diff --git a/js/main.js b/js/main.js
index 25029c1b05..8a37961a79 100644
--- a/js/main.js
+++ b/js/main.js
@@ -75,14 +75,14 @@
 		setupFieldRichtext();
 
 		/* popup menus */
-	function close_last_popup_menu() {
- 		if(last_popup_menu) {
- 		last_popup_menu.hide();
- 		last_popup_button.removeClass("selected");
- 		last_popup_menu = null;
- 		last_popup_button = null;
- 		}
- 		}
+		function close_last_popup_menu() {
+			if(last_popup_menu) {
+				last_popup_menu.hide();
+				last_popup_button.removeClass("selected");
+				last_popup_menu = null;
+				last_popup_button = null;
+			}
+		}
 		$('a[rel^=#]').click(function(e){
 			e.preventDefault();
 			var parent = $(this).parent();
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 			return false;
 		});
 		$('html').click(function() {
-						close_last_popup_menu();
+			close_last_popup_menu();
 		});
 		
 		// fancyboxes
@@ -181,24 +181,33 @@
 				nnm = $("#nav-notifications-menu");
 				nnm.html(notifications_all + notifications_mark);
 				//nnm.attr('popup','true');
-				eNotif.children("note").each(function(){
+                
+                var notification_lastitem = localStorage.getItem("notification-lastitem");
+                var notification_id = 0;
+				
+                eNotif.children("note").each(function(){
 					e = $(this);
 					text = e.text().format("<span class='contactname'>"+e.attr('name')+"</span>");
 					html = notifications_tpl.format(e.attr('href'),e.attr('photo'), text, e.attr('date'), e.attr('seen'));
 					nnm.append(html);
 					
-					if(e.text().search('&rarr;') == 0) {
-                                         var notification = new Notification(document.title, {
-                                          body: e.text().replace('&rarr; ',''),
-                                          icon: e.attr('photo')
-                                         });
-   
-                                         // TODO (yet unsupported by most browsers): 
-                                         // Implement notification.onclick()
-                                         
-                                         // notifyMarkAll();
-                                       }
+                    notification_id = e.attr('href').match(/\d+$/)[0];
+                        
+                    if (notification_lastitem!== null && notification_id>notification_lastitem) {
+                        notification_lastitem = notification_id;
+						if (getNotificationPermission()==="granted") {
+							var notification = new Notification(document.title, {
+											  body: e.text().replace('&rarr; ','').format(e.attr('name')),
+											  icon: e.attr('photo')
+											 });
+							// TODO (yet unsupported by most browsers): 
+							// Implement notification.onclick()
+						}
+                    }
+                    
 				});
+                if (notification_lastitem===null) notification_lastitem = notification_id;
+                localStorage.setItem("notification-lastitem", notification_lastitem)
 
 				$("img[data-src]", nnm).each(function(i, el){
 					// Add src attribute for images with a data-src attribute
@@ -762,3 +771,16 @@ function previewTheme(elm) {
 	});
 
 }
+
+// notification permission settings in localstorage
+// set by settings page
+function getNotificationPermission() {
+	if (window.Notification === undefined) {
+		return null;
+	}
+    if (Notification.permission === 'granted') {
+        return localStorage.getItem('notification-permissions');
+    } else {
+        return Notification.permission;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/mod/settings.php b/mod/settings.php
index a003401dff..9d2e287157 100644
--- a/mod/settings.php
+++ b/mod/settings.php
@@ -1207,9 +1207,7 @@ function settings_content(&$a) {
 		'$notify7'  => array('notify7', t('You are tagged in a post'), ($notify & NOTIFY_TAGSELF), NOTIFY_TAGSELF, ''),
 		'$notify8'  => array('notify8', t('You are poked/prodded/etc. in a post'), ($notify & NOTIFY_POKE), NOTIFY_POKE, ''),
 
