diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ApplicationEx.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ApplicationEx.java
index 14052708ad..0304bb931d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ApplicationEx.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ApplicationEx.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class ApplicationEx extends Application {
             NotificationChannel notification = new NotificationChannel(
                     "notification",
                     getString(R.string.channel_notification),
-                    NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_DEFAULT);
+                    NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_HIGH);
             nm.createNotificationChannel(notification);
 
             NotificationChannel error = new NotificationChannel(
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
index 330fd538a2..bbf36a414a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ public class ServiceSynchronize extends LifecycleService {
                 .setNumber(messages.size())
                 .setShowWhen(false)
                 .setDeleteIntent(piClear)
-                .setPriority(Notification.PRIORITY_DEFAULT)
+                .setPriority(Notification.PRIORITY_HIGH)
                 .setCategory(Notification.CATEGORY_STATUS)
                 .setVisibility(Notification.VISIBILITY_PRIVATE)
                 .setGroup(BuildConfig.APPLICATION_ID)
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ public class ServiceSynchronize extends LifecycleService {
                     .setSound(uri)
                     .setWhen(message.sent == null ? message.received : message.sent)
                     .setDeleteIntent(piDelete)
-                    .setPriority(Notification.PRIORITY_DEFAULT)
+                    .setPriority(Notification.PRIORITY_HIGH)
                     .setCategory(Notification.CATEGORY_STATUS)
                     .setVisibility(Notification.VISIBILITY_PRIVATE)
                     .setGroup(BuildConfig.APPLICATION_ID)