diff --git a/packages/notification/__tests__/notification.spec.ts b/packages/notification/__tests__/notification.spec.ts
index e6bb3e9c1c..388ed87dd9 100644
--- a/packages/notification/__tests__/notification.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/notification/__tests__/notification.spec.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe('Notification.vue', () => {
       expect(wrapper.vm.typeClass).toBe('')
       expect(wrapper.vm.horizontalClass).toBe('right')
       expect(wrapper.vm.verticalProperty).toBe('top')
-      expect(wrapper.vm.positionStyle).toEqual({ top: 0 })
+      expect(wrapper.vm.positionStyle).toEqual({ top: '0px' })
     })
 
     test('should be able to render VNode', () => {
@@ -86,21 +86,6 @@ describe('Notification.vue', () => {
       offMock.mockRestore()
     })
 
-    test('should call init function when it\'s provided', () => {
-      const _init = jest.fn()
-      const wrapper = _mount({
-        slots: {
-          default: AXIOM,
-        },
-        props: {
-          _init,
-          _idx: 0,
-        },
-      })
-      expect(_init).toHaveBeenCalled()
-      wrapper.unmount()
-    })
-
     test('should add event listener to target element when init', () => {
 
       jest.spyOn(domExports, 'on')
@@ -243,10 +228,12 @@ describe('Notification.vue', () => {
       const wrapper = _mount({
         props: {
           duration: 0,
+          onClick: jest.fn(),
         },
       })
+
       await wrapper.trigger('click')
-      expect(wrapper.emitted('click')).toHaveLength(1)
+      expect(wrapper.vm.onClick).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
     })
 
     test('should be able to delete timer when press delete', async () => {
@@ -282,10 +269,12 @@ describe('Notification.vue', () => {
         keyCode: eventKeys.esc,
         // eslint-disable-next-line
       } as any)
+      const oldClose = wrapper.vm.close
+      wrapper.vm.close = jest.fn(() => oldClose())
       document.dispatchEvent(event)
       jest.runAllTimers()
       expect(wrapper.vm.closed).toBe(true)
-      expect(wrapper.emitted('close')).toHaveLength(1)
+      expect(wrapper.vm.close).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
     })
   })
 })
diff --git a/packages/notification/__tests__/notify.spec.ts b/packages/notification/__tests__/notify.spec.ts
index cffbb49853..1c400211aa 100644
--- a/packages/notification/__tests__/notify.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/notification/__tests__/notify.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+import { isVNode } from 'vue'
 import Notification, { close, closeAll } from '../src/notify'
+import type { NotificationVM } from '../src/notification.constants'
 
 jest.useFakeTimers()
 
@@ -10,15 +12,15 @@ describe('Notification on command', () => {
   })
 
   test('it should get component instance when calling notification constructor', async () => {
-    const vm = Notification({})
-    expect(vm).toBeNull()
+    const vm = Notification()
+    expect(isVNode(vm)).toBe(true)
     expect(document.querySelector(selector)).toBeDefined()
     jest.runAllTicks()
   })
 
 
   test('it should be able to close notification by manually close', () => {
-    Notification({})
+    Notification()
     const element = document.querySelector(selector)
     expect(element).toBeDefined()
     close(element.id)
@@ -26,11 +28,18 @@ describe('Notification on command', () => {
   })
 
   test('it should close all notifications', () => {
+    const notifications: NotificationVM[] = []
+    const onClose = jest.fn()
     for (let i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
-      Notification({})
+      notifications.push(Notification({
+        onClose,
+      }))
     }
     expect(document.querySelectorAll(selector).length).toBe(4)
     closeAll()
+    for (let i = 0; i < notifications.length; i++) {
+      expect(onClose).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4)
+    }
     expect(document.querySelectorAll(selector).length).toBe(0)
   })
 
