diff --git a/hooks/useNotificationListener.ts b/hooks/useNotificationListener.ts
index c109ece..a8f4be7 100644
--- a/hooks/useNotificationListener.ts
+++ b/hooks/useNotificationListener.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,41 @@
+import AsyncStorage from "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage";
 import * as Notifications from "expo-notifications";
 import { useEffect } from "react";
 import { Item } from "types/Item";
 
-// Hook to listen for incoming notifications and map them into Item objects
-export function useNotificationListener(onItem: (item: Item) => void) {
+const STORAGE_KEY = "notifications-data";
+
+// Hook: listens for incoming notifications → Item + persists them
+export function useNotificationListener(onItems: (items: Item[]) => void) {
 	useEffect(() => {
+		// Load saved notifications on mount
+		(async () => {
+			try {
+				const saved = await AsyncStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY);
+				if (saved) {
+					const parsed: Item[] = JSON.parse(saved);
+					// sort newest first
+					onItems(parsed.sort((a, b) => b.timestamp - a.timestamp));
+				}
+			} catch (e) {
+				console.error("Failed to load notifications from storage:", e);
+			}
+		})();
+
 		// Listen for notification received while app is in foreground
-		const receivedSub = Notifications.addNotificationReceivedListener((notification) => {
+		const receivedSub = Notifications.addNotificationReceivedListener(async (notification) => {
 			const item = mapNotificationToItem(notification);
-			if (item) onItem(item);
+			if (item) {
+				await addItem(item, onItems);
+			}
 		});
 
 		// Listen for when user taps a notification
-		const responseSub = Notifications.addNotificationResponseReceivedListener((response) => {
+		const responseSub = Notifications.addNotificationResponseReceivedListener(async (response) => {
 			const item = mapNotificationToItem(response.notification);
-			if (item) onItem(item);
+			if (item) {
+				await addItem(item, onItems);
+			}
 		});
 
 		// Cleanup on unmount
@@ -22,16 +43,16 @@ export function useNotificationListener(onItem: (item: Item) => void) {
 			receivedSub.remove();
 			responseSub.remove();
 		};
-	}, [onItem]);
+	}, [onItems]);
 }
 
-// Helper: convert Expo notification → Item
+// Convert Expo notification → Item
 function mapNotificationToItem(notification: Notifications.Notification): Item | null {
 	try {
 		const content = notification.request.content;
 
 		return {
-			timestamp: Date.now(), // Or use content.data.timestamp if backend includes it
+			timestamp: Date.now(), // could use backend timestamp if provided
 			category: (content.data?.category as Item["category"]) ?? "home",
 			title: content.title ?? "No title",
 			info: content.body ?? "No details",
@@ -42,3 +63,18 @@ function mapNotificationToItem(notification: Notifications.Notification): Item |
 		return null;
 	}
 }
+
+// Save a new item into storage and update state
+async function addItem(item: Item, onItems: (items: Item[]) => void) {
+	try {
+		const saved = await AsyncStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY);
+		const prev: Item[] = saved ? JSON.parse(saved) : [];
+
+		const updated = [item, ...prev].sort((a, b) => b.timestamp - a.timestamp);
+
+		await AsyncStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(updated));
+		onItems(updated);
+	} catch (e) {
+		console.error("Failed to persist notification:", e);
+	}
+}