diff --git a/electron/main.ts b/electron/main.ts
index b693508e..9abb5c83 100644
--- a/electron/main.ts
+++ b/electron/main.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,72 @@
+import {readFileSync} from "node:fs"
 import {join} from "node:path"
-import {app} from "electron"
+import {app, Menu, Tray} from "electron"
 import {createCapacitorElectronApp} from "@capawesome/capacitor-electron"
 
+const {appId, appName} = JSON.parse(
+  readFileSync(join(app.getAppPath(), "generated/capacitor.config.json"), "utf8"),
+)
+let tray: Tray | undefined
+let quitting = false
+
+const destroyTray = () => {
+  tray?.destroy()
+  tray = undefined
+}
+
+app.on("before-quit", () => {
+  quitting = true
+  destroyTray()
+})
+
 createCapacitorElectronApp({
   window: {width: 1200, height: 800},
   hooks: {
+    beforeReady: () => {
+      if (process.platform === "win32") {
+        app.setAppUserModelId(appId)
+      }
+    },
     onWindowCreated: window => {
+      const show = () => {
+        if (window.isMinimized()) {
+          window.restore()
+        }
+        window.show()
+        window.focus()
+      }
+      if (process.platform === "darwin") {
+        window.on("close", event => {
+          if (!quitting) {
+            event.preventDefault()
+            window.hide()
+          }
+        })
+        app.on("activate", show)
+        window.on("closed", () => app.removeListener("activate", show))
+      }
+      const icon =
+        process.platform === "darwin"
+          ? "trayTemplate.png"
+          : process.platform === "win32"
+            ? "icon.ico"
+            : "icon.png"
+      tray = new Tray(
+        join(
+          app.getAppPath(),
+          app.isPackaged ? "generated" : "app",
+          app.isPackaged ? icon : "pwa-192x192.png",
+        ),
+      )
+      tray.setToolTip(appName)
+      tray.setContextMenu(
+        Menu.buildFromTemplate([
+          {label: "Show", click: show},
+          {label: "Quit", click: () => app.quit()},
+        ]),
+      )
+      tray.on("click", show)
+      window.on("closed", destroyTray)
       if (process.platform === "linux" && app.isPackaged) {
         window.setIcon(join(app.getAppPath(), "generated/icon.png"))
       }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 40eb22d5..3a6395ef 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "bump": "node scripts/bump-version.mjs",
     "check": "svelte-kit sync && svelte-check --tsconfig ./tsconfig.json",
     "check:watch": "svelte-kit sync && svelte-check --tsconfig ./tsconfig.json --watch",
-    "lint": "prettier --check src e2e playwright.config.ts capacitor.config.ts electron/*.ts electron/electron-builder.config.mjs scripts/dev-desktop.mjs scripts/package-desktop.mjs && eslint src e2e capacitor.config.ts electron/*.ts electron/electron-builder.config.mjs scripts/dev-desktop.mjs scripts/package-desktop.mjs",
+    "lint": "prettier --check src e2e packages playwright.config.ts capacitor.config.ts electron/*.ts electron/electron-builder.config.mjs scripts/dev-desktop.mjs scripts/package-desktop.mjs && eslint src e2e packages capacitor.config.ts electron/*.ts electron/electron-builder.config.mjs scripts/dev-desktop.mjs scripts/package-desktop.mjs",
     "test": "playwright test",
     "test:desktop": "playwright test --config e2e/desktop/playwright.config.ts",
     "test:ui": "playwright test --ui",
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
     "@capawesome/capacitor-android-dark-mode-support": "^8.0.0",
     "@capawesome/capacitor-badge": "^8.0.0",
     "@capawesome/capacitor-electron": "0.1.1",
+    "@flotilla/desktop-window": "file:packages/desktop-window",
     "@getalby/lightning-tools": "^6.1.0",
     "@getalby/sdk": "^5.1.2",
     "@hono/node-server": "^2.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/desktop-window/README.md b/packages/desktop-window/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..106b7958
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/desktop-window/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Desktop window plugin
+
+Capawesome 0.1.1 discovers Electron plugins at `<capacitor.electron.src>/dist/plugin.mjs`.
+This package contains plain JavaScript at that required path; it needs no compilation step.
diff --git a/packages/desktop-window/electron/dist/plugin.mjs b/packages/desktop-window/electron/dist/plugin.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..316a14ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/desktop-window/electron/dist/plugin.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import {app} from "electron"
+
+export class DesktopWindow {
+  static __capacitorElectronPlugin = {name: "DesktopWindow", methods: ["show"]}
+
+  window
+
+  load() {
+    app.on("browser-window-created", (_event, window) => {
+      this.window = window
+    })
+  }
+
+  async show() {
+    if (!this.window || this.window.isDestroyed()) {
+      throw new Error("The application window is closed")
+    }
+    if (this.window.isMinimized()) {
+      this.window.restore()
+    }
+    this.window.show()
+    this.window.focus()
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/desktop-window/package.json b/packages/desktop-window/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..64361f04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/desktop-window/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "name": "@flotilla/desktop-window",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "private": true,
+  "type": "module",
+  "capacitor": {
+    "electron": {
+      "src": "electron"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 3674ecfe..c2d7cfc0 100644
Binary files a/pnpm-lock.yaml and b/pnpm-lock.yaml differ
diff --git a/scripts/package-desktop.mjs b/scripts/package-desktop.mjs
index 60b12445..114a3789 100644
--- a/scripts/package-desktop.mjs
+++ b/scripts/package-desktop.mjs
@@ -43,6 +43,18 @@ try {
 
