diff --git a/client/src/components/notification-center/notification-center.component.jsx b/client/src/components/notification-center/notification-center.component.jsx
index 3db86d108..c7e6d4f58 100644
--- a/client/src/components/notification-center/notification-center.component.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/notification-center/notification-center.component.jsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Virtuoso } from "react-virtuoso";
-import { Alert, Badge, Button, Space, Spin, Tooltip, Typography } from "antd";
+import { Alert, Badge, Button, Space, Spin, Switch, Tooltip, Typography } from "antd";
 import { CheckCircleFilled, CheckCircleOutlined, EyeFilled, EyeOutlined } from "@ant-design/icons";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom";
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const { Text, Title } = Typography;
 
 /**
  * Notification Center Component
- * @type {React.ForwardRefExoticComponent<React.PropsWithoutRef<{readonly visible?: *, readonly onClose?: *, readonly notifications?: *, readonly loading?: *, readonly error?: *, readonly showUnreadOnly?: *, readonly toggleUnreadOnly?: *, readonly markAllRead?: *, readonly loadMore?: *, readonly onNotificationClick?: *, readonly unreadCount?: *}> & React.RefAttributes<unknown>>}
+ * @type {React.ForwardRefExoticComponent<React.PropsWithoutRef<{readonly visible?: *, readonly onClose?: *, readonly notifications?: *, readonly loading?: *, readonly showUnreadOnly?: *, readonly toggleUnreadOnly?: *, readonly markAllRead?: *, readonly loadMore?: *, readonly onNotificationClick?: *, readonly unreadCount?: *}> & React.RefAttributes<unknown>>}
  */
 const NotificationCenterComponent = forwardRef(
   (
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ const NotificationCenterComponent = forwardRef(
       onClose,
       notifications,
       loading,
-      error,
       showUnreadOnly,
       toggleUnreadOnly,
       markAllRead,
@@ -79,20 +78,23 @@ const NotificationCenterComponent = forwardRef(
         <div className="notification-header">
           <Space direction="horizontal">
             <h3>{t("notifications.labels.notification-center")}</h3>
-            {loading && !error && <Spin spinning={loading} size="small"></Spin>}
+            {loading && <Spin spinning={loading} size="small"></Spin>}
           </Space>
           <div className="notification-controls">
             <Tooltip title={t("notifications.labels.show-unread-only")}>
-              <Button
-                type="link"
-                icon={showUnreadOnly ? <EyeFilled /> : <EyeOutlined />}
-                onClick={() => toggleUnreadOnly(!showUnreadOnly)}
-                className={showUnreadOnly ? "active" : ""}
-              />
+              <Space size={4} align="center" className="notification-toggle">
+                {" "}
+                {showUnreadOnly ? (
+                  <EyeFilled className="notification-toggle-icon" />
+                ) : (
+                  <EyeOutlined className="notification-toggle-icon" />
+                )}
+                <Switch checked={showUnreadOnly} onChange={(checked) => toggleUnreadOnly(checked)} size="small" />
+              </Space>
             </Tooltip>
             <Tooltip title={t("notifications.labels.mark-all-read")}>
               <Button
-                type="link"
+                type={!unreadCount ? "default" : "primary"}
                 icon={!unreadCount ? <CheckCircleFilled /> : <CheckCircleOutlined />}
                 onClick={markAllRead}
                 disabled={!unreadCount}
@@ -100,7 +102,6 @@ const NotificationCenterComponent = forwardRef(
             </Tooltip>
           </div>
         </div>
-        {error && <Alert message={error} type="error" closable onClose={() => onClose()} />}
         <Virtuoso
           style={{ height: "400px", width: "100%" }}
           data={notifications}
diff --git a/client/src/components/notification-center/notification-center.container.jsx b/client/src/components/notification-center/notification-center.container.jsx
index 6f7c9b492..7d75f0505 100644
--- a/client/src/components/notification-center/notification-center.container.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/notification-center/notification-center.container.jsx
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ const NOTIFICATION_POLL_INTERVAL_SECONDS = 60;
 const NotificationCenterContainer = ({ visible, onClose, bodyshop, unreadCount }) => {
   const [showUnreadOnly, setShowUnreadOnly] = useState(false);
   const [notifications, setNotifications] = useState([]);
-  const [error, setError] = useState(null);
   const { isConnected, markNotificationRead, markAllNotificationsRead } = useSocket();
   const notificationRef = useRef(null); // Add ref for the notification center
 
@@ -37,13 +36,7 @@ const NotificationCenterContainer = ({ visible, onClose, bodyshop, unreadCount }
     return showUnreadOnly ? { ...baseWhereClause, read: { _is_null: true } } : baseWhereClause;
   }, [baseWhereClause, showUnreadOnly]);
 
