diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 2a05daac..36ed2cff 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -84,6 +84,6 @@
 			android:excludeFromRecents="true"
 			android:label=""
 			android:name="io.github.sspanak.tt9.ui.dialogs.RequestPermissionDialog"
-			android:theme="@style/TTheme.Preferences" />
+			android:theme="@style/TTheme.AddWord" />
 	</application>
 </manifest>
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/ime/TraditionalT9.java b/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/ime/TraditionalT9.java
index bd41c63d..022be18e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/ime/TraditionalT9.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/ime/TraditionalT9.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package io.github.sspanak.tt9.ime;
 
+import android.Manifest;
 import android.app.Dialog;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.Handler;
@@ -22,7 +23,9 @@ import io.github.sspanak.tt9.preferences.settings.SettingsStore;
 import io.github.sspanak.tt9.ui.UI;
 import io.github.sspanak.tt9.ui.dialogs.ChangeLanguageDialog;
 import io.github.sspanak.tt9.ui.dialogs.PopupDialog;
+import io.github.sspanak.tt9.ui.dialogs.RequestPermissionDialog;
 import io.github.sspanak.tt9.util.Logger;
+import io.github.sspanak.tt9.util.sys.DeviceInfo;
 import io.github.sspanak.tt9.util.sys.SystemSettings;
 
 public class TraditionalT9 extends MainViewHandler {
@@ -175,6 +178,8 @@ public class TraditionalT9 extends MainViewHandler {
 			DictionaryLoader.autoLoad(this, mLanguage);
 		}
 
+		askForNotifications();
+
 		return true;
 	}
 
@@ -226,6 +231,14 @@ public class TraditionalT9 extends MainViewHandler {
 	}
 
 
+	private void askForNotifications() {
+		if (DeviceInfo.AT_LEAST_ANDROID_13 && !InputModeKind.isPassthrough(mInputMode) && settings.shouldAskForNotifications()) {
+			settings.setNotificationsApproved(false);
+			RequestPermissionDialog.show(this, Manifest.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS);
+		}
+	}
+
+
 	/**
 	 * On Android 11+ the IME is sometimes not killed when the user switches to a different one.
 	 * Here we attempt to detect if we are disabled, then hide and kill ourselves.
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/ime/VoiceHandler.java b/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/ime/VoiceHandler.java
index fdca4f1f..2c2141b2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/ime/VoiceHandler.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/ime/VoiceHandler.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package io.github.sspanak.tt9.ime;
 
+import android.Manifest;
+
 import io.github.sspanak.tt9.R;
 import io.github.sspanak.tt9.ime.voice.VoiceInputError;
 import io.github.sspanak.tt9.ime.voice.VoiceInputOps;
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ abstract class VoiceHandler extends TypingHandler {
 			Logger.e(LOG_TAG, "Failed to listen. " + error.debugMessage);
 			statusBar.setError(error.toString());
 			if (error.isNoPermission()) {
-				RequestPermissionDialog.show(this);
+				RequestPermissionDialog.show(this, Manifest.permission.RECORD_AUDIO);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/preferences/settings/SettingsUI.java b/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/preferences/settings/SettingsUI.java
index a47c1c08..742a09ac 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/preferences/settings/SettingsUI.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/preferences/settings/SettingsUI.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import android.view.Gravity;
 
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegate;
 
+import io.github.sspanak.tt9.BuildConfig;
 import io.github.sspanak.tt9.R;
 import io.github.sspanak.tt9.util.Logger;
 import io.github.sspanak.tt9.util.sys.DeviceInfo;
@@ -41,6 +42,17 @@ public class SettingsUI extends SettingsTyping {
 		return prefs.getBoolean("add_word_no_confirmation", false);
 	}
 