   await run("bash", ["scripts/build-desktop.sh"])
   await cp(join(root, env.VITE_PLATFORM_LOGO), join(root, "electron/generated/icon.png"))
+  await cp(join(root, "static/favicon.ico"), join(root, "electron/generated/icon.ico"))
+  for (const [size, name] of [
+    [16, "trayTemplate.png"],
+    [32, "trayTemplate@2x.png"],
+  ]) {
+    await sharp({create: {width: size, height: size, channels: 3, background: "black"}})
+      .joinChannel(
+        await sharp(logo).resize(size, size).ensureAlpha().extractChannel("alpha").toBuffer(),
+      )
+      .png()
+      .toFile(join(root, "electron/generated", name))
+  }
   await cp(join(root, "LICENSE"), join(root, "electron/generated/LICENSE"))
   await run(
     process.execPath,
diff --git a/src/app/push/adapters/common.ts b/src/app/push/adapters/common.ts
index 59fe3539..76691880 100644
--- a/src/app/push/adapters/common.ts
+++ b/src/app/push/adapters/common.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ export const onNotification = call(() => {
     {kinds: [MESSAGE, ...CONTENT_KINDS, ...DM_KINDS]},
     makeCommentFilter(CONTENT_KINDS),
   ]
-  const filters = allFilters.map(assoc("since", now()))
   const subscribers: Subscriber<TrustedEvent>[] = []
 
   let unsubscribe: Unsubscriber | undefined
@@ -67,29 +66,36 @@ export const onNotification = call(() => {
     subscribers.push(f)
 
     if (!unsubscribe) {
-      unsubscribe = on(app.get().repository, "update", ({added}: RepositoryUpdate) => {
-        const $pubkey = app.get().user?.pubkey
+      let unsubscribeRepository: Unsubscriber | undefined
+      const unsubscribeApp = app.subscribe($app => {
+        unsubscribeRepository?.()
+        const filters = allFilters.map(assoc("since", now()))
+        unsubscribeRepository = on($app.repository, "update", ({added}: RepositoryUpdate) => {
+          const $pubkey = $app.user?.pubkey
 
-        for (const event of added) {
-          if (event.pubkey == $pubkey) {
-            continue
-          }
+          for (const event of added) {
+            if (event.pubkey == $pubkey) {
+              continue
+            }
 
-          const h = tagValue(tagSpec("h"), event.tags)
+            const h = tagValue(tagSpec("h"), event.tags)
 
