diff --git a/modules/api/mw.echo.api.EchoApi.js b/modules/api/mw.echo.api.EchoApi.js
index 0da699d76..a2d219ffe 100644
--- a/modules/api/mw.echo.api.EchoApi.js
+++ b/modules/api/mw.echo.api.EchoApi.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 		this.fetchingPromise = null;
 		this.limit = config.limit || 25;
 		this.fetchingPrioritizer = new mw.echo.api.PromisePrioritizer();
-		this.bundle = !!config.bundle;
 	};
 
 	OO.initClass( mw.echo.api.EchoApi );
@@ -100,6 +99,7 @@
 	 *  state, 'all', 'read' or 'unread'
 	 * @param {boolean} [filterObject.unreadFirst] Fetch unread notifications
 	 *  first in the sorting order.
+	 * @param {boolean} [filterObject.bundle] Bundle local notifications
 	 * @param {string|string[]} [filterObject.titles] Requested titles. To request notifications with no title,
 	 *  use null (standalone or as an array element).
 	 * @return {Object} API parameter definitions to override
@@ -110,8 +110,6 @@
 
 		filterObject = filterObject || {};
 
-		overrideParams.notbundle = this.bundle;
-
 		if ( filterObject.continue ) {
 			overrideParams.notcontinue = filterObject.continue;
 		}
@@ -120,6 +118,10 @@
 			overrideParams.notunreadfirst = 1;
 		}
 
+		if ( filterObject.bundle ) {
+			overrideParams.notbundle = 1;
+		}
+
 		if ( filterObject.readState && filterObject.readState !== 'all' ) {
 			overrideParams.notfilter = filterObject.readState === 'read' ?
 				'read' :
@@ -203,11 +205,12 @@
 	 *
 	 * @param {string[]} sourceArray An array of sources to fetch from the group
 	 * @param {string} type Notification type
+	 * @param {boolean} bundle Bundle local notifications
 	 * @return {jQuery.Promise} A promise that resolves with an object that maps wiki
 	 *  names to an array of their items' API data objects.
 	 */
-	mw.echo.api.EchoApi.prototype.fetchNotificationGroups = function ( sourceArray, type ) {
-		var overrideParams = { notbundle: this.bundle, notcrosswikisummary: false };
+	mw.echo.api.EchoApi.prototype.fetchNotificationGroups = function ( sourceArray, type, bundle ) {
+		var overrideParams = { notcrosswikisummary: false, notbundle: bundle };
 		return this.network.getApiHandler( 'local' ).fetchNotifications( type, sourceArray, true, overrideParams )
 			.then( function ( result ) {
 				var i,
diff --git a/modules/controller/mw.echo.Controller.js b/modules/controller/mw.echo.Controller.js
index 3544e1d08..ff9cae80f 100644
--- a/modules/controller/mw.echo.Controller.js
+++ b/modules/controller/mw.echo.Controller.js
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
 		// between local notifications and x-wiki notifications
 		// until the backend gives us the x-wiki notifications as
 		// part of the original response.
-		return this.api.fetchNotifications( this.manager.getTypeString(), 'local', !!isForced, { unreadFirst: true } /* filters */ )
+		return this.api.fetchNotifications( this.manager.getTypeString(), 'local', !!isForced, { unreadFirst: true, bundle: true } /* filters */ )
 			.then(
 				// Success
 				function ( data ) {
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@
 			return $.Deferred().reject().promise();
 		}
 
-		return this.api.fetchNotificationGroups( xwikiModel.getSourceNames(), this.manager.getTypeString() )
+		return this.api.fetchNotificationGroups( xwikiModel.getSourceNames(), this.manager.getTypeString(), true )
 			.then(
 				function ( groupList ) {
 					var i, notifData, listModel, group, groupItems,
diff --git a/modules/ext.echo.init.js b/modules/ext.echo.init.js
index 1b925a8b8..29b78d3ad 100644
--- a/modules/ext.echo.init.js
+++ b/modules/ext.echo.init.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 			$( this ).addClass( 'mw-echo-notifications-badge-dimmed' );
 
 			// Fire the notification API requests
-			echoApi = new mw.echo.api.EchoApi( { bundle: true } );
+			echoApi = new mw.echo.api.EchoApi();
 			echoApi.fetchNotifications( myType )
 				.then( function ( data ) {
 					mw.track( 'timing.MediaWiki.echo.overlay.api', mw.now() - time );
diff --git a/modules/special/ext.echo.special.js b/modules/special/ext.echo.special.js
index 096894b5c..16bcfa50c 100644
--- a/modules/special/ext.echo.special.js
+++ b/modules/special/ext.echo.special.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 			limitNotifications = 50,
 			links = mw.config.get( 'wgNotificationsSpecialPageLinks' ),
 			$content = $( '#mw-content-text' ),
-			echoApi = new mw.echo.api.EchoApi( { limit: limitNotifications, bundle: false } ),
+			echoApi = new mw.echo.api.EchoApi( { limit: limitNotifications } ),
 			unreadCounter = new mw.echo.dm.UnreadNotificationCounter( echoApi, [ 'message', 'alert' ], limitNotifications ),
 			modelManager = new mw.echo.dm.ModelManager( unreadCounter, {
 				type: [ 'message', 'alert' ],