diff --git a/models/notification.go b/models/notification.go
index 5c03b49257..6c8129f88b 100644
--- a/models/notification.go
+++ b/models/notification.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package models
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
 )
 
@@ -281,9 +282,9 @@ func (nl NotificationList) getPendingRepoIDs() []int64 {
 }
 
 // LoadRepos loads repositories from database
-func (nl NotificationList) LoadRepos() (RepositoryList, error) {
+func (nl NotificationList) LoadRepos() (RepositoryList, []int, error) {
 	if len(nl) == 0 {
-		return RepositoryList{}, nil
+		return RepositoryList{}, []int{}, nil
 	}
 
 	var repoIDs = nl.getPendingRepoIDs()
@@ -298,7 +299,7 @@ func (nl NotificationList) LoadRepos() (RepositoryList, error) {
 			In("id", repoIDs[:limit]).
 			Rows(new(Repository))
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, nil, err
 		}
 
 		for rows.Next() {
@@ -306,7 +307,7 @@ func (nl NotificationList) LoadRepos() (RepositoryList, error) {
 			err = rows.Scan(&repo)
 			if err != nil {
 				rows.Close()
-				return nil, err
+				return nil, nil, err
 			}
 
 			repos[repo.ID] = &repo
@@ -317,14 +318,21 @@ func (nl NotificationList) LoadRepos() (RepositoryList, error) {
 		repoIDs = repoIDs[limit:]
 	}
 
+	failed := []int{}
+
 	var reposList = make(RepositoryList, 0, len(repoIDs))
-	for _, notification := range nl {
+	for i, notification := range nl {
 		if notification.Repository == nil {
 			notification.Repository = repos[notification.RepoID]
 		}
+		if notification.Repository == nil {
+			log.Error("Notification[%d]: RepoID: %d not found", notification.ID, notification.RepoID)
+			failed = append(failed, i)
+			continue
+		}
 		var found bool
 		for _, r := range reposList {
-			if r.ID == notification.Repository.ID {
+			if r.ID == notification.RepoID {
 				found = true
 				break
 			}
@@ -333,7 +341,7 @@ func (nl NotificationList) LoadRepos() (RepositoryList, error) {
 			reposList = append(reposList, notification.Repository)
 		}
 	}
-	return reposList, nil
+	return reposList, failed, nil
 }
 
 func (nl NotificationList) getPendingIssueIDs() []int64 {
@@ -350,9 +358,9 @@ func (nl NotificationList) getPendingIssueIDs() []int64 {
 }
 
 // LoadIssues loads issues from database
-func (nl NotificationList) LoadIssues() error {
+func (nl NotificationList) LoadIssues() ([]int, error) {
 	if len(nl) == 0 {
-		return nil
+		return []int{}, nil
 	}
 
 	var issueIDs = nl.getPendingIssueIDs()
@@ -367,7 +375,7 @@ func (nl NotificationList) LoadIssues() error {
 			In("id", issueIDs[:limit]).
 			Rows(new(Issue))
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return nil, err
 		}
 
 		for rows.Next() {
@@ -375,7 +383,7 @@ func (nl NotificationList) LoadIssues() error {
 			err = rows.Scan(&issue)
 			if err != nil {
 				rows.Close()
-				return err
+				return nil, err
 			}
 
 			issues[issue.ID] = &issue
@@ -386,13 +394,38 @@ func (nl NotificationList) LoadIssues() error {
 		issueIDs = issueIDs[limit:]
 	}
 
-	for _, notification := range nl {
+	failures := []int{}
+
+	for i, notification := range nl {
 		if notification.Issue == nil {
 			notification.Issue = issues[notification.IssueID]
+			if notification.Issue == nil {
+				log.Error("Notification[%d]: IssueID: %d Not Found", notification.ID, notification.IssueID)
+				failures = append(failures, i)
+				continue
+			}
 			notification.Issue.Repo = notification.Repository
 		}
 	}
-	return nil
+	return failures, nil
+}
+
+// Without returns the notification list without the failures
+func (nl NotificationList) Without(failures []int) NotificationList {
+	if len(failures) == 0 {
+		return nl
+	}
+	remaining := make([]*Notification, 0, len(nl))
+	last := -1
+	var i int
+	for _, i = range failures {
+		remaining = append(remaining, nl[last+1:i]...)
+		last = i
+	}
+	if len(nl) > i {
+		remaining = append(remaining, nl[i+1:]...)
+	}
+	return remaining
 }
 
 func (nl NotificationList) getPendingCommentIDs() []int64 {
@@ -409,9 +442,9 @@ func (nl NotificationList) getPendingCommentIDs() []int64 {
 }
 
 // LoadComments loads comments from database
-func (nl NotificationList) LoadComments() error {
+func (nl NotificationList) LoadComments() ([]int, error) {
 	if len(nl) == 0 {
-		return nil
+		return []int{}, nil
 	}
 
 	var commentIDs = nl.getPendingCommentIDs()
@@ -426,7 +459,7 @@ func (nl NotificationList) LoadComments() error {
 			In("id", commentIDs[:limit]).
 			Rows(new(Comment))
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return nil, err
 		}
 
 		for rows.Next() {
@@ -434,7 +467,7 @@ func (nl NotificationList) LoadComments() error {
 			err = rows.Scan(&comment)
 			if err != nil {
 				rows.Close()
-				return err
+				return nil, err
 			}
 
 			comments[comment.ID] = &comment
@@ -445,13 +478,19 @@ func (nl NotificationList) LoadComments() error {
 		commentIDs = commentIDs[limit:]
 	}
 
-	for _, notification := range nl {
+	failures := []int{}
+	for i, notification := range nl {
 		if notification.CommentID > 0 && notification.Comment == nil && comments[notification.CommentID] != nil {
 			notification.Comment = comments[notification.CommentID]
+			if notification.Comment == nil {
+				log.Error("Notification[%d]: CommentID[%d] failed to load", notification.ID, notification.CommentID)
+				failures = append(failures, i)
+				continue
+			}
 			notification.Comment.Issue = notification.Issue
 		}
 	}
-	return nil
+	return failures, nil
 }
 
 // GetNotificationCount returns the notification count for user
diff --git a/routers/user/notification.go b/routers/user/notification.go
index cd6617a233..2065057ed1 100644
--- a/routers/user/notification.go
+++ b/routers/user/notification.go
@@ -68,24 +68,39 @@ func Notifications(c *context.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	repos, err := notifications.LoadRepos()
+	failCount := 0
+
+	repos, failures, err := notifications.LoadRepos()
 	if err != nil {
 		c.ServerError("LoadRepos", err)
 		return
 	}
+	notifications = notifications.Without(failures)
 	if err := repos.LoadAttributes(); err != nil {
 		c.ServerError("LoadAttributes", err)
 		return
 	}
+	failCount += len(failures)
 
-	if err := notifications.LoadIssues(); err != nil {
+	failures, err = notifications.LoadIssues()
+	if err != nil {
 		c.ServerError("LoadIssues", err)
 		return
 	}
-	if err := notifications.LoadComments(); err != nil {
+	notifications = notifications.Without(failures)
+	failCount += len(failures)
+
+	failures, err = notifications.LoadComments()
+	if err != nil {
 		c.ServerError("LoadComments", err)
 		return
 	}
+	notifications = notifications.Without(failures)
+	failCount += len(failures)
+
+	if failCount > 0 {
+		c.Flash.Error(fmt.Sprintf("ERROR: %d notifications were removed due to missing parts - check the logs", failCount))
+	}
 
 	total, err := models.GetNotificationCount(c.User, status)
 	if err != nil {