diff --git a/.github/actions/spelling/allow/allow.txt b/.github/actions/spelling/allow/allow.txt
index 07eb75ab82d..428ff6779b6 100644
--- a/.github/actions/spelling/allow/allow.txt
+++ b/.github/actions/spelling/allow/allow.txt
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ uiatextrange
 UIs
 und
 unregister
+urxvt
 versioned
 vsdevcmd
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diff --git a/src/cascadia/Remoting/WindowManager.cpp b/src/cascadia/Remoting/WindowManager.cpp
index aa9f67b0b3f..bdf083b0423 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/Remoting/WindowManager.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/Remoting/WindowManager.cpp
@@ -461,4 +461,35 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Remoting::implementation
         co_await winrt::resume_background();
         _monarch.RequestSendContent(args);
     }
+
+    // Attempt to summon an existing window. This static function does NOT
+    // pre-register as the monarch. This is used for activations from a
+    // notification, where this process should NEVER become its own window.
+    bool WindowManager::SummonForNotification(const uint64_t windowId)
+    {
+        auto monarch = create_instance<Remoting::IMonarch>(Monarch_clsid,
+                                                           CLSCTX_LOCAL_SERVER);
+
+        if (monarch == nullptr)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+        SummonWindowSelectionArgs args{};
+        args.WindowID(windowId);
+
+        // Summon the window...
+        // * On its current desktop
+        // * Without a dropdown
+        // * On the monitor it is already on
+        // * Do not toggle, just make visible.
+        const Remoting::SummonWindowBehavior summonArgs{};
+        summonArgs.MoveToCurrentDesktop(false);
+        summonArgs.DropdownDuration(0);
+        summonArgs.ToMonitor(Remoting::MonitorBehavior::InPlace);
+        summonArgs.ToggleVisibility(false);
+
+        args.SummonBehavior(summonArgs);
+        monarch.SummonWindow(args);
+        return true;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/cascadia/Remoting/WindowManager.h b/src/cascadia/Remoting/WindowManager.h
index 015ab9f3472..99ff73f29b3 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/Remoting/WindowManager.h
+++ b/src/cascadia/Remoting/WindowManager.h
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Remoting::implementation
         winrt::fire_and_forget RequestMoveContent(winrt::hstring window, winrt::hstring content, uint32_t tabIndex, Windows::Foundation::IReference<Windows::Foundation::Rect> windowBounds);
         winrt::fire_and_forget RequestSendContent(Remoting::RequestReceiveContentArgs args);
 
+        static bool SummonForNotification(const uint64_t windowId);
+
         TYPED_EVENT(FindTargetWindowRequested, winrt::Windows::Foundation::IInspectable, winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Remoting::FindTargetWindowArgs);
 
         TYPED_EVENT(WindowCreated, winrt::Windows::Foundation::IInspectable, winrt::Windows::Foundation::IInspectable);
diff --git a/src/cascadia/Remoting/WindowManager.idl b/src/cascadia/Remoting/WindowManager.idl
index 5dd72b7f19a..40ea94d7034 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/Remoting/WindowManager.idl
+++ b/src/cascadia/Remoting/WindowManager.idl
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.Terminal.Remoting
         void RequestMoveContent(String window, String content, UInt32 tabIndex, Windows.Foundation.IReference<Windows.Foundation.Rect> bounds);
         void RequestSendContent(RequestReceiveContentArgs args);
 
+        static Boolean SummonForNotification(UInt64 windowId);
+
         event Windows.Foundation.TypedEventHandler<Object, FindTargetWindowArgs> FindTargetWindowRequested;
 
         event Windows.Foundation.TypedEventHandler<Object, Object> WindowCreated;
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPage.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPage.cpp
index 26a80fa7457..68020a99c8d 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPage.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPage.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <inc/WindowingBehavior.h>
 #include <LibraryResources.h>
+#include <WtExeUtils.h>
 #include <TerminalCore/ControlKeyStates.hpp>
 #include <til/latch.h>
 
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@ using namespace ::Microsoft::Console;
 using namespace ::Microsoft::Terminal::Core;
 using namespace std::chrono_literals;
 
+using namespace winrt::Windows::UI::Notifications;
+using namespace winrt::Windows::Data::Xml::Dom;
+
 #define HOOKUP_ACTION(action) _actionDispatch->action({ this, &TerminalPage::_Handle##action });
 
 namespace winrt
@@ -1671,6 +1675,7 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
         {
             term.CompletionsChanged({ get_weak(), &TerminalPage::_ControlCompletionsChangedHandler });
         }
+
         winrt::weak_ref<TermControl> weakTerm{ term };
         term.ContextMenu().Opening([weak = get_weak(), weakTerm](auto&& sender, auto&& /*args*/) {
             if (const auto& page{ weak.get() })
@@ -1684,6 +1689,7 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
                 page->_PopulateContextMenu(weakTerm.get(), sender.try_as<MUX::Controls::CommandBarFlyout>(), true);
             }
         });
+        term.SendNotification({ get_weak(), &TerminalPage::_SendNotificationHandler });
     }
 