-		'$desktop_notifications' => t('Activate desktop notifications'),
-                '$desktop_notifications_note' => t('Note: This is an experimental feature, as being not supported by each browser'),
-                '$desktop_notifications_success_message' => t('You will now receive desktop notifications!'),
+        '$desktop_notifications' => array('desktop_notifications', t('Activate desktop notifications') , false, t('Show desktop popup on new notifications')),
                 
 		'$email_textonly' => array('email_textonly', t('Text-only notification emails'),
 									get_pconfig(local_user(),'system','email_textonly'),
diff --git a/view/templates/settings.tpl b/view/templates/settings.tpl
index 95ee0f6fbc..26c44f91c3 100644
--- a/view/templates/settings.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/settings.tpl
@@ -133,12 +133,61 @@
 {{include file="field_intcheckbox.tpl" field=$notify8}}
 </div>
 
+{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$email_textonly}}
+
+
+<!--
 <div class="field">
  <button onclick="javascript:Notification.requestPermission(function(perm){if(perm === 'granted')alert('{{$desktop_notifications_success_message}}');});return false;">{{$desktop_notifications}}</button>
  <span class="field_help">{{$desktop_notifications_note}}</span>
 </div>
+-->
+{{include file="field_yesno.tpl" field=$desktop_notifications}}
+<script>
+(function(){
+    var elm = $("#id_{{$desktop_notifications.0}}_onoff");
+    var ckbox = $("#id_{{$desktop_notifications.0}}");
+    
+    if (getNotificationPermission() === 'granted') {
+        ckbox.val(1);
+        elm.find(".off").addClass("hidden");
+        elm.find(".on").removeClass("hidden");
+    }
+	if (getNotificationPermission() === null) {
+		elm.parent(".field.yesno").hide();
+	}
+    
+    $("#id_{{$desktop_notifications.0}}_onoff").on("click", function(e){
+        
+        if (Notification.permission === 'granted') {
+            localStorage.setItem('notification-permissions', ckbox.val()==1 ? 'granted' : 'denied');
+        } else if (Notification.permission === 'denied') {
+            localStorage.setItem('notification-permissions', 'denied');
+            
+            ckbox.val(0);
+            elm.find(".on").addClass("hidden");
+            elm.find(".off").removeClass("hidden");
+            
+        } else if (Notification.permission === 'default') {
+            Notification.requestPermission(function(choice) {
+                if (choice === 'granted') {
+                    localStorage.setItem('notification-permissions', ckbox.val()==1 ? 'granted' : 'denied');
 
-{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$email_textonly}}
+                } else {
+                    localStorage.setItem('notification-permissions', 'denied');
+                    ckbox.val(0);
+                    elm.find(".on").addClass("hidden");
+                    elm.find(".off").removeClass("hidden");
+                }
+            });
+        }
+		
+		//console.log(getNotificationPermission());
+		
+        
+    })
+})();
+</script>
 
