diff --git a/README b/README
index baf27c05..2e654168 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ The table below identifies the services this tool supports and some example serv
 * Faast
 	faast://authorizationtoken
 
+* Gnome Notifications
+	gnome://
+
 * Growl
 	growl://hostname
 	growl://hostname:portno
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0a12fec0..317e2ffa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ The table below identifies the services this tool supports and some example serv
 | [Discord](https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki/Notify_discord)  | discord://   | (TCP) 443   | discord://webhook_id/webhook_token<br />discord://avatar@webhook_id/webhook_token
 | [Emby](https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki/Notify_emby)  | emby:// or embys:// | (TCP) 8096 | emby://user@hostname/<br />emby://user:password@hostname
 | [Faast](https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki/Notify_faast) | faast://    | (TCP) 443    | faast://authorizationtoken
+| [Gnome](https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki/Notify_gnome) | gnome://    |        n/a          | gnome://
 | [Growl](https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki/Notify_growl)  | growl://   | (UDP) 23053   | growl://hostname<br />growl://hostname:portno<br />growl://password@hostname<br />growl://password@hostname:port</br>**Note**: you can also use the get parameter _version_ which can allow the growl request to behave using the older v1.x protocol. An example would look like: growl://hostname?version=1
 | [IFTTT](https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki/Notify_ifttt) | ifttt://    | (TCP) 443    | ifttt://webhooksID/EventToTrigger<br />ifttt://webhooksID/EventToTrigger/Value1/Value2/Value3<br />ifttt://webhooksID/EventToTrigger/?Value3=NewEntry&Value2=AnotherValue
 | [Join](https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki/Notify_join) | join://   | (TCP) 443    | join://apikey/device<br />join://apikey/device1/device2/deviceN/<br />join://apikey/group<br />join://apikey/groupA/groupB/groupN<br />join://apikey/DeviceA/groupA/groupN/DeviceN/
diff --git a/apprise/plugins/NotifyGnome.py b/apprise/plugins/NotifyGnome.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b33276ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apprise/plugins/NotifyGnome.py
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Gnome Notify Wrapper
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2019 Chris Caron <lead2gold@gmail.com>
+#
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2019 Chris Caron <lead2gold@gmail.com>
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This code is licensed under the MIT License.
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files(the "Software"), to deal
+# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and / or sell
+# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions :
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+# THE SOFTWARE.
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+import re
+
+from .NotifyBase import NotifyBase
+from ..common import NotifyImageSize
+
+# Default our global support flag
+NOTIFY_GNOME_SUPPORT_ENABLED = False
+
+try:
+    # 3rd party modules (Gnome Only)
+    import gi
+
+    # require_version() call is required otherwise we generate a warning
+    gi.require_version("Notify", "0.7")
+
+    # We can import the actual libraries we care about now:
+    from gi.repository import Notify
+    from gi.repository import GdkPixbuf
+
+    # We're good to go!
+    NOTIFY_GNOME_SUPPORT_ENABLED = True
+
+except ImportError:
+    # No problem; we just simply can't support this plugin; we could
+    # be in microsoft windows, or we just don't have the python-gobject
+    # library available to us (or maybe one we don't support)?
+    pass
+
+
+# Urgencies
+class GnomeUrgency(object):
+    LOW = 0
+    NORMAL = 1
+    HIGH = 2
+
+
+GNOME_URGENCIES = (
+    GnomeUrgency.LOW,
+    GnomeUrgency.NORMAL,
+    GnomeUrgency.HIGH,
+)
+
+
+class NotifyGnome(NotifyBase):
+    """
+    A wrapper for local Gnome Notifications
+    """
+
+    # The default descriptive name associated with the Notification
+    service_name = 'Gnome Notification'
+
+    # The default protocol
+    protocol = 'gnome'
+
+    # A URL that takes you to the setup/help of the specific protocol
+    setup_url = 'https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki/Notify_gnome'
+
+    # Allows the user to specify the NotifyImageSize object
+    image_size = NotifyImageSize.XY_128
+
+    # This entry is a bit hacky, but it allows us to unit-test this library
+    # in an environment that simply doesn't have the gnome packages
+    # available to us.  It also allows us to handle situations where the
+    # packages actually are present but we need to test that they aren't.
