dlg.Destroy()
+    return result
+
 def clear_list():
     result = False
     dlg = wx.MessageDialog(None, _("Do you really want to empty this buffer? It's  items will be removed from the list but not from the instance"), _(u"Empty buffer"), wx.ICON_QUESTION|wx.YES_NO)