     // Method Description:
@@ -2958,6 +2964,110 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
         _ShowWindowChangedHandlers(*this, args);
     }
 
+    // Method Description:
+    // - Handler for a control's SendNotification event. `args` will contain the
+    //   title and body of the notification requested by the client application.
+    // - This will only actually send a notification when the sender is
+    //   - in an inactive window OR
+    //   - in an inactive tab.
+    winrt::fire_and_forget TerminalPage::_SendNotificationHandler(const IInspectable sender,
+                                                                  const Microsoft::Terminal::Control::SendNotificationArgs args)
+    {
+        // This never works as expected when we're an elevated instance. The
+        // notification will end up launching an unelevated instance to handle
+        // it, and there's no good way to get back to the elevated one.
+        // Possibly revisit after GH #13276.
+        //
+        // We're using CanDragDrop, because TODO! I bet this works with UAC disabled
+        if (!CanDragDrop())
+        {
+            co_return;
+        }
+
+        auto weakThis = get_weak();
+
+        co_await resume_foreground(Dispatcher());
+        auto page{ weakThis.get() };
+        if (page)
+        {
+            // If the window is inactive, we always want to send the notification.
+            //
+            // Otherwise, we only want to send the notification for panes in inactive tabs.
+            if (_activated)
+            {
+                auto foundControl = false;
+                if (const auto activeTab{ _GetFocusedTabImpl() })
+                {
+                    activeTab->GetRootPane()->WalkTree([&](auto&& pane) {
+                        if (const auto& term{ pane->GetTerminalControl() })
+                        {
+                            if (term == sender)
+                            {
+                                foundControl = true;
+                                return;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    });
+                }
+
+                // The control that sent this is in the active tab. We
+                // should only send the notification if the window was
+                // inactive.
+                if (foundControl)
+                {
+                    co_return;
+                }
+            }
+
+            _sendNotification(args.Title(), args.Body());
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Actually write the payload to a XML doc and load it into a ToastNotification.
+    void TerminalPage::_sendNotification(const std::wstring_view title,
+                                         const std::wstring_view body)
+    {
+        // ToastNotificationManager::CreateToastNotifier doesn't work in
+        // unpackaged scenarios without an AUMID. We probably don't have one if
+        // we're unpackaged. Unpackaged isn't a wholly supported scenario
+        // anyways, so let's just bail.
+
+        if (!IsPackaged())
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        static winrt::hstring xmlTemplate{ L"\
+    <toast>\
+        <visual>\
+            <binding template=\"ToastGeneric\">\
+                <text></text>\
+                <text></text>\
+            </binding>\
+        </visual>\
+    </toast>" };
+
+        XmlDocument doc;
+        doc.LoadXml(xmlTemplate);
+        // Populate with text and values
+        auto payload{ fmt::format(L"window={}&tabIndex=0", WindowProperties().WindowId()) };
+        doc.DocumentElement().SetAttribute(L"launch", payload);
+        doc.SelectSingleNode(L"//text[1]").InnerText(title);
+        doc.SelectSingleNode(L"//text[2]").InnerText(body);
+
+        // Construct the notification
+        ToastNotification notification{ doc };
+
+        // lazy-init
+        if (!_toastNotifier)
+        {
+            _toastNotifier = ToastNotificationManager::CreateToastNotifier();
+        }
+
+        // And show it!
+        _toastNotifier.Show(notification);
+    }
+
     // Method Description:
     // - Paste text from the Windows Clipboard to the focused terminal
     void TerminalPage::_PasteText()
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPage.h b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPage.h
index 90caedf4a24..1ca416f34ab 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPage.h
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TerminalPage.h
@@ -287,6 +287,9 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
         __declspec(noinline) SuggestionsControl _loadSuggestionsElementSlowPath();
         bool _suggestionsControlIs(winrt::Windows::UI::Xaml::Visibility visibility);
 
+        // todo! maybe move to TerminalWindow
+        winrt::Windows::UI::Notifications::ToastNotifier _toastNotifier{ nullptr };
+
         winrt::Windows::Foundation::IAsyncOperation<winrt::Windows::UI::Xaml::Controls::ContentDialogResult> _ShowDialogHelper(const std::wstring_view& name);
 
         void _ShowAboutDialog();
@@ -543,6 +546,9 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
         winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Control::TermControl _senderOrActiveControl(const winrt::Windows::Foundation::IInspectable& sender);
         winrt::com_ptr<TerminalTab> _senderOrFocusedTab(const IInspectable& sender);
 