+    # If anyone is seeing this had knows a better way of testing this
+    # outside of what is defined in test/test_gnome_plugin.py, please
+    # let me know! :)
+    _enabled = NOTIFY_GNOME_SUPPORT_ENABLED
+
+    def __init__(self, urgency=None, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Initialize Gnome Object
+        """
+
+        super(NotifyGnome, self).__init__(**kwargs)
+
+        # The urgency of the message
+        if urgency not in GNOME_URGENCIES:
+            self.urgency = GnomeUrgency.NORMAL
+
+        else:
+            self.urgency = urgency
+
+    def notify(self, title, body, notify_type, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Perform Gnome Notification
+        """
+
+        if not self._enabled:
+            self.logger.warning(
+                "Gnome Notifications are not supported by this system.")
+            return False
+
+        # Limit results to just the first 10 line otherwise
+        # there is just to much content to display
+        body = re.split('[\r\n]+', body)
+        if title:
+            # Place title on first line if it exists
+            body.insert(0, title)
+
+        body = '\r\n'.join(body[0:10])
+
+        try:
+            # App initialization
+            Notify.init(self.app_id)
+
+            # image path
+            icon_path = self.image_path(notify_type, extension='.ico')
+
+            # Build message body
+            notification = Notify.Notification.new(body)
+
+            # Assign urgency
+            notification.set_urgency(self.urgency)
+
+            try:
+                # Use Pixbuf to create the proper image type
+                image = GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf.new_from_file(icon_path)
+
+                # Associate our image to our notification
+                notification.set_icon_from_pixbuf(image)
+                notification.set_image_from_pixbuf(image)
+
+            except Exception as e:
+                self.logger.warning(
+                    "Could not load Gnome notification icon ({}): {}"
+                    .format(icon_path, e))
+
+            notification.show()
+            self.logger.info('Sent Gnome notification.')
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.warning('Failed to send Gnome notification.')
+            self.logger.exception('Gnome Exception')
+            return False
+
+        return True
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def parse_url(url):
+        """
+        There are no parameters nessisary for this protocol; simply having
+        gnome:// is all you need.  This function just makes sure that
+        is in place.
+
+        """
+
+        # return a very basic set of requirements
+        return {
+            'schema': NotifyGnome.protocol,
+            'user': None,
+            'password': None,
+            'port': None,
+            'host': 'localhost',
+            'fullpath': None,
+            'path': None,
+            'url': url,
+            'qsd': {},
+            # Set the urgency to None so that we fall back to the default
+            # value.
+            'urgency': None,
+        }
diff --git a/apprise/plugins/__init__.py b/apprise/plugins/__init__.py
index a37554ac..e9b1b9ea 100644
--- a/apprise/plugins/__init__.py
+++ b/apprise/plugins/__init__.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ from .NotifyEmail import NotifyEmail
 from .NotifyEmby import NotifyEmby
 from .NotifyFaast import NotifyFaast
 from .NotifyGrowl.NotifyGrowl import NotifyGrowl
+from .NotifyGnome import NotifyGnome
 from .NotifyIFTTT import NotifyIFTTT
 from .NotifyJoin import NotifyJoin
 from .NotifyJSON import NotifyJSON
@@ -65,8 +66,8 @@ from ..common import NOTIFY_TYPES
 __all__ = [
     # Notification Services
     'NotifyBoxcar', 'NotifyEmail', 'NotifyEmby', 'NotifyDiscord',
-    'NotifyFaast', 'NotifyGrowl', 'NotifyIFTTT', 'NotifyJoin', 'NotifyJSON',
-    'NotifyMatrix', 'NotifyMatterMost', 'NotifyProwl', 'NotifyPushalot',
+    'NotifyFaast', 'NotifyGnome', 'NotifyGrowl', 'NotifyIFTTT', 'NotifyJoin',
+    'NotifyJSON', 'NotifyMatterMost', 'NotifyProwl', 'NotifyPushalot',
     'NotifyPushBullet', 'NotifyPushjet', 'NotifyPushover', 'NotifyRocketChat',
     'NotifySlack', 'NotifyStride', 'NotifyToasty', 'NotifyTwitter',
     'NotifyTelegram', 'NotifyXBMC', 'NotifyXML', 'NotifyWindows',
diff --git a/test/test_gnome_plugin.py b/test/test_gnome_plugin.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec8e709f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_gnome_plugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2019 Chris Caron <lead2gold@gmail.com>
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This code is licensed under the MIT License.
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files(the "Software"), to deal
+# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and / or sell
+# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions :
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+# THE SOFTWARE.
