diff --git a/src/app.zig b/src/app.zig
index 28781eb..3afd186 100644
--- a/src/app.zig
+++ b/src/app.zig
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ pub const Action = union(enum) {
 
 pub const Event = union(enum) {
     image_ready,
+    notification,
     key_press: Key,
     winsize: vaxis.Winsize,
 };
diff --git a/src/event_handlers.zig b/src/event_handlers.zig
index fd58e1b..e91c13d 100644
--- a/src/event_handlers.zig
+++ b/src/event_handlers.zig
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ pub fn handleNormalEvent(
             }
         },
         .image_ready => {},
+        .notification => {},
         .winsize => |ws| try app.vx.resize(app.alloc, app.tty.writer(), ws),
     }
 }
@@ -283,6 +284,7 @@ pub fn handleInputEvent(app: *App, event: App.Event) !void {
             }
         },
         .image_ready => {},
+        .notification => {},
         .winsize => |ws| try app.vx.resize(app.alloc, app.tty.writer(), ws),
     }
 }
@@ -298,6 +300,7 @@ pub fn handleHelpMenuEvent(app: *App, event: App.Event) !void {
             }
         },
         .image_ready => {},
+        .notification => {},
         .winsize => |ws| try app.vx.resize(app.alloc, app.tty.writer(), ws),
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/notification.zig b/src/notification.zig
index 4099a54..bd3054a 100644
--- a/src/notification.zig
+++ b/src/notification.zig
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 const std = @import("std");
+const vaxis = @import("vaxis");
+const Event = @import("app.zig").Event;
+
 const FileLogger = @import("file_logger.zig");
 
 const Self = @This();
@@ -18,12 +21,17 @@ style: Style = Style.info,
 fbs: std.io.FixedBufferStream([]u8) = std.io.fixedBufferStream(&buf),
 /// How long until the notification disappears in seconds.
 timer: i64 = 0,
+loop: ?*vaxis.Loop(Event) = null,
 
 pub fn write(self: *Self, text: []const u8, style: Style) !void {
     self.fbs.reset();
     _ = try self.fbs.write(text);
     self.timer = std.time.timestamp();
     self.style = style;
+
+    if (self.loop) |loop| {
+        loop.postEvent(.notification);
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn reset(self: *Self) void {