diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/controller_helper.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/controller_helper.ex
index eecd1774f..0c85e79f9 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/controller_helper.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/controller_helper.ex
@@ -56,7 +56,11 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ControllerHelper do
   # TODO: Only fetch the params from open_api_spex when everything is converted
   @id_keys Pagination.page_keys() -- ["limit", "order"]
   @id_key_atoms Enum.map(@id_keys, &String.to_atom/1)
+  @drop_id_params_key :drop_id_params
   defp build_pagination_fields(conn, min_id, max_id, extra_params, order) do
+    drop_id_params? = Map.get(extra_params, @drop_id_params_key, false)
+    extra_params = Map.delete(extra_params, @drop_id_params_key)
+
     path_param_keys =
       conn.path_params
       |> Map.keys()
@@ -70,9 +74,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ControllerHelper do
       end
       |> Map.drop(path_param_keys)
       |> Map.merge(extra_params)
-      # OpenApiSpex casts params to atoms while uncast conn params are string-keyed. Drop both so
-      # generated links replace pagination cursors instead of preserving stale request cursors.
-      |> Map.drop(@id_keys ++ @id_key_atoms)
+      # Some OpenApiSpex routes cast cursor params to atoms. Keep the historical default for
+      # existing endpoints, but allow grouped notifications to opt out of stale request cursors.
+      |> Map.drop(@id_keys ++ if(drop_id_params?, do: @id_key_atoms, else: []))
 
     {{next_id, nid}, {prev_id, pid}} =
       if order == :desc,
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/notification_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/notification_controller.ex
index 2cc31db0c..8a5f8e7b6 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/notification_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/notification_controller.ex
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.NotificationController do
   use Pleroma.Web, :controller
 
-  import Pleroma.Web.ControllerHelper, only: [add_link_headers: 2]
+  import Pleroma.Web.ControllerHelper, only: [add_link_headers: 2, add_link_headers: 3]
 
   alias Pleroma.Notification
   alias Pleroma.User
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.NotificationController do
       MastodonAPI.get_grouped_notification_page(user, params)
 
     conn
-    |> add_link_headers(page_notifications)
+    |> add_link_headers(page_notifications, %{drop_id_params: true})
     |> render("grouped_index.json",
       notification_groups: notification_groups,
       notification_group_counts: notification_group_counts,