diff --git a/kitty/boss.py b/kitty/boss.py
index 2cbef3331..ec9dc8d9e 100644
--- a/kitty/boss.py
+++ b/kitty/boss.py
@@ -1010,3 +1010,10 @@ class Boss:
         if identifier == 'new-version':
             from .update_check import notification_activated
             notification_activated()
+
+    def dbus_notification_callback(self, activated, *args):
+        from .notify import dbus_notification_created
+        if activated:
+            pass
+        else:
+            dbus_notification_created(*args)
diff --git a/kitty/glfw.c b/kitty/glfw.c
index 31a159466..12476c363 100644
--- a/kitty/glfw.c
+++ b/kitty/glfw.c
@@ -1027,6 +1027,28 @@ wayland_request_frame_render(OSWindow *w) {
     w->wayland_render_state = RENDER_FRAME_REQUESTED;
 }
 
+#ifndef __APPLE__
+
+void
+dbus_notification_created_callback(unsigned long long notification_id, uint32_t new_notification_id, void* data UNUSED) {
+    unsigned long new_id = new_notification_id;
+    call_boss(dbus_notification_callback, "OKk", Py_False, notification_id, new_id);
+}
+
+static PyObject*
+dbus_send_notification(PyObject *self UNUSED, PyObject *args) {
+    char *app_name, *icon, *summary, *body;
+    int timeout = -1;
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "ssss|i", &app_name, &icon, &summary, &body, &timeout)) return NULL;
+    if (!glfwDBusUserNotify) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "Failed to load glfwDBusUserNotify, did you call glfw_init?");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    unsigned long long notification_id = glfwDBusUserNotify(app_name, icon, summary, body, timeout, dbus_notification_created_callback, NULL);
+    return PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong(notification_id);
+}
+#endif
+
 // Boilerplate {{{
 
 static PyMethodDef module_methods[] = {
@@ -1048,6 +1070,7 @@ static PyMethodDef module_methods[] = {
     METHODB(x11_window_id, METH_O),
     METHODB(set_primary_selection, METH_VARARGS),
     METHODB(glfw_poll_events, METH_NOARGS),
+    METHODB(dbus_send_notification, METH_VARARGS),
     {"glfw_init", (PyCFunction)glfw_init, METH_VARARGS, ""},
     {"glfw_terminate", (PyCFunction)glfw_terminate, METH_NOARGS, ""},
     {"glfw_post_empty_event", (PyCFunction)glfw_post_empty_event, METH_NOARGS, ""},
diff --git a/kitty/notify.py b/kitty/notify.py
index 9122b5a0d..8850df640 100644
--- a/kitty/notify.py
+++ b/kitty/notify.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 # vim:fileencoding=utf-8
 # License: GPLv3 Copyright: 2019, Kovid Goyal <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>
 
-import subprocess
 
 from .constants import is_macos, logo_png_file
 
@@ -23,9 +22,15 @@ if is_macos:
 
 else:
 
-    # libnotify depends on GTK, so we are not using it, instead
-    # use the command line notify-send wrapper it provides
-    # May want to just implement this in glfw using DBUS
+    from .fast_data_types import dbus_send_notification
+
+    alloc_map = {}
+    identifier_map = {}
+
+    def dbus_notification_created(alloc_id, notification_id):
+        identifier = alloc_map.get(alloc_id)
+        if identifier is not None:
+            identifier_map[identifier] = notification_id
 
     def notify(
         title,
@@ -35,16 +40,8 @@ else:
         icon=True,
         identifier=None
     ):
-        cmd = ['notify-send', '-a', application]
-        if timeout > -1:
-            cmd.append('-t'), cmd.append(str(timeout))
         if icon is True:
             icon = logo_png_file
-        if icon:
-            cmd.extend(['-i', icon])
-        subprocess.Popen(
-            cmd + [title, body],
-            stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
-            stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
-            stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL,
-        )
+        alloc_id = dbus_send_notification(application, icon, title, body, timeout)
+        if alloc_id and identifier is not None:
+            alloc_map[alloc_id] = identifier