diff --git a/lib/controllers/notification.dart b/lib/controllers/notification.dart
index abef40c..7c40d18 100644
--- a/lib/controllers/notification.dart
+++ b/lib/controllers/notification.dart
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import "dart:io";
 import "package:material_ui/material_ui.dart";
 import "package:nexus/main.dart";
 import "package:flutter_local_notifications/flutter_local_notifications.dart";
-// ignore: implementation_imports
-import "package:flutter_local_notifications_linux/src/model/hint.dart";
 import "package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart";
 import "package:nexus/pages/notifications.dart";
 
@@ -91,14 +89,9 @@ class NotificationController
         largeIcon: icon == null ? null : FilePathAndroidBitmap(icon.path),
       ),
       linux: .new(
-        customHints: icon == null
-            ? null
-            : [
-                .new(
-                  name: "image-path",
-                  value: LinuxHintStringValue(icon.path),
-                ),
-              ],
+        category: LinuxNotificationCategory.imReceived,
+        defaultActionName: "app.event",
+        icon: icon == null ? null : FilePathLinuxIcon(icon.path),
       ),
       // TODO: See if icons can be added to iOS, macOS, and Windows notifications (#68)
       iOS: .new(),
diff --git a/linux/nexus.federated.nexus.desktop b/linux/nexus.federated.nexus.desktop
index d61734e..ac01719 100644
--- a/linux/nexus.federated.nexus.desktop
+++ b/linux/nexus.federated.nexus.desktop
@@ -7,4 +7,7 @@ Icon=nexus
 Terminal=false
 Type=Application
 Categories=Chat;Network;InstantMessaging;
-MimeType=x-scheme-handler/nexus.federated.nexus;
\ No newline at end of file
+MimeType=x-scheme-handler/nexus.federated.nexus;
+StartupNotify=true
+DBusActivatable=true
+X-GNOME-UsesNotifications=true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/linux/nexus.federated.nexus.service b/linux/nexus.federated.nexus.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65e2e79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linux/nexus.federated.nexus.service
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[D-BUS Service]
+Name=nexus.federated.nexus
+Exec=/usr/bin/env FLUTTER_HEADLESS=1 nexus
diff --git a/linux/nix/pkg/default.nix b/linux/nix/pkg/default.nix
index 36974ed..f42d893 100644
--- a/linux/nix/pkg/default.nix
+++ b/linux/nix/pkg/default.nix
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ flutter.buildFlutterApplication {
     navigation_rail_m3e = "sha256-+2awDTQnK58gGRY1nuHckG/jjxarsYSRu9ovR4i4TEc=";
     unifiedpush_linux = "sha256-aIF/8oabSuuZo7K6qr4r7UBmf57qgoGAXyJ40fdntuQ=";
     unifiedpush_platform_interface = "sha256-aIF/8oabSuuZo7K6qr4r7UBmf57qgoGAXyJ40fdntuQ=";
+    flutter_local_notifications_linux = "sha256-I1X+Taw4+hxDHOUxCcqiWoJbZJqbrdVUXUC0vj1Adjc=";
+    flutter_local_notifications_platform_interface = "sha256-I1X+Taw4+hxDHOUxCcqiWoJbZJqbrdVUXUC0vj1Adjc=";
   };
 
   postInstall = ''
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index a914165..278d3b4 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -497,19 +497,21 @@ packages:
   flutter_local_notifications_linux:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
-      name: flutter_local_notifications_linux
-      sha256: "9ca97e63776f29ab1b955725c09999fc2c150523269db150c39274f2a43c5a8b"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "8.0.1"
+      path: flutter_local_notifications_linux
+      ref: "quad/feat/xdg-portal-notifs"
+      resolved-ref: d853ff4997f6dd2b9ecdc53d37fb337cebe63863
+      url: "https://github.com/Henry-Hiles/flutter_local_notifications"
+    source: git
+    version: "9.0.0-dev.1"
   flutter_local_notifications_platform_interface:
-    dependency: transitive
+    dependency: "direct overridden"
     description:
-      name: flutter_local_notifications_platform_interface
-      sha256: "43c3761d916c9bd3d5c7ebbc44d82f4990329840c0c5d62ad5260cc1b5d399bd"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "12.2.0"
+      path: flutter_local_notifications_platform_interface
+      ref: "quad/feat/xdg-portal-notifs"
+      resolved-ref: d853ff4997f6dd2b9ecdc53d37fb337cebe63863
+      url: "https://github.com/Henry-Hiles/flutter_local_notifications"
+    source: git
+    version: "13.0.0-dev.1"
   flutter_local_notifications_web:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -1742,6 +1744,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "0.5.2"
+  xdg_desktop_portal:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: xdg_desktop_portal
+      sha256: "4fae74b6ed63a449d4c796a74265cebdd912c390336dedc06d705142f3b939d7"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.1.14"
   xdg_directories:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 332efaf..2a2b2ff 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,16 @@ dependency_overrides:
         git:
             url: https://github.com/appelladev/linkify
             ref: fix/consecutive-periods-loose-url
+    flutter_local_notifications_linux:
+        git:
+            url: https://github.com/Henry-Hiles/flutter_local_notifications
+            ref: quad/feat/xdg-portal-notifs
+            path: flutter_local_notifications_linux
+    flutter_local_notifications_platform_interface:
+        git:
+            url: https://github.com/Henry-Hiles/flutter_local_notifications
+            ref: quad/feat/xdg-portal-notifs
+            path: flutter_local_notifications_platform_interface
 
 dependencies:
     flutter: