diff --git a/packages/frontend/core/src/components/notification/list.style.css.ts b/packages/frontend/core/src/components/notification/list.style.css.ts
index 49732ffe2..ee442003b 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/core/src/components/notification/list.style.css.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/core/src/components/notification/list.style.css.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { cssVar } from '@toeverything/theme';
 import { cssVarV2 } from '@toeverything/theme/v2';
-import { style } from '@vanilla-extract/css';
+import { keyframes, style } from '@vanilla-extract/css';
 
 export const containerScrollViewport = style({
   maxHeight: '272px',
@@ -14,10 +14,39 @@ export const itemList = style({
 });
 
 export const listEmpty = style({
-  color: cssVarV2('text/placeholder'),
+  display: 'flex',
+  flexDirection: 'column',
+  alignItems: 'center',
+  justifyContent: 'center',
+  gap: '2px',
+  height: '184px',
+  padding: '16px 45px',
+});
+
+export const listEmptyIconContainer = style({
+  display: 'flex',
+  alignItems: 'center',
+  justifyContent: 'center',
+  width: '40px',
+  height: '40px',
+  marginBottom: '14px',
+  borderRadius: '50%',
+  backgroundColor: cssVarV2('layer/background/secondary'),
+  color: cssVarV2('icon/primary'),
+});
+
+export const listEmptyTitle = style({
+  color: cssVarV2('text/primary'),
   fontSize: '14px',
   lineHeight: '22px',
-  padding: '4px 2px',
+  textAlign: 'center',
+});
+
+export const listEmptyDescription = style({
+  color: cssVarV2('text/secondary'),
+  fontSize: '14px',
+  lineHeight: '20px',
+  textAlign: 'center',
 });
 
 export const error = style({
@@ -36,12 +65,37 @@ export const itemContainer = style({
   gap: '8px',
   cursor: 'pointer',
   selectors: {
-    [`&:hover:not([data-disabled="true"])`]: {
+    [`&:hover:not([data-disabled="true"],:has(button:hover))`]: {
       backgroundColor: cssVarV2('layer/background/hoverOverlay'),
     },
   },
 });
 
+export const itemSkeletonContainer = style({
+  opacity: 0,
+  animation: `${keyframes({
+    '0%': { opacity: 0 },
+    '100%': { opacity: 1 },
+  })} 500ms ease forwards 1s`,
+});
+
+export const itemDeleteButton = style({
+  position: 'absolute',
+  right: '10px',
+  bottom: '8px',
+  width: '20px',
+  height: '20px',
+  backgroundColor: cssVarV2('button/iconButtonSolid'),
+  border: `0.5px solid ${cssVarV2('layer/insideBorder/border')}`,
+  boxShadow: cssVar('buttonShadow'),
+  opacity: 0,
+  selectors: {
+    [`${itemContainer}:hover &`]: {
+      opacity: 1,
+    },
+  },
+});
+
 export const itemMain = style({
   display: 'flex',
   flexDirection: 'column',
@@ -62,29 +116,10 @@ export const itemNotSupported = style({
   lineHeight: '22px',
 });
 
-export const itemDeleteButton = style({
-  position: 'absolute',
-  right: '10px',
-  bottom: '8px',
-  width: '20px',
-  height: '20px',
-  backgroundColor: cssVarV2('button/iconButtonSolid'),
-  border: `0.5px solid ${cssVarV2('layer/insideBorder/border')}`,
-  boxShadow: cssVar('buttonShadow'),
-  opacity: 0,
-  selectors: {
-    [`${itemContainer}:hover &`]: {
-      opacity: 1,
-    },
-  },
-});
-
 export const itemNameLabel = style({
-  fontWeight: 'bold',
+  fontWeight: '500',
   color: cssVarV2('text/primary'),
-  display: 'inline-flex',
-  alignItems: 'center',
-  gap: '4px',
+  display: 'inline',
   verticalAlign: 'top',
   selectors: {
     [`&[data-inactived="true"]`]: {
@@ -95,4 +130,11 @@ export const itemNameLabel = style({
 
