diff --git a/runelite-client/pom.xml b/runelite-client/pom.xml
index e0ee002cb8..4bae77ec9e 100644
--- a/runelite-client/pom.xml
+++ b/runelite-client/pom.xml
@@ -75,6 +75,17 @@
 			<artifactId>gson</artifactId>
 			<version>2.4</version>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>fr.jcgay.send-notification</groupId>
+			<artifactId>send-notification</artifactId>
+			<version>0.14.0</version>
+			<exclusions>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>com.squareup.okhttp</groupId>
+					<artifactId>okhttp</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.pushingpixels</groupId>
 			<artifactId>substance</artifactId>
@@ -92,7 +103,7 @@
 			<version>1.16.18</version>
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
-		
+
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>net.runelite</groupId>
 			<artifactId>api</artifactId>
@@ -115,7 +126,7 @@
 			<artifactId>http-api</artifactId>
 			<version>${project.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
-		
+
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>junit</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/RuneLite.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/RuneLite.java
index 80ed82b309..c96fb1297e 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/RuneLite.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/RuneLite.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.FileWriter;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
 import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
 import javax.inject.Singleton;
@@ -51,6 +52,12 @@ import javax.swing.JPopupMenu;
 import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
 import javax.swing.UIManager;
 import javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException;
+
+import fr.jcgay.notification.Application;
+import fr.jcgay.notification.Icon;
+import fr.jcgay.notification.Notification;
+import fr.jcgay.notification.Notifier;
+import fr.jcgay.notification.SendNotification;
 import joptsimple.OptionParser;
 import joptsimple.OptionSet;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
@@ -74,8 +81,10 @@ public class RuneLite
 	public static final File PROFILES_DIR = new File(RUNELITE_DIR, "profiles");
 	public static final File SESSION_FILE = new File(RUNELITE_DIR, "session");
 	public static final File PLUGIN_DIR = new File(RUNELITE_DIR, "plugins");
+	public static final String APP_NAME = "RuneLite";
 
 	public static Image ICON;
+	public static Icon NOTIFY_ICON;
 
 	private static Injector injector;
 
@@ -106,11 +115,16 @@ public class RuneLite
 
 	private AccountSession accountSession;
 
+	private Notifier notifier;
+
+
 	static
 	{
 		try
 		{
-			ICON = ImageIO.read(ClientUI.class.getResourceAsStream("/runelite.png"));
+			final URL icon = ClientUI.class.getResource("/runelite.png");
+			ICON = ImageIO.read(icon.openStream());
+			NOTIFY_ICON = Icon.create(icon, APP_NAME);
 		}
 		catch (IOException ex)
 		{
@@ -162,6 +176,16 @@ public class RuneLite
 
 		eventBus.register(menuManager);
 
+		// Setup the notifier
+		notifier = new SendNotification()
+				.setApplication(Application
+						.builder()
+						.icon(NOTIFY_ICON)
+						.name(APP_NAME)
+						.id(APP_NAME)
+						.build())
+				.initNotifier();
+
 		// Load the plugins, but does not start them yet.
 		// This will initialize configuration
 		pluginManager.loadCorePlugins();
@@ -184,11 +208,11 @@ public class RuneLite
 	{
 		if (!Strings.isNullOrEmpty(extra))
 		{
-			gui.setTitle("RuneLite " + properties.getVersion() + " " + extra);
+			gui.setTitle(APP_NAME + " " + properties.getVersion() + " " + extra);
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			gui.setTitle("RuneLite " + properties.getVersion());
+			gui.setTitle(APP_NAME + " " + properties.getVersion());
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -201,7 +225,7 @@ public class RuneLite
 
 		SystemTray systemTray = SystemTray.getSystemTray();
 
-		trayIcon = new TrayIcon(ICON, "RuneLite");
+		trayIcon = new TrayIcon(ICON, APP_NAME);
 		trayIcon.setImageAutoSize(true);
 
 		try
@@ -390,7 +414,18 @@ public class RuneLite
 
 	public void notify(String message, TrayIcon.MessageType type)
 	{
-		getTrayIcon().displayMessage("RuneLite", message, type);
+		final Notification.Level notificationLevel = Notification.Level
+				.valueOf((TrayIcon.MessageType.NONE.equals(type)
+						? TrayIcon.MessageType.INFO
+						: type).toString());
+
+		notifier.send(Notification.builder()
+				.title(APP_NAME)
+				.message(message)
+				.icon(NOTIFY_ICON)
+				.level(notificationLevel)
+				.build());
+
 		Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().beep();
 	}