diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/onboarding.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/onboarding.js
index 90f1da7bd4..42d8ea33fd 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/onboarding.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/onboarding.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export const closeOnboarding = () => dispatch => {
       dispatch(changeSetting(['notifications', 'alerts', 'reblog'], true));
       dispatch(changeSetting(['notifications', 'alerts', 'mention'], true));
       dispatch(changeSetting(['notifications', 'alerts', 'poll'], true));
+      dispatch(changeSetting(['notifications', 'alerts', 'status'], true));
       dispatch(saveSettings());
     }
   }));
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/components/column_settings.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/components/column_settings.js
index be88df6d6d..169e4b44de 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/components/column_settings.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/components/column_settings.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 import ClearColumnButton from './clear_column_button';
 import SettingToggle from './setting_toggle';
-import Icon from 'mastodon/components/icon';
 
 export default class ColumnSettings extends React.PureComponent {
 
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ export default class ColumnSettings extends React.PureComponent {
     pushSettings: ImmutablePropTypes.map.isRequired,
     onChange: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     onClear: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
-    onRequestNotificationPermission: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    onRequestNotificationPermission: PropTypes.func,
     alertsEnabled: PropTypes.bool,
     browserSupport: PropTypes.bool,
     browserPermission: PropTypes.bool,
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ export default class ColumnSettings extends React.PureComponent {
   }
 
   render () {
-    const { settings, pushSettings, onChange, onClear, onRequestNotificationPermission, alertsEnabled, browserSupport, browserPermission } = this.props;
+    const { settings, pushSettings, onChange, onClear, alertsEnabled, browserSupport, browserPermission } = this.props;
 
     const filterShowStr = <FormattedMessage id='notifications.column_settings.filter_bar.show' defaultMessage='Show' />;
     const filterAdvancedStr = <FormattedMessage id='notifications.column_settings.filter_bar.advanced' defaultMessage='Display all categories' />;
@@ -35,37 +34,11 @@ export default class ColumnSettings extends React.PureComponent {
     const showPushSettings = pushSettings.get('browserSupport') && pushSettings.get('isSubscribed');
     const pushStr = showPushSettings && <FormattedMessage id='notifications.column_settings.push' defaultMessage='Push notifications' />;
 
-    const settingsIssues = [];
-
-    if (alertsEnabled && browserSupport && browserPermission !== 'granted') {
-      if (browserPermission === 'denied') {
-        settingsIssues.push(
-          <button
-            className='text-btn column-header__issue-btn'
-            tabIndex='0'
-            onClick={onRequestNotificationPermission}
-          >
-            <Icon id='exclamation-circle' /> <FormattedMessage id='notifications.permission_denied' defaultMessage='Mastodon cannot show notifications because the permission has been denied' />
-          </button>
-        );
-      } else if (browserPermission === 'default') {
-        settingsIssues.push(
-          <button
-            className='text-btn column-header__issue-btn'
-            tabIndex='0'
-            onClick={onRequestNotificationPermission}
-          >
-            <Icon id='exclamation-circle' /> <FormattedMessage id='notifications.request_permission' defaultMessage='Enable browser notifications' />
-          </button>
-        );
-      }
-    }
-
     return (
       <div>
-        {settingsIssues && (
-          <div className='column-settings__row'>
-            {settingsIssues}
+        {alertsEnabled && browserSupport && browserPermission === 'denied' && (
+          <div className='column-settings__row column-settings__row--with-margin'>
+            <span className='warning-hint'><FormattedMessage id='notifications.permission_denied' defaultMessage='Desktop notifications are unavailable due to previously denied browser permissions request' /></span>
           </div>
         )}
 
