diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/NotificationService.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/NotificationService.cs
index 07d6e4e9e5..ccf9b9da00 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/NotificationService.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/NotificationService.cs
@@ -124,40 +124,52 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
                 var notifications = GetUsersNotifications(users.Select(x => x.Id), action, Enumerable.Empty<int>(), Constants.ObjectTypes.DocumentGuid).ToList();
                 if (notifications.Count == 0) break;
 
-                var i = 0;
-                foreach (var user in users)
-                {
-                    // continue if there's no notification for this user
-                    if (notifications[i].UserId != user.Id) continue; // next user
-
-                    for (var j = 0; j < entitiesL.Count; j++)
-                    {
-                        var content = entitiesL[j];
-                        var path = paths[j];
-                        
-                        // test if the notification applies to the path ie to this entity
-                        if (path.Contains(notifications[i].EntityId) == false) continue; // next entity
-                        
-                        if (prevVersionDictionary.ContainsKey(content.Id) == false)
-                        {
-                            prevVersionDictionary[content.Id] = GetPreviousVersion(content.Id);
-                        }
-                        
-                        // queue notification
-                        var req = CreateNotificationRequest(operatingUser, user, content, prevVersionDictionary[content.Id], actionName, http, createSubject, createBody);
-                        Enqueue(req);
-                    }
-
-                    // skip other notifications for this user, essentially this means moving i to the next index of notifications
-                    // for the next user.
-                    do
-                    {
-                        i++;
-                    } while (i < notifications.Count && notifications[i].UserId == user.Id);
-                    
-                    if (i >= notifications.Count) break; // break if no more notifications
-                }
+                while (notifications.Count > 0)
+                {
+                    var notification = notifications[0];
+                    var isMatched = false;
 
+                    // grab user whose associated to the notification
+                    var user = users.Where(x => x.Id == notification.UserId).FirstOrDefault();
+
+                    if (user == null)
+                    {
+                        notifications.RemoveAll(x => x.UserId == notification.UserId);
+                    }
+
+                    for (var j = 0; j < entitiesL.Count; j++)
+                    {
+                        var content = entitiesL[j];
+                        var path = paths[j];
+
+                        // test if the notification applies to the path ie to this entity
+                        if (path.Contains(notification.EntityId) == false) continue; // next entity
+
+                        isMatched = true;
+
+                        if (prevVersionDictionary.ContainsKey(content.Id) == false)
+                        {
+                            prevVersionDictionary[content.Id] = GetPreviousVersion(content.Id);
+                        }
+
+                        // queue notification
+                        var req = CreateNotificationRequest(operatingUser, user, content, prevVersionDictionary[content.Id], actionName, http, createSubject, createBody);
+                        Enqueue(req);
+
+                        // don't process any further entities as a notification has been sent
+                        break;
+                    }
+
+                    // when a match has been found, skip other notifications for user.
+                    if (isMatched)
+                    {
+                        notifications.RemoveAll(x => x.UserId == notification.UserId);
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    notifications.Remove(notification);
+                }
+                
                 // load more users if any
                 id = users.Count == pagesz ? users.Last().Id + 1 : -1;