diff --git a/app/index.html b/app/index.html
index e6745b5..91e50c4 100644
--- a/app/index.html
+++ b/app/index.html
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     <script src="js/directives.js"></script>
     <script src="js/services/rpc.js"></script>
     <script src="js/services/update.js"></script>
+    <script src="js/services/notify.js"></script>
     <script src="js/controllers/main.js"></script>
     <script src="js/controllers/hubs.js"></script>
     <script src="js/controllers/browse.js"></script>
diff --git a/app/js/app.js b/app/js/app.js
index a895e9c..efa4ede 100644
--- a/app/js/app.js
+++ b/app/js/app.js
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 
 var EiskaltApp = angular.module('EiskaltApp', ['ngRoute', 'ngStorage', 'ngSanitize', 'luegg.directives', 'ui.bootstrap',
                                                'angularBootstrapNavTree', 'UpdateCheck', 'EiskaltRPC', 'EiskaltFilters',
-                                               'EiskaltDirectives']);
+                                               'EiskaltDirectives', 'DesktopNotification']);
 
 EiskaltApp.value('settings', {
     version: '0.5.2',
     localStorageVersion: 2,
     updateUrl: 'https://api.github.com/repos/kraiz/icecult/releases',
     chatMessagesKept: 250,
+    notificationTimeout: 5000,
     refresh: {
         hashAndRatio: 5000,
         chat: 3000,
diff --git a/app/js/controllers/hubs.js b/app/js/controllers/hubs.js
index a920f91..f13f708 100644
--- a/app/js/controllers/hubs.js
+++ b/app/js/controllers/hubs.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ EiskaltApp.controller('HubsCtrl', function ($scope, EiskaltRPC) {
     };
 });
 
-EiskaltApp.controller('HubCtrl', function ($scope, $interval, $localStorage, settings, EiskaltRPC) {
+EiskaltApp.controller('HubCtrl', function ($scope, $interval, $localStorage, settings, EiskaltRPC, DesktopNotification) {
     EiskaltRPC.GetHubUserList($scope.hub.huburl).success(function (users) {
         $scope.users = [];
         angular.forEach(users, function (user) {
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ EiskaltApp.controller('HubCtrl', function ($scope, $interval, $localStorage, set
     }
     $scope.refreshChat = function () {
         EiskaltRPC.GetChatPub($scope.hub.huburl).success(function (messages) {
-            Array.prototype.push.apply($scope.$storage.chatlog[$scope.hub.huburl], messages);
+            if (messages.length > 0) {
+                DesktopNotification.notifyChat($scope.hub, messages);
+                Array.prototype.push.apply($scope.$storage.chatlog[$scope.hub.huburl], messages);
+            }
         });
     };
     $scope.refreshChat();
diff --git a/app/js/services/notify.js b/app/js/services/notify.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67ad2f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/js/services/notify.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+'use strict';
+
+angular.module('DesktopNotification', []).factory('DesktopNotification', function ($window, settings) {
+
+    var notify = function (title, text) {
+        // no support
+        if (!("Notification" in window)) return;
+        // request permission if not granted nor denied
+        if (Notification.permission !== "granted" && Notification.permission !== 'denied') {
+            Notification.requestPermission(function (permission) {
+                notify(title, text);
+            });
+            return;
+        }
+        // if granted, notify!
+        if (Notification.permission === "granted") {
+            var notification = new Notification(title, {body: text});
+            notification.onclick = function() {
+                $window.focus();
+            };
+            notification.onshow = function() {
+                $window.setTimeout(function() {
+                    notification.close()
+                }, settings.notificationTimeout);
+            };
+        }
+    };
+
+    var notifyChat = function(hub, messages) {
+        if (document.hidden) {
+            notify(
+                hub.hubname,
+                messages.map(function(msg) {
+                    return msg.nick + ': ' + msg.text
+                }).join('\n')
+            );
+        }
+    };
+
+    return {
+        notifyChat: notifyChat
+    }
+});