diff --git a/src/plugins/built-in/notificationCollector/archive.ts b/src/plugins/built-in/notificationCollector/archive.ts
index 34ad8f0b..1479f9e1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/built-in/notificationCollector/archive.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/built-in/notificationCollector/archive.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export interface ArchivedNotification {
   subjectCode?: string;
   firstSavedAt: string;
   lastSeenAt: string;
+  raw: RawNotification;
 }
 
 export type ArchiveMap = Record<string, ArchivedNotification>;
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ export function normalizeArchivedNotification(
       messageID: Number(message.messageID) || undefined,
       firstSavedAt: now,
       lastSeenAt: now,
+      raw: { ...raw },
     };
   }
 
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ export function normalizeArchivedNotification(
       subjectCode: readString(assessment.subjectCode) || undefined,
       firstSavedAt: now,
       lastSeenAt: now,
+      raw: { ...raw },
     };
   }
 
@@ -114,6 +117,7 @@ export function normalizeArchivedNotification(
     subtitle: readString(raw.subtitle),
     firstSavedAt: now,
     lastSeenAt: now,
+    raw: { ...raw },
   };
 }
 
@@ -134,8 +138,10 @@ export function mergeNotificationsIntoArchive(
       merged[key] = {
         ...prev,
         ...normalized,
+        timestamp: normalized.timestamp || prev.timestamp,
         firstSavedAt: prev.firstSavedAt,
         lastSeenAt: now,
+        raw: { ...prev.raw, ...raw },
       };
     } else {
       merged[key] = normalized;
@@ -150,3 +156,54 @@ export function listArchivedNotifications(archive: ArchiveMap): ArchivedNotifica
     (a, b) => new Date(b.timestamp).getTime() - new Date(a.timestamp).getTime(),
   );
 }
+
+export function archivedToApiNotification(
+  item: ArchivedNotification,
+): RawNotification {
+  if (item.raw && typeof item.raw === "object") {
+    return {
+      ...item.raw,
+      notificationID: item.notificationID,
+      type: item.type,
+      timestamp: item.timestamp,
+    };
+  }
+
+  if (item.type === "message") {
+    return {
+      notificationID: item.notificationID,
+      type: "message",
+      timestamp: item.timestamp,
+      message: {
+        title: item.title,
+        subtitle: item.subtitle,
+        messageID: item.messageID,
+      },
+    };
+  }
+
+  if (item.type === "coneqtassessments") {
+    return {
+      notificationID: item.notificationID,
+      type: "coneqtassessments",
+      timestamp: item.timestamp,
+      coneqtAssessments: {
+        title: item.title,
+        subtitle: item.subtitle,
+        assessmentID: item.assessmentID,
+        programmeID: item.programmeID,
+        metaclassID: item.metaclassID,
+        subjectCode: item.subjectCode,
+        term: "",
+      },
+    };
+  }
+
+  return {
+    notificationID: item.notificationID,
+    type: item.type,
+    timestamp: item.timestamp,
+    title: item.title,
+    subtitle: item.subtitle,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/built-in/notificationCollector/archiveUI.ts b/src/plugins/built-in/notificationCollector/archiveUI.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 49f415f7..00000000
--- a/src/plugins/built-in/notificationCollector/archiveUI.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,165 +0,0 @@
-import type { PluginAPI } from "../../core/types";
-import type { ArchivedNotification, ArchiveMap } from "./archive";
-import { listArchivedNotifications } from "./archive";
-import { delay } from "@/seqta/utils/delay";
-import ReactFiber from "@/seqta/utils/ReactFiber";
-import { waitForElm } from "@/seqta/utils/waitForElm";
-
-interface ArchiveUIStorage {
-  archivesByUser?: Record<string, ArchiveMap>;
-}
-
-function formatArchiveDate(timestamp: string): string {
-  const date = new Date(timestamp);
-  if (Number.isNaN(date.getTime())) return timestamp;
-  return date.toLocaleString(undefined, {
-    year: "numeric",
-    month: "short",
-    day: "numeric",
-    hour: "2-digit",
-    minute: "2-digit",
-  });
-}
-
-async function openArchivedMessage(item: ArchivedNotification) {
-  if (!item.messageID) return;
-
-  location.hash = `#?page=/messages`;
-
-  await waitForElm('[class*="Viewer__Viewer___"] > div', true, 40);
-
-  ReactFiber.find('[class*="Viewer__Viewer___"] > div').setState({
-    selected: new Set([item.messageID]),
-  });
-
-  await delay(10);
-
-  const row = document.querySelector('[class*="MessageList__selected___"]');
-  if (row) (row as HTMLElement).click();
-}
-
-function openArchivedAssessment(item: ArchivedNotification) {
-  if (!item.programmeID || !item.metaclassID) return;
-  const base = `#?page=/assessments/${item.programmeID}:${item.metaclassID}`;
