diff --git a/.config/sway/config b/.config/sway/config
index 2f79a51..f4ade70 100644
--- a/.config/sway/config
+++ b/.config/sway/config
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ set $term foot
 set $menu rofi -show drun
 
 # start notification deamon
-exec mako
+exec swaync
+
+# add keybinding to toggle swaync notification center
+bindsym $mod+Shift+n exec swaync-client -t -sw
 
 ### Output configuration
 #
diff --git a/.config/waybar/config b/.config/waybar/config
index 3100a7b..4b28622 100644
--- a/.config/waybar/config
+++ b/.config/waybar/config
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "layer": "top",
 	"modules-left": ["sway/workspaces","sway/scratchpad","sway/window"],
 	"modules-center": ["clock"],
-	"modules-right": ["backlight","pulseaudio","network","idle_inhibitor","battery"],
+	"modules-right": ["custom/notification", "backlight","pulseaudio","network","idle_inhibitor","battery"],
   "spacing": 0,
 
   "clock":
@@ -128,8 +128,28 @@
     "on-scroll-up": "brightnessctl set 1+",
     "on-scroll-down": "brightnessctl set 1-",
     "scroll-step": 0.5
-  }
+  },
 
+  "custom/notification": {
+    "tooltip": false,
+    "format": "{icon}",
+    "format-icons": {
+      "notifications": "<span foreground='red'><sup></sup></span>",
+      "none": "",
+      "dnd-notification": "<span foreground='red'><sup></sup></span>",
+      "dnd-none": "",
+      "inhibited-notification": "<span foreground='red'><sup></sup></span>",
+      "inihibited-none": "",
+      "dnd-inhibited-notification": "<span foreground='red'><sup></sup></span>",
+      "dnd-inhibited-none": ""
+    },
+    "return-type": "json",
+    "exec-if": "which swaync-client",
+    "exec": "swaync-client -swb",
+    "on-click": "swaync-client -t -sw",
+    "on-click-right": "swaync-client -d -sw",
+    "escape": true
+  }
 
 }
 
diff --git a/.config/waybar/style.css b/.config/waybar/style.css
index 59e24d2..c23cb2f 100644
--- a/.config/waybar/style.css
+++ b/.config/waybar/style.css
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ tooltip label
   padding: 0 10px;
 }
 
+#custom-notification
+{
+  padding: 0 10px;
+  border-right: 1px solid @primary_fg_color;
+}
+
 #mode, #clock, #battery
 {
   padding: 0px 10px;