diff --git a/awx/api/generics.py b/awx/api/generics.py
index 06f80887ae..be58b057d8 100644
--- a/awx/api/generics.py
+++ b/awx/api/generics.py
@@ -489,9 +489,12 @@ class SubListAPIView(ParentMixin, ListAPIView):
         parent = self.get_parent_object()
         self.check_parent_access(parent)
         qs = self.request.user.get_queryset(self.model).distinct()
-        sublist_qs = getattrd(parent, self.relationship).distinct()
+        sublist_qs = self.get_sublist_queryset(parent)
         return qs & sublist_qs
 
+    def get_sublist_queryset(self, parent):
+        return getattrd(parent, self.relationship).distinct()
+
 
 class DestroyAPIView(generics.DestroyAPIView):
 
diff --git a/awx/api/views/__init__.py b/awx/api/views/__init__.py
index 90253c448f..7b831edfa5 100644
--- a/awx/api/views/__init__.py
+++ b/awx/api/views/__init__.py
@@ -3379,6 +3379,11 @@ class WorkflowJobNotificationsList(SubListAPIView):
     relationship = 'notifications'
     search_fields = ('subject', 'notification_type', 'body',)
 
+    def get_sublist_queryset(self, parent):
+        return self.model.objects.filter(Q(unifiedjob_notifications=parent) |
+                                         Q(unifiedjob_notifications__unified_job_node__workflow_job=parent,
+                                         unifiedjob_notifications__workflowapproval__isnull=False)).distinct()
+
 
 class WorkflowJobActivityStreamList(SubListAPIView):