diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 7e5ab748d5..c35facb7c0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@
                 <action android:name="com.google.firebase.MESSAGING_EVENT" />
             </intent-filter>
         </service>
+
+        <meta-data
+            android:name="com.google.firebase.messaging.default_notification_channel_id"
+            android:value="@string/default_notification_channel_id" />
     </application>
 
 </manifest>
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/anytypeio/anytype/ui/main/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/anytypeio/anytype/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
index c408e98060..6cce4ba1b6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/anytypeio/anytype/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/anytypeio/anytype/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ import android.graphics.Color
 import android.os.Build
 import android.os.Bundle
 import androidx.activity.enableEdgeToEdge
+import androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts
 import androidx.activity.viewModels
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
+import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
 import androidx.core.os.bundleOf
 import androidx.fragment.app.FragmentContainerView
 import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle
@@ -101,6 +103,7 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(R.layout.activity_main), AppNavigation.Pr
 
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
+        askNotificationPermission()
         setupWindowInsets()
         inject()
         setupTheme()
@@ -640,6 +643,36 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(R.layout.activity_main), AppNavigation.Pr
         componentManager().mainEntryComponent.release()
     }
 
+    // Declare the launcher at the top of your Activity/Fragment:
+    private val requestPermissionLauncher = registerForActivityResult(
+        ActivityResultContracts.RequestPermission(),
+    ) { isGranted: Boolean ->
+        if (isGranted) {
+            // FCM SDK (and your app) can post notifications.
+        } else {
+            // TODO: Inform user that that your app will not show notifications.
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun askNotificationPermission() {
+        // This is only necessary for API level >= 33 (TIRAMISU)
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.TIRAMISU) {
+            if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, Manifest.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS) ==
+                PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
+            ) {
+                // FCM SDK (and your app) can post notifications.
+            } else if (shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale(Manifest.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS)) {
+                // TODO: display an educational UI explaining to the user the features that will be enabled
+                //       by them granting the POST_NOTIFICATION permission. This UI should provide the user
+                //       "OK" and "No thanks" buttons. If the user selects "OK," directly request the permission.
+                //       If the user selects "No thanks," allow the user to continue without notifications.
+            } else {
+                // Directly ask for the permission
+                requestPermissionLauncher.launch(Manifest.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     companion object {
         const val AUTO_UPDATE_URL = "https://fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com/anytype-release/latest-android.json"
         const val SHARE_DIALOG_LABEL = "anytype.dialog.share.label"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index c9d907a5dc..2b051ab9ce 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <resources>
     <string name="amplitude_api_key" translatable="false">1ba981d1a9afb8af8c81847ef3383a20</string>
     <string name="amplitude_api_key_debug" translatable="false">b9791dd64a1e9f07a330a4ac9feb1f10</string>
+    <string name="default_notification_channel_id" translatable="false">fcm_default_channel</string>
 </resources>