diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/notifications/tests/test_views.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/notifications/tests/test_views.py
index 1cc0cab1a1..4a0855e689 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/notifications/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/notifications/tests/test_views.py
@@ -550,6 +550,16 @@ class NotificationCountViewSetTestCase(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(response.data['count'], 0)
         self.assertEqual(response.data['count_by_app_name'], {'discussion': 0})
 
+    def test_get_expiry_days_in_count_view(self):
+        """
+        Tests if "notification_expiry_days" exists in API response
+        """
+        user = UserFactory()
+        self.client.login(username=user.username, password='test')
+        response = self.client.get(self.url)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data['notification_expiry_days'], 60)
+
 
 class MarkNotificationsSeenAPIViewTestCase(APITestCase):
     """
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/notifications/views.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/notifications/views.py
index 8614bb49f6..17b1b696f5 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/notifications/views.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/notifications/views.py
@@ -298,7 +298,8 @@ class NotificationCountView(APIView):
             "count_by_app_name": {
                 (str) app_name: (int) number_of_unseen_notifications,
                 ...
-            }
+            },
+            "notification_expiry_days": 60
         }
         ```
         **Response Error Codes**:
@@ -328,6 +329,7 @@ class NotificationCountView(APIView):
             "show_notifications_tray": show_notifications_tray,
             "count": count_total,
             "count_by_app_name": count_by_app_name_dict,
+            "notification_expiry_days": settings.NOTIFICATIONS_EXPIRY
         })