diff --git a/config/defaults.js b/config/defaults.js
index b0c4ccc9..52efa495 100644
--- a/config/defaults.js
+++ b/config/defaults.js
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ const defaults = {
 
   default_party_pause_enabled: true,
   default_auto_host_enabled: false,
+  default_are_notification_enabled: false,
+  default_are_sound_notification_enabled: false,
 
   force_slplayer: false,
 
diff --git a/src/store/modules/synclounge/actions.js b/src/store/modules/synclounge/actions.js
index 3256138f..d35ff91d 100644
--- a/src/store/modules/synclounge/actions.js
+++ b/src/store/modules/synclounge/actions.js
@@ -420,6 +420,13 @@ export default {
     }
 
     if (getters.ARE_NOTIFICATIONS_ENABLED) {
+      if (Notification.permission !== 'granted') {
+        const permission = await Notification.requestPermission();
+        if (permission !== 'granted') {
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+
       const { username, thumb } = getters.GET_MESSAGES_USER_CACHE_USER(msg.senderId);
 
       // TODO: notifications don't work when on http. Maybe make alternative popup thing?
diff --git a/src/store/modules/synclounge/getters.js b/src/store/modules/synclounge/getters.js
index e28afb86..b22ff28e 100644
--- a/src/store/modules/synclounge/getters.js
+++ b/src/store/modules/synclounge/getters.js
@@ -84,7 +84,11 @@ export default {
 
   GET_UP_NEXT_TRIGGERED: (state) => state.upNextTriggered,
 
-  ARE_NOTIFICATIONS_ENABLED: (state) => state.areNotificationsEnabled,
+  ARE_NOTIFICATIONS_ENABLED: (state, getters, rootState, rootGetters) => state
+    .areNotificationsEnabled
+    ?? rootGetters.GET_CONFIG?.default_are_notification_enabled,
 
-  ARE_SOUND_NOTIFICATIONS_ENABLED: (state) => state.areSoundNotificationsEnabled,
+  ARE_SOUND_NOTIFICATIONS_ENABLED: (state, getters, rootState, rootGetters) => state
+    .areSoundNotificationsEnabled
+    ?? rootGetters.GET_CONFIG?.default_are_sound_notification_enabled,
 };
diff --git a/src/store/modules/synclounge/state.js b/src/store/modules/synclounge/state.js
index 1615d814..8534c778 100644
--- a/src/store/modules/synclounge/state.js
+++ b/src/store/modules/synclounge/state.js
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ const state = () => ({
   // This tracks whether the upnext screen was triggered for this playback already.
   // It is reset to false when the player gets out of the upNext time zone (at the end of episode)
   upNextTriggered: false,
-  areNotificationsEnabled: false,
-  areSoundNotificationsEnabled: false,
+  areNotificationsEnabled: null,
+  areSoundNotificationsEnabled: null,
 });
 
 export default state;