diff --git a/ctabus/__init__.py b/ctabus/__init__.py
index f6f730d..9eac761 100644
--- a/ctabus/__init__.py
+++ b/ctabus/__init__.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import urllib
 from ctabus import fetch
 from ctabus.internal.config import log_dir, recent_list
 from ctabus.internal.disk_cache import disk_cache, make_key
+from ctabus.internal.notification import NotificationManager, HAS_NOTIFICATION
 
 HAS_TOAST = shutil.which("termux-toast") is not None
 CHICAGO_TZ = tz.gettz("America/Chicago")
@@ -30,7 +31,8 @@ parser.add_argument(
 )
 parser.add_argument("-r", "--route", default=None)
 parser.add_argument("-d", "--direction", default=None)
-parser.add_argument("-t", "--disable_toast", action="store_false")
+parser.add_argument("-t", "--toast", action="store_true")
+parser.add_argument("-n", "--notifications", action="store_true")
 parser.add_argument("-k", "--kill-cache", action="store_true")
 parser.add_argument(
     "arg",
@@ -155,6 +157,11 @@ class Table:
         return which
 
 
+class CTABUSNotifictaionManager(NotificationManager):
+    def on_done(self):
+        quit()
+
+
 def gen_list(objs, data, *displays, key=None, sort=0, num_pic=True):
     """Returns an item from objs[data] based on name or index
 
@@ -186,8 +193,13 @@ config = """\
 {delta} ({t})\
 """
 
+if HAS_NOTIFICATION:
+    nm = CTABUSNotifictaionManager()
+
 
-def show(data, rt_filter=None, _clear=False, enable_toast=False):
+def show(
+    data, rt_filter=None, _clear=False, enable_toast=False, enable_notifications=False
+):
     times = data["prd"]
     now = datetime.datetime.now(CHICAGO_TZ)
     arrivals = sorted(times, key=lambda t: t["prdtm"])
@@ -195,22 +207,31 @@ def show(data, rt_filter=None, _clear=False, enable_toast=False):
         arrivals = filter(lambda arrival: arrival["rt"] == rt_filter, arrivals)
     if _clear:
         clearscr()
-    do_toast = True
+    do_gui = True
     for bustime in arrivals:
         before = date_parse(bustime["prdtm"])
         arrival = before.replace(tzinfo=CHICAGO_TZ)
         if arrival > now:
-            stop_id = bustime["stpid"]
-            delta = pprint_delta(arrival - now)
-            t = arrival.strftime("%H:%M:%S")
-            route = bustime["rt"]
-            direction = bustime["rtdir"]
-            end = bustime["des"]
-            nm = bustime["stpnm"].rstrip()
-            if do_toast and enable_toast:
-                toast(config.format(**locals()) + "\n" * 2 + "\n")
-                do_toast = False
-            print(config.format(**locals()), end="\n" * 2)
+            format_dict = {
+                "stop_id": bustime["stpid"],
+                "delta": pprint_delta(arrival - now),
+                "t": arrival.strftime("%H:%M:%S"),
+                "route": bustime["rt"],
+                "direction": bustime["rtdir"],
+                "end": bustime["des"],
+                "nm": bustime["stpnm"].rstrip(),
+            }
+            text_to_show = config.format(**format_dict)
+            if do_gui and enable_notifications:
+                nm.set_title("Bustimes")
+                nm.say(text_to_show)
+
+            if do_gui and enable_toast:
+                toast(text_to_show)
+
+            do_gui = False
+
+            print(text_to_show, end="\n" * 2)
     print("=" * 36)
 
 
@@ -263,7 +284,13 @@ def _main_periodic(args, stop_id, init_data):
     while not _done:
         try:
             try:
-                show(data, args.route, True, args.disable_toast and HAS_TOAST)
+                show(
+                    data,
+                    args.route,
+                    True,
+                    args.toast and HAS_TOAST,
+                    args.notifications and HAS_NOTIFICATION,
+                )
                 s = time.perf_counter()
                 timeout = 1
                 if args.periodic > timeout:
diff --git a/ctabus/internal/notification.py b/ctabus/internal/notification.py
index d014e10..517b083 100755
--- a/ctabus/internal/notification.py
+++ b/ctabus/internal/notification.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
 import os
+import shutil
 import subprocess
 import uuid
 
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ from ctabus.internal.config import state_dir
 
 EXECUTOR = ThreadPoolExecutor()
 NOTIFICATION_EXE = "termux-notification"
+HAS_NOTIFICATION = shutil.which(NOTIFICATION_EXE) is not None
 
 
 class NotificationException(Exception):
@@ -39,9 +41,9 @@ class NotificationManager:
         self.show()
 
     def _cleanup(self):
-        self.on_done()
         self._live = False
         os.remove(self.listen_fifo_path)
+        self.on_done()
 
     def _listen(self):