@@ -77,6 +50,7 @@ export default class ColumnSettings extends React.PureComponent {
           <span id='notifications-filter-bar' className='column-settings__section'>
             <FormattedMessage id='notifications.column_settings.filter_bar.category' defaultMessage='Quick filter bar' />
           </span>
+
           <div className='column-settings__row'>
             <SettingToggle id='show-filter-bar' prefix='notifications' settings={settings} settingPath={['quickFilter', 'show']} onChange={onChange} label={filterShowStr} />
             <SettingToggle id='show-filter-bar' prefix='notifications' settings={settings} settingPath={['quickFilter', 'advanced']} onChange={onChange} label={filterAdvancedStr} />
@@ -87,7 +61,7 @@ export default class ColumnSettings extends React.PureComponent {
           <span id='notifications-follow' className='column-settings__section'><FormattedMessage id='notifications.column_settings.follow' defaultMessage='New followers:' /></span>
 
           <div className='column-settings__row'>
-            <SettingToggle prefix='notifications_desktop' settings={settings} settingPath={['alerts', 'follow']} onChange={onChange} label={alertStr} />
+            <SettingToggle disabled={browserPermission !== 'granted'} prefix='notifications_desktop' settings={settings} settingPath={['alerts', 'follow']} onChange={onChange} label={alertStr} />
             {showPushSettings && <SettingToggle prefix='notifications_push' settings={pushSettings} settingPath={['alerts', 'follow']} onChange={this.onPushChange} label={pushStr} />}
             <SettingToggle prefix='notifications' settings={settings} settingPath={['shows', 'follow']} onChange={onChange} label={showStr} />
             <SettingToggle prefix='notifications' settings={settings} settingPath={['sounds', 'follow']} onChange={onChange} label={soundStr} />
@@ -98,7 +72,7 @@ export default class ColumnSettings extends React.PureComponent {
           <span id='notifications-follow-request' className='column-settings__section'><FormattedMessage id='notifications.column_settings.follow_request' defaultMessage='New follow requests:' /></span>
 
           <div className='column-settings__row'>
-            <SettingToggle prefix='notifications_desktop' settings={settings} settingPath={['alerts', 'follow_request']} onChange={onChange} label={alertStr} />
+            <SettingToggle disabled={browserPermission !== 'granted'} prefix='notifications_desktop' settings={settings} settingPath={['alerts', 'follow_request']} onChange={onChange} label={alertStr} />
             {showPushSettings && <SettingToggle prefix='notifications_push' settings={pushSettings} settingPath={['alerts', 'follow_request']} onChange={this.onPushChange} label={pushStr} />}
             <SettingToggle prefix='notifications' settings={settings} settingPath={['shows', 'follow_request']} onChange={onChange} label={showStr} />
             <SettingToggle prefix='notifications' settings={settings} settingPath={['sounds', 'follow_request']} onChange={onChange} label={soundStr} />
@@ -109,7 +83,7 @@ export default class ColumnSettings extends React.PureComponent {
           <span id='notifications-favourite' className='column-settings__section'><FormattedMessage id='notifications.column_settings.favourite' defaultMessage='Favourites:' /></span>
 
           <div className='column-settings__row'>
-            <SettingToggle prefix='notifications_desktop' settings={settings} settingPath={['alerts', 'favourite']} onChange={onChange} label={alertStr} />
+            <SettingToggle disabled={browserPermission !== 'granted'} prefix='notifications_desktop' settings={settings} settingPath={['alerts', 'favourite']} onChange={onChange} label={alertStr} />
             {showPushSettings && <SettingToggle prefix='notifications_push' settings={pushSettings} settingPath={['alerts', 'favourite']} onChange={this.onPushChange} label={pushStr} />}
             <SettingToggle prefix='notifications' settings={settings} settingPath={['shows', 'favourite']} onChange={onChange} label={showStr} />
             <SettingToggle prefix='notifications' settings={settings} settingPath={['sounds', 'favourite']} onChange={onChange} label={soundStr} />
@@ -120,7 +94,7 @@ export default class ColumnSettings extends React.PureComponent {
           <span id='notifications-mention' className='column-settings__section'><FormattedMessage id='notifications.column_settings.mention' defaultMessage='Mentions:' /></span>
 
