diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/item.html b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/item.html
index 6c2ab7fe..348d8950 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/item.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/item.html
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 {# load the right template #}
 {% if notification.notification_type == 'MENTION' %}
-    {% include 'notifications/mention.html' %}
+    {% include 'notifications/items/mention.html' %}
 {% elif notification.notification_type == 'REPLY' %}
-    {% include 'notifications/reply.html' %}
+    {% include 'notifications/items/reply.html' %}
 {% elif notification.notification_type == 'BOOST' %}
-    {% include 'notifications/boost.html' %}
+    {% include 'notifications/items/boost.html' %}
 {% elif notification.notification_type == 'FAVORITE' %}
-    {% include 'notifications/fav.html' %}
+    {% include 'notifications/items/fav.html' %}
 {% elif notification.notification_type == 'FOLLOW' %}
-    {% include 'notifications/follow.html' %}
+    {% include 'notifications/items/follow.html' %}
 {% elif notification.notification_type == 'FOLLOW_REQUEST' %}
-    {% include 'notifications/follow_request.html' %}
+    {% include 'notifications/items/follow_request.html' %}
 {% elif notification.notification_type == 'IMPORT' %}
-    {% include 'notifications/import.html' %}
+    {% include 'notifications/items/import.html' %}
 {% elif notification.notification_type == 'ADD' %}
-    {% include 'notifications/add.html' %}
+    {% include 'notifications/items/add.html' %}
 {% elif notification.notification_type == 'REPORT' %}
-    {% include 'notifications/report.html' %}
+    {% include 'notifications/items/report.html' %}
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/add.html b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/add.html
similarity index 94%
rename from bookwyrm/templates/notifications/add.html
rename to bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/add.html
index 6ccabf41..50cba16b 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/add.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/add.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% extends 'notifications/item_layout.html' %}
+{% extends 'notifications/items/item_layout.html' %}
 
 {% load i18n %}
 {% load utilities %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/boost.html b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/boost.html
similarity index 96%
rename from bookwyrm/templates/notifications/boost.html
rename to bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/boost.html
index 0653e8ee..8ba868f5 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/boost.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/boost.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% extends 'notifications/item_layout.html' %}
+{% extends 'notifications/items/item_layout.html' %}
 
 {% load i18n %}
 {% load utilities %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/fav.html b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/fav.html
similarity index 96%
rename from bookwyrm/templates/notifications/fav.html
rename to bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/fav.html
index c9507067..fb61e59e 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/fav.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/fav.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% extends 'notifications/item_layout.html' %}
+{% extends 'notifications/items/item_layout.html' %}
 
 {% load i18n %}
 {% load utilities %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/follow.html b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/follow.html
similarity index 83%
rename from bookwyrm/templates/notifications/follow.html
rename to bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/follow.html
index 8ae0caa7..d85d2af3 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/follow.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/follow.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% extends 'notifications/item_layout.html' %}
+{% extends 'notifications/items/item_layout.html' %}
 
 {% load i18n %}
 {% load utilities %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/follow_request.html b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/follow_request.html
similarity index 86%
rename from bookwyrm/templates/notifications/follow_request.html
rename to bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/follow_request.html
index 33c0bd1f..febb0a50 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/follow_request.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/follow_request.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% extends 'notifications/item_layout.html' %}
+{% extends 'notifications/items/item_layout.html' %}
 
 {% load i18n %}
 {% load utilities %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/import.html b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/import.html
similarity index 84%
rename from bookwyrm/templates/notifications/import.html
rename to bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/import.html
index 1d311195..87dd0998 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/import.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/import.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% extends 'notifications/item_layout.html' %}
+{% extends 'notifications/items/item_layout.html' %}
 
 {% load i18n %}
 
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/item_layout.html b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/item_layout.html
similarity index 100%
rename from bookwyrm/templates/notifications/item_layout.html
rename to bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/item_layout.html
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/mention.html b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/mention.html
similarity index 96%
rename from bookwyrm/templates/notifications/mention.html
rename to bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/mention.html
index c456afdb..003f4e29 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/mention.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/mention.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% extends 'notifications/item_layout.html' %}
+{% extends 'notifications/items/item_layout.html' %}
 
 {% load i18n %}
 {% load utilities %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/reply.html b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/reply.html
similarity index 97%
rename from bookwyrm/templates/notifications/reply.html
rename to bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/reply.html
index d34a267b..125e4dec 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/reply.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/reply.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% extends 'notifications/item_layout.html' %}
+{% extends 'notifications/items/item_layout.html' %}
 
 {% load i18n %}
 {% load utilities %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/report.html b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/report.html
similarity index 84%
rename from bookwyrm/templates/notifications/report.html
rename to bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/report.html
index ca0c877d..9e56d352 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/report.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/notifications/items/report.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{% extends 'notifications/item_layout.html' %}
+{% extends 'notifications/items/item_layout.html' %}
 
 {% load i18n %}