diff --git a/src/notification/notification.controller.ts b/src/notification/notification.controller.ts
index 5b52b85..3a2bfe0 100644
--- a/src/notification/notification.controller.ts
+++ b/src/notification/notification.controller.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { PageQueryParams } from "../pagination";
 import {
   createNotification,
   deleteNotification,
+  getNotification,
   listNotifications,
   updateNotification,
 } from "./notification.service";
@@ -25,6 +26,22 @@ export async function createNotificationHandler(
   }
 }
 
+export async function getNotificationHandler(
+  req: FastifyRequest,
+  res: FastifyReply
+) {
+  const { notifId } = req.params as { notifId: string };
+
+  try {
+    const notification = await getNotification(notifId, req.user);
+    if (!notification)
+      return res.code(404).send({ error: "resource not found" });
+    return res.code(200).send(notification);
+  } catch (err) {
+    return err;
+  }
+}
+
 export async function listNotificationsHandler(
   req: FastifyRequest,
   res: FastifyReply
diff --git a/src/notification/notification.route.ts b/src/notification/notification.route.ts
index 1e91a77..509c587 100644
--- a/src/notification/notification.route.ts
+++ b/src/notification/notification.route.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { $notification } from "./notification.schema";
 import {
   createNotificationHandler,
   deleteNotificationHandler,
+  getNotificationHandler,
   listNotificationsHandler,
   updateNotificationHandler,
 } from "./notification.controller";
@@ -22,6 +23,18 @@ export async function notificationRoutes(fastify: FastifyInstance) {
     createNotificationHandler
   );
 
+  fastify.get(
+    "/:notifId",
+    {
+      schema: {
+        params: { type: "object", properties: { notifId: { type: "string" } } },
+      },
+      config: { requiredClaims: ["notification:read"] },
+      preHandler: [fastify.authorize],
+    },
+    getNotificationHandler
+  );
+
   fastify.get(
     "/",
     {
diff --git a/src/notification/notification.service.ts b/src/notification/notification.service.ts
index 6b3db5b..a1d80e6 100644
--- a/src/notification/notification.service.ts
+++ b/src/notification/notification.service.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import {
 } from "./notification.schema";
 import { getUser } from "../user/user.service";
 import { createNote } from "../note/note.service";
-import { permitModel } from "../permit/permit.schema";
 import { createAlert } from "../alert/alert.service";
 
 export async function createNotification(
@@ -31,6 +30,16 @@ export async function createNotification(
     .populate({ path: "assignedTo", select: "pid name avatar" });
 }
 
+export async function getNotification(
+  notifId: string,
+  user: AuthenticatedUser
+) {
+  return await notificationModel.findOne({
+    tenantId: user.tenantId,
+    pid: notifId,
+  });
+}
+
 export async function updateNotification(
   notifId: string,
   input: UpdateNotificationInput,