diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cf44f0a..3d6f73f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ file(GLOB_RECURSE ABADDON_SOURCES
         "src/*.cpp"
         )
 
+list(FILTER ABADDON_SOURCES EXCLUDE REGEX ".*notifier_gio\\.cpp$")
+
 add_executable(abaddon ${ABADDON_SOURCES})
 target_include_directories(abaddon PUBLIC ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src)
 target_include_directories(abaddon PUBLIC ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR})
@@ -64,6 +66,10 @@ if ((CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU") OR
     target_link_libraries(abaddon stdc++fs)
 endif ()
 
+if (NOT WIN32)
+    target_sources(abaddon PRIVATE src/notifications/notifier_gio.cpp)
+endif ()
+
 if (IXWebSocket_LIBRARIES)
     target_link_libraries(abaddon ${IXWebSocket_LIBRARIES})
     find_library(MBEDTLS_X509_LIBRARY mbedx509)
diff --git a/src/abaddon.cpp b/src/abaddon.cpp
index ba553bb..4daa53c 100644
--- a/src/abaddon.cpp
+++ b/src/abaddon.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "windows/pinnedwindow.hpp"
 #include "windows/threadswindow.hpp"
 #include "startup.hpp"
+#include "notifications/notifications.hpp"
 
 #ifdef WITH_LIBHANDY
     #include <handy.h>
@@ -272,6 +273,14 @@ int Abaddon::StartGTK() {
 
     m_main_window->UpdateMenus();
 
+    auto action_go_to_channel = Gio::SimpleAction::create("go-to-channel", Glib::VariantType("s"));
+    action_go_to_channel->signal_activate().connect([this](const Glib::VariantBase &param) {
+        const auto id_str = Glib::VariantBase::cast_dynamic<Glib::Variant<Glib::ustring>>(param);
+        const Snowflake id = id_str.get();
+        ActionChannelOpened(id, false);
+    });
+    m_gtk_app->add_action(action_go_to_channel);
+
     m_gtk_app->hold();
     m_main_window->show();
 
@@ -329,6 +338,7 @@ void Abaddon::DiscordOnReady() {
 
 void Abaddon::DiscordOnMessageCreate(const Message &message) {
     m_main_window->UpdateChatNewMessage(message);
+    m_notifications.CheckMessage(message);
 }
 
 void Abaddon::DiscordOnMessageDelete(Snowflake id, Snowflake channel_id) {
@@ -682,6 +692,10 @@ std::string Abaddon::GetStateCachePath(const std::string &path) {
     return GetStateCachePath() + path;
 }
 
+Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::Application> Abaddon::GetApp() {
+    return m_gtk_app;
+}
+
 void Abaddon::ActionConnect() {
     if (!m_discord.IsStarted())
         StartDiscord();
diff --git a/src/abaddon.hpp b/src/abaddon.hpp
index 8b14699..56f5e04 100644
--- a/src/abaddon.hpp
+++ b/src/abaddon.hpp
@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@
 #include <mutex>
 #include <string>
 #include <unordered_set>
+#include <gtkmm/application.h>
+#include <gtkmm/cssprovider.h>
+#include <gtkmm/statusicon.h>
 #include "discord/discord.hpp"
 #include "windows/mainwindow.hpp"
 #include "settings.hpp"
 #include "imgmanager.hpp"
 #include "emojis.hpp"
+#include "notifications/notifications.hpp"
 
 #define APP_TITLE "Abaddon"
 
@@ -92,6 +96,8 @@ public:
     static std::string GetResPath(const std::string &path);
     static std::string GetStateCachePath(const std::string &path);
 
+    [[nodiscard]] Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::Application> GetApp();
+
 protected:
     void RunFirstTimeDiscordStartup();
 
@@ -149,4 +155,6 @@ private:
     Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::CssProvider> m_css_low_provider; // registered with a lower priority to allow better customization
     Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::StatusIcon> m_tray;
     std::unique_ptr<MainWindow> m_main_window; // wah wah cant create a gtkstylecontext fuck you
+
+    Notifications m_notifications;
 };
diff --git a/src/notifications/notifications.cpp b/src/notifications/notifications.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed4a879
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/notifications/notifications.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#include "notifications.hpp"
+#include "discord/message.hpp"
+
+Notifications::Notifications() {
+}
+
+void Notifications::CheckMessage(const Message &message) {
+    // ignore if our status is do not disturb
+    if (IsDND()) return;
+    auto &discord = Abaddon::Get().GetDiscordClient();
+    // ignore if the channel is muted
+    if (discord.IsChannelMuted(message.ChannelID)) return;
+    // notify messages in DMs
+    const auto channel = discord.GetChannel(message.ChannelID);
+    if (channel->IsDM()) {
+        NotifyMessage(message);
+    }
+}
+
+void Notifications::NotifyMessage(const Message &message) {
+    Glib::ustring default_action = "app.go-to-channel";
+    default_action += "::";
+    default_action += std::to_string(message.ChannelID);
+    const auto title = message.Author.Username;
+    const auto body = message.Content;
+    m_notifier.Notify(title, body, default_action);
+}
+
+bool Notifications::IsDND() const {
+    auto &discord = Abaddon::Get().GetDiscordClient();
+    const auto status = discord.GetUserStatus(discord.GetUserData().ID);
+    return status == PresenceStatus::DND;
+}
diff --git a/src/notifications/notifications.hpp b/src/notifications/notifications.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb71349
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/notifications/notifications.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "notifier.hpp"
+
+class Message;
+
+class Notifications {
+public:
+    Notifications();
+
+    void CheckMessage(const Message &message);
+
+private:
+    void NotifyMessage(const Message &message);
+
+    [[nodiscard]] bool IsDND() const;
+
+    Notifier m_notifier;
+};
diff --git a/src/notifications/notifier.hpp b/src/notifications/notifier.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48e881f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/notifications/notifier.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#pragma once
+#include <glibmm/ustring.h>
+#include <gdkmm/pixbuf.h>
+
+class Notifier {
+public:
+    Notifier();
+
+    void Notify(const Glib::ustring &title, const Glib::ustring &text, const Glib::ustring &default_action);
+};
diff --git a/src/notifications/notifier_gio.cpp b/src/notifications/notifier_gio.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6106114
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/notifications/notifier_gio.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include "notifier.hpp"
+#include <giomm/notification.h>
+
+Notifier::Notifier() {}
+
+void Notifier::Notify(const Glib::ustring &title, const Glib::ustring &text, const Glib::ustring &default_action) {
+    auto n = Gio::Notification::create(title);
+    n->set_body(text);
+    n->set_default_action(default_action);
+    Abaddon::Get().GetApp()->send_notification(n);
+}