 export const itemActionButton = style({
   width: 'fit-content',
+  borderRadius: '4px',
+});
+
+export const itemNameLabelIcon = style({
+  verticalAlign: 'top',
+  marginRight: '4px',
+  color: cssVarV2('icon/primary'),
 });
diff --git a/packages/frontend/core/src/components/notification/list.tsx b/packages/frontend/core/src/components/notification/list.tsx
index bfbb38f2d..7def1fa4c 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/core/src/components/notification/list.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/core/src/components/notification/list.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   NotificationType,
 } from '@affine/core/modules/notification';
 import { WorkspacesService } from '@affine/core/modules/workspace';
+import { extractEmojiIcon } from '@affine/core/utils';
 import { UserFriendlyError } from '@affine/error';
 import type {
   InvitationAcceptedNotificationBodyType,
@@ -24,15 +25,21 @@ import type {
   MentionNotificationBodyType,
 } from '@affine/graphql';
 import { i18nTime, Trans, useI18n } from '@affine/i18n';
-import { CollaborationIcon, DeleteIcon } from '@blocksuite/icons/rc';
+import {
+  CollaborationIcon,
+  DeleteIcon,
+  EdgelessIcon,
+  NotificationIcon,
+  PageIcon,
+} from '@blocksuite/icons/rc';
 import { useLiveData, useService } from '@toeverything/infra';
+import clsx from 'clsx';
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 
 import { useNavigateHelper } from '../hooks/use-navigate-helper';
 import * as styles from './list.style.css';
 
 export const NotificationList = () => {
-  const t = useI18n();
   const notificationListService = useService(NotificationListService);
   const notifications = useLiveData(notificationListService.notifications$);
   const isLoading = useLiveData(notificationListService.isLoading$);
@@ -84,9 +91,7 @@ export const NotificationList = () => {
         ) : userFriendlyError ? (
           <div className={styles.error}>{userFriendlyError.message}</div>
         ) : (
-          <div className={styles.listEmpty}>
-            {t['com.affine.notification.empty']()}
-          </div>
+          <NotificationListEmpty />
         )}
       </Scrollable.Viewport>
       <Scrollable.Scrollbar />
@@ -94,10 +99,31 @@ export const NotificationList = () => {
   );
 };
 
