diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/package.json b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/package.json
index 72c782e11..4efc5c2d4 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/package.json
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/package.json
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     "react-hot-toast": "^2.6.0",
     "react-router-dom": "^6.27.0",
     "recharts": "^3.8.1",
+    "socket.io-client": "^4.8.3",
     "sonner": "^2.0.7",
     "stream-browserify": "^3.0.0",
     "tailwind-merge": "^3.6.0",
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/components/layout/FreightDashboardHeader.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/components/layout/FreightDashboardHeader.tsx
index 8a45c7cf0..8748f589e 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/components/layout/FreightDashboardHeader.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/components/layout/FreightDashboardHeader.tsx
@@ -5,14 +5,12 @@ import {
   Burger,
   Divider,
   Group,
-  Indicator,
   Menu,
   Text,
   Tooltip,
   UnstyledButton,
 } from "@mantine/core";
 import {
-  Bell,
   ChevronDown,
   FileSignature,
   Languages,
@@ -25,6 +23,8 @@ import {
 import { type ReactNode } from "react";
 import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
 
+import NotificationBellContainer from "@/features/notifications/NotificationBellContainer";
+
 import type { PageMeta } from "./types";
 
 export interface FreightDashboardHeaderProps {
@@ -117,19 +117,7 @@ const FreightDashboardHeader = ({
             </UnstyledButton>
           </Tooltip>
 
-          <Tooltip label="Notifications" withArrow openDelay={300}>
-            <Indicator
-              color="edr-accent"
-              size={8}
-              offset={6}
-              withBorder
-              aria-label="Unread notifications"
-            >
-              <UnstyledButton className={ISLAND} aria-label="Notifications">
-                <Bell size={17} strokeWidth={1.8} />
-              </UnstyledButton>
-            </Indicator>
-          </Tooltip>
+          <NotificationBellContainer />
 