-  location.hash = item.assessmentID ? `${base}&item=${item.assessmentID}` : base;
-}
-
-function renderArchiveItem(item: ArchivedNotification): HTMLElement {
-  const row = document.createElement("button");
-  row.type = "button";
-  row.className = "bsplus-notification-archive-item";
-  row.dataset.notificationId = String(item.notificationID);
-
-  const title = document.createElement("span");
-  title.className = "bsplus-notification-archive-title";
-  title.textContent = item.title;
-
-  const meta = document.createElement("span");
-  meta.className = "bsplus-notification-archive-meta";
-  const parts = [formatArchiveDate(item.timestamp)];
-  if (item.subtitle) parts.push(item.subtitle);
-  if (item.subjectCode) parts.push(item.subjectCode);
-  meta.textContent = parts.join(" · ");
-
-  const badge = document.createElement("span");
-  badge.className = "bsplus-notification-archive-badge";
-  badge.textContent = "Saved locally";
-
-  row.append(title, meta, badge);
-
-  row.addEventListener("click", () => {
-    if (item.type === "message") {
-      void openArchivedMessage(item);
-    } else if (item.type === "coneqtassessments") {
-      openArchivedAssessment(item);
-    }
-  });
-
-  return row;
-}
-
-export function mountArchiveUI(
-  api: PluginAPI<Record<string, never>, ArchiveUIStorage>,
-  getUserKey: () => Promise<string | null>,
-) {
-  const mountOnList = (listEl: HTMLElement) => {
-    if (listEl.querySelector(".bsplus-notification-archive-bar")) return;
-
-    const bar = document.createElement("div");
-    bar.className = "bsplus-notification-archive-bar";
-
-    const toggle = document.createElement("button");
-    toggle.type = "button";
-    toggle.className = "bsplus-notification-archive-toggle";
-
-    const panel = document.createElement("div");
-    panel.className = "bsplus-notification-archive-panel";
-    panel.hidden = true;
-
-    const refresh = async () => {
-      const userKey = await getUserKey();
-      if (!userKey) {
-        toggle.textContent = "Saved notifications (sign in required)";
-        toggle.disabled = true;
-        panel.replaceChildren();
-        return;
-      }
-
-      const archivesByUser = api.storage.archivesByUser ?? {};
-      const archive = archivesByUser[userKey] ?? {};
-      const items = listArchivedNotifications(archive);
-      const liveIds = new Set(
-        Array.from(listEl.querySelectorAll('[class*="notifications__item___"]'))
-          .map((el) => el.getAttribute("data-id"))
-          .filter(Boolean),
-      );
-      const removedCount = items.filter(
-        (item) => !liveIds.has(String(item.notificationID)),
-      ).length;
-
-      toggle.disabled = false;
-      toggle.textContent =
-        items.length === 0
-          ? "Saved notifications (none yet)"
-          : `Saved notifications (${items.length}${removedCount > 0 ? `, ${removedCount} no longer on SEQTA` : ""})`;
-
-      panel.replaceChildren();
-      if (items.length === 0) {
-        const empty = document.createElement("p");
-        empty.className = "bsplus-notification-archive-empty";
-        empty.textContent =
-          "Notifications you receive are saved here per account in extension storage.";
-        panel.append(empty);
-        return;
-      }
-
-      for (const item of items) {
-        panel.append(renderArchiveItem(item));
-      }
-    };
-
-    toggle.addEventListener("click", () => {
-      panel.hidden = !panel.hidden;
-      toggle.setAttribute("aria-expanded", panel.hidden ? "false" : "true");
-      if (!panel.hidden) void refresh();
-    });
-
-    bar.append(toggle, panel);
-    listEl.append(bar);
-    void refresh();
-  };
-
-  api.seqta.onMount('[class*="notifications__list___"]', (el) => {
-    mountOnList(el as HTMLElement);
-  });
-
-  api.storage.onChange("archivesByUser", () => {
-    document
-      .querySelectorAll('[class*="notifications__list___"]')
-      .forEach((el) => {
-        const bar = el.querySelector(".bsplus-notification-archive-bar");
-        if (bar) bar.remove();
-        mountOnList(el as HTMLElement);
-      });
-  });
-}
diff --git a/src/plugins/built-in/notificationCollector/index.ts b/src/plugins/built-in/notificationCollector/index.ts
index afc9f7c1..8af0127c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/built-in/notificationCollector/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/built-in/notificationCollector/index.ts
@@ -8,15 +8,17 @@ import {
   mergeNotificationsIntoArchive,
   resolveNotificationUserKey,
 } from "./archive";
-import { mountArchiveUI } from "./archiveUI";
-import styles from "./styles.css?inline";
+import {
+  injectArchivedForUser,
+  mountArchivedNotificationInjection,
+} from "./injectArchivedNotifications";
 