diff --git a/packages/notification/src/index.vue b/packages/notification/src/index.vue
index 79a5d142f6..d923ce8602 100644
--- a/packages/notification/src/index.vue
+++ b/packages/notification/src/index.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
   <transition name="el-notification-fade">
     <div
-      v-show="visible"
+      v-if="visible"
       :id="id"
       :class="['el-notification', customClass, horizontalClass]"
       :style="positionStyle"
@@ -10,15 +10,8 @@
       @mouseleave="startTimer()"
       @click="click"
     >
-      <i
-        v-if="type || iconClass"
-        class="el-notification__icon"
-        :class="[typeClass, iconClass]"
-      ></i>
-      <div
-        class="el-notification__group"
-        :class="{ 'is-with-icon': typeClass || iconClass }"
-      >
+      <i v-if="type || iconClass" class="el-notification__icon" :class="[typeClass, iconClass]"></i>
+      <div class="el-notification__group" :class="{ 'is-with-icon': typeClass || iconClass }">
         <h2 class="el-notification__title" v-text="title"></h2>
         <div v-show="message" class="el-notification__content">
           <slot>
@@ -28,18 +21,14 @@
             <p v-else v-html="message"></p>
           </slot>
         </div>
-        <div
-          v-if="showClose"
-          class="el-notification__closeBtn el-icon-close"
-          @click.stop="close"
-        ></div>
+        <div v-if="showClose" class="el-notification__closeBtn el-icon-close" @click.stop="close"></div>
       </div>
     </div>
   </transition>
 </template>
 <script lang="ts">
-import { defineComponent, reactive, computed, ref, PropType } from 'vue'
-import { defaultProps } from './notification.constants'
+import { defineComponent, computed, ref, PropType } from 'vue'
+// notificationVM is an alias of vue.VNode
 import type { NotificationVM } from './notification.constants'
 import { eventKeys } from '../../utils/aria'
 import { on, off } from '../../utils/dom'
@@ -55,53 +44,67 @@ export default defineComponent({
   name: 'ElNotification',
   props: {
     customClass: { type: String, default: '' },
-    dangerouslyUseHTMLString: { type: Boolean, default: false }, // default false
-    duration: { type: Number, default: 4500 }, // default 4500
+    dangerouslyUseHTMLString: { type: Boolean, default: false },
+    duration: { type: Number, default: 4500 },
     iconClass: { type: String, default: '' },
     id: { type: String, default: '' },
-    message: { type: [String, Object] as PropType<>, default: '' },
-    offset: { type: Number, default: 0 }, // defaults 0
-    onClick: { type: Function, default: () => void 0 },
-    onClose: { type: Function, required: true },
-    position: { type: String, default: 'top-right' }, // default top-right
+    message: {
+      type: [String, Object] as PropType<string | NotificationVM>,
+      default: '',
+    },
+    offset: { type: Number, default: 0 },
+    onClick: {
+      type: Function as PropType<() => void>,
+      default: () => void 0,
+    },
+    onClose: {
+      type: Function as PropType<() => void>,
+      required: true,
+    },
+    position: {
+      type: String as PropType<'top-right' | 'top-left' | 'bottom-right' | 'bottom-left'>,
+      default: 'top-right',
+    },
     showClose: { type: Boolean, default: true },
     title: { type: String, default: '' },
     type: { type: String, default: '' },
-    // disabling linter next two lines due to this is a internal prop which should not be accessed by end user
-    // eslint-disable-next-line
-    _idx: { type: Number, required: false, default: null },
-    // eslint-disable-next-line
-    _init: { type: Function as (idx: number, vm: NotificationVM) => void, required: false, default: null }
+    zIndex: { type: Number, default: 0 },
   },
   emits: ['close', 'click'],
   setup(props) {
-    const data = reactive({
-      ...defaultProps,
-      ...props,
-    })
 
-    data.typeClass = computed(() => {
-      const type = data.type
+    const typeClass = computed(() => {
+      const type = props.type
       return type && TypeMap[type] ? `el-icon-${TypeMap[type]}` : ''
     })
 
-    data.horizontalClass = computed(() => {
-      return data.position.indexOf('right') > 1 ? 'right' : 'left'
+    const horizontalClass = computed(() => {
+      return props.position.indexOf('right') > 1 ? 'right' : 'left'
     })
 
-    data.verticalProperty = computed(() => {
-      return data.position.startsWith('top') ? 'top' : 'bottom'
+    const verticalProperty = computed(() => {
+      return props.position.startsWith('top') ? 'top' : 'bottom'
     })
 
-    data.positionStyle = ref({
-      [data.verticalProperty]: props.offset,
+    const positionStyle = computed(() => {
+      return {
+        [verticalProperty.value]: `${props.offset}px`,
+      }
     })
 
