diff --git a/ios/Podfile.lock b/ios/Podfile.lock
index a7e9549e49..9446102836 100644
--- a/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -359,6 +359,11 @@ PODS:
     - TOCropViewController
   - RNInAppBrowser (3.7.0):
     - React-Core
+  - RNNotifee (7.4.0):
+    - React-Core
+    - RNNotifee/NotifeeCore (= 7.4.0)
+  - RNNotifee/NotifeeCore (7.4.0):
+    - React-Core
   - RNReactNativeHapticFeedback (1.14.0):
     - React-Core
   - RNReanimated (2.13.0):
@@ -454,6 +459,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES:
   - RNGestureHandler (from `../node_modules/react-native-gesture-handler`)
   - RNImageCropPicker (from `../node_modules/react-native-image-crop-picker`)
   - RNInAppBrowser (from `../node_modules/react-native-inappbrowser-reborn`)
+  - "RNNotifee (from `../node_modules/@notifee/react-native`)"
   - RNReactNativeHapticFeedback (from `../node_modules/react-native-haptic-feedback`)
   - RNReanimated (from `../node_modules/react-native-reanimated`)
   - RNScreens (from `../node_modules/react-native-screens`)
@@ -568,6 +574,8 @@ EXTERNAL SOURCES:
     :path: "../node_modules/react-native-image-crop-picker"
   RNInAppBrowser:
     :path: "../node_modules/react-native-inappbrowser-reborn"
+  RNNotifee:
+    :path: "../node_modules/@notifee/react-native"
   RNReactNativeHapticFeedback:
     :path: "../node_modules/react-native-haptic-feedback"
   RNReanimated:
@@ -635,6 +643,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   RNGestureHandler: 62232ba8f562f7dea5ba1b3383494eb5bf97a4d3
   RNImageCropPicker: 648356d68fbf9911a1016b3e3723885d28373eda
   RNInAppBrowser: e36d6935517101ccba0e875bac8ad7b0cb655364
+  RNNotifee: da8dcf09f079ea22f46e239d7c406e10d4525a5f
   RNReactNativeHapticFeedback: 1e3efeca9628ff9876ee7cdd9edec1b336913f8c
   RNReanimated: d8d9d3d3801bda5e35e85cdffc871577d044dc2e
   RNScreens: 34cc502acf1b916c582c60003dc3089fa01dc66d
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index efd8aa40f3..8d8ec4eb2b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     "@fortawesome/react-native-fontawesome": "^0.3.0",
     "@gorhom/bottom-sheet": "^4",
     "@mattermost/react-native-paste-input": "^0.6.0",
+    "@notifee/react-native": "^7.4.0",
     "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage": "^1.17.6",
     "@react-native-camera-roll/camera-roll": "^5.1.0",
     "@react-native-clipboard/clipboard": "^1.10.0",
diff --git a/src/state/models/me.ts b/src/state/models/me.ts
index 201ce04c72..8f20e2865f 100644
--- a/src/state/models/me.ts
+++ b/src/state/models/me.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {makeAutoObservable, runInAction} from 'mobx'
+import notifee from '@notifee/react-native'
 import {RootStoreModel} from './root-store'
 import {FeedModel} from './feed-view'
 import {NotificationsViewModel} from './notifications-view'
@@ -104,6 +105,9 @@ export class MeModel {
           this.rootStore.log.error('Failed to setup notifications model', e)
         }),
       ])
+
+      // request notifications permission once the user has logged in
+      notifee.requestPermission()
     } else {
       this.clear()
     }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 2480658900..da20b20cfd 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2109,6 +2109,11 @@
     "@nodelib/fs.scandir" "2.1.5"
     fastq "^1.6.0"
 
+"@notifee/react-native@^7.4.0":
+  version "7.4.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@notifee/react-native/-/react-native-7.4.0.tgz#0f20744307bf3b800f7b56eb2d0bbdd474748d09"
+  integrity sha512-c8pkxDQFRbw0JlUmTb07OTG/4LQHRj8MBodMLwEcO+SvqIxK8ya8zSUEzfdcdWsSVqdoym0v3zpSNroR3Quj/w==
+
 "@pmmmwh/react-refresh-webpack-plugin@^0.5.3":
   version "0.5.10"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@pmmmwh/react-refresh-webpack-plugin/-/react-refresh-webpack-plugin-0.5.10.tgz#2eba163b8e7dbabb4ce3609ab5e32ab63dda3ef8"