diff --git a/shell/contents/components/NotificationStripe.qml b/shell/contents/components/NotificationStripe.qml
index c3683788..093fd619 100644
--- a/shell/contents/components/NotificationStripe.qml
+++ b/shell/contents/components/NotificationStripe.qml
@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
+/*
+ *   Copyright 2014 Aaron Seigo <aseigo@kde.org>
+ *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
+ *   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or
+ *   (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *   GNU Library General Public License for more details
+ *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ *   License along with this program; if not, write to the
+ *   Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ *   51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
 import QtQuick 2.0
 import org.kde.plasma.core 2.0 as PlasmaCore
 
@@ -15,13 +34,32 @@ Rectangle {
             }
     property color textGradientOverlay: "#9900000C"
 
+    Behavior on x {
+        SpringAnimation { spring: 2; damping: 0.2 }
+    }
+
+    MouseArea {
+        anchors.fill: root
+        drag.axis: Drag.XAxis
+        drag.target: root
+        onReleased: {
+            if (drag.active) {
+                if (parent.x > width / 4 || parent.x < width / -4) {
+                    notificationsModel.remove(index);
+                } else {
+                    parent.x = 0;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     PlasmaCore.IconItem {
         id: icon
         width: units.iconSizes.medium
         height: width
         x: units.largeSpacing
         y: 0
-        source: "im-user"
+        source: appIcon && appIcon.length > 0 ? appIcon : "im-user"
     }
 
     Item {
@@ -57,7 +95,6 @@ Rectangle {
         id: summaryArea
         width: parent.width - icon.width - rounded.width - (units.largeSpacing * 2)
         height: parent.height
-
         anchors {
             left: rounded.right
             top: parent.top
@@ -76,11 +113,5 @@ Rectangle {
             color: "white"
             text: summary
         }
-/*
-        MouseArea {
-            anchors.fill: parent
-            drag.axis: Drag.YAxis
-            drag.target: parent
-        }*/
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/shell/contents/views/Desktop.qml b/shell/contents/views/Desktop.qml
index 27803908..0df44107 100644
--- a/shell/contents/views/Desktop.qml
+++ b/shell/contents/views/Desktop.qml
@@ -138,6 +138,19 @@ Item {
 
     ListModel {
         id: notificationsModel
+
+        ListElement {
+            appIcon: "call-start"
+            summary: "Missed call from Joe"
+        }
+        ListElement {
+            appIcon: "im-google"
+            summary: "July: Hey! Are you around?"
+        }
+        ListElement {
+            appIcon: "im-google"
+            summary: "July: Hello?"
+        }
     }
 
     ListView {