+        winrt::fire_and_forget _SendNotificationHandler(const IInspectable sender, const winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Control::SendNotificationArgs args);
+
+        void _sendNotification(const std::wstring_view title, const std::wstring_view body);
 #pragma region ActionHandlers
         // These are all defined in AppActionHandlers.cpp
 #define ON_ALL_ACTIONS(action) DECLARE_ACTION_HANDLER(action);
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/pch.h b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/pch.h
index 8d0338108e3..6638459e618 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/pch.h
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/pch.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 #include <winrt/Windows.ApplicationModel.h>
 #include <winrt/Windows.ApplicationModel.DataTransfer.h>
+#include <winrt/Windows.ApplicationModel.Activation.h>
+#include <winrt/Windows.Data.Xml.Dom.h>
 #include <winrt/Windows.Foundation.h>
 #include <winrt/Windows.Foundation.Collections.h>
 #include <winrt/Windows.Foundation.Metadata.h>
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <winrt/Windows.System.h>
 #include <winrt/Windows.UI.Core.h>
 #include <winrt/Windows.UI.Input.h>
+#include <winrt/Windows.UI.Notifications.h>
 #include <winrt/Windows.UI.Text.h>
 #include <winrt/Windows.UI.ViewManagement.h>
 #include <winrt/Windows.UI.Xaml.Automation.Peers.h>
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/ControlCore.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/ControlCore.cpp
index 68702b27500..f8aef9c8395 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/ControlCore.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/ControlCore.cpp
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Control::implementation
         auto pfnCompletionsChanged = [=](auto&& menuJson, auto&& replaceLength) { _terminalCompletionsChanged(menuJson, replaceLength); };
         _terminal->CompletionsChangedCallback(pfnCompletionsChanged);
 
+        auto pfnSendNotification = std::bind(&ControlCore::_terminalSendNotification, this, std::placeholders::_1, std::placeholders::_2);
+        _terminal->SetSendNotificationCallback(pfnSendNotification);
+
         // MSFT 33353327: Initialize the renderer in the ctor instead of Initialize().
         // We need the renderer to be ready to accept new engines before the SwapChainPanel is ready to go.
         // If we wait, a screen reader may try to get the AutomationPeer (aka the UIA Engine), and we won't be able to attach
@@ -1585,6 +1588,13 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Control::implementation
         _midiAudio.PlayNote(reinterpret_cast<HWND>(_owningHwnd), noteNumber, velocity, std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(duration));
     }
 
+    void ControlCore::_terminalSendNotification(const std::wstring_view title,
+                                                const std::wstring_view body)
+    {
+        const auto e = winrt::make_self<implementation::SendNotificationArgs>(title, body);
+        _SendNotificationHandlers(*this, *e);
+    }
+
     bool ControlCore::HasSelection() const
     {
         const auto lock = _terminal->LockForReading();
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/ControlCore.h b/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/ControlCore.h
index 6b513f2bf86..e141614e50e 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/ControlCore.h
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/ControlCore.h
@@ -280,6 +280,8 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Control::implementation
         TYPED_EVENT(RestartTerminalRequested,    IInspectable, IInspectable);
 
         TYPED_EVENT(Attached,                  IInspectable, IInspectable);
+
+        TYPED_EVENT(SendNotification,          IInspectable, Control::SendNotificationArgs);
         // clang-format on
 
     private:
@@ -372,6 +374,8 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Control::implementation
 
         winrt::fire_and_forget _terminalCompletionsChanged(std::wstring_view menuJson, unsigned int replaceLength);
 
+        void _terminalSendNotification(const std::wstring_view title,
+                                       const std::wstring_view body);
 #pragma endregion
 
         MidiAudio _midiAudio;
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/ControlCore.idl b/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/ControlCore.idl
index 01223fb1a14..ce4283335a8 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/ControlCore.idl
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/ControlCore.idl
@@ -190,5 +190,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Terminal.Control
 
         event Windows.Foundation.TypedEventHandler<Object, CompletionsChangedEventArgs> CompletionsChanged;
 
+        event Windows.Foundation.TypedEventHandler<Object, SendNotificationArgs> SendNotification;
+
     };
 }
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/EventArgs.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/EventArgs.cpp
index 93e147feaa8..5a659797699 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/EventArgs.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/EventArgs.cpp
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@
 #include "KeySentEventArgs.g.cpp"
 #include "CharSentEventArgs.g.cpp"
 #include "StringSentEventArgs.g.cpp"
+#include "SendNotificationArgs.g.cpp"
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/EventArgs.h b/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/EventArgs.h
index 1c135cdf4f6..bf8bfdb0a8d 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/EventArgs.h
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/EventArgs.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "KeySentEventArgs.g.h"
 #include "CharSentEventArgs.g.h"
 #include "StringSentEventArgs.g.h"
+#include "SendNotificationArgs.g.h"
 
 namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Control::implementation
 {
@@ -251,6 +252,20 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Control::implementation
 
         WINRT_PROPERTY(winrt::hstring, Text);
     };
+
+    struct SendNotificationArgs : public SendNotificationArgsT<SendNotificationArgs>
+    {
+    public:
+        SendNotificationArgs(const std::wstring_view title,
+                             const std::wstring_view body) :
+            _Title(title),
+            _Body(body)
+        {
+        }
+
+        WINRT_PROPERTY(winrt::hstring, Title);
+        WINRT_PROPERTY(winrt::hstring, Body);
+    };
 }
 
 namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Control::factory_implementation
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/EventArgs.idl b/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/EventArgs.idl
index 3caea5a0f38..881dba23671 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/EventArgs.idl
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/EventArgs.idl
@@ -121,4 +121,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.Terminal.Control
     {
         String Text { get; };
     }
+
+    runtimeclass SendNotificationArgs
+    {
+        String Title { get; };
+        String Body { get; };
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/TermControl.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/TermControl.cpp
index 5978149cd36..f3efdbb4665 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/TermControl.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/TermControl.cpp
@@ -104,6 +104,14 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Control::implementation
 