           <div className='column-settings__row'>
-            <SettingToggle prefix='notifications_desktop' settings={settings} settingPath={['alerts', 'mention']} onChange={onChange} label={alertStr} />
+            <SettingToggle disabled={browserPermission !== 'granted'} prefix='notifications_desktop' settings={settings} settingPath={['alerts', 'mention']} onChange={onChange} label={alertStr} />
             {showPushSettings && <SettingToggle prefix='notifications_push' settings={pushSettings} settingPath={['alerts', 'mention']} onChange={this.onPushChange} label={pushStr} />}
             <SettingToggle prefix='notifications' settings={settings} settingPath={['shows', 'mention']} onChange={onChange} label={showStr} />
             <SettingToggle prefix='notifications' settings={settings} settingPath={['sounds', 'mention']} onChange={onChange} label={soundStr} />
@@ -131,7 +105,7 @@ export default class ColumnSettings extends React.PureComponent {
           <span id='notifications-reblog' className='column-settings__section'><FormattedMessage id='notifications.column_settings.reblog' defaultMessage='Boosts:' /></span>
 
           <div className='column-settings__row'>
-            <SettingToggle prefix='notifications_desktop' settings={settings} settingPath={['alerts', 'reblog']} onChange={onChange} label={alertStr} />
+            <SettingToggle disabled={browserPermission !== 'granted'} prefix='notifications_desktop' settings={settings} settingPath={['alerts', 'reblog']} onChange={onChange} label={alertStr} />
             {showPushSettings && <SettingToggle prefix='notifications_push' settings={pushSettings} settingPath={['alerts', 'reblog']} onChange={this.onPushChange} label={pushStr} />}
             <SettingToggle prefix='notifications' settings={settings} settingPath={['shows', 'reblog']} onChange={onChange} label={showStr} />
             <SettingToggle prefix='notifications' settings={settings} settingPath={['sounds', 'reblog']} onChange={onChange} label={soundStr} />
@@ -142,12 +116,23 @@ export default class ColumnSettings extends React.PureComponent {
           <span id='notifications-poll' className='column-settings__section'><FormattedMessage id='notifications.column_settings.poll' defaultMessage='Poll results:' /></span>
 
           <div className='column-settings__row'>
-            <SettingToggle prefix='notifications_desktop' settings={settings} settingPath={['alerts', 'poll']} onChange={onChange} label={alertStr} />
+            <SettingToggle disabled={browserPermission !== 'granted'} prefix='notifications_desktop' settings={settings} settingPath={['alerts', 'poll']} onChange={onChange} label={alertStr} />
             {showPushSettings && <SettingToggle prefix='notifications_push' settings={pushSettings} settingPath={['alerts', 'poll']} onChange={this.onPushChange} label={pushStr} />}
             <SettingToggle prefix='notifications' settings={settings} settingPath={['shows', 'poll']} onChange={onChange} label={showStr} />
             <SettingToggle prefix='notifications' settings={settings} settingPath={['sounds', 'poll']} onChange={onChange} label={soundStr} />
           </div>
         </div>
+
+        <div role='group' aria-labelledby='notifications-status'>
+          <span id='notifications-status' className='column-settings__section'><FormattedMessage id='notifications.column_settings.status' defaultMessage='New toots:' /></span>
+
+          <div className='column-settings__row'>
+            <SettingToggle disabled={browserPermission !== 'granted'} prefix='notifications_desktop' settings={settings} settingPath={['alerts', 'status']} onChange={onChange} label={alertStr} />
+            {showPushSettings && <SettingToggle prefix='notifications_push' settings={pushSettings} settingPath={['alerts', 'status']} onChange={this.onPushChange} label={pushStr} />}
+            <SettingToggle prefix='notifications' settings={settings} settingPath={['shows', 'status']} onChange={onChange} label={showStr} />
+            <SettingToggle prefix='notifications' settings={settings} settingPath={['sounds', 'status']} onChange={onChange} label={soundStr} />
+          </div>
+        </div>
       </div>
     );
   }
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/components/notifications_permission_banner.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/components/notifications_permission_banner.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..766c9bb5ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/components/notifications_permission_banner.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import Icon from 'mastodon/components/icon';
+import Button from 'mastodon/components/button';
+import { requestBrowserPermission } from 'mastodon/actions/notifications';
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
+
+export default @connect(() => {})
+class NotificationsPermissionBanner extends React.PureComponent {
+
+  static propTypes = {
+    dispatch: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  };
+
+  handleClick = () => {
+    this.props.dispatch(requestBrowserPermission());
+  }
+
+  render () {
+    return (
+      <div className='notifications-permission-banner'>
+        <h2><FormattedMessage id='notifications_permission_banner.title' defaultMessage='Never miss a thing' /></h2>
+        <p><FormattedMessage id='notifications_permission_banner.how_to_control' defaultMessage="To receive notifications when Mastodon isn't open, enable desktop notifications. You can control precisely which types of interactions generate desktop notifications through the {icon} button above once they're enabled." values={{ icon: <Icon id='sliders' /> }} /></p>
+        <Button onClick={this.handleClick}><FormattedMessage id='notifications_permission_banner.enable' defaultMessage='Enable desktop notifications' /></Button>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/components/setting_toggle.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/components/setting_toggle.js
index e6f593ef89..c4c8bffbe3 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/components/setting_toggle.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/components/setting_toggle.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export default class SettingToggle extends React.PureComponent {
     label: PropTypes.node.isRequired,
     onChange: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     defaultValue: PropTypes.bool,
+    disabled: PropTypes.bool,
   }
 