-    console.log(data.positionStyle)
+    const visible = ref(true)
+    const closed = ref(false)
+    const timer = ref(null)
 
-    data.visible = ref(true)
-
-    return data
+    return {
+      horizontalClass,
+      typeClass,
+      positionStyle,
+      verticalProperty,
+      visible,
+      closed,
+      timer,
+    }
   },
   watch: {
     closed(newVal: boolean) {
@@ -110,11 +113,6 @@ export default defineComponent({
         on(this.$el, 'transitionend', this.destroyElement)
       }
     },
-    offset(newVal: number) {
-      this.positionStyle = {
-        [this.verticalProperty]: `${newVal}px`,
-      }
-    },
   },
   mounted() {
     if (this.duration > 0) {
@@ -124,11 +122,6 @@ export default defineComponent({
         }
       }, this.duration)
     }
-    // When using notification programmably, this is line of code is critical
-    // to obtain the public component instance
-    if (typeof this._init === 'function') {
-      // this._init(this._idx, this)
-    }
     on(document, 'keydown', this.keydown)
   },
   beforeUnmount() {
@@ -157,13 +150,11 @@ export default defineComponent({
     // Event handlers
     click() {
       this?.onClick()
-      this.$emit('click')
     },
     close() {
       this.closed = true
       this.timer = null
       this.onClose()
-      this.$emit('close')
     },
     keydown({ keyCode }: KeyboardEvent) {
       if (keyCode === eventKeys.delete || keyCode === eventKeys.backspace) {
diff --git a/packages/notification/src/notification.constants.ts b/packages/notification/src/notification.constants.ts
index 0f2553a241..8786a4e1bb 100644
--- a/packages/notification/src/notification.constants.ts
+++ b/packages/notification/src/notification.constants.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 import type { VNode } from 'vue'
 
-export interface INotification<P = (options: INotificationOptions) => void> {
-  (options: INotificationOptions): void
-  success?: P
-  warning?: P
-  info?: P
-  error?: P
-}
+export type INotification = (options?: INotificationOptions) => NotificationVM
+
 export type INotificationOptions = {
   customClass?: string
   dangerouslyUseHTMLString?: boolean // default false
@@ -14,15 +9,14 @@ export type INotificationOptions = {
   iconClass?: string
   id?: string
   message?: string | VNode
+  zIndex?: number
   onClose?: () => unknown
   onClick?: () => unknown
   offset?: number // defaults 0
   position?: 'top-right' | 'top-left' | 'bottom-right' | 'bottom-left' // default top-right
   showClose?: boolean
+  type?: 'success' | 'warning' | 'info' | 'error' | ''
   title?: string
-  type?: 'success' | 'warning' | 'info' | 'error'
-  _idx?: number
-  _init?: (idx: number, vm: NotificationVM) => void
 }
 
 export type NotificationVM = VNode
@@ -33,23 +27,3 @@ type NotificationQueueItem = {
 }
 
 export type NotificationQueue = Array<NotificationQueueItem>
-
-
-export const defaultProps = {
-  visible: false,
-  title: '',
-  message: '',
-  duration: 4500,
-  type: '',
-  showClose: true,
-  customClass: '',
-  iconClass: '',
-  onClose: null,
-  onClick: null,
-  closed: false,
-  verticalOffset: 0,
-  timer: null,
-  dangerouslyUseHTMLString: false,
-  position: 'top-right',
-}
-
diff --git a/packages/notification/src/notify.ts b/packages/notification/src/notify.ts
index c754ce43ea..135fc1cd7b 100644
--- a/packages/notification/src/notify.ts
+++ b/packages/notification/src/notify.ts
@@ -1,29 +1,16 @@
-import { reactive, createVNode, render } from 'vue'
+import { createVNode, render } from 'vue'
 import NotificationConstructor from './index.vue'
 import type { INotificationOptions, INotification, NotificationQueue, NotificationVM } from './notification.constants'
 import isServer from '../../utils/isServer'
 import PopupManager from '../../utils/popup-manager'
 import { isVNode } from '../../utils/util'
 
