diff --git a/src/behaviours/update-app/installing-update-using-tray.test.ts b/src/behaviours/update-app/installing-update-using-tray.test.ts
index 5f025eb4d7..ffdb22ecfd 100644
--- a/src/behaviours/update-app/installing-update-using-tray.test.ts
+++ b/src/behaviours/update-app/installing-update-using-tray.test.ts
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ describe("installing update using tray", () => {
         });
 
         it("notifies the user that download is happening", () => {
-          expect(showNotificationMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Downloading update some-version...");
+          expect(showNotificationMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Download for version some-version started...");
         });
 
         it("user cannot check for updates again yet", () => {
diff --git a/src/common/notification/notification-channel.ts b/src/common/notification/notification-channel.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f09b7bf1f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/notification/notification-channel.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) OpenLens Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
+ */
+import { createChannel } from "../ipc-channel/create-channel/create-channel";
+
+export const notificationChannel = createChannel<string>("notification:message");
diff --git a/src/main/getDiForUnitTesting.ts b/src/main/getDiForUnitTesting.ts
index ef0ce97274..74e00db084 100644
--- a/src/main/getDiForUnitTesting.ts
+++ b/src/main/getDiForUnitTesting.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ import quitAndInstallUpdateInjectable from "./electron-app/features/quit-and-ins
 import electronUpdaterIsActiveInjectable from "./electron-app/features/electron-updater-is-active.injectable";
 import publishIsConfiguredInjectable from "./update-app/publish-is-configured.injectable";
 import checkForPlatformUpdatesInjectable from "./update-app/check-for-platform-updates.injectable";
+import setUpdateOnQuitInjectable from "./electron-app/features/set-update-on-quit.injectable";
 
 export function getDiForUnitTesting(opts: GetDiForUnitTestingOptions = {}) {
   const {
@@ -222,6 +223,7 @@ const overrideElectronFeatures = (di: DiContainer) => {
   di.override(getElectronThemeInjectable, () => () => "dark");
   di.override(syncThemeFromOperatingSystemInjectable, () => ({ start: () => {}, stop: () => {} }));
   di.override(quitAndInstallUpdateInjectable, () => () => {});
+  di.override(setUpdateOnQuitInjectable, () => () => {});
 
   di.override(checkForPlatformUpdatesInjectable, () => () => {
     throw new Error("Tried to check for platform updates without explicit override.");
diff --git a/src/main/show-notification/show-notification.injectable.ts b/src/main/show-notification/show-notification.injectable.ts
index e2bebdac4f..323323e184 100644
--- a/src/main/show-notification/show-notification.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/main/show-notification/show-notification.injectable.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,19 @@
  * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
  */
 import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
+import applicationWindowInjectable from "../start-main-application/lens-window/application-window/application-window.injectable";
+import { notificationChannel } from "../../common/notification/notification-channel";
 
 const showNotificationInjectable = getInjectable({
   id: "show-notification",
 
-  instantiate: (di) => (message: string) => {},
+  instantiate: (di) => {
+    const applicationWindow = di.inject(applicationWindowInjectable);
+
+    return (message: string) => {
+      applicationWindow.send({ channel: notificationChannel.name, data: [message] });
+    };
+  },
 });
 
 export default showNotificationInjectable;
diff --git a/src/main/update-app/check-for-updates-tray-item.injectable.ts b/src/main/update-app/check-for-updates-tray-item.injectable.ts
index 2a8e4514fe..5a58a3026c 100644
--- a/src/main/update-app/check-for-updates-tray-item.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/main/update-app/check-for-updates-tray-item.injectable.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ const checkForUpdatesTrayItemInjectable = getInjectable({
         const { updateWasDiscovered, version } = await versionUpdate.checkForUpdates();
 
         if (updateWasDiscovered) {
-          showNotification(`Downloading update ${version}...`);
+          showNotification(`Download for version ${version} started...`);
 
           // Note: intentional orphan promise to make download happen in the background
           versionUpdate.downloadUpdate().then(async () => {
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/notifications/notification-listener.injectable.ts b/src/renderer/components/notifications/notification-listener.injectable.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc606682d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/components/notifications/notification-listener.injectable.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) OpenLens Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
+ */
+import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
+import { ipcChannelListenerInjectionToken } from "../../ipc-channel-listeners/ipc-channel-listener-injection-token";
+import { notificationChannel } from "../../../common/notification/notification-channel";
+import { Notifications } from "./index";
+
+const notificationListenerInjectable = getInjectable({
+  id: "notification-listener",
+
+  instantiate: () => ({
+    channel: notificationChannel,
+
+    handle: (message: string) => {
+      Notifications.shortInfo(message);
+    },
+  }),
+
+  causesSideEffects: true,
+
+  injectionToken: ipcChannelListenerInjectionToken,
+});
+
+export default notificationListenerInjectable;
diff --git a/src/renderer/getDiForUnitTesting.tsx b/src/renderer/getDiForUnitTesting.tsx
index 77cb55c638..0208dec95f 100644
--- a/src/renderer/getDiForUnitTesting.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/getDiForUnitTesting.tsx
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ import setupOnApiErrorListenersInjectable from "./api/setup-on-api-errors.inject
 import { observable } from "mobx";
 import defaultShellInjectable from "./components/+preferences/default-shell.injectable";
 import themeStoreInjectable from "./themes/store.injectable";
+import notificationListenerInjectable from "./components/notifications/notification-listener.injectable";
+import { notificationChannel } from "../common/notification/notification-channel";
 
 export const getDiForUnitTesting = (opts: GetDiForUnitTestingOptions = {}) => {
   const {
@@ -120,6 +122,8 @@ export const getDiForUnitTesting = (opts: GetDiForUnitTestingOptions = {}) => {
     di.override(getValueFromRegisteredChannelInjectable, () => () => Promise.resolve(undefined as never));
     di.override(registerIpcChannelListenerInjectable, () => () => undefined);
 
+    di.override(notificationListenerInjectable, () => ({ channel: notificationChannel, handle: () => {} }));
+
     overrideFsWithFakes(di);
 
     di.override(focusWindowInjectable, () => () => {});
diff --git a/src/renderer/ipc-channel-listeners/ipc-channel-listener-injection-token.ts b/src/renderer/ipc-channel-listeners/ipc-channel-listener-injection-token.ts
index 235b90873c..ba14b38861 100644
--- a/src/renderer/ipc-channel-listeners/ipc-channel-listener-injection-token.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/ipc-channel-listeners/ipc-channel-listener-injection-token.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import { getInjectionToken } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
 import type { Channel } from "../../common/ipc-channel/channel";
 
-
 export interface IpcChannelListener {
   channel: Channel<unknown>;
   handle: (value: any) => void;