+
+import mock
+import sys
+import types
+
+import apprise
+
+try:
+    # Python v3.4+
+    from importlib import reload
+except ImportError:
+    try:
+        # Python v3.0-v3.3
+        from imp import reload
+    except ImportError:
+        # Python v2.7
+        pass
+
+
+def test_gnome_plugin():
+    """
+    API: NotifyGnome Plugin()
+
+    """
+
+    # Our module base
+    gi_name = 'gi'
+
+    # First we do an import without the gi library available to ensure
+    # we can handle cases when the library simply isn't available
+
+    if gi_name in sys.modules:
+        # Test cases where the gi library exists; we want to remove it
+        # for the purpose of testing and capture the handling of the
+        # library when it is missing
+        del sys.modules[gi_name]
+        reload(sys.modules['apprise.plugins.NotifyGnome'])
+
+    # We need to fake our gnome environment for testing purposes since
+    # the gi library isn't available in Travis CI
+    gi = types.ModuleType(gi_name)
+    gi.repository = types.ModuleType(gi_name + '.repository')
+    gi.module = types.ModuleType(gi_name + '.module')
+    gi.module.mock_parent = mock.Mock()
+
+    mock_pixbuf = mock.Mock()
+    mock_notify = mock.Mock()
+
+    gi.repository.GdkPixbuf = \
+        types.ModuleType(gi_name + '.repository.GdkPixbuf')
+    gi.repository.GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf = mock_pixbuf
+    gi.repository.Notify = mock.Mock()
+    gi.repository.Notify.init.return_value = True
+    gi.repository.Notify.Notification = mock_notify
+
+    # Emulate require_version function1k:
+    gi.require_version = mock.Mock(
+        name=gi_name + '.require_version')
+
+    # Force the fake module to exist
+    sys.modules[gi_name] = gi
+    sys.modules[gi_name + '.repository'] = gi.repository
+    sys.modules[gi_name + '.repository.Notify'] = gi.repository.Notify
+
+    # Notify Object
+    notify_obj = mock.Mock()
+    notify_obj.set_urgency.return_value = True
+    notify_obj.set_icon_from_pixbuf.return_value = True
+    notify_obj.set_image_from_pixbuf.return_value = True
+    notify_obj.show.return_value = True
+    mock_notify.new.return_value = notify_obj
+    mock_pixbuf.new_from_file.return_value = True
+
+    # The following libraries need to be reloaded to prevent
+    #  TypeError: super(type, obj): obj must be an instance or subtype of type
+    #  This is better explained in this StackOverflow post:
+    #     https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31363311/\
+    #       any-way-to-manually-fix-operation-of-\
+    #          super-after-ipython-reload-avoiding-ty
+    #
+    reload(sys.modules['apprise.plugins.NotifyGnome'])
+    reload(sys.modules['apprise.plugins'])
+    reload(sys.modules['apprise.Apprise'])
+    reload(sys.modules['apprise'])
+
+    # Create our instance
+    obj = apprise.Apprise.instantiate('gnome://', suppress_exceptions=False)
+    obj.duration = 0
+
+    # Check that it found our mocked environments
+    assert(obj._enabled is True)
+
+    # test notifications
+    assert(obj.notify(title='title', body='body',
+           notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True)
+
+    # test notification without a title
+    assert(obj.notify(title='', body='body',
+           notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True)
+
+    # Test our loading of our icon exception; it will still allow the
+    # notification to be sent
+    mock_pixbuf.new_from_file.side_effect = AttributeError()
+    assert(obj.notify(title='title', body='body',
+           notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is True)
+    # Undo our change
+    mock_pixbuf.new_from_file.side_effect = None
+
+    # Test our exception handling during initialization
+    sys.modules['gi.repository.Notify']\
+        .Notification.new.return_value = None
+    sys.modules['gi.repository.Notify']\
+        .Notification.new.side_effect = AttributeError()
+    assert(obj.notify(title='title', body='body',
+           notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is False)
+
+    # Undo our change
+    sys.modules['gi.repository.Notify']\
+        .Notification.new.side_effect = None
+
+    # Toggle our testing for when we can't send notifications because the
+    # package has been made unavailable to us
+    obj._enabled = False
+    assert(obj.notify(title='title', body='body',
+           notify_type=apprise.NotifyType.INFO) is False)
+
+    # Test the setting of a the urgency
+    apprise.plugins.NotifyGnome(urgency=0)