 </div>
 
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/dark/style.css b/view/theme/quattro/dark/style.css
index 865e9b5f5e..8160e22816 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/dark/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/dark/style.css
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ header {
   margin: 0px;
   padding: 0px;
   /*width: 100%; height: 12px; */
+
   z-index: 110;
   color: #ffffff;
 }
@@ -846,6 +847,7 @@ aside .posted-date-selector-months {
   overflow: auto;
   height: auto;
   /*.contact-block-div { width:60px; height: 60px; }*/
+
 }
 #contact-block .contact-block-h4 {
   float: left;
@@ -927,6 +929,7 @@ aside .posted-date-selector-months {
   margin-bottom: 2em;
   /*.action .s10 { width: 10px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;}
 	.action .s16 { width: 16px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;}*/
+
 }
 .widget h3 {
   padding: 0px;
@@ -1208,6 +1211,7 @@ section {
   height: 32px;
   margin-left: 16px;
   /*background: url(../../../images/icons/22/user.png) no-repeat center center;*/
+
 }
 .comment-edit-preview .contact-photo-menu-button {
   top: 15px !important;
@@ -1848,6 +1852,7 @@ ul.tabs li .active {
   display: block;
   margin-left: 200px;
   color: #999999;
+  clear: left;
 }
 .field .onoff {
   float: left;
@@ -2077,6 +2082,7 @@ ul.tabs li .active {
   min-height: 22px;
   padding-top: 6px;
   /* a { display: block;}*/
+
 }
 #photo-caption {
   display: block;
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/green/style.css b/view/theme/quattro/green/style.css
index 7a9326c671..61c49b168a 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/green/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/green/style.css
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ header {
   margin: 0px;
   padding: 0px;
   /*width: 100%; height: 12px; */
+
   z-index: 110;
   color: #ffffff;
 }
@@ -846,6 +847,7 @@ aside .posted-date-selector-months {
   overflow: auto;
   height: auto;
   /*.contact-block-div { width:60px; height: 60px; }*/
+
 }
 #contact-block .contact-block-h4 {
   float: left;
@@ -927,6 +929,7 @@ aside .posted-date-selector-months {
   margin-bottom: 2em;
   /*.action .s10 { width: 10px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;}
 	.action .s16 { width: 16px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;}*/
+
 }
 .widget h3 {
   padding: 0px;
@@ -1208,6 +1211,7 @@ section {
   height: 32px;
   margin-left: 16px;
   /*background: url(../../../images/icons/22/user.png) no-repeat center center;*/
+
 }
 .comment-edit-preview .contact-photo-menu-button {
   top: 15px !important;
@@ -1848,6 +1852,7 @@ ul.tabs li .active {
   display: block;
   margin-left: 200px;
   color: #999999;
+  clear: left;
 }
 .field .onoff {
   float: left;
@@ -2077,6 +2082,7 @@ ul.tabs li .active {
   min-height: 22px;
   padding-top: 6px;
   /* a { display: block;}*/
+
 }
 #photo-caption {
   display: block;
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/lilac/style.css b/view/theme/quattro/lilac/style.css
index baaa44c0a3..d5821671d7 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/lilac/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/lilac/style.css
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ header {
   margin: 0px;
   padding: 0px;
   /*width: 100%; height: 12px; */
+
   z-index: 110;
   color: #ffffff;
 }
@@ -846,6 +847,7 @@ aside .posted-date-selector-months {
   overflow: auto;
   height: auto;
   /*.contact-block-div { width:60px; height: 60px; }*/
+
 }
 #contact-block .contact-block-h4 {
   float: left;
@@ -927,6 +929,7 @@ aside .posted-date-selector-months {
   margin-bottom: 2em;
   /*.action .s10 { width: 10px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;}
 	.action .s16 { width: 16px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px;}*/
+
 }
 .widget h3 {
   padding: 0px;
@@ -1208,6 +1211,7 @@ section {
   height: 32px;
   margin-left: 16px;
   /*background: url(../../../images/icons/22/user.png) no-repeat center center;*/
+
 }
 .comment-edit-preview .contact-photo-menu-button {
   top: 15px !important;
@@ -1848,6 +1852,7 @@ ul.tabs li .active {
   display: block;
   margin-left: 200px;
   color: #999999;
+  clear: left;
 }
 .field .onoff {
   float: left;
@@ -2077,6 +2082,7 @@ ul.tabs li .active {
   min-height: 22px;
   padding-top: 6px;
   /* a { display: block;}*/
+
 }
 #photo-caption {
   display: block;
diff --git a/view/theme/quattro/quattro.less b/view/theme/quattro/quattro.less
index f29e38fb0e..b8f9726038 100644
--- a/view/theme/quattro/quattro.less
+++ b/view/theme/quattro/quattro.less
@@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ ul.tabs {
 		display: block;
 		margin-left: 200px;
 		color: @FieldHelpColor;
-
+        clear: left;
 	}