diff --git a/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt b/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt
index 2ed0a7d3c..18a42d15e 100644
--- a/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/gui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -296,7 +296,10 @@ if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Darwin")
         programupdater.h
         programupdater.cpp
     )
-    target_link_libraries(qbt_gui PRIVATE objc)
+    target_link_libraries(qbt_gui PRIVATE
+        objc
+        "-framework UserNotifications"
+    )
 endif()
 
 if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Windows")
diff --git a/src/gui/desktopintegration.cpp b/src/gui/desktopintegration.cpp
index b927633d9..e413990e5 100644
--- a/src/gui/desktopintegration.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/desktopintegration.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ DesktopIntegration::DesktopIntegration(QObject *parent)
 {
 #ifdef Q_OS_MACOS
     desktopIntegrationInstance = this;
+    MacUtils::askForNotificationPermission();
     MacUtils::overrideDockClickHandler(handleDockClicked);
     m_menu->setAsDockMenu();
 #else
diff --git a/src/gui/macutilities.h b/src/gui/macutilities.h
index 2ad3210bd..b27eeb177 100644
--- a/src/gui/macutilities.h
+++ b/src/gui/macutilities.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ namespace MacUtils
 {
     QPixmap pixmapForExtension(const QString &ext, const QSize &size);
     void overrideDockClickHandler(bool (*dockClickHandler)(id, SEL, ...));
+    void askForNotificationPermission();
     void displayNotification(const QString &title, const QString &message);
     void openFiles(const PathList &pathList);
 
diff --git a/src/gui/macutilities.mm b/src/gui/macutilities.mm
index 868590cb8..d4c643ce5 100644
--- a/src/gui/macutilities.mm
+++ b/src/gui/macutilities.mm
@@ -29,13 +29,17 @@
 #include "macutilities.h"
 
 #import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
+#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
 #import <UniformTypeIdentifiers/UniformTypeIdentifiers.h>
+#import <UserNotifications/UserNotifications.h>
 #include <objc/message.h>
 
+#include <QCoreApplication>
 #include <QPixmap>
 #include <QSize>
 #include <QString>
 
+#include "base/logger.h"
 #include "base/path.h"
 
 QImage qt_mac_toQImage(CGImageRef image);
@@ -85,16 +89,36 @@ namespace MacUtils
         }
     }
 
+    void askForNotificationPermission()
+    {
+        @autoreleasepool
+        {
+            [UNUserNotificationCenter.currentNotificationCenter requestAuthorizationWithOptions:
+                    (UNAuthorizationOptionAlert + UNAuthorizationOptionSound)
+                            completionHandler:^([[maybe_unused]] BOOL granted, NSError * _Nullable error)
+                            {
+                                if (error)
+                                {
+                                    LogMsg(QCoreApplication::translate("MacUtils", "Permission for notifications not granted. Error: \"%1\"").arg
+                                                                               (QString::fromNSString(error.localizedDescription)), Log::WARNING);
+                                }
+                            }];
+        }
+    }
+
     void displayNotification(const QString &title, const QString &message)
     {
         @autoreleasepool
         {
-            NSUserNotification *notification = [[NSUserNotification alloc] init];
-            notification.title = title.toNSString();
-            notification.informativeText = message.toNSString();
-            notification.soundName = NSUserNotificationDefaultSoundName;
-
-            [[NSUserNotificationCenter defaultUserNotificationCenter] deliverNotification:notification];
+            UNMutableNotificationContent *content = [[UNMutableNotificationContent alloc] init];
+            content.title = title.toNSString();
+            content.body = message.toNSString();
+            content.sound = [UNNotificationSound defaultSound];
+            UNNotificationRequest *request = [UNNotificationRequest requestWithIdentifier:
+                                              [[NSUUID UUID] UUIDString] content:content
+                                                                                trigger:nil];
+            [UNUserNotificationCenter.currentNotificationCenter
+                addNotificationRequest:request withCompletionHandler:nil];
         }
     }