diff --git a/app/controllers/better_together/notifications_controller.rb b/app/controllers/better_together/notifications_controller.rb
index cf7bf7e45..85ac0ea2b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/better_together/notifications_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/better_together/notifications_controller.rb
@@ -6,15 +6,21 @@ class NotificationsController < ApplicationController
     include BetterTogether::NotificationReadable
 
     before_action :authenticate_user!
+    after_action :verify_authorized
+
+    rescue_from Pundit::NotAuthorizedError, with: :user_not_authorized
     before_action :disallow_robots
 
     def index
+      authorize :notifications, :index?
       @notifications = helpers.current_person.notifications.includes(:event).order(created_at: :desc)
       @unread_count = helpers.current_person.notifications.unread.size
     end
 
     # TODO: Make a Stimulus controller to dispatch this action async when messages are viewed
     def mark_as_read # rubocop:todo Metrics/AbcSize, Metrics/MethodLength
+      authorize :notifications, :mark_as_read?
+
       if params[:id]
         mark_notification_as_read(params[:id])
       elsif params[:record_id]
@@ -40,11 +46,13 @@ def mark_as_read # rubocop:todo Metrics/AbcSize, Metrics/MethodLength
     end
 
     def mark_notification_as_read(id)
+      authorize :notifications, :mark_notification_as_read?
       @notification = helpers.current_person.notifications.find(id)
       @notification.update(read_at: Time.current)
     end
 
     def mark_record_notification_as_read(id)
+      authorize :notifications, :mark_record_notification_as_read?
       mark_notifications_read_for_record_id(id)
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/policies/better_together/notifications_policy.rb b/app/policies/better_together/notifications_policy.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa0795306
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/policies/better_together/notifications_policy.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module BetterTogether
+  # Authorization rules for notifications actions
+  class NotificationsPolicy < ApplicationPolicy
+    def index?
+      user.present?
+    end
+
+    def mark_as_read?
+      user.present?
+    end
+
+    def mark_notification_as_read?
+      mark_as_read?
+    end
+
+    def mark_record_notification_as_read?
+      mark_as_read?
+    end
+
+    class Scope < ApplicationPolicy::Scope
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/policies/better_together/notifications_policy_spec.rb b/spec/policies/better_together/notifications_policy_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d36b541d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/policies/better_together/notifications_policy_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+module BetterTogether
+  # rubocop:disable Metrics/BlockLength
+  RSpec.describe NotificationsPolicy do
+    subject(:policy) { described_class.new(user, :notifications) }
+
+    context 'when user is logged in' do
+      let(:user) { build(:user) }
+
+      it 'permits index' do
+        expect(policy.index?).to be true
+      end
+
+      it 'permits mark_as_read' do
+        expect(policy.mark_as_read?).to be true
+      end
+
+      it 'permits mark_notification_as_read' do
+        expect(policy.mark_notification_as_read?).to be true
+      end
+
+      it 'permits mark_record_notification_as_read' do
+        expect(policy.mark_record_notification_as_read?).to be true
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when user is nil' do
+      let(:user) { nil }
+
+      it 'denies index' do
+        expect(policy.index?).to be false
+      end
+
+      it 'denies mark_as_read' do
+        expect(policy.mark_as_read?).to be false
+      end
+
+      it 'denies mark_notification_as_read' do
+        expect(policy.mark_notification_as_read?).to be false
+      end
+
+      it 'denies mark_record_notification_as_read' do
+        expect(policy.mark_record_notification_as_read?).to be false
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  # rubocop:enable Metrics/BlockLength
+end
diff --git a/spec/requests/better_together/notifications_spec.rb b/spec/requests/better_together/notifications_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..766929e27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/requests/better_together/notifications_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe 'Notifications', type: :request do
+  let(:user) { create(:user, :confirmed) }
+
+  describe 'GET /notifications' do
+    it 'redirects unauthorized users' do
+      login(user)
+      allow_any_instance_of(BetterTogether::NotificationsPolicy).to receive(:index?).and_return(false)
+
+      get better_together.notifications_path
+
+      expect(response).to redirect_to(better_together.home_page_path)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'POST /notifications/mark_all_as_read' do
+    it 'redirects unauthorized users' do
+      login(user)
+      allow_any_instance_of(BetterTogether::NotificationsPolicy).to receive(:mark_as_read?).and_return(false)
+
+      post better_together.mark_all_as_read_notifications_path
+
+      expect(response).to redirect_to(better_together.home_page_path)
+    end
+  end
+end