-  const {
-    data,
-    fetchMore,
-    loading,
-    error: queryError,
-    refetch
-  } = useQuery(GET_NOTIFICATIONS, {
+  const { data, fetchMore, loading, refetch } = useQuery(GET_NOTIFICATIONS, {
     variables: {
       limit: INITIAL_NOTIFICATIONS,
       offset: 0,
@@ -54,7 +47,6 @@ const NotificationCenterContainer = ({ visible, onClose, bodyshop, unreadCount }
     pollInterval: isConnected ? 0 : day.duration(NOTIFICATION_POLL_INTERVAL_SECONDS, "seconds").asMilliseconds(),
     skip: !userAssociationId,
     onError: (err) => {
-      setError(err.message);
       console.error(`Error polling Notifications in notification-center: ${err?.message || ""}`);
       setTimeout(() => refetch(), day.duration(2, "seconds").asMilliseconds());
     }
@@ -63,6 +55,11 @@ const NotificationCenterContainer = ({ visible, onClose, bodyshop, unreadCount }
   // Handle click outside to close
   useEffect(() => {
     const handleClickOutside = (event) => {
+      // Prevent open + close behavior from the header
+      if (event.target.closest("#header-notifications")) {
+        return;
+      }
+
       if (visible && notificationRef.current && !notificationRef.current.contains(event.target)) {
         onClose();
       }
@@ -104,16 +101,9 @@ const NotificationCenterContainer = ({ visible, onClose, bodyshop, unreadCount }
         })
         .sort((a, b) => new Date(b.created_at) - new Date(a.created_at));
       setNotifications(processedNotifications);
-      setError(null);
     }
   }, [data]);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (queryError) {
-      setError(queryError.message);
-    }
-  }, [queryError]);
-
   const loadMore = useCallback(() => {
     if (!loading && data?.notifications.length) {
       fetchMore({
@@ -125,7 +115,6 @@ const NotificationCenterContainer = ({ visible, onClose, bodyshop, unreadCount }
           };
         }
       }).catch((err) => {
-        setError(err.message);
         console.error("Fetch more error:", err);
       });
     }
@@ -187,7 +176,6 @@ const NotificationCenterContainer = ({ visible, onClose, bodyshop, unreadCount }
       onClose={onClose}
       notifications={notifications}
       loading={loading}
-      error={error}
       showUnreadOnly={showUnreadOnly}
       toggleUnreadOnly={handleToggleUnreadOnly}
       markAllRead={handleMarkAllRead}
diff --git a/client/src/components/notification-center/notification-center.styles.scss b/client/src/components/notification-center/notification-center.styles.scss
index 44e3fa601..89ae0beae 100644
--- a/client/src/components/notification-center/notification-center.styles.scss
+++ b/client/src/components/notification-center/notification-center.styles.scss
@@ -36,6 +36,38 @@
       align-items: center;
       gap: 8px;
 
+      // Styles for the eye icon and switch (custom classes)
+      .notification-toggle {
+        align-items: center; // Ensure vertical alignment
+      }
+
+      .notification-toggle-icon {
+        font-size: 14px;
+        color: #1677ff;
+        vertical-align: middle;
+      }
+
+      .ant-switch {
+        &.ant-switch-small {
+          min-width: 28px;
+          height: 16px;
+          line-height: 16px;
+
+          .ant-switch-handle {
+            width: 12px;
+            height: 12px;
+          }
+
+          &.ant-switch-checked {
+            background-color: #1677ff;
+            .ant-switch-handle {
+              left: calc(100% - 14px);
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Styles for the "Mark All Read" button (restore original link button style)
       .ant-btn-link {
         padding: 0;
         color: #1677ff;
@@ -67,16 +99,16 @@
   }
 
   .notification-item {
-    padding: 12px 16px; // Increased padding from 8px to 12px for more space
+    padding: 12px 16px;
     border-bottom: 1px solid #f0f0f0;
     display: block;
     overflow: visible;
     width: 100%;
     box-sizing: border-box;
-    cursor: pointer; // Add pointer cursor to indicate clickability
+    cursor: pointer;
 
     &:hover {
-      background: #fafafa; // Optional: Add hover effect for better UX
+      background: #fafafa;
     }
 
     .notification-content {
diff --git a/client/src/translations/en_us/common.json b/client/src/translations/en_us/common.json
index 9eab4bf1d..fcc81ce1b 100644
--- a/client/src/translations/en_us/common.json
+++ b/client/src/translations/en_us/common.json
@@ -3779,8 +3779,8 @@
         "teams-search": "Search for a Team",
         "add-watchers-team": "Add Team Members",
         "new-notification-title": "New Notification:",
-        "show-unread-only": "Show Unread",
-        "mark-all-read": "Mark Read",
+        "show-unread-only": "Show Unread Only",
+        "mark-all-read": "Mark All Read",
         "notification-popup-title": "Changes for Job #{{ro_number}}",
         "ro-number": "RO #{{ro_number}}",
         "no-watchers": "No Watchers",