         _revokers.PasteFromClipboard = _interactivity.PasteFromClipboard(winrt::auto_revoke, { get_weak(), &TermControl::_bubblePasteFromClipboard });
 
+        // Re-raise the event with us as the sender.
+        _core.SendNotification([weakThis = get_weak()](auto s, auto e) {
+            if (auto self{ weakThis.get() })
+            {
+                self->_SendNotificationHandlers(*self, e);
+            }
+        });
+
         // Initialize the terminal only once the swapchainpanel is loaded - that
         //      way, we'll be able to query the real pixel size it got on layout
         _layoutUpdatedRevoker = SwapChainPanel().LayoutUpdated(winrt::auto_revoke, [this](auto /*s*/, auto /*e*/) {
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/TermControl.h b/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/TermControl.h
index 7dc74d7136b..38ccf9b7d65 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/TermControl.h
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/TermControl.h
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Control::implementation
         TYPED_EVENT(KeySent,                   IInspectable, Control::KeySentEventArgs);
         TYPED_EVENT(CharSent,                  IInspectable, Control::CharSentEventArgs);
         TYPED_EVENT(StringSent,                IInspectable, Control::StringSentEventArgs);
+        TYPED_EVENT(SendNotification,          IInspectable, Control::SendNotificationArgs);
         // clang-format on
 
         WINRT_OBSERVABLE_PROPERTY(winrt::Windows::UI::Xaml::Media::Brush, BackgroundBrush, _PropertyChangedHandlers, nullptr);
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/TermControl.idl b/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/TermControl.idl
index 66727690082..c1100506dbc 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/TermControl.idl
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/TermControl.idl
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Terminal.Control
         event Windows.Foundation.TypedEventHandler<Object, Object> TabColorChanged;
         event Windows.Foundation.TypedEventHandler<Object, Object> ReadOnlyChanged;
         event Windows.Foundation.TypedEventHandler<Object, Object> FocusFollowMouseRequested;
+        event Windows.Foundation.TypedEventHandler<Object, SendNotificationArgs> SendNotification;
 
         event Windows.Foundation.TypedEventHandler<Object, CompletionsChangedEventArgs> CompletionsChanged;
 
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/ICoreSettings.idl b/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/ICoreSettings.idl
index 1f3c78aa09b..5ffff637001 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/ICoreSettings.idl
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/ICoreSettings.idl
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Terminal.Core
         Windows.Foundation.IReference<Microsoft.Terminal.Core.Color> StartingTabColor;
 
         Boolean AutoMarkPrompts;
+        Boolean AllowNotifications;
 
     };
 
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/Terminal.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/Terminal.cpp
index 3b086e3c143..136e6419a5a 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/Terminal.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/Terminal.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ void Terminal::UpdateSettings(ICoreSettings settings)
     _startingTitle = settings.StartingTitle();
     _trimBlockSelection = settings.TrimBlockSelection();
     _autoMarkPrompts = settings.AutoMarkPrompts();
+    _allowNotifications = settings.AllowNotifications();
 
     _getTerminalInput().ForceDisableWin32InputMode(settings.ForceVTInput());
 
@@ -1160,6 +1161,11 @@ void Terminal::SetPlayMidiNoteCallback(std::function<void(const int, const int,
     _pfnPlayMidiNote.swap(pfn);
 }
 
+void Terminal::SetSendNotificationCallback(std::function<void(std::wstring_view, std::wstring_view)> pfn) noexcept
+{
+    _pfnSendNotification.swap(pfn);
+}
+
 void Terminal::BlinkCursor() noexcept
 {
     if (_selectionMode != SelectionInteractionMode::Mark)
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/Terminal.hpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/Terminal.hpp
index 80c5e3cc905..358e50d0188 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/Terminal.hpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/Terminal.hpp
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ class Microsoft::Terminal::Core::Terminal final :
 
     void InvokeCompletions(std::wstring_view menuJson, unsigned int replaceLength) override;
 
+    void SendNotification(const std::wstring_view title, const std::wstring_view body) override;
 #pragma endregion
 
     void ClearMark();
@@ -237,6 +238,7 @@ class Microsoft::Terminal::Core::Terminal final :
     void SetShowWindowCallback(std::function<void(bool)> pfn) noexcept;
     void SetPlayMidiNoteCallback(std::function<void(const int, const int, const std::chrono::microseconds)> pfn) noexcept;
     void CompletionsChangedCallback(std::function<void(std::wstring_view, unsigned int)> pfn) noexcept;
+    void SetSendNotificationCallback(std::function<void(std::wstring_view, std::wstring_view)> pfn) noexcept;
 
     void BlinkCursor() noexcept;
     void SetCursorOn(const bool isOn) noexcept;
@@ -345,6 +347,7 @@ class Microsoft::Terminal::Core::Terminal final :
     std::function<void(bool)> _pfnShowWindowChanged;
     std::function<void(const int, const int, const std::chrono::microseconds)> _pfnPlayMidiNote;
     std::function<void(std::wstring_view, unsigned int)> _pfnCompletionsChanged;
+    std::function<void(std::wstring_view, std::wstring_view)> _pfnSendNotification;
 
