diff --git a/hc/api/tests/test_metrics.py b/hc/api/tests/test_metrics.py
index 72a34544..1b14aabc 100644
--- a/hc/api/tests/test_metrics.py
+++ b/hc/api/tests/test_metrics.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from django.test.utils import override_settings
 from django.utils.timezone import now
-from hc.api.models import Check, Flip, Ping
+from hc.api.models import Channel, Check, Flip, Notification, Ping
 from hc.test import BaseTestCase
 
 
@@ -33,6 +33,18 @@ class MetricsTestCase(BaseTestCase):
         doc = r.json()
         self.assertEqual(doc["max_ping_id"], last_ping.id)
 
+    def test_it_returns_max_notification_id(self):
+        check = Check.objects.create(project=self.project, status="down")
+        channel = Channel.objects.create(project=self.project, kind="email")
+        Notification.objects.create(owner=check, channel=channel, check_status="down")
+        last_notification = Notification.objects.last()
+
+        r = self.client.get(self.url, HTTP_X_METRICS_KEY="foo")
+        self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 200)
+
+        doc = r.json()
+        self.assertEqual(doc["max_notification_id"], last_notification.id)
+
     @override_settings(METRICS_KEY=None)
     def test_it_handles_unset_metrics_key(self):
         r = self.client.get(self.url, HTTP_X_METRICS_KEY="foo")
diff --git a/hc/api/views.py b/hc/api/views.py
index 9e71ac77..3cd684a1 100644
--- a/hc/api/views.py
+++ b/hc/api/views.py
@@ -329,10 +329,12 @@ def metrics(request):
     if key != settings.METRICS_KEY:
         return HttpResponseForbidden()
 
-    doc = {}
-    doc["ts"] = int(time.time())
-    doc["max_ping_id"] = Ping.objects.values_list("id", flat=True).last()
-    doc["num_unprocessed_flips"] = Flip.objects.filter(processed__isnull=True).count()
+    doc = {
+        "ts": int(time.time()),
+        "max_ping_id": Ping.objects.values_list("id", flat=True).last(),
+        "max_notification_id": Notification.objects.values_list("id", flat=True).last(),
+        "num_unprocessed_flips": Flip.objects.filter(processed__isnull=True).count(),
+    }
 
     return JsonResponse(doc)