           {enableThemeToggle && (
             <Tooltip
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/features/notifications/NotificationBellContainer.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/features/notifications/NotificationBellContainer.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f720089e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/features/notifications/NotificationBellContainer.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { NotificationBell, type NotificationBellItem } from "@edr/ui-common";
+import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
+
+import {
+  useMarkAllRead,
+  useMarkRead,
+  useNotificationsList,
+  useUnreadCount,
+} from "./useNotifications";
+import { useNotificationSocket } from "./useNotificationSocket";
+
+/**
+ * Wires react-query + the notification WebSocket into the shared presentational
+ * bell. Mounted inside the authenticated dashboard header.
+ */
+export default function NotificationBellContainer({
+  enabled = true,
+}: {
+  enabled?: boolean;
+}) {
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const list = useNotificationsList(enabled);
+  const unread = useUnreadCount(enabled);
+  const markRead = useMarkRead();
+  const markAllRead = useMarkAllRead();
+  useNotificationSocket(enabled);
+
+  const items: NotificationBellItem[] = (list.data?.items ?? []).map((n) => ({
+    id: n.id,
+    title: n.title,
+    body: n.body,
+    createdAt: n.createdAt,
+    isRead: n.isRead,
+    link: n.link,
+  }));
+
+  return (
+    <NotificationBell
+      items={items}
+      unreadCount={unread.data ?? list.data?.unreadCount ?? 0}
+      loading={list.isLoading}
+      onOpen={() => {
+        void list.refetch();
+        void unread.refetch();
+      }}
+      onItemClick={(item) => {
+        if (!item.isRead) markRead.mutate(item.id);
+        if (item.link) navigate(item.link);
+      }}
+      onMarkAllRead={() => markAllRead.mutate()}
+    />
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/features/notifications/notificationsApi.ts b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/features/notifications/notificationsApi.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1982aa238
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/features/notifications/notificationsApi.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import type { NotificationListResult } from "@edr/types";
+
+import { api } from "@/auth/http";
+
+export interface ListNotificationsParams {
+  page?: number;
+  limit?: number;
+  isRead?: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Backoffice notification REST calls. The backoffice axios `api` response
+ * interceptor already unwraps the `{ success, data }` envelope, so `.data` here
+ * is the payload itself.
+ */
+export const notificationsApi = {
+  list: async (
+    params: ListNotificationsParams = {},
+  ): Promise<NotificationListResult> => {
+    const { data } = await api.get<NotificationListResult>("/notifications", {
+      params,
+    });
+    return data;
+  },
+  unreadCount: async (): Promise<number> => {
+    const { data } = await api.get<{ unreadCount: number }>(
+      "/notifications/unread-count",
+    );
+    return data.unreadCount;
+  },
+  markRead: async (id: string): Promise<void> => {
+    await api.patch(`/notifications/${id}/read`);
+  },
+  markAllRead: async (): Promise<void> => {
+    await api.post("/notifications/read-all");
+  },
+};
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/features/notifications/useNotificationSocket.ts b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/features/notifications/useNotificationSocket.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ade0ce97d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/features/notifications/useNotificationSocket.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import {
+  NOTIFICATION_WS_EVENTS,
+  NOTIFICATION_WS_NAMESPACE,
+  type NotificationDto,
+} from "@edr/types";
+import { useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { useEffect } from "react";
+import toast from "react-hot-toast";
+import { io } from "socket.io-client";
+
+import { API_BASE_URL } from "@/constants/apiConfig";
+import { AUTH_TOKEN_COOKIE, getCookie } from "@/auth/cookies";
+
+import { NOTIFICATIONS_KEY, UNREAD_KEY } from "./useNotifications";
+
+// The socket namespace lives at the server root, not under the `/api` REST
+// prefix — strip a trailing `/api` if the base URL carries one.
+const SOCKET_ORIGIN = String(API_BASE_URL ?? "").replace(/\/api\/?$/, "");
+
+/**
+ * Subscribes to live notification pushes for the signed-in staff user. New
+ * items invalidate the list + toast; unread-count pushes update the badge.
+ */
+export function useNotificationSocket(enabled: boolean) {
+  const qc = useQueryClient();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!enabled) return;
+    const token = getCookie(AUTH_TOKEN_COOKIE);
+    if (!token) return;
+
+    const socket = io(`${SOCKET_ORIGIN}/${NOTIFICATION_WS_NAMESPACE}`, {
+      auth: { token },
+      transports: ["websocket"],
+      withCredentials: true,
+    });
+
+    socket.on(NOTIFICATION_WS_EVENTS.NEW, (n: NotificationDto) => {
+      qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: NOTIFICATIONS_KEY });
+      toast(n.title);
+    });
+
+    socket.on(NOTIFICATION_WS_EVENTS.UNREAD_COUNT, (count: number) => {
+      if (typeof count === "number") qc.setQueryData(UNREAD_KEY, count);
+    });
+
+    return () => {
+      socket.off();
+      socket.disconnect();
+    };
+  }, [enabled, qc]);
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/features/notifications/useNotifications.ts b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/features/notifications/useNotifications.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..58f69df3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/features/notifications/useNotifications.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { useMutation, useQuery, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+
+import { notificationsApi } from "./notificationsApi";
+
+export const NOTIFICATIONS_KEY = ["notifications"] as const;
+export const UNREAD_KEY = ["notifications", "unread"] as const;
+
+export function useNotificationsList(enabled = true) {
+  return useQuery({
+    queryKey: [...NOTIFICATIONS_KEY, "list"],
+    queryFn: () => notificationsApi.list({ page: 1, limit: 20 }),
+    enabled,
+  });
+}
+
+export function useUnreadCount(enabled = true) {
+  return useQuery({
+    queryKey: UNREAD_KEY,
+    queryFn: () => notificationsApi.unreadCount(),
+    enabled,
+    // WebSocket keeps this fresh; poll as a fallback if the socket drops.
+    refetchInterval: 60_000,
+  });
+}
+
+export function useMarkRead() {
+  const qc = useQueryClient();
+  return useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (id: string) => notificationsApi.markRead(id),
+    onSuccess: () => qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: NOTIFICATIONS_KEY }),
+  });
+}
+
+export function useMarkAllRead() {
+  const qc = useQueryClient();
+  return useMutation({
+    mutationFn: () => notificationsApi.markAllRead(),
+    onSuccess: () => qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: NOTIFICATIONS_KEY }),
+  });
+}