diff --git a/.github/workflows/pylint-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/pylint-checks.yml
index 28e08fb16c..e9703d8014 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pylint-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pylint-checks.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
           - module-name: openedx-1
             path: "--django-settings-module=lms.envs.test openedx/core/types/ openedx/core/djangoapps/ace_common/ openedx/core/djangoapps/agreements/ openedx/core/djangoapps/api_admin/ openedx/core/djangoapps/auth_exchange/ openedx/core/djangoapps/bookmarks/ openedx/core/djangoapps/cache_toolbox/ openedx/core/djangoapps/catalog/ openedx/core/djangoapps/ccxcon/ openedx/core/djangoapps/commerce/ openedx/core/djangoapps/common_initialization/ openedx/core/djangoapps/common_views/ openedx/core/djangoapps/config_model_utils/ openedx/core/djangoapps/content/ openedx/core/djangoapps/content_libraries/ openedx/core/djangoapps/contentserver/ openedx/core/djangoapps/cookie_metadata/ openedx/core/djangoapps/cors_csrf/ openedx/core/djangoapps/course_apps/ openedx/core/djangoapps/course_date_signals/ openedx/core/djangoapps/course_groups/ openedx/core/djangoapps/courseware_api/ openedx/core/djangoapps/crawlers/ openedx/core/djangoapps/credentials/ openedx/core/djangoapps/credit/ openedx/core/djangoapps/dark_lang/ openedx/core/djangoapps/debug/ openedx/core/djangoapps/demographics/ openedx/core/djangoapps/discussions/ openedx/core/djangoapps/django_comment_common/ openedx/core/djangoapps/embargo/ openedx/core/djangoapps/enrollments/ openedx/core/djangoapps/external_user_ids/ openedx/core/djangoapps/zendesk_proxy/ openedx/core/djangolib/ openedx/core/lib/ openedx/core/tests/ openedx/core/djangoapps/course_live/"
           - module-name: openedx-2
-            path: "--django-settings-module=lms.envs.test openedx/core/djangoapps/geoinfo/ openedx/core/djangoapps/header_control/ openedx/core/djangoapps/heartbeat/ openedx/core/djangoapps/lang_pref/ openedx/core/djangoapps/models/ openedx/core/djangoapps/monkey_patch/ openedx/core/djangoapps/oauth_dispatch/ openedx/core/djangoapps/olx_rest_api/ openedx/core/djangoapps/password_policy/ openedx/core/djangoapps/plugin_api/ openedx/core/djangoapps/plugins/ openedx/core/djangoapps/profile_images/ openedx/core/djangoapps/programs/ openedx/core/djangoapps/safe_sessions/ openedx/core/djangoapps/schedules/ openedx/core/djangoapps/service_status/ openedx/core/djangoapps/session_inactivity_timeout/ openedx/core/djangoapps/signals/ openedx/core/djangoapps/site_configuration/ openedx/core/djangoapps/system_wide_roles/ openedx/core/djangoapps/theming/ openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/ openedx/core/djangoapps/user_authn/ openedx/core/djangoapps/util/ openedx/core/djangoapps/verified_track_content/ openedx/core/djangoapps/video_config/ openedx/core/djangoapps/video_pipeline/ openedx/core/djangoapps/waffle_utils/ openedx/core/djangoapps/xblock/ openedx/core/djangoapps/xmodule_django/ openedx/core/tests/ openedx/features/ openedx/testing/ openedx/tests/ openedx/core/djangoapps/learner_pathway/"
+            path: "--django-settings-module=lms.envs.test openedx/core/djangoapps/geoinfo/ openedx/core/djangoapps/header_control/ openedx/core/djangoapps/heartbeat/ openedx/core/djangoapps/lang_pref/ openedx/core/djangoapps/models/ openedx/core/djangoapps/monkey_patch/ openedx/core/djangoapps/oauth_dispatch/ openedx/core/djangoapps/olx_rest_api/ openedx/core/djangoapps/password_policy/ openedx/core/djangoapps/plugin_api/ openedx/core/djangoapps/plugins/ openedx/core/djangoapps/profile_images/ openedx/core/djangoapps/programs/ openedx/core/djangoapps/safe_sessions/ openedx/core/djangoapps/schedules/ openedx/core/djangoapps/service_status/ openedx/core/djangoapps/session_inactivity_timeout/ openedx/core/djangoapps/signals/ openedx/core/djangoapps/site_configuration/ openedx/core/djangoapps/system_wide_roles/ openedx/core/djangoapps/theming/ openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/ openedx/core/djangoapps/user_authn/ openedx/core/djangoapps/util/ openedx/core/djangoapps/verified_track_content/ openedx/core/djangoapps/video_config/ openedx/core/djangoapps/video_pipeline/ openedx/core/djangoapps/waffle_utils/ openedx/core/djangoapps/xblock/ openedx/core/djangoapps/xmodule_django/ openedx/core/tests/ openedx/features/ openedx/testing/ openedx/tests/ openedx/core/djangoapps/learner_pathway/ openedx/core/djangoapps/notifications/"
           - module-name: common
             path: "--django-settings-module=lms.envs.test common"
           - module-name: cms
diff --git a/cms/envs/common.py b/cms/envs/common.py
index 7cfebe63de..4e15b835bc 100644
--- a/cms/envs/common.py
+++ b/cms/envs/common.py
@@ -1634,6 +1634,9 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     # Discussion
     'openedx.core.djangoapps.django_comment_common',
 