     RenderSettings _renderSettings;
     std::unique_ptr<::Microsoft::Console::VirtualTerminal::StateMachine> _stateMachine;
@@ -363,6 +366,7 @@ class Microsoft::Terminal::Core::Terminal final :
     bool _suppressApplicationTitle = false;
     bool _trimBlockSelection = false;
     bool _autoMarkPrompts = false;
+    bool _allowNotifications = true;
 
     size_t _taskbarState = 0;
     size_t _taskbarProgress = 0;
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/TerminalApi.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/TerminalApi.cpp
index 9a5ea2221ac..57949cc2d50 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/TerminalApi.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalCore/TerminalApi.cpp
@@ -511,3 +511,13 @@ void Terminal::NotifyBufferRotation(const int delta)
         _NotifyScrollEvent();
     }
 }
+
+void Terminal::SendNotification(const std::wstring_view title,
+                                const std::wstring_view body)
+{
+    // Only send notifications if enabled in the settings
+    if (_pfnSendNotification && _allowNotifications)
+    {
+        _pfnSendNotification(title, body);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/MTSMSettings.h b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/MTSMSettings.h
index d0dc6bfcca5..1da8566b717 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/MTSMSettings.h
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/MTSMSettings.h
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ Author(s):
     X(bool, AutoMarkPrompts, "experimental.autoMarkPrompts", false)                                                                                            \
     X(bool, ShowMarks, "experimental.showMarksOnScrollbar", false)                                                                                             \
     X(bool, RepositionCursorWithMouse, "experimental.repositionCursorWithMouse", false)                                                                        \
-    X(bool, ReloadEnvironmentVariables, "compatibility.reloadEnvironmentVariables", true)
+    X(bool, ReloadEnvironmentVariables, "compatibility.reloadEnvironmentVariables", true)                                                                      \
+    X(bool, AllowNotifications, "allowNotifications", true)
 
 // Intentionally omitted Profile settings:
 // * Name
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/Profile.idl b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/Profile.idl
index 4aa9af3422a..d9a1b13abd3 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/Profile.idl
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/Profile.idl
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Terminal.Settings.Model
 
         INHERITABLE_PROFILE_SETTING(Boolean, RightClickContextMenu);
         INHERITABLE_PROFILE_SETTING(Boolean, RepositionCursorWithMouse);
+        INHERITABLE_PROFILE_SETTING(Boolean, AllowNotifications);
 
         INHERITABLE_PROFILE_SETTING(Boolean, ReloadEnvironmentVariables);
 
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/TerminalSettings.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/TerminalSettings.cpp
index 580b06089fd..a09a657ffd8 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/TerminalSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/TerminalSettings.cpp
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Model::implementation
         _RightClickContextMenu = profile.RightClickContextMenu();
 
         _RepositionCursorWithMouse = profile.RepositionCursorWithMouse();
+        _AllowNotifications = profile.AllowNotifications();
 
         _ReloadEnvironmentVariables = profile.ReloadEnvironmentVariables();
     }
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/TerminalSettings.h b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/TerminalSettings.h
index 009e6503da0..9dc05e1aaf2 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/TerminalSettings.h
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalSettingsModel/TerminalSettings.h
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Model::implementation
         INHERITABLE_SETTING(Model::TerminalSettings, bool, ShowMarks, false);
         INHERITABLE_SETTING(Model::TerminalSettings, bool, RightClickContextMenu, false);
         INHERITABLE_SETTING(Model::TerminalSettings, bool, RepositionCursorWithMouse, false);
+        INHERITABLE_SETTING(Model::TerminalSettings, bool, AllowNotifications, true);
 
         INHERITABLE_SETTING(Model::TerminalSettings, bool, ReloadEnvironmentVariables, true);
 
diff --git a/src/cascadia/WindowsTerminal/AppHost.cpp b/src/cascadia/WindowsTerminal/AppHost.cpp
index 6a0e0ed698d..184ca9b2584 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/WindowsTerminal/AppHost.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/WindowsTerminal/AppHost.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ using namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Model;
 using namespace ::Microsoft::Console;
 using namespace ::Microsoft::Console::Types;
 using namespace std::chrono_literals;
+using namespace winrt::Windows::ApplicationModel;
+using namespace winrt::Windows::UI::Notifications;
 
