diff --git a/notifications/inc/class.notifications_ajax.inc.php b/notifications/inc/class.notifications_ajax.inc.php
index e8f1b2ea7f..066d5314e1 100644
--- a/notifications/inc/class.notifications_ajax.inc.php
+++ b/notifications/inc/class.notifications_ajax.inc.php
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ class notifications_ajax {
 		if ($rs->NumRows() > 0)	{
 			foreach ($rs as $notification) {
 				$message = null;
-				if($browserNotify && $this->preferences[self::_appname]['egwpopup_verbosity'] != 'low')
+				if($browserNotify)
 				{
 					$message = $notification['notify_message'];
 
diff --git a/notifications/js/notificationajaxpopup.js b/notifications/js/notificationajaxpopup.js
index d78b0a3ce4..e7c5311593 100644
--- a/notifications/js/notificationajaxpopup.js
+++ b/notifications/js/notificationajaxpopup.js
@@ -131,13 +131,16 @@ function append_notification_message(_id, _message, _browser_notify) {
 	notifymessages[_id] = _message;
 
 	// Notification API
-	var notice = webkitNotifications.createHTMLNotification(_browser_notify);
-	notice.ondisplay = function() {
-		// Confirm when user gets to see it - no close needed
-		// Wait a bit to let it load first, or it might not be there when requested.  
-		window.setTimeout( function() {
-			xajax_doXMLHTTP("notifications.notifications_ajax.confirm_message", _id);
-		}, 2000);
-	};
-	notice.show();
+	if(_browser_notify)
+	{
+		var notice = webkitNotifications.createHTMLNotification(_browser_notify);
+		notice.ondisplay = function() {
+			// Confirm when user gets to see it - no close needed
+			// Wait a bit to let it load first, or it might not be there when requested.  
+			window.setTimeout( function() {
+				xajax_doXMLHTTP("notifications.notifications_ajax.confirm_message", _id);
+			}, 2000);
+		};
+		notice.show();
+	}
 }