+const NotificationListEmpty = () => {
+  const t = useI18n();
+  return (
+    <div className={styles.listEmpty}>
+      <div className={styles.listEmptyIconContainer}>
+        <NotificationIcon width={24} height={24} />
+      </div>
+      <div className={styles.listEmptyTitle}>
+        {t['com.affine.notification.empty']()}
+      </div>
+      <div className={styles.listEmptyDescription}>
+        {t['com.affine.notification.empty.description']()}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
 const NotificationItemSkeleton = () => {
   return Array.from({ length: 3 }).map((_, i) => (
-    // oxlint-disable-next-line no-array-index-key
-    <div key={i} className={styles.itemContainer} data-disabled="true">
+    <div
+      // oxlint-disable-next-line no-array-index-key
+      key={i}
+      className={clsx(styles.itemContainer, styles.itemSkeletonContainer)}
+      data-disabled="true"
+    >
       <Skeleton variant="circular" width={22} height={22} />
       <div className={styles.itemMain}>
         <Skeleton variant="text" width={150} />
@@ -183,7 +209,7 @@ const MentionNotificationItem = ({
                   data-inactived={memberInactived}
                 />
               ),
-              2: <b className={styles.itemNameLabel} />,
+              2: <DocNameWithIcon mode={body.doc.mode} />,
             }}
             values={{
               username:
@@ -419,12 +445,7 @@ const InvitationAcceptedNotificationItem = ({
           <Trans
             i18nKey={'com.affine.notification.invitation-accepted'}
             components={{
-              1: (
-                <b
-                  className={styles.itemNameLabel}
-                  data-inactived={memberInactived}
-                />
-              ),
+              1: <WorkspaceNameWithIcon data-inactived={memberInactived} />,
             }}
             values={{
               username:
@@ -657,8 +678,50 @@ const WorkspaceNameWithIcon = ({
 }: React.PropsWithChildren<React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLSpanElement>>) => {
   return (
     <b className={styles.itemNameLabel} {...props}>
-      <CollaborationIcon width={20} height={20} />
+      <CollaborationIcon
+        className={styles.itemNameLabelIcon}
+        width={20}
+        height={20}
+      />
       {children}
     </b>
   );
 };
+
+const DocNameWithIcon = ({
+  children,
+  mode,
+  ...props
+}: React.PropsWithChildren<
+  React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLSpanElement> & { mode: 'page' | 'edgeless' }
+>) => {
+  const { emoji, rest: titleWithoutEmoji } = useMemo(() => {
+    if (typeof children === 'string') {
+      return extractEmojiIcon(children);
+    }
+    if (
+      children instanceof Array &&
+      children.length === 1 &&
+      typeof children[0] === 'string'
+    ) {
+      return extractEmojiIcon(children[0]);
+    }
+    return { rest: children, emoji: null };
+  }, [children]);
+  return (
+    <b className={styles.itemNameLabel} {...props}>
+      {emoji ? (
+        <span className={styles.itemNameLabelIcon}>{emoji}</span>
+      ) : mode === 'page' ? (
+        <PageIcon className={styles.itemNameLabelIcon} width={20} height={20} />
+      ) : (
+        <EdgelessIcon
+          className={styles.itemNameLabelIcon}
+          width={20}
+          height={20}
+        />
+      )}
+      {titleWithoutEmoji}
+    </b>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/packages/frontend/core/src/desktop/dialogs/setting/general-setting/notifications/index.tsx b/packages/frontend/core/src/desktop/dialogs/setting/general-setting/notifications/index.tsx
index a88fb9d90..a37bb016d 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/core/src/desktop/dialogs/setting/general-setting/notifications/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/core/src/desktop/dialogs/setting/general-setting/notifications/index.tsx
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ export const NotificationSettings = () => {
     <>
       <SettingHeader
         title={t['com.affine.setting.notifications.header.title']()}
+        subtitle={t['com.affine.setting.notifications.header.description']()}
       />
       <SettingWrapper
         title={t['com.affine.setting.notifications.email.title']()}
diff --git a/packages/frontend/i18n/src/i18n.gen.ts b/packages/frontend/i18n/src/i18n.gen.ts
index bb8c9e9b5..f9dd92cbf 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/i18n/src/i18n.gen.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/i18n/src/i18n.gen.ts
@@ -4663,6 +4663,10 @@ export function useAFFiNEI18N(): {
       * `Notifications`
       */
     ["com.affine.setting.notifications.header.title"](): string;
+    /**
+      * `Choose the types of updates you want to receive and where to get them.`
+      */
+    ["com.affine.setting.notifications.header.description"](): string;
     /**
       * `Email notifications`
       */
@@ -7203,6 +7207,10 @@ export function useAFFiNEI18N(): {
       * `No new notifications`
       */
     ["com.affine.notification.empty"](): string;
+    /**
+      * `You'll be notified here for @mentions and workspace invites.`
+      */
+    ["com.affine.notification.empty.description"](): string;
     /**
       * `Open workspace`
       */
diff --git a/packages/frontend/i18n/src/resources/en.json b/packages/frontend/i18n/src/resources/en.json
index 1f5584382..d43e2559c 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/i18n/src/resources/en.json
+++ b/packages/frontend/i18n/src/resources/en.json
@@ -1159,6 +1159,7 @@
   "com.affine.selector-tag.search.placeholder": "Search tags...",
   "com.affine.setting.notifications": "Notifications",
   "com.affine.setting.notifications.header.title": "Notifications",
+  "com.affine.setting.notifications.header.description": "Choose the types of updates you want to receive and where to get them.",
   "com.affine.setting.notifications.email.title": "Email notifications",
   "com.affine.setting.notifications.email.mention.title": "Mention",
   "com.affine.setting.notifications.email.mention.subtitle": "You will be notified through email when other members of the workspace @ you.",
@@ -1791,6 +1792,7 @@
   "com.affine.notification.unsupported": "Unsupported message",
   "com.affine.notification.mention": "<1>{{username}}</1> mentioned you in <2>{{docTitle}}</2>",
   "com.affine.notification.empty": "No new notifications",
+  "com.affine.notification.empty.description": "You'll be notified here for @mentions and workspace invites.",
   "com.affine.notification.invitation-accepted": "<1>{{username}}</1> has accept your invitation",
   "com.affine.notification.invitation-review-request": "<1>{{username}}</1> has requested to join <2>{{workspaceName}}</2>",
   "com.affine.notification.invitation-review-declined": "<1>{{username}}</1> has declined your request to join <2>{{workspaceName}}</2>",