 // This magic flag is "documented" at https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms646301(v=vs.85).aspx
 // "If the high-order bit is 1, the key is down; otherwise, it is up."
diff --git a/src/cascadia/WindowsTerminal/AppHost.h b/src/cascadia/WindowsTerminal/AppHost.h
index 60b96103124..9a79fbde0bf 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/WindowsTerminal/AppHost.h
+++ b/src/cascadia/WindowsTerminal/AppHost.h
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ class AppHost : public std::enable_shared_from_this<AppHost>
     void _HandleCommandlineArgs(const winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Remoting::WindowRequestedArgs& args);
     void _HandleSessionRestore(const bool startedForContent);
 
+    // bool _HandleLaunchArgs();
+
     winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Model::LaunchPosition _GetWindowLaunchPosition();
 
     void _HandleCreateWindow(const HWND hwnd, const til::rect& proposedRect);
diff --git a/src/cascadia/WindowsTerminal/WindowEmperor.cpp b/src/cascadia/WindowsTerminal/WindowEmperor.cpp
index 5b1e7e496aa..e9d54e0618e 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/WindowsTerminal/WindowEmperor.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/WindowsTerminal/WindowEmperor.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ using namespace winrt;
 using namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal;
 using namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Settings::Model;
 using namespace winrt::Windows::Foundation;
+using namespace winrt::Windows::ApplicationModel;
+using namespace winrt::Windows::UI::Notifications;
 using namespace ::Microsoft::Console;
 using namespace std::chrono_literals;
 using VirtualKeyModifiers = winrt::Windows::System::VirtualKeyModifiers;
@@ -58,8 +60,89 @@ void _buildArgsFromCommandline(std::vector<winrt::hstring>& args)
     }
 }
 
+// Method Description:
+// - Attempt to handle activated event args, which are a kind of "modern"
+//   activation, which we use for supporting toast notifications.
+// - If we do find we were activated from a toast notification, we'll unpack the
+//   arguments from the toast. Then, we'll try to open up a connection to the
+//   monarch and ask the monarch to activate the right window.
+// Arguments:
+// - <none>
+// Return Value:
+// - <none>
+bool WindowEmperor::_handleLaunchArgs()
+try
+{
+    // AppInstance::GetActivatedEventArgs will throw when unpackaged.
+    if (!IsPackaged())
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+    // If someone clicks on a notification, then a fresh instance of
+    // windowsterminal.exe will spawn. We certainly don't want to create a new
+    // window for that - we only want to activate the window that created the
+    // actual notification. In the toast arg's payload will be the window id
+    // that sent the notification. We'll ask the window manager to try and
+    // activate that window ID, without even bothering to register as the
+    // monarch ourselves (if we can't find a monarch, then there are no windows
+    // running, so whoever sent it must have died.)
+
+    const auto activatedArgs = AppInstance::GetActivatedEventArgs();
+    if (activatedArgs != nullptr &&
+        activatedArgs.Kind() == Activation::ActivationKind::ToastNotification)
+    {
+        if (const auto& toastArgs{ activatedArgs.try_as<Activation::ToastNotificationActivatedEventArgs>() })
+        {
+            // Obtain the arguments from the notification
+            const auto args = toastArgs.Argument();
+
+            // Args is gonna look like
+            //
+            // "window=id&foo=bar&..."
+            //
+            // We need to first split on &, then split those pairs on =
+
+            // tabIndex code here is left as reference for parsing multiple
+            // arguments, despite it not being used currently.
+            uint32_t window;
+            // uint32_t tabIndex = 0;
+
+            const std::wstring_view argsView{ args };
+            const auto pairs = Utils::SplitString(argsView, L'&');
+            for (const auto& pair : pairs)
+            {
+                const auto pairParts = Utils::SplitString(pair, L'=');
+                if (pairParts.size() == 2)
+                {
+                    if (til::at(pairParts, 0) == L"window")
+                    {
+                        window = std::wcstoul(pairParts[1].data(), nullptr, 10);
+                    }
+                    // else if (pairParts[0] == L"tabIndex")
+                    // {
+                    //     // convert a wide string to a uint
+                    //     tabIndex = std::wcstoul(pairParts[1].data(), nullptr, 10);
+                    // }
+                }
+            }
+            return winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Remoting::WindowManager::SummonForNotification(window);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+CATCH_LOG_RETURN_HR(false)
+
 void WindowEmperor::HandleCommandlineArgs(int nCmdShow)
 {
+    // Before handling any commandline arguments, check if this was a toast
+    // invocation. If it was, we can go ahead and totally ignore everything
+    // else.
+    if (_handleLaunchArgs())
+    {
+        TerminateProcess(GetCurrentProcess(), 0u);
+    }
+
     std::vector<winrt::hstring> args;
     _buildArgsFromCommandline(args);
     const auto cwd{ wil::GetCurrentDirectoryW<std::wstring>() };
diff --git a/src/cascadia/WindowsTerminal/WindowEmperor.h b/src/cascadia/WindowsTerminal/WindowEmperor.h
index 9f44a276c3c..a256243053d 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/WindowsTerminal/WindowEmperor.h
+++ b/src/cascadia/WindowsTerminal/WindowEmperor.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class WindowEmperor : public std::enable_shared_from_this<WindowEmperor>
     void HandleCommandlineArgs(int nCmdShow);
 
 private:
+    bool _handleLaunchArgs();
     void _createNewWindowThread(const winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Remoting::WindowRequestedArgs& args);
 