 const notificationCollectorSettings = {
   saveLocally: booleanSetting({
     default: true,
     title: "Save notification history locally",
     description:
-      "Keeps a per-account copy in extension storage. SEQTA removes notifications after about a year; these stay until you clear extension data.",
+      "Saves notifications per account in extension storage and restores missing ones into the SEQTA list",
   }),
 } as const;
 
@@ -35,9 +37,8 @@ const notificationCollectorPlugin: Plugin<
   name: "Notification Collector",
   description:
     "Tracks notifications and saves a local per-account archive that outlasts SEQTA's server retention",
-  version: "1.1.0",
+  version: "1.2.0",
   settings: notificationCollectorSettings,
-  styles,
   disableToggle: true,
 
   run: async (api) => {
@@ -80,6 +81,8 @@ const notificationCollectorPlugin: Plugin<
         if (JSON.stringify(existing) !== JSON.stringify(merged)) {
           archivesByUser[userKey] = merged;
           api.storage.archivesByUser = archivesByUser;
+        } else if (document.querySelector('[class*="notifications__list___"]')) {
+          await injectArchivedForUser(merged);
         }
       } catch (error) {
         console.warn("[BetterSEQTA+] Notification archive sync failed:", error);
@@ -182,7 +185,10 @@ const notificationCollectorPlugin: Plugin<
       }
     });
 
-    mountArchiveUI(api, resolveNotificationUserKey);
+    const teardownInjection = mountArchivedNotificationInjection(
+      api,
+      resolveNotificationUserKey,
+    );
 
     api.seqta.onMount("[class*='notifications__bubble___']", () => {
       startPolling();
@@ -199,6 +205,7 @@ const notificationCollectorPlugin: Plugin<
 
