diff --git a/src/app/chat/view.nim b/src/app/chat/view.nim
index 837ceb06f8..067f9b36e2 100644
--- a/src/app/chat/view.nim
+++ b/src/app/chat/view.nim
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ QtObject:
     read = getStickerList
     notify = activeStickerPackChanged
 
-  proc setActiveChannel*(self: ChatsView, channel: string) =
+  proc setActiveChannel*(self: ChatsView, channel: string) {.slot.} =
     if(channel == ""): return
     self.activeChannel.setChatItem(self.chats.getChannel(self.chats.chats.findIndexById(channel)))
     self.activeChannelChanged()
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ QtObject:
   
   proc messagePushed*(self: ChatsView) {.signal.}
 
+  proc messageNotificationPushed*(self: ChatsView, chatId: string, text: string) {.signal.}
+
   proc messagesCleared*(self: ChatsView) {.signal.}
 
   proc clearMessages*(self: ChatsView, id: string) =
@@ -160,6 +162,8 @@ QtObject:
       msg.alias = self.status.chat.getUserName(msg.fromAuthor, msg.alias)
       self.messageList[msg.chatId].add(msg)
       self.messagePushed()
+      if msg.chatId != self.activeChannel.id:
+        self.messageNotificationPushed(msg.chatId, msg.text)
 
   proc updateUsernames*(self:ChatsView, contacts: seq[Profile]) =
     if contacts.len > 0:
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatInput.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatInput.qml
index 2e27ae6a42..305e61d281 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatInput.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatInput.qml
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ Rectangle {
         }
     }
 
-
-
     ScrollView {
         id: scrollView
         anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
@@ -87,6 +85,6 @@ Rectangle {
 }
 /*##^##
 Designer {
-    D{i:0;formeditorColor:"#ffffff";formeditorZoom:1.25}
+    D{i:0;formeditorColor:"#ffffff"}
 }
 ##^##*/
diff --git a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatMessages.qml b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatMessages.qml
index 7e34fe57a9..2803aea7de 100644
--- a/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatMessages.qml
+++ b/ui/app/AppLayouts/Chat/ChatColumn/ChatMessages.qml
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ ScrollView {
                 if(chatLogView.atYEnd)
                     Qt.callLater( chatLogView.positionViewAtEnd )
             }
+
+            onMessageNotificationPushed: function(chatId, msg) {
+                notificationWindow.notifyUser(chatId, msg)
+            }
         }
 
         onContentYChanged: {
diff --git a/ui/main.qml b/ui/main.qml
index e2c632f433..6bbe5e5817 100644
--- a/ui/main.qml
+++ b/ui/main.qml
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ import Qt.labs.platform 1.1
 import QtQml.StateMachine 1.14 as DSM
 import QtMultimedia 5.13
 import Qt.labs.settings 1.0
+import QtQuick.Window 2.12
 import QtQml 2.13
 import QtQuick.Window 2.0
 
 import "./onboarding"
 import "./app"
 import "./sounds"
+import "./shared"
 import "./imports"
 
 ApplicationWindow {
@@ -48,6 +50,12 @@ ApplicationWindow {
         source: "../../../../sounds/send_message.wav"
     }
 
+    Audio {
+        id: notificationSound
+        audioRole: Audio.NotificationRole
+        source: "../../../../sounds/notification.wav"
+    }
+
     Settings {
        id: settings
        property var chatSplitView
@@ -235,6 +243,10 @@ ApplicationWindow {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    NotificationWindow {
+        id: notificationWindow
+    }
 }
 
 /*##^##
diff --git a/ui/nim-status-client.pro b/ui/nim-status-client.pro
index 4b72c8fa5b..cbe7ba646c 100644
--- a/ui/nim-status-client.pro
+++ b/ui/nim-status-client.pro
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ DISTFILES += \
     shared/AddButton.qml \
     shared/Input.qml \
     shared/ModalPopup.qml \
+    shared/NotificationWindow.qml \
     shared/PopupMenu.qml \
     shared/Identicon.qml \
     shared/CopyToClipBoardButton.qml \
diff --git a/ui/shared/NotificationWindow.qml b/ui/shared/NotificationWindow.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fc4689af2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/shared/NotificationWindow.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import QtQuick 2.13
+import QtQuick.Controls 2.13
+import QtQuick.Window 2.12
+import QtQml 2.13
+
+import "../imports"
+
+Item {
+    id: root
+    property var chatId: ""
+    property var message: "hello"
+
+    Component {
+        id: winInit
+        Window {
+            flags: Qt.WindowStaysOnTopHint | Qt.WindowStaysOnTopHint | Qt.Popup | Qt.WA_ShowWithoutActivating | Qt.WindowStaysOnTopHint | Qt.BypassWindowManagerHint | Qt.WindowStaysOnTopHint
+            width: 1
+            height: 1
+            Component.onCompleted: {
+                requestActivate()
+                mainWin.createObject(root)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Component {
+        id: mainWin
+
+        Window {
+            id: notificationWindowSub
+            flags: Qt.FramelessWindowHint | Qt.WindowStaysOnTopHint | Qt.WA_ShowWithoutActivating | Qt.BypassWindowManagerHint | Qt.WindowStaysOnTopHint | Qt.BypassWindowManagerHint
+            x: Screen.width - 250
+            y: 50
+            width: 200
+            height: 100
+            visible: true
+
+            Rectangle {
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                color: "white"
+                Text {
+                    anchors.centerIn: parent
+                    text: message
+                    MouseArea {
+                        cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
+                        anchors.fill: parent
+                        onClicked: {
+                            timer.stop()
+                            notificationWindowSub.close()
+                            applicationWindow.raise()
+                            chatsModel.setActiveChannel(chatId);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            Timer {
+                id: timer
+                interval: 4000;
+                running: false;
+                repeat: false
+                onTriggered: notificationWindowSub.close()
+            }
+            onVisibleChanged: {
+                if(visible) {
+                    timer.running = true;
+                    if (applicationWindow.active) {
+                        this.flags |= Qt.Popup
+                    } else {
+                        this.flags = Qt.FramelessWindowHint | Qt.WindowStaysOnTopHint | Qt.WA_ShowWithoutActivating | Qt.BypassWindowManagerHint | Qt.WindowStaysOnTopHint | Qt.BypassWindowManagerHint
+                    }
+
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    function notifyUser(chatId, msg) {
+        this.chatId = chatId
+        this.message = msg
+        notificationSound.play()
+        var w1 = winInit.createObject(null)
+        w1.destroy()
+    }
+}
+
+/*##^##
+Designer {
+    D{i:0;autoSize:true;height:480;width:640}
+}
+##^##*/
diff --git a/ui/shared/qmldir b/ui/shared/qmldir
index 917b9f8260..e0937bb302 100644
--- a/ui/shared/qmldir
+++ b/ui/shared/qmldir
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ Identicon 1.0 Identicon.qml
 RoundedImage 1.0 RoundedImage.qml
 SplitViewHandle 1.0 SplitViewHandle.qml
 CopyToClipBoardButton 1.0 CopyToClipBoardButton.qml
+NotificationWindow 1.0 NotificationWindow.qml