diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index bad58d9..ebfee43 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
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+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro-crate",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+ "zbus_names",
+ "zvariant",
+ "zvariant_utils",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zbus_names"
+version = "4.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ffd8af6d5b78619bab301ff3c560a5bd22426150253db278f164d6cf3b72c50f"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+ "winnow",
+ "zvariant",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "zerocopy"
 version = "0.8.42"
@@ -5536,3 +5956,43 @@ dependencies = [
  "cc",
  "pkg-config",
 ]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zvariant"
+version = "5.10.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5708299b21903bbe348e94729f22c49c55d04720a004aa350f1f9c122fd2540b"
+dependencies = [
+ "endi",
+ "enumflags2",
+ "serde",
+ "winnow",
+ "zvariant_derive",
+ "zvariant_utils",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zvariant_derive"
+version = "5.10.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5b59b012ebe9c46656f9cc08d8da8b4c726510aef12559da3e5f1bf72780752c"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro-crate",
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+ "zvariant_utils",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "zvariant_utils"
+version = "3.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f75c23a64ef8f40f13a6989991e643554d9bef1d682a281160cf0c1bc389c5e9"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "serde",
+ "syn",
+ "winnow",
+]
diff --git a/crates/cli/Cargo.toml b/crates/cli/Cargo.toml
index 2c07300..8e900f1 100644
--- a/crates/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ anyhow = { workspace = true }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 tracing-subscriber = { workspace = true }
 parking_lot = "0.12"
+notify-rust = "4"
 futures-util = "0.3"
 rand = "0.8"
 base64 = "0.22"
diff --git a/crates/cli/src/config.rs b/crates/cli/src/config.rs
index e568d2f..5ce9a45 100644
--- a/crates/cli/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/src/config.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ pub struct CliConfig {
     pub api_url: Option<String>,
     pub ptt_key: Option<String>,
     pub vad_threshold: f32,
+    #[serde(default = "default_true")]
+    pub notifications_enabled: bool,
+}
+
+fn default_true() -> bool {
+    true
 }
 
 impl Default for CliConfig {
@@ -23,6 +29,7 @@ impl Default for CliConfig {
             api_url: None,
             ptt_key: None,
             vad_threshold: 0.01,
+            notifications_enabled: true,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -130,6 +137,7 @@ mod tests {
             api_url: Some("https://example.com".to_string()),
             ptt_key: Some("KeyV".to_string()),
             vad_threshold: 0.05,
+            notifications_enabled: true,
         };
         let json = serde_json::to_string(&config).unwrap();
         let restored: CliConfig = serde_json::from_str(&json).unwrap();
diff --git a/crates/cli/src/tui/app.rs b/crates/cli/src/tui/app.rs
index 75a5e13..649f1f8 100644
--- a/crates/cli/src/tui/app.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/src/tui/app.rs
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ pub struct App {
     pub init_rx: Option<tokio::sync::mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<InitUpdate>>,
     pub loading: Option<String>,
     pub error_message: Option<String>,
+    pub notifications_enabled: bool,
 }
 
 impl App {
@@ -236,6 +237,7 @@ impl App {
             init_rx: None,
             loading: Some("Connecting to Lag...".into()),
             error_message: None,
+            notifications_enabled: config::load_config().notifications_enabled,
         })
     }
 
@@ -1495,6 +1497,25 @@ impl App {
         });
     }
 
+    fn send_notification(&self, title: &str, body: &str) {
+        if !self.notifications_enabled {
+            return;
+        }
+        let title = title.to_string();
+        let body = body.to_string();
+        tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+            if let Err(e) = notify_rust::Notification::new()
+                .summary(&title)
+                .body(&body)
+                .icon("dialog-information")
+                .timeout(5000)
+                .show()
+            {
+                tracing::warn!("Failed to send notification: {}", e);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
     fn handle_ws_message(&mut self, msg: WsServerMessage) {
         match msg {
             WsServerMessage::DmMessage(val) => {
@@ -1520,6 +1541,15 @@ impl App {
                 // Track unread for inactive conversations (only for messages from others)
                 if !is_active && !is_from_me {
                     *self.dm_unread.entry(msg_conv_id.clone()).or_insert(0) += 1;
+
+                    let sender = dm_msg["displayName"]
+                        .as_str()
+                        .or_else(|| dm_msg["display_name"].as_str())
+                        .or_else(|| dm_msg["username"].as_str())
+                        .unwrap_or("Someone");
+                    let content = dm_msg["content"].as_str().unwrap_or("");
+                    let preview: String = content.chars().take(100).collect();
+                    self.send_notification(&format!("DM from {}", sender), &preview);
                 }
 
                 // Update lastMessage in the DM list for sidebar preview
@@ -1536,14 +1566,29 @@ impl App {
                 } else {
                     val
                 };
-                if let Some(ref room_id) = self.selected_room_id {
-                    let msg_room_id = msg["roomId"]
+                let msg_room_id = msg["roomId"]
+                    .as_str()
+                    .or_else(|| msg["room_id"].as_str())
+                    .unwrap_or("");
+                let is_active_room = self.selected_room_id.as_deref() == Some(msg_room_id);
+                let is_from_me = msg["username"].as_str() == Some(self.username.as_str());
+
+                if is_active_room {
+                    self.messages.push(msg.clone());
+                }
+
+                if !is_active_room && !is_from_me {
+                    let sender = msg["displayName"]
                         .as_str()
-                        .or_else(|| msg["room_id"].as_str())
-                        .unwrap_or("");
-                    if msg_room_id == room_id {
-                        self.messages.push(msg);
-                    }
+                        .or_else(|| msg["username"].as_str())
+                        .unwrap_or("Someone");
+                    let room_name = msg["roomName"]
+                        .as_str()
+                        .or_else(|| msg["room_name"].as_str())
+                        .unwrap_or("a room");
+                    let content = msg["content"].as_str().unwrap_or("");
+                    let preview: String = content.chars().take(100).collect();
+                    self.send_notification(&format!("{} in #{}", sender, room_name), &preview);
                 }
             }
             WsServerMessage::ServerEvent { ref event, .. } => {