diff --git a/native/libwinbridge/bridge.cpp b/native/libwinbridge/bridge.cpp
index 316ff29..0f6bf53 100644
--- a/native/libwinbridge/bridge.cpp
+++ b/native/libwinbridge/bridge.cpp
@@ -277,7 +277,8 @@ int32_t get_active_window_executable(wchar_t * buffer, int32_t size) {
 // UI
 
 const wchar_t* const notification_winclass = L"EspansoNotification";
-HWND nw;
+HWND nw = NULL;
+HWND hwnd_st_u = NULL;
 HBITMAP g_espanso_icon = NULL;
 
 /*
@@ -321,7 +322,8 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK notification_worker_procedure(HWND window, unsigned int msg, WP
 
 		hdcStatic = (HDC)wp;
 		SetTextColor(hdcStatic, RGB(0, 0, 0));
-		SetBkMode(hdcStatic, TRANSPARENT);
+		SetBkColor(hdcStatic, RGB(255, 255, 255));
+		//SetBkMode(hdcStatic, OPAQUE);
 
 		return (LRESULT)GetStockObject(NULL_BRUSH);
 	default:
@@ -330,6 +332,11 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK notification_worker_procedure(HWND window, unsigned int msg, WP
 }
 
 int32_t show_notification(wchar_t * message, wchar_t * icon_path) {
+    if (nw != NULL) {
+        SetWindowText(hwnd_st_u, L"                                                 ");
+        SetWindowText(hwnd_st_u, message);
+    }
+
     g_espanso_icon = (HBITMAP)LoadImage(NULL, icon_path, IMAGE_BITMAP, 0, 0, LR_LOADFROMFILE);
 
     SetThreadDpiAwarenessContext(DPI_AWARENESS_CONTEXT_PER_MONITOR_AWARE);
@@ -370,8 +377,6 @@ int32_t show_notification(wchar_t * message, wchar_t * icon_path) {
 
         if (nw)
         {
-
-            static HWND hwnd_st_u, hwnd_ed_u;
             int x, w, y, h;
             y = 40; h = 30;
             x = 100; w = 180;
@@ -386,7 +391,7 @@ int32_t show_notification(wchar_t * message, wchar_t * icon_path) {
             int posX = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXSCREEN) - 350;
             int posY = GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYSCREEN) - 200;
 
-            SetWindowPos(window, HWND_TOP, posX, posY, 0, 0, SWP_NOSIZE);
+            SetWindowPos(nw, HWND_TOP, posX, posY, 0, 0, SWP_NOSIZE);
 
             // Hide the window
             ShowWindow(nw, SW_SHOW);
@@ -402,4 +407,9 @@ int32_t show_notification(wchar_t * message, wchar_t * icon_path) {
     }
 
     return 1;
+}
+
+void close_notification() {
+    SendMessage(nw, WM_CLOSE, 0, 0);
+    nw = NULL;
 }
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diff --git a/native/libwinbridge/bridge.h b/native/libwinbridge/bridge.h
index aca8d87..d7bfd6e 100644
--- a/native/libwinbridge/bridge.h
+++ b/native/libwinbridge/bridge.h
@@ -56,6 +56,15 @@ extern "C" int32_t get_active_window_executable(wchar_t * buffer, int32_t size);
 
 // UI
 
+/*
+ * Show a window containing the notification.
+ */
 extern "C" int32_t show_notification(wchar_t * message, wchar_t * icon_path);
 
+/*
+ * Close the notification if present
+ */
+extern "C" void close_notification();
+
+
 #endif //ESPANSO_BRIDGE_H
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diff --git a/src/bridge/windows.rs b/src/bridge/windows.rs
index 653e8cd..50f114b 100644
--- a/src/bridge/windows.rs
+++ b/src/bridge/windows.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ extern {
 
     // UI
     pub fn show_notification(message: *const u16, icon_path: *const u16) -> i32;
+    pub fn close_notification();
 
     // KEYBOARD
     pub fn register_keypress_callback(s: *const c_void,
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 72a3fb2..21e31a6 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crate::matcher::scrolling::ScrollingMatcher;
 use crate::engine::Engine;
 use crate::config::{ConfigSet, RuntimeConfigManager};
 use crate::ui::UIManager;
-use std::thread;
+use std::{thread, time};
 use clap::{App, Arg};
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::sync::mpsc::Receiver;
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ fn espanso_background(rxc: Receiver<KeyEvent>, config_set: ConfigSet) {
 
     let ui_manager = ui::get_uimanager();
     ui_manager.notify("Hello guys");
+    thread::sleep(time::Duration::from_millis(600));
+    ui_manager.notify("There");
 
     let clipboard_manager = clipboard::get_manager();
 
diff --git a/src/ui/windows.rs b/src/ui/windows.rs
index 524c6dc..c03a188 100644
--- a/src/ui/windows.rs
+++ b/src/ui/windows.rs
@@ -1,23 +1,56 @@
 use std::process::Command;
-use crate::bridge::windows::show_notification;
+use crate::bridge::windows::{show_notification, close_notification};
 use widestring::U16CString;
-use std::fs;
-use log::{info};
+use std::{fs, thread, time};
+use log::{info, debug};
+use std::sync::Mutex;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
 const ICON_BINARY : &'static [u8] = include_bytes!("../res/win/espanso.bmp");
 
 pub struct WindowsUIManager {
     icon_file: String,
+    id: Arc<Mutex<i32>>
 }
 
 impl super::UIManager for WindowsUIManager {
     fn notify(&self, message: &str) {
-        unsafe {
-            let message = U16CString::from_str(message).unwrap();
-            let icon_file = U16CString::from_str(&self.icon_file).unwrap();
-            let res = show_notification(message.as_ptr(), icon_file.as_ptr());
-            info!("{}", res);
-        }
+        let current_id: i32 = {
+            let mut id = self.id.lock().unwrap();
+            *id += 1;
+            *id
+        };
+
+        // Setup a timeout to close the notification
+        let id = Arc::clone(&self.id);
+        thread::spawn(move || {
+            for i in 1..10 {
+                let duration = time::Duration::from_millis(200);
+                thread::sleep(duration);
+
+                let new_id = id.lock().unwrap();
+                if *new_id != current_id {
+                    debug!("Cancelling notification close event with id {}", current_id);
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+
+            unsafe {
+                close_notification();
+            }
+        });
+
+        // Create and show a window notification
+        let message = message.to_owned();
+        let icon_file = self.icon_file.clone();
+        thread::spawn( move || {
+            unsafe {
+                let message = U16CString::from_str(message).unwrap();
+                let icon_file = U16CString::from_str(&icon_file).unwrap();
+                show_notification(message.as_ptr(), icon_file.as_ptr());
+            }
+        });
+
     }
 }
 
@@ -36,8 +69,10 @@ impl WindowsUIManager {
 
         info!("Extracted cached icon to: {}", icon_file);
 
+        let id = Arc::new(Mutex::new(0));
         WindowsUIManager {
-            icon_file
+            icon_file,
+            id
         }
     }
 }
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