-// const NotificationRenderer = (props: Record<string, unknown>) => {
-//   if (isVNode(props.message)) {
-//     return h(NotificationConstructor, props, { default: () => h(props.message) })
-//   }
-//   return h(NotificationConstructor, props)
-// }
-
 let vm: NotificationVM
 const notifications: NotificationQueue = []
 let seed = 1
 
-const Notification: INotification = function(options: INotificationOptions): NotificationVM {
+const Notification: INotification = function(options = {}) {
   if (isServer) return
-  const id = 'notification_' + seed++
-  const userOnClose = options.onClose
-  options.onClose = function() {
-    close(id, userOnClose)
-  }
-
   const position = options.position || 'top-right'
 
   let verticalOffset = options.offset || 0
@@ -34,33 +21,31 @@ const Notification: INotification = function(options: INotificationOptions): Not
     })
   verticalOffset += 16
 
-  const defaultOptions: INotificationOptions = {
+  const id = 'notification_' + seed++
+  const userOnClose = options.onClose
+  options = {
     dangerouslyUseHTMLString: false,
     duration: 4500,
     position: 'top-right',
     showClose: true,
-    offset: 0,
-    _idx: notifications.length,
-    // _init: function(idx: number, vm: NotificationVM): void {
-    //   obtainInstance(idx, vm)
-
-    // },
-  }
-  options = {
-    ...defaultOptions,
+    // default options end
     ...options,
+    onClose: () => {
+      close(id, userOnClose)
+    },
     offset: verticalOffset,
     id,
+    zIndex: PopupManager.nextZIndex(),
   }
 
-  options = reactive(options)
-
   const container = document.createElement('div')
 
   container.className = `container_${id}`
-  container.style.zIndex = String(PopupManager.nextZIndex())
-  // notifications.push({ vm: null, container })
-  vm = createVNode(NotificationConstructor, options)
+  container.style.zIndex = String()
+
+  vm = createVNode(NotificationConstructor, options, isVNode(options.message) ? {
+    default: () => options.message,
+  }: null)
   render(vm, container)
   notifications.push({ vm, $el: container })
   document.body.appendChild(container.firstElementChild)
@@ -68,23 +53,25 @@ const Notification: INotification = function(options: INotificationOptions): Not
   return vm
 };
 
-['success', 'warning', 'info', 'error'].forEach(type => {
-  Notification[type] = options => {
-    if (typeof options === 'string' || isVNode(options)) {
-      options = {
-        message: options,
+(['success', 'warning', 'info', 'error'] as const).forEach(type => {
+  Object.assign(Notification, {
+    type: options => {
+      if (typeof options === 'string' || isVNode(options)) {
+        options = {
+          message: options,
+        }
       }
-    }
-    options.type = type
-    return Notification(options)
-  }
+      options.type = type
+      return Notification(options)
+    },
+  })
 })
 
 export function close(
   id: string,
   userOnClose?: (vm: NotificationVM) => void,
 ): void {
-  const idx = notifications.findIndex( ({ vm }) => {
+  const idx = notifications.findIndex(({ vm }) => {
     const { id: _id } = vm.component.props
     return id === _id
   })
@@ -96,18 +83,18 @@ export function close(
   if (!vm) return
   userOnClose?.(vm)
   const removedHeight = vm.el.offsetHeight
-  // document.body.removeChild(notification.container)
   render(null, $el)
 
   notifications.splice(idx, 1)
   const len = notifications.length
   if (len < 1) return
-  const position = vm.component.props.position
+  const position = vm.props.position
   for (let i = idx; i < len; i++) {
     if (notifications[i].vm.component.props.position === position) {
-      notifications[i].vm.el.style[vm.component.ctx.verticalProperty] =
+      const verticalPos = vm.props.position.split('-')[0]
+      notifications[i].vm.el.style[verticalPos] =
         parseInt(
-          notifications[i].vm.el.style[vm.component.ctx.verticalProperty],
+          notifications[i].vm.el.style[verticalPos],
           10,
         ) -
         removedHeight -
@@ -119,12 +106,8 @@ export function close(
 
 export function closeAll(): void {
   for (let i = notifications.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-    notifications[i].vm.component.ctx.onClose()
+    (notifications[i].vm.component.props as INotificationOptions).onClose()
   }
 }
 
-// function obtainInstance(idx: number, vm: NotificationVM): void {
-//   notifications[idx] = vm
-// }
-
 export default Notification