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/notification/notification.component.ts b/src/app/shared/notifications/notification/notification.component.ts
index 0c64d3e263..5f00084761 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/notifications/notification/notification.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/notifications/notification/notification.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {of as observableOf,  Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { Observable, of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
 import {
   ChangeDetectionStrategy,
   ChangeDetectorRef,
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import { fadeInEnter, fadeInState, fadeOutLeave, fadeOutState } from '../../anim
 import { NotificationAnimationsStatus } from '../models/notification-animations-type';
 import { isNotEmpty } from '../../empty.util';
 import { INotification } from '../models/notification.model';
+import { filter, first } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-notification',
@@ -47,6 +48,11 @@ export class NotificationComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
   @Input() public notification = null as INotification;
 
+  /**
+   * Whether this notification's countdown should be paused
+   */
+  @Input() public isPaused$: Observable<boolean> = observableOf(false);
+
   // Progress bar variables
   public title: Observable<string>;
   public content: Observable<string>;
@@ -99,17 +105,21 @@ export class NotificationComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   private instance = () => {
     this.diff = (new Date().getTime() - this.start) - (this.count * this.speed);
 
-    if (this.count++ === this.steps) {
-      this.remove();
-      // this.item.timeoutEnd!.emit();
-    } else if (!this.stopTime) {
-      if (this.showProgressBar) {
-        this.progressWidth += 100 / this.steps;
-      }
+    this.isPaused$.pipe(
+      filter(paused => !paused),
+      first(),
+    ).subscribe(() => {
+      if (this.count++ === this.steps) {
+        this.remove();
+      } else if (!this.stopTime) {
+        if (this.showProgressBar) {
+          this.progressWidth += 100 / this.steps;
+        }
 
-      this.timer = setTimeout(this.instance, (this.speed - this.diff));
-    }
-    this.zone.run(() => this.cdr.detectChanges());
+        this.timer = setTimeout(this.instance, (this.speed - this.diff));
+      }
+      this.zone.run(() => this.cdr.detectChanges());
+    });
   }
 
   public remove() {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/notifications/notifications-board/notifications-board.component.html b/src/app/shared/notifications/notifications-board/notifications-board.component.html
index 15f5044bc4..854842f30d 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/notifications/notifications-board/notifications-board.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/notifications/notifications-board/notifications-board.component.html
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-<div class="notifications-wrapper position-fixed" [ngClass]="position">
+<div class="notifications-wrapper position-fixed"
+     [ngClass]="position"
+     (mouseenter)="this.isPaused$.next(true);"
+     (mouseleave)="this.isPaused$.next(false);">
   <ds-notification
     class="notification"
     *ngFor="let a of notifications; let i = index"
-    [notification]="a">
+    [notification]="a" [isPaused$]="isPaused$">
   </ds-notification>
 </div>
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$);
+                          });
+    });
   });
 
 })
diff --git a/src/app/shared/notifications/notifications-board/notifications-board.component.ts b/src/app/shared/notifications/notifications-board/notifications-board.component.ts
index 829cfadf0f..f153d1009e 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/notifications/notifications-board/notifications-board.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/notifications/notifications-board/notifications-board.component.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
 } from '@angular/core';
 
 import { select, Store } from '@ngrx/store';
-import { Subscription } from 'rxjs';
+import { BehaviorSubject, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
 import { difference } from 'lodash';
 
 import { NotificationsService } from '../notifications.service';
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ export class NotificationsBoardComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   public rtl = false;
   public animate: 'fade' | 'fromTop' | 'fromRight' | 'fromBottom' | 'fromLeft' | 'rotate' | 'scale' = 'fromRight';
 
+  /**
+   * Whether to pause the dismiss countdown of all notifications on the board
+   */
+  public isPaused$: BehaviorSubject<boolean> = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
+
   constructor(private service: NotificationsService,
               private store: Store<AppState>,
               private cdr: ChangeDetectorRef) {
@@ -129,7 +134,6 @@ export class NotificationsBoardComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       }
     });
   }
-
   ngOnDestroy(): void {
     if (this.sub) {
       this.sub.unsubscribe();