   onChange = ({ target }) => {
@@ -19,12 +20,12 @@ export default class SettingToggle extends React.PureComponent {
   }
 
   render () {
-    const { prefix, settings, settingPath, label, defaultValue } = this.props;
+    const { prefix, settings, settingPath, label, defaultValue, disabled } = this.props;
     const id = ['setting-toggle', prefix, ...settingPath].filter(Boolean).join('-');
 
     return (
       <div className='setting-toggle'>
-        <Toggle id={id} checked={settings.getIn(settingPath, defaultValue)} onChange={this.onChange} onKeyDown={this.onKeyDown} />
+        <Toggle disabled={disabled} id={id} checked={settings.getIn(settingPath, defaultValue)} onChange={this.onChange} onKeyDown={this.onKeyDown} />
         <label htmlFor={id} className='setting-toggle__label'>{label}</label>
       </div>
     );
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/containers/column_settings_container.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/containers/column_settings_container.js
index 664c379806..9a70bd4f36 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/containers/column_settings_container.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/containers/column_settings_container.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { showAlert } from '../../../actions/alerts';
 const messages = defineMessages({
   clearMessage: { id: 'notifications.clear_confirmation', defaultMessage: 'Are you sure you want to permanently clear all your notifications?' },
   clearConfirm: { id: 'notifications.clear', defaultMessage: 'Clear notifications' },
-  permissionDenied: { id: 'notifications.permission_denied', defaultMessage: 'Cannot enable desktop notifications as permission has been denied.' },
+  permissionDenied: { id: 'notifications.permission_denied_alert', defaultMessage: 'Desktop notifications can\'t be enabled, as browser permission has been denied before' },
 });
 
 const mapStateToProps = state => ({
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/index.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/index.js
index 5e87faa082..73df7f49d0 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/index.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/index.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import ScrollableList from '../../components/scrollable_list';
 import LoadGap from '../../components/load_gap';
 import Icon from 'mastodon/components/icon';
 import compareId from 'mastodon/compare_id';
+import NotificationsPermissionBanner from './components/notifications_permission_banner';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   title: { id: 'column.notifications', defaultMessage: 'Notifications' },
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ const mapStateToProps = state => ({
   numPending: state.getIn(['notifications', 'pendingItems'], ImmutableList()).size,
   lastReadId: state.getIn(['notifications', 'readMarkerId']),
   canMarkAsRead: state.getIn(['notifications', 'readMarkerId']) !== '0' && getNotifications(state).some(item => item !== null && compareId(item.get('id'), state.getIn(['notifications', 'readMarkerId'])) > 0),
-  needsNotificationPermission: state.getIn(['settings', 'notifications', 'alerts']).includes(true) && state.getIn(['notifications', 'browserSupport']) && state.getIn(['notifications', 'browserPermission']) !== 'granted',
+  needsNotificationPermission: state.getIn(['settings', 'notifications', 'alerts']).includes(true) && state.getIn(['notifications', 'browserSupport']) && state.getIn(['notifications', 'browserPermission']) === 'default',
 });
 
