diff --git a/data/meson.build b/data/meson.build
index 7b11502d..0973253a 100644
--- a/data/meson.build
+++ b/data/meson.build
@@ -6,3 +6,7 @@ i18n.merge_file(
     install: true,
     install_dir: get_option('datadir') / 'metainfo',
 )
+
+install_data('io.elementary.wingpanel.notifications.gschema.xml',
+    install_dir: get_option('datadir') / 'glib-2.0/schemas',
+)
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 475d8e70..f20583ec 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -61,5 +61,7 @@ shared_module(
     install_dir : wingpanel_indicatorsdir,
 )
 
+gnome.post_install (glib_compile_schemas: true)
+
 subdir('data')
 subdir('po')
diff --git a/src/Widgets/AppEntry.vala b/src/Widgets/AppEntry.vala
index 33e6ac8f..7ce2f53d 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/AppEntry.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/AppEntry.vala
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@ public class Notifications.AppEntry : Gtk.ListBoxRow {
         child = box;
         show_all ();
 
+        var settings = new Settings.with_path (
+            "io.elementary.wingpanel.notifications.appsection",
+            "/io/elementary/wingpanel/notifications/appsection/%s/".printf (app_id)
+        );
+        settings.bind ("expanded", expander, "expanded", DEFAULT);
+
         expander.bind_property ("expanded", revealer, "reveal-child", SYNC_CREATE);
 
         clear_btn_entry.clicked.connect (clear_all_notification_entries);