+	public boolean shouldAskForNotifications() {
+		return getStringifiedInt("pref_asked_for_notifications_version", 0) < BuildConfig.VERSION_CODE;
+	}
+
+	public void setNotificationsApproved(boolean yes) {
+		prefsEditor.putString(
+			"pref_asked_for_notifications_version",
+			Integer.toString(yes ? Integer.MAX_VALUE : BuildConfig.VERSION_CODE)
+		);
+	}
+
 	public boolean isStatusIconEnabled() {
 		return prefs.getBoolean("pref_status_icon", DeviceInfo.IS_QIN_F21 || !DeviceInfo.noKeyboard(context));
 	}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/ui/dialogs/RequestPermissionDialog.java b/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/ui/dialogs/RequestPermissionDialog.java
index f60aba82..0902b936 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/ui/dialogs/RequestPermissionDialog.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/ui/dialogs/RequestPermissionDialog.java
@@ -11,23 +11,32 @@ import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
 
 import io.github.sspanak.tt9.R;
 import io.github.sspanak.tt9.ime.TraditionalT9;
+import io.github.sspanak.tt9.preferences.settings.SettingsStore;
 import io.github.sspanak.tt9.ui.UI;
 import io.github.sspanak.tt9.util.sys.Permissions;
 
 public class RequestPermissionDialog extends AppCompatActivity {
+	public static final String PARAMETER_PERMISSION = "tt9.popup_dialog.parameter.permission";
+
 	private final Permissions permissions;
 
+
 	public RequestPermissionDialog() {
 		super();
 		permissions = new Permissions(this);
 	}
 
+
 	@Override
 	protected void onCreate(Bundle savedData) {
 		super.onCreate(savedData);
+		render(getPermission());
+	}
 
-		// currently there is only one permission to request, so we don't ovecomplicate it
-		permissions.requestRecordAudio();
+	@Override
+	public void finish() {
+		super.finish();
+		reviveMain();
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -35,9 +44,9 @@ public class RequestPermissionDialog extends AppCompatActivity {
 		super.onRequestPermissionsResult(requestCode, permissions, grantResults);
 		showPermissionRequiredMessage(permissions, grantResults);
 		finish();
-		reviveMain();
 	}
 
+
 	private void reviveMain() {
 		Intent intent = new Intent(this, TraditionalT9.class);
 		intent.putExtra(PopupDialog.INTENT_CLOSE, "");
@@ -52,13 +61,38 @@ public class RequestPermissionDialog extends AppCompatActivity {
 		if (permissions[0].equals(Manifest.permission.RECORD_AUDIO) && grantResults[0] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_DENIED) {
 			UI.toastLong(this, R.string.voice_input_mic_permission_is_needed);
 		}
+
+		if (permissions[0].equals(Manifest.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS)) {
+			new SettingsStore(this).setNotificationsApproved(grantResults[0] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED);
+		}
 	}
 
-	public static void show(InputMethodService ims) {
+
+	@NonNull
+	private String getPermission() {
+		Intent i = getIntent();
+		String permission = i != null ? i.getStringExtra(PARAMETER_PERMISSION) : "";
+		return permission != null ? permission : "";
+	}
+
+
+	private void render(@NonNull String permission) {
+		if (permission.equals(Manifest.permission.RECORD_AUDIO) && permissions.noRecordAudio()) {
+			permissions.requestRecordAudio();
+		} else if (permission.equals(Manifest.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS) && permissions.noPostNotifications()) {
+			permissions.requestPostNotifications();
+		} else {
+			finish();
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	public static void show(InputMethodService ims, String permission) {
 		Intent intent = new Intent(ims, RequestPermissionDialog.class);
 		intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
-		intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
+		intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK);
 		intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NO_HISTORY);
+		intent.putExtra(PARAMETER_PERMISSION, permission);
 		ims.startActivity(intent);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/util/sys/Permissions.java b/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/util/sys/Permissions.java
index aa0acaf3..ec656eae 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/util/sys/Permissions.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/github/sspanak/tt9/util/sys/Permissions.java
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ public class Permissions {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public boolean noRecordAudio() {
+		return DeviceInfo.AT_LEAST_ANDROID_6 && isRefused(Manifest.permission.RECORD_AUDIO);
+	}
 
 	public void requestRecordAudio() {
 		requestPermission(Manifest.permission.RECORD_AUDIO);