+    # Notifications
+    'openedx.core.djangoapps.notifications',
+
     # for course creator table
     'django.contrib.admin',
 
diff --git a/lms/envs/common.py b/lms/envs/common.py
index e546df7b44..eb69ac6b01 100644
--- a/lms/envs/common.py
+++ b/lms/envs/common.py
@@ -3265,6 +3265,9 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
 
     # MFE API
     'lms.djangoapps.mfe_config_api',
+
+    # Notifications
+    'openedx.core.djangoapps.notifications',
 ]
 
 ######################### CSRF #########################################
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/notifications/__init__.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/notifications/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/notifications/admin.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/notifications/admin.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c778c09f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/notifications/admin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+"""
+Django Admin for Notifications
+"""
+
+from django.contrib import admin
+
+from .models import Notification
+
+
+class NotificationAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
+    pass
+
+admin.site.register(Notification, NotificationAdmin)
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/notifications/migrations/0001_initial.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/notifications/migrations/0001_initial.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..510e4b877b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/notifications/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.18 on 2023-04-12 23:07
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.db import migrations, models
+import django.db.models.deletion
+import django.utils.timezone
+import model_utils.fields
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    initial = True
+
+    dependencies = [
+        migrations.swappable_dependency(settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name='Notification',
+            fields=[
+                ('id', models.AutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID')),
+                ('created', model_utils.fields.AutoCreatedField(default=django.utils.timezone.now, editable=False, verbose_name='created')),
+                ('modified', model_utils.fields.AutoLastModifiedField(default=django.utils.timezone.now, editable=False, verbose_name='modified')),
+                ('app_name', models.CharField(choices=[('DISCUSSION', 'Discussion')], max_length=64)),
+                ('notification_type', models.CharField(choices=[('NEW_CONTRIBUTION', 'New Contribution')], max_length=64)),
+                ('content', models.CharField(max_length=1024)),
+                ('content_context', models.JSONField(default={})),
+                ('content_url', models.URLField(blank=True, null=True)),
+                ('last_read', models.DateTimeField(blank=True, null=True)),
+                ('last_seen', models.DateTimeField(blank=True, null=True)),
+                ('user', models.ForeignKey(on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, related_name='notifications', to=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL)),
+            ],
+            options={
+                'abstract': False,
+            },
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/notifications/migrations/__init__.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/notifications/migrations/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/notifications/models.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/notifications/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dea1873ca2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/notifications/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+"""
+Models for notifications
+"""
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=imported-auth-user
+from django.db import models
+from model_utils.models import TimeStampedModel
+
+
+class NotificationApplication(models.TextChoices):
+    """
+    Application choices where notifications are generated from
+    """
+    DISCUSSION = 'DISCUSSION'
+
+
+class NotificationType(models.TextChoices):
+    """
+    Notification type choices
+    """
+    NEW_CONTRIBUTION = 'NEW_CONTRIBUTION'
+
+
+class NotificationTypeContent:
+    """
+    Notification type content
+    """
+    NEW_CONTRIBUTION_NOTIFICATION_CONTENT = 'There is a new contribution. {new_contribution}'
+
+
+class Notification(TimeStampedModel):
+    """
+    Model to store notifications for users
+
+    .. no_pii:
+    """
+    user = models.ForeignKey(User, related_name="notifications", on_delete=models.CASCADE)
+    app_name = models.CharField(max_length=64, choices=NotificationApplication.choices)
+    notification_type = models.CharField(max_length=64, choices=NotificationType.choices)
+    content = models.CharField(max_length=1024)
+    content_context = models.JSONField(default={})
+    content_url = models.URLField(null=True, blank=True)
+    last_read = models.DateTimeField(null=True, blank=True)
+    last_seen = models.DateTimeField(null=True, blank=True)
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return f'{self.user.username} - {self.app_name} - {self.notification_type} - {self.content}'
+
+    def get_content(self):
+        return self.content
+
+    def get_content_url(self):
+        return self.content_url
+
+    def get_notification_type(self):
+        return self.notification_type
+
+    def get_app_name(self):
+        return self.app_name
+
+    def get_content_context(self):
+        return self.content_context
+
+    def get_user(self):
+        return self.user