diff --git a/brightray/brightray.gyp b/brightray/brightray.gyp
index 1781172b97..a4baef81f6 100644
--- a/brightray/brightray.gyp
+++ b/brightray/brightray.gyp
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@
         'browser/notification_presenter.h',
         'browser/notification_presenter_mac.h',
         'browser/notification_presenter_mac.mm',
+        'browser/linux/notification_presenter_linux.h',
+        'browser/linux/notification_presenter_linux.cc',
         'browser/url_request_context_getter.cc',
         'browser/url_request_context_getter.h',
         'browser/win/devtools_window.cc',
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@
             'libraries': [
               '<(brightray_source_root)/<(libchromiumcontent_library_dir)/libchromiumcontent.so',
               '-lpthread',
-              '<!@(pkg-config --libs gtk+-2.0)',
+              '<!@(pkg-config --libs gtk+-2.0 libnotify)',
             ],
           },
         }],
diff --git a/brightray/browser/browser_client.cc b/brightray/browser/browser_client.cc
index c407989af4..82c0d7acb5 100644
--- a/brightray/browser/browser_client.cc
+++ b/brightray/browser/browser_client.cc
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ BrowserContext* BrowserClient::browser_context() {
 }
 
 NotificationPresenter* BrowserClient::notification_presenter() {
-#if defined(OS_MACOSX)
+#if defined(OS_MACOSX) || defined(OS_LINUX)
   if (!notification_presenter_)
     notification_presenter_.reset(NotificationPresenter::Create());
 #endif
diff --git a/brightray/browser/linux/notification_presenter_linux.cc b/brightray/browser/linux/notification_presenter_linux.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..56746bbf16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/brightray/browser/linux/notification_presenter_linux.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright (c) 2013 Adam Roben <adam@roben.org>. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE-CHROMIUM file.
+
+#include "browser/linux/notification_presenter_linux.h"
+
+#include "base/strings/stringprintf.h"
+#include "base/strings/utf_string_conversions.h"
+#include "content/public/browser/render_view_host.h"
+#include "content/public/common/show_desktop_notification_params.h"
+#include "common/application_info.h"
+
+#include <libnotify/notify.h>
+
+namespace brightray {
+
+namespace {
+
+struct NotificationID {
+  NotificationID(
+      int render_process_id,
+      int render_view_id,
+      int notification_id)
+      : render_process_id(render_process_id),
+        render_view_id(render_view_id),
+        notification_id(notification_id) {
+  }
+
+  std::string GetID() {
+    return base::StringPrintf("%d:%d:%d", render_process_id, render_view_id, notification_id);
+  }
+
+  int render_process_id;
+  int render_view_id;
+  int notification_id;
+};
+
+void log_and_clear_error(GError *error, const char *context) {
+  if (error) {
+    LOG(ERROR) << context << ": domain=" << error->domain << " code=" << error->code << " message=\"" << error->message << "\"";
+    g_error_free(error);
+  }
+}
+
+void closed_cb(NotifyNotification *notification, NotificationID *ID) {
+  auto host = content::RenderViewHost::FromID(ID->render_process_id, ID->render_view_id);
+  if (host) host->DesktopNotificationPostClick(ID->notification_id);
+}
+
+NotifyNotification *CreateUserNotification(
+    const content::ShowDesktopNotificationHostMsgParams& params,
+    int render_process_id,
+    int render_view_id) {
+  std::string title = base::UTF16ToUTF8(params.title);
+  std::string body = base::UTF16ToUTF8(params.body);
+  NotifyNotification *notification = notify_notification_new(title.c_str(), body.c_str(), NULL);
+
+  return notification;
+}
+
+}
+
+NotificationPresenter* NotificationPresenter::Create() {
+  if (!notify_is_initted()) {
+    notify_init(GetApplicationName().c_str());
+  }
+  return new NotificationPresenterLinux;
+}
+
+void NotificationPresenterLinux::ShowNotification(
+    const content::ShowDesktopNotificationHostMsgParams& params,
+    int render_process_id,
+    int render_view_id) {
+  DLOG(INFO) << "ShowNotification: process=" << render_process_id
+             << " view=" << render_view_id
+             << " notification=" << params.notification_id
+             << " title=\"" << params.title << '"'
+             << " body=\"" << params.body << '"';
+  NotifyNotification *notification = CreateUserNotification(params, render_process_id, render_view_id);
+  NotificationID ID(render_process_id, render_view_id, params.notification_id);
+  std::pair<NotificationMap::iterator,bool> p = notification_map_.insert(std::make_pair(ID.GetID(), notification));
+
+	g_signal_connect(notification, "closed", G_CALLBACK(closed_cb), new NotificationID(ID)); // FIXME: closure to free it
+
+  GError *error = NULL;
+  notify_notification_show(notification, &error);
+  log_and_clear_error(error, "notify_notification_show");
+
+  auto host = content::RenderViewHost::FromID(ID.render_process_id, ID.render_view_id);
+  if (!host)
+    return;
+
+  host->DesktopNotificationPostDisplay(ID.notification_id);
+}
+
+void NotificationPresenterLinux::CancelNotification(
+    int render_process_id,
+    int render_view_id,
+    int notification_id) {
+  DLOG(INFO) << "CancelNotification: process=" << render_process_id
+             << " view=" << render_view_id
+             << " notification=" << notification_id;
+
+  auto found = notification_map_.find(NotificationID(render_process_id, render_view_id, notification_id).GetID());
+  if (found == notification_map_.end())
+    return;
+
+  auto notification = found->second;
+
+  notification_map_.erase(found);
+
+  GError *error = NULL;
+  notify_notification_close(notification, &error);
+  log_and_clear_error(error, "notify_notification_close");
+
+  NotificationID ID(render_process_id, render_view_id, notification_id);
+  auto host = content::RenderViewHost::FromID(render_process_id, render_view_id);
+  if (!host)
+    return;
+
+  host->DesktopNotificationPostClose(ID.notification_id, false);
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/brightray/browser/linux/notification_presenter_linux.h b/brightray/browser/linux/notification_presenter_linux.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b3d77dc63e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/brightray/browser/linux/notification_presenter_linux.h
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright (c) 2013 Patrick Reynolds <piki@github.com>. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE-CHROMIUM file.
+
+#ifndef BRIGHTRAY_BROWSER_NOTIFICATION_PRESENTER_LINUX_H_
+#define BRIGHTRAY_BROWSER_NOTIFICATION_PRESENTER_LINUX_H_
+
+#include "base/compiler_specific.h"
+#include "browser/notification_presenter.h"
+
+#include <libnotify/notify.h>
+
+#include <map>
+
+namespace brightray {
+
+class NotificationPresenterLinux : public NotificationPresenter {
+ public:
+  virtual void ShowNotification(
+      const content::ShowDesktopNotificationHostMsgParams&,
+      int render_process_id,
+      int render_view_id) OVERRIDE;
+  virtual void CancelNotification(
+      int render_process_id,
+      int render_view_id,
+      int notification_id) OVERRIDE;
+
+ private:
+  typedef std::map<std::string, NotifyNotification*> NotificationMap;
+  NotificationMap notification_map_;
+};
+
+}  // namespace brightray
+
+#endif