diff --git a/app/notifications/index.js b/app/notifications/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3e311921
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/notifications/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+export default {
+  showNotification: (title, body, onClick) => {
+    new Notification(title, {
+      body,
+      onClick
+    })
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/reducers/transaction.js b/app/reducers/transaction.js
index 1b5e590c..af68557f 100644
--- a/app/reducers/transaction.js
+++ b/app/reducers/transaction.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { ipcRenderer } from 'electron'
+import { showNotification } from '../notifications'
 import { btc, usd } from '../utils'
 import { setForm, resetForm } from './form'
 import { showModal } from './modal'
@@ -69,6 +70,12 @@ export const transactionError = () => (dispatch) => {
 // Listener for when a new transaction is pushed from the subscriber
 export const newTransaction = (event, { transaction }) => (dispatch) => {
   dispatch({ type: ADD_TRANSACTION, transaction })
+
+  // HTML 5 desktop notification for the new transaction
+  const notifTitle = transaction.amount > 0 ? `On-chain Transaction Received!` : `On-chain Transaction Sent!`
+  const notifBody = transaction.amount > 0 ? `Lucky you, you just received a new on-chain transaction. I'm jealous.` : `Hate to see 'em go but love to watch 'em leave. Your on-chain transaction successfully sent.`
+  
+  showNotification(notifTitle, notifBody)
 }