diff --git a/src/ScadaLink.Commons/Types/Enums/NotificationStatus.cs b/src/ScadaLink.Commons/Types/Enums/NotificationStatus.cs
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+namespace ScadaLink.Commons.Types.Enums;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Lifecycle status of a notification in the central outbox. The site-local
+/// <c>Forwarding</c> concept is intentionally not part of the central status set.
+/// </summary>
+public enum NotificationStatus
+{
+    Pending,
+    Retrying,
+    Delivered,
+    Parked,
+    Discarded
+}
diff --git a/src/ScadaLink.Commons/Types/Enums/NotificationType.cs b/src/ScadaLink.Commons/Types/Enums/NotificationType.cs
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+namespace ScadaLink.Commons.Types.Enums;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Delivery channel for a notification. Currently only email is supported.
+/// </summary>
+public enum NotificationType
+{
+    Email
+}
diff --git a/tests/ScadaLink.Commons.Tests/Types/NotificationEnumTests.cs b/tests/ScadaLink.Commons.Tests/Types/NotificationEnumTests.cs
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+using ScadaLink.Commons.Types.Enums;
+
+namespace ScadaLink.Commons.Tests.Types;
+
+public class NotificationEnumTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void NotificationStatus_HasExactlyTheCentralStates()
+    {
+        var names = Enum.GetNames<NotificationStatus>();
+        Assert.Equal(
+            new[] { "Pending", "Retrying", "Delivered", "Parked", "Discarded" },
+            names);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void NotificationType_HasEmail()
+    {
+        Assert.True(Enum.IsDefined(NotificationType.Email));
+    }
+}