diff --git a/src/seqta/utils/Loaders/LoadEngageHomePage.ts b/src/seqta/utils/Loaders/LoadEngageHomePage.ts
index e4c57b5c..04dd0d90 100644
--- a/src/seqta/utils/Loaders/LoadEngageHomePage.ts
+++ b/src/seqta/utils/Loaders/LoadEngageHomePage.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ import {
   toISODate,
   weekRangeContaining,
 } from "@/seqta/utils/Loaders/engageParentTimetable";
+import {
+  noticeMatchesLabelFilter,
+  resolveNoticeFilterTokens,
+} from "@/seqta/utils/notices/noticeLabelFilters";
 
 export function updateEngageHomeMenuActive(isHome: boolean): void {
   const home = document.getElementById("homebutton");
@@ -267,30 +271,17 @@ function processEngageNotices(response: any, labelArray: string[]): void {
   const noticeContainer = document.getElementById(ENGAGE_NOTICE_CONTAINER_ID);
   if (!noticeContainer) return;
 
+  noticeContainer.classList.remove("loading");
   noticeContainer.innerHTML = "";
 
   const notices = response?.payload;
   if (!Array.isArray(notices)) {
-    const emptyState = document.createElement("div");
-    emptyState.classList.add("day-empty");
-    const img = document.createElement("img");
-    img.src = browser.runtime.getURL(LogoLight);
-    const text = document.createElement("p");
-    text.innerText = "No notices for today.";
-    emptyState.append(img, text);
-    noticeContainer.append(emptyState);
+    appendEngageNoticeEmptyState(noticeContainer, "No notices for today.");
     return;
   }
 
   if (!notices.length) {
-    const emptyState = document.createElement("div");
-    emptyState.classList.add("day-empty");
-    const img = document.createElement("img");
-    img.src = browser.runtime.getURL(LogoLight);
-    const text = document.createElement("p");
-    text.innerText = "No notices for today.";
-    emptyState.append(img, text);
-    noticeContainer.append(emptyState);
+    appendEngageNoticeEmptyState(noticeContainer, "No notices for today.");
     return;
   }
 
@@ -298,9 +289,7 @@ function processEngageNotices(response: any, labelArray: string[]): void {
 
   notices.forEach((notice: any) => {
     const shouldInclude =
-      settingsState.mockNotices ||
-      labelArray.length === 0 ||
-      labelArray.includes(JSON.stringify(notice.label));
+      settingsState.mockNotices || noticeMatchesLabelFilter(notice, labelArray);
 
     if (shouldInclude) {
       const colour = processEngageNoticeColor(notice.colour);
@@ -309,9 +298,25 @@ function processEngageNotices(response: any, labelArray: string[]): void {
     }
   });
 
+  if (fragment.childNodes.length === 0) {
+    appendEngageNoticeEmptyState(noticeContainer, "No notices for today.");
+    return;
+  }
+
   noticeContainer.appendChild(fragment);
 }
 
+function appendEngageNoticeEmptyState(container: HTMLElement, message: string) {
+  const emptyState = document.createElement("div");
+  emptyState.classList.add("day-empty");
+  const img = document.createElement("img");
+  img.src = browser.runtime.getURL(LogoLight);
+  const text = document.createElement("p");
+  text.innerText = message;
+  emptyState.append(img, text);
+  container.append(emptyState);
+}
+
 function createEngageNoticeElement(
   notice: any,
   colour: string | undefined,
@@ -613,6 +618,12 @@ async function fetchEngageNoticesFromApi(
   date: string,
   labelTokens: string[],
 ): Promise<void> {
+  const noticeContainer = document.getElementById(ENGAGE_NOTICE_CONTAINER_ID);
+  if (noticeContainer) {
+    noticeContainer.classList.add("loading");
+    noticeContainer.innerHTML = "";
+  }
+
   try {
     const data = settingsState.mockNotices
       ? getMockNotices()
@@ -662,7 +673,7 @@ async function initEngageNoticesUi(todayFormatted: string): Promise<void> {
   const noticeContainer = document.getElementById(ENGAGE_NOTICE_CONTAINER_ID);
   if (!noticeContainer) return;
 
-  let labelFilterValues: string[] = [];
+  let prefsPayload: unknown = [];
   try {
     const prefsRes = await fetch(`${location.origin}/seqta/parent/load/prefs?`, {
       method: "POST",
@@ -671,21 +682,15 @@ async function initEngageNoticesUi(todayFormatted: string): Promise<void> {
       body: JSON.stringify({ asArray: true, request: "userPrefs" }),
     });
     const prefs = await prefsRes.json();
-    const payload = prefs?.payload;
-    if (Array.isArray(payload)) {
-      labelFilterValues = payload
-        .filter((item: { name?: string }) => item.name === "notices.filters")
-        .map((item: { value?: string }) => item.value)
-        .filter((v): v is string => typeof v === "string");
-    }
+    prefsPayload = prefs?.payload ?? [];
   } catch {
-    labelFilterValues = [];
+    prefsPayload = [];
   }
 
