diff --git a/pkgs/default.nix b/pkgs/default.nix
index 69d4274..a1276bf 100644
--- a/pkgs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/default.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,20 @@ in
     withBDplus = true;
   };
 
+  # TODO: Remove when swaynotificationcenter ≥ 0.5 is in nixpkgs
+  swaynotificationcenter = prev.swaynotificationcenter.overrideAttrs (o: o // rec {
+    version = "0.5";
+
+    src = prev.fetchFromGitHub {
+      owner = "ErikReider";
+      repo = "SwayNotificationCenter";
+      rev = "v${version}";
+      sha256 = "sha256-Jjbr6GJ0MHlO+T/simPNYQnB5b7Cr85j4GRjRGa5B6s=";
+    };
+
+    nativeBuildInputs = o.nativeBuildInputs ++ [ prev.scdoc ];
+  });
+
   # adapted from https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/85790
   # TODO: Remove when memtest86+ ≥ 5.31b is in nixpkgs
   memtest86plus = prev.memtest86plus.overrideAttrs (o: o // rec {
diff --git a/users/simon/modules/sway/default.nix b/users/simon/modules/sway/default.nix
index 7d96bb0..3478178 100644
--- a/users/simon/modules/sway/default.nix
+++ b/users/simon/modules/sway/default.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ in
   imports = lib.optionals nixosConfig.sbruder.gui.enable [
     ./gammastep.nix
     ./kanshi.nix
-    ./mako.nix
+    ./swaync.nix
     ./waybar.nix
     ./xdg-desktop-portal.nix
   ];
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@ in
         # Locking and DPMS
         "${cfg.modifier}+y" = "exec ${pkgs.swaylock}/bin/swaylock -f -i ${wallpaper}";
         "--no-repeat --locked ${cfg.modifier}+q" = ''exec 'test $(swaymsg -t get_outputs | ${pkgs.jq}/bin/jq "[.[].dpms] | any") = "true" && swaymsg "output * dpms off" || swaymsg "output * dpms on"'';
+
+        # Notifications
+        "${cfg.modifier}+n" = "exec ${pkgs.unstable.swaynotificationcenter}/bin/swaync-client -t";
       };
 
