diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/notifications/client/NotificationsService.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/notifications/client/NotificationsService.java
index 84507b1..bd9726a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/notifications/client/NotificationsService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/notifications/client/NotificationsService.java
@@ -18,4 +18,6 @@ import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.RemoteServiceRelativePath;
 public interface NotificationsService extends RemoteService {
 	UserInfo getUserInfo();
 	HashMap<Date, ArrayList<Notification>> getUserNotifications();
+	
+	boolean setAllUserNotificationsRead();
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/notifications/client/NotificationsServiceAsync.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/notifications/client/NotificationsServiceAsync.java
index 0ffd07b..2d9a351 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/notifications/client/NotificationsServiceAsync.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/notifications/client/NotificationsServiceAsync.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ public interface NotificationsServiceAsync {
 	void getUserNotifications(
 			AsyncCallback<HashMap<Date, ArrayList<Notification>>> callback);
 
+	void setAllUserNotificationsRead(AsyncCallback<Boolean> callback);
+
 
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/notifications/client/view/NotificationsPanel.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/notifications/client/view/NotificationsPanel.java
index f145b29..67ae68a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/notifications/client/view/NotificationsPanel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/notifications/client/view/NotificationsPanel.java
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 package org.gcube.portlets.user.notifications.client.view;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.SortedSet;
+import java.util.TreeSet;
 
 import org.gcube.portal.databook.shared.Notification;
 import org.gcube.portal.databook.shared.UserInfo;
@@ -12,6 +15,7 @@ import org.gcube.portlets.user.notifications.client.view.templates.DayWrapper;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.notifications.client.view.templates.SingleNotificationView;
 
 import com.google.gwt.core.client.GWT;
+import com.google.gwt.user.client.Timer;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.Window;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.AsyncCallback;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Composite;
@@ -78,12 +82,16 @@ public class NotificationsPanel extends Composite {
 						mainPanel.setHeight("");
 						mainPanel.setHorizontalAlignment(HasAlignment.ALIGN_LEFT);
 						mainPanel.setVerticalAlignment(HasVerticalAlignment.ALIGN_TOP);
-						for (Date day : notificationsPerDay.keySet()) {
+														
+						ArrayList<Date> sortedKeys=new ArrayList<Date>(notificationsPerDay.keySet());
+						Collections.sort(sortedKeys, Collections.reverseOrder());
+						
+						for (Date day : sortedKeys) {
 							mainPanel.add(new DayWrapper(day));
 							for (Notification notif : notificationsPerDay.get(day)) 
 								mainPanel.add(new SingleNotificationView(notif));
 						}
-						
+						setNotificationsRead();
 					}
 				} 
 				else
@@ -99,4 +107,23 @@ public class NotificationsPanel extends Composite {
 		mainPanel.setVerticalAlignment(HasVerticalAlignment.ALIGN_MIDDLE);
 		mainPanel.add(loadingImage);
 	}
+	
+	Timer t;
+	private void setNotificationsRead() {
+		t = new Timer() {
+			
+			@Override
+			public void run() {
+				notificationService.setAllUserNotificationsRead(new AsyncCallback<Boolean>() {
+					public void onFailure(Throwable caught) {
+					}
+					public void onSuccess(Boolean result) {
+					}
+				});
+				
+			}
+		};
+		
+		t.schedule(3000);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/notifications/server/NotificationsServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/notifications/server/NotificationsServiceImpl.java
index f1bc703..c253df5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/notifications/server/NotificationsServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/notifications/server/NotificationsServiceImpl.java
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ import org.gcube.portal.databook.server.DBCassandraAstyanaxImpl;
 import org.gcube.portal.databook.server.DatabookStore;
 import org.gcube.portal.databook.shared.Notification;
 import org.gcube.portal.databook.shared.UserInfo;
+import org.gcube.portal.databook.shared.ex.ColumnNameNotFoundException;
+import org.gcube.portal.databook.shared.ex.NotificationIDNotFoundException;
+import org.gcube.portal.databook.shared.ex.NotificationTypeNotFoundException;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.notifications.client.NotificationsService;
 
 import com.google.gwt.user.server.rpc.RemoteServiceServlet;
@@ -137,7 +140,7 @@ public class NotificationsServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements No
 	private Date removeTimePart(Date date) {
 		Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();  
 		cal.setTime(date);  
-		  
+
 		// Set time fields to zero  
 		cal.set(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY, 0);  
 		cal.set(Calendar.MINUTE, 0);  
@@ -146,4 +149,18 @@ public class NotificationsServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements No
 
 		return cal.getTime();  
 	}
+	/**
+	 * this set all the notifications for this user read
+	 */
+	public boolean setAllUserNotificationsRead() {
+		try {
+			for (Notification notification :store.getUnreadNotificationsByUser(getASLSession().getUsername()) ) {
+				store.setNotificationRead(notification.getKey());
+			}
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			_log.error("While trying to set User notifications Read");
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
 }