diff --git a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
index 33500830d..23411979b 100644
--- a/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
@@ -863,6 +863,10 @@ void NodeDB::installDefaultModuleConfig()
     moduleConfig.external_notification.nag_timeout = default_ringtone_nag_secs;
 #endif
 #endif
+#if ARCH_PORTDUINO
+    moduleConfig.external_notification.enabled = true;
+    moduleConfig.external_notification.alert_message = true;
+#endif
 #ifdef NANO_G2_ULTRA
     moduleConfig.external_notification.enabled = true;
     moduleConfig.external_notification.alert_message = true;
diff --git a/src/modules/ExternalNotificationModule.cpp b/src/modules/ExternalNotificationModule.cpp
index 16ccdd744..5da375074 100644
--- a/src/modules/ExternalNotificationModule.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/ExternalNotificationModule.cpp
@@ -408,6 +408,9 @@ ProcessMessage ExternalNotificationModule::handleReceived(const meshtastic_MeshP
             if (genericShouldAlert) {
                 LOG_INFO("externalNotificationModule - Generic alert");
                 setExternalState(0, true);
+#if ARCH_PORTDUINO
+                portduinoNotify(mp);
+#endif
             }
 
             if (vibraShouldAlert) {
@@ -521,3 +524,26 @@ int ExternalNotificationModule::handleInputEvent(const InputEvent *event)
     }
     return 0;
 }
+
+#if ARCH_PORTDUINO
+void ExternalNotificationModule::portduinoNotify(const meshtastic_MeshPacket &mp)
+{
+    std::string senderName;
+    const meshtastic_NodeInfoLite *sender = nodeDB->getMeshNode(mp.from);
+    if (sender && sender->has_user) {
+        if (sender->user.long_name[0] != '\0') {
+            senderName = sender->user.long_name;
+        } else {
+            senderName = sender->user.short_name;
+        }
+    } else {
+        senderName = std::to_string(mp.from);
+    }
+    std::string notificationSummary = "From: " + senderName;
+    std::string notificationBody = std::string((char *)mp.decoded.payload.bytes, mp.decoded.payload.size);
+    std::string command = "notify-send -a Meshtasticd -i org.meshtastic.meshtasticd.png ";
+    command += "\"" + notificationSummary + "\" \"" + notificationBody + "\"";
+    LOG_INFO("Executing command: %s", command.c_str());
+    exec(command.c_str());
+}
+#endif
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diff --git a/src/modules/ExternalNotificationModule.h b/src/modules/ExternalNotificationModule.h
index 94b021360..1d9c207ad 100644
--- a/src/modules/ExternalNotificationModule.h
+++ b/src/modules/ExternalNotificationModule.h
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ class ExternalNotificationModule : public SinglePortModule, private concurrency:
     virtual AdminMessageHandleResult handleAdminMessageForModule(const meshtastic_MeshPacket &mp,
                                                                  meshtastic_AdminMessage *request,
                                                                  meshtastic_AdminMessage *response) override;
+
+#if ARCH_PORTDUINO
+    void portduinoNotify(const meshtastic_MeshPacket &mp);
+#endif
 };
 
 extern ExternalNotificationModule *externalNotificationModule;
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