     return () => {
       stopPolling();
+      teardownInjection();
       document.removeEventListener("visibilitychange", handleVisibilityChange);
       pageChangeUnregister.unregister();
     };
diff --git a/src/plugins/built-in/notificationCollector/injectArchivedNotifications.ts b/src/plugins/built-in/notificationCollector/injectArchivedNotifications.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c83b4507
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/built-in/notificationCollector/injectArchivedNotifications.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+import type { PluginAPI } from "../../core/types";
+import ReactFiber from "@/seqta/utils/ReactFiber";
+import { delay } from "@/seqta/utils/delay";
+import {
+  archivedToApiNotification,
+  listArchivedNotifications,
+  type ArchiveMap,
+  type ArchivesByUser,
+} from "./archive";
+
+const LIST_SELECTOR = '[class*="notifications__list___"]';
+const ITEMS_SELECTOR = '[class*="notifications__items___"]';
+
+function notificationTimestamp(item: Record<string, unknown>): number {
+  const ms = new Date(String(item.timestamp ?? 0)).getTime();
+  return Number.isNaN(ms) ? 0 : ms;
+}
+
+function mergeLiveWithArchived(
+  liveItems: Record<string, unknown>[],
+  archive: ArchiveMap,
+): Record<string, unknown>[] | null {
+  const liveIds = new Set(liveItems.map((item) => Number(item.notificationID)));
+  const missing = listArchivedNotifications(archive)
+    .filter((item) => !liveIds.has(item.notificationID))
+    .map((item) => archivedToApiNotification(item));
+
+  if (missing.length === 0) return null;
+
+  return [...liveItems, ...missing].sort(
+    (a, b) => notificationTimestamp(b) - notificationTimestamp(a),
+  );
+}
+
+function sameItemOrder(
+  current: Record<string, unknown>[],
+  merged: Record<string, unknown>[],
+): boolean {
+  if (current.length !== merged.length) return false;
+  return current.every(
+    (item, index) =>
+      Number(item.notificationID) === Number(merged[index]?.notificationID),
+  );
+}
+
+async function tryInjectArchived(archive: ArchiveMap): Promise<boolean> {
+  if (!document.querySelector(LIST_SELECTOR)) return false;
+
+  const state = await ReactFiber.find(LIST_SELECTOR).getState();
+  if (!state || !Array.isArray(state.items)) return false;
+
+  const liveItems = state.items as Record<string, unknown>[];
+  const merged = mergeLiveWithArchived(liveItems, archive);
+  if (!merged) return true;
+  if (sameItemOrder(liveItems, merged)) return true;
+
+  await ReactFiber.find(LIST_SELECTOR).setState({ items: merged });
+  return true;
+}
+
+async function injectWithRetries(archive: ArchiveMap, attempts = 10) {
+  for (let i = 0; i < attempts; i++) {
+    const done = await tryInjectArchived(archive);
+    if (done) return;
+    await delay(120);
+  }
+}
+
+export function mountArchivedNotificationInjection(
+  api: PluginAPI<Record<string, never>, { archivesByUser?: ArchivesByUser }>,
+  getUserKey: () => Promise<string | null>,
+) {
+  let observer: MutationObserver | null = null;
+  let injectScheduled = false;
+
+  const scheduleInject = () => {
+    if (injectScheduled) return;
+    injectScheduled = true;
+    window.setTimeout(async () => {
+      injectScheduled = false;
+      const userKey = await getUserKey();
+      if (!userKey) return;
+      const archive = api.storage.archivesByUser?.[userKey] ?? {};
+      if (Object.keys(archive).length === 0) return;
+      await injectWithRetries(archive);
+    }, 60);
+  };
+
+  const watchItemsContainer = () => {
+    const itemsEl = document.querySelector(ITEMS_SELECTOR);
+    if (!itemsEl) return;
+    if (observer) observer.disconnect();
+    observer = new MutationObserver(() => scheduleInject());
+    observer.observe(itemsEl, { childList: true });
+  };
+
+  api.seqta.onMount(LIST_SELECTOR, () => {
+    scheduleInject();
+    watchItemsContainer();
+  });
+
+  api.seqta.onMount(ITEMS_SELECTOR, () => {
+    watchItemsContainer();
+    scheduleInject();
+  });
+
+  api.storage.onChange("archivesByUser", () => scheduleInject());
+
+  return () => {
+    if (observer) observer.disconnect();
+  };
+}
+
+export async function injectArchivedForUser(
+  archive: ArchiveMap,
+): Promise<void> {
+  await injectWithRetries(archive);
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/built-in/notificationCollector/styles.css b/src/plugins/built-in/notificationCollector/styles.css
deleted file mode 100644
index 61ddec19..00000000
--- a/src/plugins/built-in/notificationCollector/styles.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-.bsplus-notification-archive-bar {
-  margin-top: 0.5rem;
-  padding-top: 0.5rem;
-  border-top: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--text-primary) 12%, transparent);
-}
-
-.bsplus-notification-archive-toggle {
-  display: block;
-  width: 100%;
-  border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--text-primary) 14%, transparent);
-  border-radius: 12px;
-  background: var(--theme-primary, var(--background-primary, #232323));
-  color: var(--text-primary);
-  padding: 0.55rem 0.75rem;
-  font-size: 0.8125rem;
-  font-weight: 600;
-  text-align: left;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  transition: background-color 150ms ease;
-}
-
-.bsplus-notification-archive-toggle:hover:not(:disabled) {
-  background: var(--theme-secondary, var(--background-secondary, #1a1a1a));
-}
-
-.bsplus-notification-archive-toggle:disabled {
-  opacity: 0.65;
-  cursor: default;
-}
-
-.bsplus-notification-archive-panel {
-  margin-top: 0.45rem;
-  max-height: 14rem;
-  overflow-y: auto;
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 0.35rem;
-}
-
-.bsplus-notification-archive-panel[hidden] {
-  display: none !important;
-}
-
-.bsplus-notification-archive-item {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 0.2rem;
-  width: 100%;
-  border: none;
-  border-left: 3px solid var(--better-main, #3b82f6);
-  border-radius: 10px;
-  background: var(--theme-primary, var(--background-primary, #232323));
-  color: var(--text-primary);
-  padding: 0.5rem 0.65rem;
-  text-align: left;
-  cursor: pointer;
-  transition: background-color 150ms ease;
-}
-
-.bsplus-notification-archive-item:hover {
-  background: var(--theme-secondary, var(--background-secondary, #1a1a1a));
-}
-
-.bsplus-notification-archive-title {
-  font-size: 0.8125rem;
-  font-weight: 600;
-  line-height: 1.3;
-}
-
-.bsplus-notification-archive-meta {
-  font-size: 0.75rem;
-  opacity: 0.78;
-  line-height: 1.3;
-}
-
-.bsplus-notification-archive-badge {
-  font-size: 0.6875rem;
-  font-weight: 600;
-  opacity: 0.7;
-}
-
-.bsplus-notification-archive-empty {
-  font-size: 0.75rem;
-  opacity: 0.8;
-  margin: 0.25rem 0 0;
-  line-height: 1.4;
-}