diff --git a/kepi/trilby_api/models.py b/kepi/trilby_api/models.py
index 443055c..f16ea1f 100644
--- a/kepi/trilby_api/models.py
+++ b/kepi/trilby_api/models.py
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 from django.db import models
 from django.contrib.auth.models import AbstractUser
-from kepi.bowler_pub.models import AcPerson, AcItem
+from django.dispatch import receiver
+import kepi.bowler_pub.models as kepi_models
+import kepi.bowler_pub.signals as kepi_signals
+import kepi.bowler_pub.find as kepi_find
 from enum import Enum
 from django.utils.timezone import now
+import logging
+
+logger = logging.Logger('kepi')
 
 class NotificationType(Enum):
     F = 'follow'
@@ -13,7 +19,7 @@ class NotificationType(Enum):
 class TrilbyUser(AbstractUser):
 
     actor = models.OneToOneField(
-            AcPerson,
+            kepi_models.AcPerson,
             on_delete=models.CASCADE,
             unique=True,
             default=None,
@@ -33,13 +39,33 @@ class Notification(models.Model):
             )
 
     account = models.ForeignKey(
-            AcPerson,
+            kepi_models.AcPerson,
             on_delete = models.DO_NOTHING,
             )
 
     status = models.ForeignKey(
-            AcItem,
+            kepi_models.AcItem,
             on_delete = models.DO_NOTHING,
             blank = True,
             null = True,
             )
+
+@receiver(kepi_signals.created)
+def on_follow(sender, **kwargs):
+
+    value = kwargs['value']
+
+    if isinstance(value, kepi_models.AcFollow):
+
+        logger.info('Storing a notification about this follow.')
+
+        follower = kepi_find.find(value['object'])
+
+        notification = Notification(
+                notification_type = NotificationType.F,
+                account = follower,
+                )
+
+        notification.save()
+        logger.info('  -- notification is: %s',
+                notification)
diff --git a/kepi/trilby_api/tests/test_notifications.py b/kepi/trilby_api/tests/test_notifications.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b56c6cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kepi/trilby_api/tests/test_notifications.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+from django.test import TestCase
+from rest_framework.test import force_authenticate, APIClient, APIRequestFactory
+from kepi.trilby_api.views import *
+from kepi.trilby_api.tests import *
+from django.conf import settings
+
+class TestNotifications(TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.factory = APIRequestFactory()
+        settings.KEPI['LOCAL_OBJECT_HOSTNAME'] = 'testserver'
+
+    def test_follow(self):
+        alice = create_local_trilbyuser(name='alice')
+        request = self.factory.get(
+                '/api/v1/notifications/',
+                )
+        force_authenticate(request, user=alice)
+
+        view = Notifications.as_view()
+        result = view(request)
+        result.render()
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+                result.status_code,
+                200,
+                msg = result.content,
+                )
+
+        content = json.loads(result.content.decode())
+
+
diff --git a/kepi/trilby_api/tests/test_rest.py b/kepi/trilby_api/tests/test_rest.py
index 3ea6585..8e3f16d 100644
--- a/kepi/trilby_api/tests/test_rest.py
+++ b/kepi/trilby_api/tests/test_rest.py
@@ -313,29 +313,4 @@ class TestStatuses(TestCase):
 
             previous_serial = content['serial']
 
-class TestNotifications(TestCase):
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.factory = APIRequestFactory()
-        settings.KEPI['LOCAL_OBJECT_HOSTNAME'] = 'testserver'
-
-    def test_follow(self):
-        alice = create_local_trilbyuser(name='alice')
-        request = self.factory.get(
-                '/api/v1/notifications/',
-                )
-        force_authenticate(request, user=alice)
-
-        view = Notifications.as_view()
-        result = view(request)
-        result.render()
-
-        self.assertEqual(
-                result.status_code,
-                200,
-                msg = result.content,
-                )
-
-        content = json.loads(result.content.decode())
-