diff --git a/include/api.php b/include/api.php
index 11950f52f3..41d1e2f1e8 100644
--- a/include/api.php
+++ b/include/api.php
@@ -5590,7 +5590,7 @@ function api_friendica_notification($type)
 		throw new BadRequestException('Invalid argument count');
 	}
 
-	$Notifies = DI::notify()->selectAllForUser(local_user(), ['order' => ['seen' => 'ASC', 'date' => 'DESC'], 'limit' => 50]);
+	$Notifies = DI::notify()->selectAllForUser(local_user(), 50);
 
 	$notifications = new ApiNotifications();
 	foreach ($Notifies as $Notify) {
diff --git a/src/Navigation/Notifications/Depository/Notify.php b/src/Navigation/Notifications/Depository/Notify.php
index c35f50a73b..4c7a1ef33d 100644
--- a/src/Navigation/Notifications/Depository/Notify.php
+++ b/src/Navigation/Notifications/Depository/Notify.php
@@ -73,9 +73,16 @@ class Notify extends BaseDepository
 		return $this->select($condition, $params);
 	}
 
-	public function selectAllForUser(int $uid, array $params = []): Collection\Notifies
+	/**
+	 * Returns notifications for the user, unread first, ordered in descending chronological order.
+	 *
+	 * @param int $uid
+	 * @param int $limit
+	 * @return Collection\Notifies
+	 */
+	public function selectAllForUser(int $uid, int $limit): Collection\Notifies
 	{
-		return $this->selectForUser($uid, [], $params);
+		return $this->selectForUser($uid, [], ['order' => ['seen' => 'ASC', 'date' => 'DESC'], 'limit' => $limit]);
 	}
 
 	public function setAllSeenForUser(int $uid, array $condition = []): bool