diff --git a/mod/notifications.php b/mod/notifications.php
index f327c2fe2..09f89e88a 100644
--- a/mod/notifications.php
+++ b/mod/notifications.php
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ function notifications_content(&$a) {
 		);
 		
 		if (count($r) > 0) {
+			$notifications_available =1;
 			foreach ($r as $it) {
 				$notif_content .= replace_macros($not_tpl,array(
 					'$item_link' => $a->get_baseurl(true).'/notify/view/'. $it['id'],
@@ -95,7 +96,9 @@ function notifications_content(&$a) {
 		
 		$o .= replace_macros($notif_tpl,array(
 			'$notif_header' => t('System Notifications'),
+			'$notif_link_mark_seen' => t('Mark all system notifications seen'),
 			'$notif_content' => $notif_content,
+			'$notifications_available' => $notifications_available,
 		));
 
 	return $o;
diff --git a/view/tpl/notifications.tpl b/view/tpl/notifications.tpl
index 3015de504..ae87c8ec8 100755
--- a/view/tpl/notifications.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/notifications.tpl
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 <h1>{{$notif_header}}</h1>
-
+{{if $notifications_available}}
+<a href="#" onclick="markRead('notify');">{{$notif_link_mark_seen}}</a>
+{{/if}}
 <div class="notif-network-wrapper">
 	{{$notif_content}}
 </div>