diff --git a/src/app/shared/notifications/notification/notification.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/notifications/notification/notification.component.spec.ts
index 7b7ee57d26..2bded57636 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/notifications/notification/notification.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/notifications/notification/notification.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ComponentFixture, TestBed, waitForAsync } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { ComponentFixture, fakeAsync, TestBed, tick, waitForAsync } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { BrowserModule, By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import { ChangeDetectorRef, DebugElement } from '@angular/core';
 import { BrowserAnimationsModule } from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { Notification } from '../models/notification.model';
 import { TranslateLoader, TranslateModule, TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { TranslateLoaderMock } from '../../mocks/translate-loader.mock';
 import { storeModuleConfig } from '../../../app.reducer';
+import { BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs';
 
 describe('NotificationComponent', () => {
 
@@ -83,6 +84,8 @@ describe('NotificationComponent', () => {
     deContent = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.notification-content'));
     elContent = deContent.nativeElement;
     elType = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.notification-icon')).nativeElement;
+
+    spyOn(comp, 'remove');
   });
 
   it('should create component', () => {
@@ -124,4 +127,51 @@ describe('NotificationComponent', () => {
     expect(elContent.innerHTML).toEqual(htmlContent);
   });
 
+  describe('dismiss countdown', () => {
+    const TIMEOUT = 5000;
+    let isPaused$: BehaviorSubject<boolean>;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      isPaused$ = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
+      comp.isPaused$ = isPaused$;
+      comp.notification = {
+        id: '1',
+        type: NotificationType.Info,
+        title: 'Notif. title',
+        content: 'test',
+        options: Object.assign(
+          new NotificationOptions(),
+          { timeout: TIMEOUT }
+        ),
+        html: true
+      };
+    });
+
+    it('should remove notification after timeout', fakeAsync(() => {
+      comp.ngOnInit();
+      tick(TIMEOUT);
+      expect(comp.remove).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    }));
+
+    describe('isPaused$', () => {
+      it('should pause countdown on true', fakeAsync(() => {
+        comp.ngOnInit();
+        tick(TIMEOUT / 2);
+        isPaused$.next(true);
+        tick(TIMEOUT);
+        expect(comp.remove).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      }));
+
+      it('should resume paused countdown on false', fakeAsync(() => {
+        comp.ngOnInit();
+        tick(TIMEOUT / 4);
+        isPaused$.next(true);
+        tick(TIMEOUT / 4);
+        isPaused$.next(false);
+        tick(TIMEOUT);
+        expect(comp.remove).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      }));
+    });
+  });
+
 });
diff --git a/src/app/shared/notifications/notifications-board/notifications-board.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/notifications/notifications-board/notifications-board.component.spec.ts
index dad667cf3d..1d3faabdaa 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/notifications/notifications-board/notifications-board.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/notifications/notifications-board/notifications-board.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { ComponentFixture, inject, TestBed, waitForAsync } from '@angular/core/testing';
-import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import { BrowserModule, By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import { ChangeDetectorRef } from '@angular/core';
 
 import { NotificationsService } from '../notifications.service';
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ import { NotificationType } from '../models/notification-type';
 import { uniqueId } from 'lodash';
 import { INotificationBoardOptions } from '../../../../config/notifications-config.interfaces';
 import { NotificationsServiceStub } from '../../testing/notifications-service.stub';
+import { cold } from 'jasmine-marbles';
+
+export const bools = { f: false, t: true };
 
 describe('NotificationsBoardComponent', () => {
   let comp: NotificationsBoardComponent;
@@ -67,6 +70,40 @@ describe('NotificationsBoardComponent', () => {
 
   it('should have two notifications', () => {
     expect(comp.notifications.length).toBe(2);
+    expect(fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('ds-notification')).length).toBe(2);
+  });
+
+  describe('notification countdown', () => {
+    let wrapper;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      wrapper = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('div.notifications-wrapper'));
+    });
+
+    it('should not be paused by default', () => {
+      expect(comp.isPaused$).toBeObservable(cold('f', bools));
+    });
+
+    it('should pause on mouseenter', () => {
+      wrapper.triggerEventHandler('mouseenter');
+
+      expect(comp.isPaused$).toBeObservable(cold('t', bools));
+    });
+
+    it('should resume on mouseleave', () => {
+      wrapper.triggerEventHandler('mouseenter');
+      wrapper.triggerEventHandler('mouseleave');
+
+      expect(comp.isPaused$).toBeObservable(cold('f', bools));
+    });
+
+    it('should be passed to all notifications', () => {
+      fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('ds-notification'))
+                          .map(node => node.componentInstance)
+                          .forEach(notification => {
+                            expect(notification.isPaused$).toEqual(comp.isPaused$);
+                          });
+    });
   });
 
 })