-  const labelTokens =
-    labelFilterValues.length > 0
-      ? String(labelFilterValues[0]).split(" ").filter(Boolean)
-      : [];
+  const labelTokens = await resolveNoticeFilterTokens(
+    prefsPayload,
+    `${location.origin}/seqta/parent/load/notices`,
+  );
 
   const dateControl = document.getElementById(ENGAGE_NOTICES_DATE_ID);
   if (dateControl) {
@@ -696,8 +701,6 @@ async function initEngageNoticesUi(todayFormatted: string): Promise<void> {
 
   const cleanup = bindEngageNoticesDateInput(labelTokens, todayFormatted);
   engageMergeNoticeCleanup(cleanup);
-
-  noticeContainer.classList.remove("loading");
 }
 
 function engageMergeNoticeCleanup(noticeCleanup: () => void): void {
diff --git a/src/seqta/utils/Loaders/LoadHomePage.ts b/src/seqta/utils/Loaders/LoadHomePage.ts
index f922a9fe..6e66b2ce 100644
--- a/src/seqta/utils/Loaders/LoadHomePage.ts
+++ b/src/seqta/utils/Loaders/LoadHomePage.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ import {
   filterAssessmentsForActiveSubjects,
   subjectsWithUpcomingAssessments,
 } from "@/plugins/built-in/assessmentsOverview/utils";
+import {
+  noticeMatchesLabelFilter,
+  resolveNoticeFilterTokens,
+} from "@/seqta/utils/notices/noticeLabelFilters";
 
 let LessonInterval: any;
 let currentSelectedDate = new Date();
@@ -131,33 +135,20 @@ export async function loadHomePage() {
     upcomingItems.classList.remove("loading");
   }
 
-  const labelArray = prefs.payload
-    .filter((item: any) => item.name === "notices.filters")
-    .map((item: any) => item.value);
+  const labelTokens = await resolveNoticeFilterTokens(
+    prefs.payload,
+    `${location.origin}/seqta/student/load/notices?`,
+  );
 
   const noticeContainer = document.getElementById("notice-container");
   if (noticeContainer) {
-    if (labelArray.length > 0) {
-      const dateControl = document.querySelector(
-        'input[type="date"]',
-      ) as HTMLInputElement;
-      if (dateControl) {
-        dateControl.value = TodayFormatted;
-        setupNotices(labelArray[0].split(" "), TodayFormatted);
-      }
-      noticeContainer.classList.remove("loading");
-    } else {
-      noticeContainer.classList.remove("loading");
-      noticeContainer.innerHTML = "";
-      const emptyState = document.createElement("div");
-      emptyState.classList.add("day-empty");
-      const img = document.createElement("img");
-      img.src = browser.runtime.getURL(LogoLight);
-      const text = document.createElement("p");
-      text.innerText = "No notices available.";
-      emptyState.append(img, text);
-      noticeContainer.append(emptyState);
+    const dateControl = document.querySelector(
+      'input[type="date"]',
+    ) as HTMLInputElement;
+    if (dateControl) {
+      dateControl.value = TodayFormatted;
     }
+    setupNotices(labelTokens, TodayFormatted);
   }
 
   return cleanup;
@@ -248,6 +239,12 @@ function setupNotices(labelArray: string[], date: string) {
   ) as HTMLInputElement;
 
   const fetchNotices = async (date: string) => {
+    const container = document.getElementById("notice-container");
+    if (container) {
+      container.classList.add("loading");
+      container.innerHTML = "";
+    }
+
     try {
       const data = settingsState.mockNotices
         ? getMockNotices()
@@ -255,13 +252,13 @@ function setupNotices(labelArray: string[], date: string) {
             await fetch(`${location.origin}/seqta/student/load/notices?`, {
               method: "POST",
               headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json; charset=utf-8" },
+              credentials: "include",
               body: JSON.stringify({ date }),
             })
           ).json();
 
       processNotices(data, labelArray);
     } catch {
-      // Notices failed to load; processNotices will show empty state if container exists
       processNotices({ payload: [] }, labelArray);
     }
   };
@@ -294,30 +291,17 @@ function processNotices(response: any, labelArray: string[]) {
   const NoticeContainer = document.getElementById("notice-container");
   if (!NoticeContainer) return;
 