-          if (
-            Array.from(app.get().tracker.getRelays(event.id)).every(url => !shouldNotify(url, h))
-          ) {
-            continue
-          }
+            if (Array.from($app.tracker.getRelays(event.id)).every(url => !shouldNotify(url, h))) {
+              continue
+            }
 
-          if (matchFilters(filters, event)) {
-            for (const f of subscribers) {
-              f(event)
+            if (matchFilters(filters, event)) {
+              for (const f of subscribers) {
+                f(event)
+              }
             }
           }
-        }
+        })
       })
+      unsubscribe = () => {
+        unsubscribeApp()
+        unsubscribeRepository?.()
+      }
     }
 
     return () => {
diff --git a/src/app/push/adapters/electron.ts b/src/app/push/adapters/electron.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..00e3b7a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/push/adapters/electron.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import {registerPlugin} from "@capacitor/core"
+import type {Unsubscriber} from "svelte/store"
+import type {TrustedEvent} from "@welshman/util"
+import {app} from "@app/core"
+import {WebNotifications} from "@app/push/adapters/web"
+import {goToEvent} from "@app/routes"
+import {pushToast} from "@app/toast"
+
+const DesktopWindow = registerPlugin<{show: () => Promise<void>}>("DesktopWindow")
+
+export class ElectronNotifications extends WebNotifications {
+  _unsubscribeApp: Unsubscriber | undefined
+  _notifications = new Set<Notification>()
+
+  _closeNotifications = () => {
+    for (const notification of this._notifications) {
+      notification.close()
+    }
+    this._notifications.clear()
+  }
+
+  _onVisibilityChange = () => {
+    if (document.visibilityState === "visible") {
+      this._closeNotifications()
+    }
+  }
+
+  _notify(event: TrustedEvent, title: string, body: string) {
+    const owner = app.get()
+    const notification = new Notification(title, {
+      body,
+      tag: event.id,
+      icon: "/icon.png",
+      badge: "/icon.png",
+    })
+
+    this._notifications.add(notification)
+    notification.onclose = () => this._notifications.delete(notification)
+    notification.onclick = async () => {
+      try {
+        if (app.get() === owner) {
+          await DesktopWindow.show()
+          if (app.get() === owner) {
+            goToEvent(event)
+          }
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error(error)
+        pushToast({message: "Unable to open the notification", theme: "error"})
+      } finally {
+        notification.close()
+        this._notifications.delete(notification)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  async enable() {
+    if (!this._unsubscriber) {
+      this._unsubscribeApp = app.subscribe(this._closeNotifications)
+      document.addEventListener("visibilitychange", this._onVisibilityChange)
+    }
+    return super.enable()
+  }
+
+  async disable() {
+    this._unsubscribeApp?.()
+    this._unsubscribeApp = undefined
+    document.removeEventListener("visibilitychange", this._onVisibilityChange)
+    this._closeNotifications()
+    return super.disable()
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/push/index.ts b/src/app/push/index.ts
index c108735a..af695d67 100644
--- a/src/app/push/index.ts
+++ b/src/app/push/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {Capacitor} from "@capacitor/core"
 import {notificationSettings} from "@app/settings"
 import {pushState} from "@app/push/adapters/common"
+import {ElectronNotifications} from "@app/push/adapters/electron"
 import {WebNotifications} from "@app/push/adapters/web"
 import {CapacitorNotifications} from "@app/push/adapters/capacitor"
 import {AndroidFallbackNotifications} from "@app/push/adapters/android"
@@ -15,7 +16,9 @@ export class Push {
     if (!Push._adapter) {
       const {useFallback} = pushState.get()
 
-      if (Capacitor.getPlatform() === "android" && useFallback) {
+      if (Capacitor.getPlatform() === "electron") {
+        Push._adapter = new ElectronNotifications()
+      } else if (Capacitor.getPlatform() === "android" && useFallback) {
         Push._adapter = new AndroidFallbackNotifications()
       } else if (Capacitor.isPluginAvailable("PushNotifications")) {
         Push._adapter = new CapacitorNotifications()