       bars = [ ]; # managed as systemd user unit
diff --git a/users/simon/modules/sway/mako.nix b/users/simon/modules/sway/mako.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 08f0ecb..0000000
--- a/users/simon/modules/sway/mako.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-{ pkgs, ... }:
-let
-  inherit ((import ../common.nix).colorschemes) solarized;
-in
-{
-  programs.mako = {
-    enable = true;
-
-    backgroundColor = solarized.base03;
-    borderColor = solarized.base02;
-    textColor = solarized.base0;
-    progressColor = "over ${solarized.base02}";
-
-    groupBy = "app-name";
-
-    defaultTimeout = 5000;
-
-    extraConfig = /* ini */ ''
-      [urgency=critical]
-      text-color=#dc322f
-      ignore-timeout=true
-      default-timeout=0
-    '';
-  };
-
-  systemd.user.services.mako = {
-    Unit.PartOf = [ "sway-session.target" ];
-    Install.WantedBy = [ "sway-session.target" ];
-
-    Service = {
-      ExecStart = "${pkgs.mako}/bin/mako";
-      Restart = "on-failure";
-    };
-  };
-}
diff --git a/users/simon/modules/sway/swaync.nix b/users/simon/modules/sway/swaync.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ddd777
--- /dev/null
+++ b/users/simon/modules/sway/swaync.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+{ lib, pkgs, ... }:
+let
+  inherit ((import ../common.nix).colorschemes) solarized;
+in
+{
+  systemd.user.services.swaync = {
+    Unit.PartOf = [ "sway-session.target" ];
+    Install.WantedBy = [ "sway-session.target" ];
+
+    Service = {
+      ExecStart = "${pkgs.unstable.swaynotificationcenter}/bin/swaync";
+      Restart = "on-failure";
+    };
+  };
+
+  xdg.configFile = {
+    "swaync/config.json".text = lib.generators.toJSON { } {
+      positionX = "right";
+      positionY = "top";
+      timeout = 10;
+      timeout-low = 5;
+      timeout-critical = 0;
+      notification-window-width = 480;
+      fit-to-screen = false;
+      keyboard-shortcuts = true;
+      image-visibility = "when-available";
+      transition-time = 0;
+      hide-on-clear = true;
+      hide-on-action = true;
+    };
+    "swaync/style.css".text = lib.concatStrings (lib.attrsets.mapAttrsToList (k: v: "@define-color ${k} ${v};\n") solarized) + /* less */ ''
+      .control-center {
+        background-color: @base03;
+        color: #839496;
+      }
+      /* if the font is only set for .control-center, notifications do not use it */
+      window {
+        font-family: "monospace";
+      }
+
+      .control-center-list {
+        background: transparent;
+      }
+
+      .control-center-clear-all {
+        color: @base0;
+        text-shadow: none;
+        background: @base03;
+        box-shadow: none;
+        border-radius: 0px;
+        border: 2px solid @base02;
+      }
+
+      .control-center-dnd {
+        border-radius: 0px;
+        border: none;
+        box-shadow: none;
+        background-color: @base02;
+      }
+      .control-center-dnd:checked {
+        background: @green;
+      }
+      .control-center-dnd slider {
+        background: @base0;
+        border-radius: 0px;
+        border: 2px solid @base02;
+        box-shadow: none;
+      }
+      .control-center-dnd slider:checked {
+        background: @green;
+      }
+
+      .floating-notifications {
+        background: transparent;
+      }
+
+      .notification-row {
+        outline: none;
+      }
+
+      .notification {
+        border-radius: 0px;
+        box-shadow: none;
+        margin: 3px 6px;
+        padding: 0;
+      }
+      .notification:first-child {
+        margin-top: 6px;
+      }
+
+      .low .summary {
+        color: @base00;
+      }
+
+      .critical .summary {
+        color: @red;
+      }
+
+      .notification-content {
+        padding: 6px;
+        border-radius: 0px;
+      }
+
+      /* hide close button (clicking on the notification does the same) */
+      .close-button {
+        opacity: 0;
+      }
+
+      .notification-default-action,
+      .notification-action {
+        padding: 4px;
+        margin: 0;
+        box-shadow: none;
+        background: @base03;
+        border: 2px solid @base02;
+        border-radius: 0px;
+      }
+
+      .notification-action {
+        color: @base0;
+        box-shadow: none;
+        text-shadow: none;
+        border-right: none;
+        border-top: none;
+      }
+      /* re-add right border to last action */
+      .notification-action:last-child {
+        border-right: 2px solid @base02;
+      }
+
+      .body-image {
+        margin-top: 6px;
+        background-color: @base0;
+      }
+
+      .summary,
+      .time,
+      .body,
+      .top-action-title {
+        color: @base0;
+        text-shadow: none;
+      }
+    '';
+  };
+}
diff --git a/users/simon/modules/sway/waybar.css b/users/simon/modules/sway/waybar.css
index 476b2f0..eccd44d 100644
--- a/users/simon/modules/sway/waybar.css
+++ b/users/simon/modules/sway/waybar.css
@@ -167,3 +167,8 @@ window#waybar {
   background-color: @base3@;
   color: @base00@;
 }
+
+#custom-notification.notification {
+  background-color: @base3@;
+  color: @base00@;
+}
diff --git a/users/simon/modules/sway/waybar.nix b/users/simon/modules/sway/waybar.nix
index 17aa46a..bcb2b88 100644
--- a/users/simon/modules/sway/waybar.nix
+++ b/users/simon/modules/sway/waybar.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 { config, lib, nixosConfig, pkgs, ... }:
 let
+  inherit ((import ../common.nix).colorschemes) solarized;
+
   watchUserUnitState = unit: started: stopped: pkgs.writeShellScript "watch-user-unit-${unit}-state" ''
     ${pkgs.systemd}/bin/journalctl --user -u ${unit} -t systemd -o cat -f \
         | ${pkgs.gnugrep}/bin/grep --line-buffered -Eo '^(Started|Stopped)' \
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ in
       "battery"
       "clock"
       "custom/calendar"
+      "custom/notification"
     ];
 
     "sway/workspaces" = {
@@ -272,10 +275,25 @@ in
       return-type = "json";
       format = "{}";
     };
+    "custom/notification" = {
+      tooltip = false;
+      format = "{icon}";
+      format-icons = {
+        notification = "${thinsp}";
+        none = "${thinsp}";
+        dnd-notification = "${thinsp}";
+        dnd-none = "${thinsp}";
+      };
+      return-type = "json";
+      exec = "${pkgs.unstable.swaynotificationcenter}/bin/swaync-client -swb";
+      on-click = "${pkgs.unstable.swaynotificationcenter}/bin/swaync-client -t -sw";
+      on-click-right = "${pkgs.unstable.swaynotificationcenter}/bin/swaync-client -d -sw";
+      escape = true;
+    };
   };
   xdg.configFile."waybar/style.css".source = pkgs.substituteAll ({
     src = ./waybar.css;
-  } // (import ../common.nix).colorschemes.solarized);
+  } // solarized);
 
   systemd.user.services.waybar = {
     Unit = {