+  NoticeContainer.classList.remove("loading");
   NoticeContainer.innerHTML = "";
 
   const notices = response?.payload;
   if (!Array.isArray(notices)) {
-    const emptyState = document.createElement("div");
-    emptyState.classList.add("day-empty");
-    const img = document.createElement("img");
-    img.src = browser.runtime.getURL(LogoLight);
-    const text = document.createElement("p");
-    text.innerText = "No notices for today.";
-    emptyState.append(img, text);
-    NoticeContainer.append(emptyState);
+    appendNoticeEmptyState(NoticeContainer, "No notices for today.");
     return;
   }
 
   if (!notices.length) {
-    const emptyState = document.createElement("div");
-    emptyState.classList.add("day-empty");
-    const img = document.createElement("img");
-    img.src = browser.runtime.getURL(LogoLight);
-    const text = document.createElement("p");
-    text.innerText = "No notices for today.";
-    emptyState.append(img, text);
-    NoticeContainer.append(emptyState);
+    appendNoticeEmptyState(NoticeContainer, "No notices for today.");
     return;
   }
 
@@ -325,8 +309,7 @@ function processNotices(response: any, labelArray: string[]) {
 
   notices.forEach((notice: any) => {
     const shouldInclude =
-      settingsState.mockNotices ||
-      labelArray.includes(JSON.stringify(notice.label));
+      settingsState.mockNotices || noticeMatchesLabelFilter(notice, labelArray);
 
     if (shouldInclude) {
       const colour = processNoticeColor(notice.colour);
@@ -335,9 +318,25 @@ function processNotices(response: any, labelArray: string[]) {
     }
   });
 
+  if (fragment.childNodes.length === 0) {
+    appendNoticeEmptyState(NoticeContainer, "No notices for today.");
+    return;
+  }
+
   NoticeContainer.appendChild(fragment);
 }
 
+function appendNoticeEmptyState(container: HTMLElement, message: string) {
+  const emptyState = document.createElement("div");
+  emptyState.classList.add("day-empty");
+  const img = document.createElement("img");
+  img.src = browser.runtime.getURL(LogoLight);
+  const text = document.createElement("p");
+  text.innerText = message;
+  emptyState.append(img, text);
+  container.append(emptyState);
+}
+
 function processNoticeColor(colour: string): string | undefined {
   if (typeof colour === "string") {
     const rgb = GetThresholdOfColor(colour);
diff --git a/src/seqta/utils/notices/noticeLabelFilters.ts b/src/seqta/utils/notices/noticeLabelFilters.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26818293
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/seqta/utils/notices/noticeLabelFilters.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+type PrefEntry = { name?: string; value?: unknown };
+
+/** Parse `notices.filters` pref (space-separated label IDs). */
+export function parseNoticesFilterPref(prefsPayload: unknown): string[] {
+  if (!Array.isArray(prefsPayload)) return [];
+  const values = (prefsPayload as PrefEntry[])
+    .filter((item) => item?.name === "notices.filters")
+    .map((item) => item?.value)
+    .filter((v): v is string => typeof v === "string");
+  if (values.length === 0) return [];
+  return String(values[0]).split(" ").filter(Boolean);
+}
+
+/** Label IDs from `load/notices` with `{ mode: "labels" }`. */
+export async function fetchNoticeLabelIds(noticesUrl: string): Promise<string[]> {
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch(noticesUrl, {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json; charset=utf-8" },
+      credentials: "include",
+      body: JSON.stringify({ mode: "labels" }),
+    });
+    if (!res.ok) return [];
+    const json = (await res.json()) as { payload?: Array<{ id?: number }> };
+    const payload = json?.payload;
+    if (!Array.isArray(payload)) return [];
+    return payload
+      .map((entry) => entry?.id)
+      .filter((id): id is number => typeof id === "number" && !Number.isNaN(id))
+      .map(String);
+  } catch {
+    return [];
+  }
+}
+
+/** Pref filters when set; otherwise all label IDs from the labels API (native SEQTA home). */
+export async function resolveNoticeFilterTokens(
+  prefsPayload: unknown,
+  noticesUrl: string,
+): Promise<string[]> {
+  const fromPref = parseNoticesFilterPref(prefsPayload);
+  if (fromPref.length > 0) return fromPref;
+  return await fetchNoticeLabelIds(noticesUrl);
+}
+
+export function normalizeNoticeLabelId(label: unknown): string | null {
+  if (typeof label === "number" && !Number.isNaN(label)) {
+    return String(label);
+  }
+  if (typeof label === "string" && label.trim()) {
+    return label.trim();
+  }
+  if (label && typeof label === "object") {
+    const obj = label as Record<string, unknown>;
+    if (typeof obj.id === "number" && !Number.isNaN(obj.id)) {
+      return String(obj.id);
+    }
+    if (typeof obj.id === "string" && obj.id.trim()) {
+      return obj.id.trim();
+    }
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+export function noticeMatchesLabelFilter(
+  notice: { label?: unknown },
+  filterTokens: string[],
+): boolean {
+  if (filterTokens.length === 0) return true;
+  const id = normalizeNoticeLabelId(notice?.label);
+  if (id !== null && filterTokens.includes(id)) return true;
+  return filterTokens.includes(JSON.stringify(notice?.label));
+}