 export default @connect(mapStateToProps)
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ class Notifications extends React.PureComponent {
   };
 
   render () {
-    const { intl, notifications, shouldUpdateScroll, isLoading, isUnread, columnId, multiColumn, hasMore, numPending, showFilterBar, lastReadId, canMarkAsRead } = this.props;
+    const { intl, notifications, shouldUpdateScroll, isLoading, isUnread, columnId, multiColumn, hasMore, numPending, showFilterBar, lastReadId, canMarkAsRead, needsNotificationPermission } = this.props;
     const pinned = !!columnId;
     const emptyMessage = <FormattedMessage id='empty_column.notifications' defaultMessage="You don't have any notifications yet. Interact with others to start the conversation." />;
 
@@ -213,6 +214,8 @@ class Notifications extends React.PureComponent {
         showLoading={isLoading && notifications.size === 0}
         hasMore={hasMore}
         numPending={numPending}
+        prepend={needsNotificationPermission && <NotificationsPermissionBanner />}
+        alwaysPrepend
         emptyMessage={emptyMessage}
         onLoadMore={this.handleLoadOlder}
         onLoadPending={this.handleLoadPending}
@@ -252,7 +255,6 @@ class Notifications extends React.PureComponent {
           pinned={pinned}
           multiColumn={multiColumn}
           extraButton={extraButton}
-          collapseIssues={this.props.needsNotificationPermission}
         >
           <ColumnSettingsContainer />
         </ColumnHeader>
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/notifications_counter_icon.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/notifications_counter_icon.js
index b8932704b5..da553cd9f0 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/notifications_counter_icon.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/notifications_counter_icon.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import IconWithBadge from 'mastodon/components/icon_with_badge';
 
 const mapStateToProps = state => ({
   count: state.getIn(['notifications', 'unread']),
-  issueBadge: state.getIn(['settings', 'notifications', 'alerts']).includes(true) && state.getIn(['notifications', 'browserSupport']) && state.getIn(['notifications', 'browserPermission']) !== 'granted',
   id: 'bell',
 });
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/reducers/settings.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/reducers/settings.js
index 886353de3d..057fa353a2 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/reducers/settings.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/reducers/settings.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const initialState = ImmutableMap({
       reblog: false,
       mention: false,
       poll: false,
+      status: false,
     }),
 
     quickFilter: ImmutableMap({
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ const initialState = ImmutableMap({
       reblog: true,
       mention: true,
       poll: true,
+      status: true,
     }),
 
     sounds: ImmutableMap({
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ const initialState = ImmutableMap({
       reblog: true,
       mention: true,
       poll: true,
+      status: true,
     }),
   }),
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
index 378d1640fd..0d32b9d6c0 100644
--- a/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/styles/mastodon/components.scss
@@ -3732,6 +3732,10 @@ a.status-card.compact:hover {
   margin-bottom: 10px;
 }
 
+.column-settings__row--with-margin {
+  margin-bottom: 15px;
+}
+
 .column-settings__hashtags {
   .column-settings__row {
     margin-bottom: 15px;
@@ -7168,3 +7172,25 @@ noscript {
     border-color: lighten($ui-base-color, 12%);
   }
 }
+
+.notifications-permission-banner {
+  padding: 30px;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid lighten($ui-base-color, 8%);
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+
+  h2 {
+    font-size: 16px;
+    font-weight: 500;
+    margin-bottom: 15px;
+    text-align: center;
+  }
+
+  p {
+    color: $darker-text-color;
+    margin-bottom: 15px;
+    text-align: center;
+  }
+}