diff --git a/app/controllers/notifications_controller.rb b/app/controllers/notifications_controller.rb
index 645cbe6be..f07e8477f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/notifications_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/notifications_controller.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class NotificationsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def index
-    @notifications = Notification.for(current_user).paginate :page => params[:page], :per_page => 25
+    @notifications = Notification.for(current_user).include(:target).paginate :page => params[:page], :per_page => 25
     @group_days = @notifications.group_by{|note| note.created_at.strftime("%B %d") }
     respond_with @notifications
   end
@@ -27,5 +27,4 @@ class NotificationsController < ApplicationController
     Notification.where(:recipient_id => current_user.id).update_all(:unread => false)
     redirect_to :back
   end
-
 end
diff --git a/app/models/notification.rb b/app/models/notification.rb
index 113ebbf2f..6f27a589d 100644
--- a/app/models/notification.rb
+++ b/app/models/notification.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class Notification < ActiveRecord::Base
   belongs_to :target, :polymorphic => true
 
   def self.for(recipient, opts={})
-    self.where(opts.merge!(:recipient_id => recipient.id)).order('created_at desc')
+    self.where(opts.merge!(:recipient_id => recipient.id)).order('created_at desc').include(:target)
   end
 
   def self.notify(recipient, target, actor)