     [[nodiscard]] static LRESULT __stdcall _wndProc(HWND const window, UINT const message, WPARAM const wparam, LPARAM const lparam) noexcept;
diff --git a/src/cascadia/WindowsTerminal/pch.h b/src/cascadia/WindowsTerminal/pch.h
index 5011dbeba61..6424df901bd 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/WindowsTerminal/pch.h
+++ b/src/cascadia/WindowsTerminal/pch.h
@@ -59,7 +59,14 @@ Module Name:
 //  * Media for ScaleTransform
 //  * ApplicationModel for finding the path to wt.exe
 //  * Primitives for Popup (used by GetOpenPopupsForXamlRoot)
+//  * XML, Notifications, Activation: for notification activations
+#include <winrt/Windows.ApplicationModel.h>
+#include <winrt/Windows.ApplicationModel.Resources.Core.h>
+#include <winrt/Windows.ApplicationModel.Activation.h>
+#include <winrt/Windows.Data.Xml.Dom.h>
+#include <winrt/Windows.UI.Composition.h>
 #include <winrt/Windows.UI.Core.h>
+#include <winrt/Windows.UI.Notifications.h>
 #include <winrt/Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.h>
 #include <winrt/Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Primitives.h>
 #include <winrt/Windows.UI.Xaml.Data.h>
diff --git a/src/cascadia/inc/ControlProperties.h b/src/cascadia/inc/ControlProperties.h
index 1b61775becc..3d88bacb522 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/inc/ControlProperties.h
+++ b/src/cascadia/inc/ControlProperties.h
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@
     X(bool, DetectURLs, true)                                                                                     \
     X(bool, VtPassthrough, false)                                                                                 \
     X(bool, AutoMarkPrompts)                                                                                      \
-    X(bool, RepositionCursorWithMouse, false)
+    X(bool, RepositionCursorWithMouse, false)                                                                     \
+    X(bool, AllowNotifications, true)
 
 // --------------------------- Control Settings ---------------------------
 //  All of these settings are defined in IControlSettings.
diff --git a/src/features.xml b/src/features.xml
index 4a555d7d4e6..9eadb86dec5 100644
--- a/src/features.xml
+++ b/src/features.xml
@@ -187,4 +187,15 @@
         </alwaysEnabledBrandingTokens>
     </feature>
 
+    <feature>
+        <name>Feature_Notifications</name>
+        <description>Enables OSC777 notifications</description>
+        <id>16654</id>
+        <stage>AlwaysDisabled</stage>
+        <alwaysEnabledBrandingTokens>
+            <brandingToken>Dev</brandingToken>
+            <brandingToken>Canary</brandingToken>
+        </alwaysEnabledBrandingTokens>
+    </feature>
+
 </featureStaging>
diff --git a/src/host/outputStream.hpp b/src/host/outputStream.hpp
index 45ea6052e21..0889d1c7799 100644
--- a/src/host/outputStream.hpp
+++ b/src/host/outputStream.hpp
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ class ConhostInternalGetSet final : public Microsoft::Console::VirtualTerminal::
 
     void InvokeCompletions(std::wstring_view menuJson, unsigned int replaceLength) override;
 
+    void SendNotification(const std::wstring_view /*title*/, const std::wstring_view /*body*/) noexcept override{};
+
 private:
     Microsoft::Console::IIoProvider& _io;
 };
diff --git a/src/terminal/adapter/ITermDispatch.hpp b/src/terminal/adapter/ITermDispatch.hpp
index 1b847d32ba0..7fb5e022a6c 100644
--- a/src/terminal/adapter/ITermDispatch.hpp
+++ b/src/terminal/adapter/ITermDispatch.hpp
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ class Microsoft::Console::VirtualTerminal::ITermDispatch
     virtual bool DoITerm2Action(const std::wstring_view string) = 0;
 
     virtual bool DoFinalTermAction(const std::wstring_view string) = 0;
+    virtual bool DoUrxvtAction(const std::wstring_view string) = 0;
 
     virtual bool DoVsCodeAction(const std::wstring_view string) = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/terminal/adapter/ITerminalApi.hpp b/src/terminal/adapter/ITerminalApi.hpp
index 3375a968b04..bfb21102037 100644
--- a/src/terminal/adapter/ITerminalApi.hpp
+++ b/src/terminal/adapter/ITerminalApi.hpp
@@ -87,5 +87,7 @@ namespace Microsoft::Console::VirtualTerminal
         virtual void MarkCommandFinish(std::optional<unsigned int> error) = 0;
 
         virtual void InvokeCompletions(std::wstring_view menuJson, unsigned int replaceLength) = 0;
+
+        virtual void SendNotification(const std::wstring_view title, const std::wstring_view body) = 0;
     };
 }
diff --git a/src/terminal/adapter/adaptDispatch.cpp b/src/terminal/adapter/adaptDispatch.cpp
index fb504c20200..95870b4a956 100644
--- a/src/terminal/adapter/adaptDispatch.cpp
+++ b/src/terminal/adapter/adaptDispatch.cpp
@@ -3863,6 +3863,41 @@ bool AdaptDispatch::DoVsCodeAction(const std::wstring_view string)
     return false;
 }
 
