diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 35420b2..96493bb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ An object containing options properties
 | `headers`     | Object |           |    All    | Costume headers to add to the download request. These are merged with the headers given in the `setConfig({ headers: { ... } })` function |
 | `isAllowedOverRoaming` | Boolean   |          |  Android  | whether this download may proceed over a roaming connection. By default, roaming is allowed |
 | `isAllowedOverMetered` | Boolean   |          |  Android  | Whether this download may proceed over a metered network connection. By default, metered networks are allowed |
+| `showNotification`     | Boolean   |          |  Android  | Whether to show a download notification or not |
 
 **returns**
 
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/eko/RNBackgroundDownloaderModule.java b/android/src/main/java/com/eko/RNBackgroundDownloaderModule.java
index 754f481..539ba4d 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/eko/RNBackgroundDownloaderModule.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/eko/RNBackgroundDownloaderModule.java
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ public class RNBackgroundDownloaderModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule {
 
     boolean isAllowedOverRoaming = options.getBoolean("isAllowedOverRoaming");
     boolean isAllowedOverMetered = options.getBoolean("isAllowedOverMetered");
+    boolean showNotification = options.getBoolean("showNotification");
 
     if (id == null || url == null || destination == null) {
       Log.e(getName(), "id, url and destination must be set");
@@ -371,7 +372,7 @@ public class RNBackgroundDownloaderModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule {
     final Request request = new Request(Uri.parse(url));
     request.setAllowedOverRoaming(isAllowedOverRoaming);
     request.setAllowedOverMetered(isAllowedOverMetered);
-    request.setNotificationVisibility(Request.VISIBILITY_HIDDEN);
+    request.setNotificationVisibility(showNotification ? Request.VISIBILITY_VISIBLE : Request.VISIBILITY_HIDDEN);
     request.setRequiresCharging(false);
 
     int uuid = (int) (System.currentTimeMillis() & 0xfffffff);
diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index 45475eb..af8bdfd 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ export interface DownloadOption {
   metadata?: object;
   isAllowedOverRoaming?: boolean;
   isAllowedOverMetered?: boolean;
+  showNotification?: boolean;
 }
 
 export type Download = (options: DownloadOption) => DownloadTask;
diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index b538e59..bdeb31d 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ type DownloadOptions = {
   metadata?: object,
   isAllowedOverRoaming?: boolean,
   isAllowedOverMetered?: boolean,
+  showNotification?: boolean;
 }
 
 export function download(options: DownloadOptions) {
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ export function download(options: DownloadOptions) {
 
   if (options.isAllowedOverRoaming == null) options.isAllowedOverRoaming = true
   if (options.isAllowedOverMetered == null) options.isAllowedOverMetered = true
+  if (options.showNotification == null) options.showNotification = false
 
   const task = new DownloadTask({
     id: options.id,