diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 968c0663e00d2..24164f3680336 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/msteinert/pam v1.1.0
 	github.com/nektos/act v0.2.48
 	github.com/niklasfasching/go-org v1.7.0
+	github.com/olahol/melody v1.1.4
 	github.com/olivere/elastic/v7 v7.0.32
 	github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0
 	github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.1.0-rc4
@@ -208,6 +209,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/gorilla/handlers v1.5.1 // indirect
 	github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.0 // indirect
 	github.com/gorilla/securecookie v1.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/errwrap v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttp v0.5.2 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror v1.1.1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4b92b1ee637d1..7e7baa15e4186 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -575,6 +575,8 @@ github.com/gorilla/sessions v1.1.1/go.mod h1:8KCfur6+4Mqcc6S0FEfKuN15Vl5MgXW92AE
 github.com/gorilla/sessions v1.2.0/go.mod h1:dk2InVEVJ0sfLlnXv9EAgkf6ecYs/i80K/zI+bUmuGM=
 github.com/gorilla/sessions v1.2.1 h1:DHd3rPN5lE3Ts3D8rKkQ8x/0kqfeNmBAaiSi+o7FsgI=
 github.com/gorilla/sessions v1.2.1/go.mod h1:dk2InVEVJ0sfLlnXv9EAgkf6ecYs/i80K/zI+bUmuGM=
+github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.0 h1:PPwGk2jz7EePpoHN/+ClbZu8SPxiqlu12wZP/3sWmnc=
+github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.0/go.mod h1:YR8l580nyteQvAITg2hZ9XVh4b55+EU/adAjf1fMHhE=
 github.com/hashicorp/errwrap v1.0.0/go.mod h1:YH+1FKiLXxHSkmPseP+kNlulaMuP3n2brvKWEqk/Jc4=
 github.com/hashicorp/errwrap v1.1.0 h1:OxrOeh75EUXMY8TBjag2fzXGZ40LB6IKw45YeGUDY2I=
 github.com/hashicorp/errwrap v1.1.0/go.mod h1:YH+1FKiLXxHSkmPseP+kNlulaMuP3n2brvKWEqk/Jc4=
@@ -824,6 +826,8 @@ github.com/nxadm/tail v1.4.8 h1:nPr65rt6Y5JFSKQO7qToXr7pePgD6Gwiw05lkbyAQTE=
 github.com/nxadm/tail v1.4.8/go.mod h1:+ncqLTQzXmGhMZNUePPaPqPvBxHAIsmXswZKocGu+AU=
 github.com/oklog/ulid v1.3.1 h1:EGfNDEx6MqHz8B3uNV6QAib1UR2Lm97sHi3ocA6ESJ4=
 github.com/oklog/ulid v1.3.1/go.mod h1:CirwcVhetQ6Lv90oh/F+FBtV6XMibvdAFo93nm5qn4U=
+github.com/olahol/melody v1.1.4 h1:RQHfKZkQmDxI0+SLZRNBCn4LiXdqxLKRGSkT8Dyoe/E=
+github.com/olahol/melody v1.1.4/go.mod h1:GgkTl6Y7yWj/HtfD48Q5vLKPVoZOH+Qqgfa7CvJgJM4=
 github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v0.0.5 h1:P2Ga83D34wi1o9J6Wh1mRuqd4mF/x/lgBS7N7AbDhec=
 github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v0.0.5/go.mod h1:hPp6KlRPjbx+hW8ykQs1w3UBbZlj6HuIJcUGPhkA7kY=
 github.com/olivere/elastic/v7 v7.0.32 h1:R7CXvbu8Eq+WlsLgxmKVKPox0oOwAE/2T9Si5BnvK6E=
diff --git a/routers/web/web.go b/routers/web/web.go
index bbab9b37b5973..d944c4774a7f8 100644
--- a/routers/web/web.go
+++ b/routers/web/web.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/web/user"
 	user_setting "code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/web/user/setting"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/web/user/setting/security"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/web/websocket"
 	auth_service "code.gitea.io/gitea/services/auth"
 	context_service "code.gitea.io/gitea/services/context"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/services/forms"
@@ -414,6 +415,8 @@ func registerRoutes(m *web.Route) {
 
 	m.Any("/user/events", routing.MarkLongPolling, events.Events)
 
+	websocket.Init(m)
+
 	m.Group("/login/oauth", func() {
 		m.Get("/authorize", web.Bind(forms.AuthorizationForm{}), auth.AuthorizeOAuth)
 		m.Post("/grant", web.Bind(forms.GrantApplicationForm{}), auth.GrantApplicationOAuth)
diff --git a/routers/web/websocket/websocket.go b/routers/web/websocket/websocket.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b03245786cc93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routers/web/websocket/websocket.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// Copyright 2023 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package websocket
+
+import (
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/context"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web"
+
+	"github.com/olahol/melody"
+)
+
+var m *melody.Melody
+
+func Init(r *web.Route) {
+	m = melody.New()
+	r.Any("/ws", WebSocket)
+	m.HandleMessage(HandleMessage)
+}
+
+func WebSocket(ctx *context.Context) {
+	m.HandleRequest(ctx.Resp, ctx.Req)
+}
+
+func HandleMessage(s *melody.Session, msg []byte) {
+	m.Broadcast(msg)
+}
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/notification.js b/web_src/js/features/notification.js
index 4dcf02d2dca90..fabe6dc283da0 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/notification.js
+++ b/web_src/js/features/notification.js
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ export function initNotificationsTable() {
   const table = document.getElementById('notification_table');
   if (!table) return;
 
+  const url = 'ws://' + window.location.host + '/ws';
+  const ws = new WebSocket(url);
+  ws.addEventListener('message', (msg) => {
+    const line = now() + ' ' + msg.data + '\n';
+    console.info(line);
+  });
+
   // when page restores from bfcache, delete previously clicked items
   window.addEventListener('pageshow', (e) => {
     if (e.persisted) { // page was restored from bfcache