+bool AdaptDispatch::DoUrxvtAction(const std::wstring_view string)
+{
+    // This is not implemented in conhost.
+    if (_api.IsConsolePty())
+    {
+        // Flush the frame manually, to make sure marks end up on the right line, like the alt buffer sequence.
+        _renderer.TriggerFlush(false);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if constexpr (!Feature_Notifications::IsEnabled())
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    const auto parts = Utils::SplitString(string, L';');
+
+    if (parts.size() < 1)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    const auto action = til::at(parts, 0);
+
+    if (action == L"notify")
+    {
+        const std::wstring_view title = parts.size() > 1 ? til::at(parts, 1) : L"";
+        const std::wstring_view body = parts.size() > 2 ? til::at(parts, 2) : L"";
+        _api.SendNotification(title, body);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
 // Method Description:
 // - DECDLD - Downloads one or more characters of a dynamically redefinable
 //   character set (DRCS) with a specified pixel pattern. The pixel array is
diff --git a/src/terminal/adapter/adaptDispatch.hpp b/src/terminal/adapter/adaptDispatch.hpp
index 0a24d01577d..049162d716b 100644
--- a/src/terminal/adapter/adaptDispatch.hpp
+++ b/src/terminal/adapter/adaptDispatch.hpp
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ namespace Microsoft::Console::VirtualTerminal
         bool DoITerm2Action(const std::wstring_view string) override;
 
         bool DoFinalTermAction(const std::wstring_view string) override;
+        bool DoUrxvtAction(const std::wstring_view string) override;
 
         bool DoVsCodeAction(const std::wstring_view string) override;
 
diff --git a/src/terminal/adapter/termDispatch.hpp b/src/terminal/adapter/termDispatch.hpp
index 122b48820bb..f42616ecc51 100644
--- a/src/terminal/adapter/termDispatch.hpp
+++ b/src/terminal/adapter/termDispatch.hpp
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ class Microsoft::Console::VirtualTerminal::TermDispatch : public Microsoft::Cons
 
     bool DoVsCodeAction(const std::wstring_view /*string*/) override { return false; }
 
+    bool DoUrxvtAction(const std::wstring_view /*string*/) override { return false; }
+
     StringHandler DownloadDRCS(const VTInt /*fontNumber*/,
                                const VTParameter /*startChar*/,
                                const DispatchTypes::DrcsEraseControl /*eraseControl*/,
diff --git a/src/terminal/adapter/ut_adapter/adapterTest.cpp b/src/terminal/adapter/ut_adapter/adapterTest.cpp
index a1e775d3dfb..62f91eafcff 100644
--- a/src/terminal/adapter/ut_adapter/adapterTest.cpp
+++ b/src/terminal/adapter/ut_adapter/adapterTest.cpp
@@ -238,6 +238,11 @@ class TestGetSet final : public ITerminalApi
         VERIFY_ARE_EQUAL(_expectedReplaceLength, replaceLength);
     }
 
+    void SendNotification(const std::wstring_view /*title*/, const std::wstring_view /*body*/) override
+    {
+        Log::Comment(L"SendNotification MOCK called...");
+    }
+
     void PrepData()
     {
         PrepData(CursorDirection::UP); // if called like this, the cursor direction doesn't matter.
diff --git a/src/terminal/parser/OutputStateMachineEngine.cpp b/src/terminal/parser/OutputStateMachineEngine.cpp
index 9d247bfc4fe..f3bfdf4ab8f 100644
--- a/src/terminal/parser/OutputStateMachineEngine.cpp
+++ b/src/terminal/parser/OutputStateMachineEngine.cpp
@@ -883,6 +883,11 @@ bool OutputStateMachineEngine::ActionOscDispatch(const wchar_t /*wch*/,
         success = _dispatch->DoVsCodeAction(string);
         break;
     }
+    case OscActionCodes::UrxvtAction:
+    {
+        success = _dispatch->DoUrxvtAction(string);
+        break;
+    }
     default:
         // If no functions to call, overall dispatch was a failure.
         success = false;
diff --git a/src/terminal/parser/OutputStateMachineEngine.hpp b/src/terminal/parser/OutputStateMachineEngine.hpp
index 32105133bf3..bb97e388fbe 100644
--- a/src/terminal/parser/OutputStateMachineEngine.hpp
+++ b/src/terminal/parser/OutputStateMachineEngine.hpp
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ namespace Microsoft::Console::VirtualTerminal
             ResetCursorColor = 112,
             FinalTermAction = 133,
             VsCodeAction = 633,
+            UrxvtAction = 777,
             ITerm2Action = 1337,
         };