diff --git a/circle/dashboard/forms.py b/circle/dashboard/forms.py
index 4fb8df1..51cd862 100644
--- a/circle/dashboard/forms.py
+++ b/circle/dashboard/forms.py
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ class MyProfileForm(forms.ModelForm):
 
     class Meta:
         fields = ('preferred_language', 'email_notifications',
-                  'use_gravatar', )
+                  'desktop_notifications', 'use_gravatar', )
         model = Profile
 
     @property
diff --git a/circle/dashboard/migrations/0004_profile_desktop_notifications.py b/circle/dashboard/migrations/0004_profile_desktop_notifications.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98ca121
--- /dev/null
+++ b/circle/dashboard/migrations/0004_profile_desktop_notifications.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import models, migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('dashboard', '0003_message'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='profile',
+            name='desktop_notifications',
+            field=models.BooleanField(default=False, help_text='Whether user wants to get desktop notification when an activity has finished and the window is not in focus.', verbose_name='Desktop notifications'),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/circle/dashboard/models.py b/circle/dashboard/models.py
index 75a35f7..7cdff58 100644
--- a/circle/dashboard/models.py
+++ b/circle/dashboard/models.py
@@ -184,6 +184,10 @@ class Profile(Model):
     email_notifications = BooleanField(
         verbose_name=_("Email notifications"), default=True,
         help_text=_('Whether user wants to get digested email notifications.'))
+    desktop_notifications = BooleanField(
+        verbose_name=_("Desktop notifications"), default=False,
+        help_text=_('Whether user wants to get desktop notification when an '
+                    'activity has finished and the window is not in focus.'))
     smb_password = CharField(
         max_length=20,
         verbose_name=_('Samba password'),
diff --git a/circle/dashboard/static/dashboard/activity.js b/circle/dashboard/static/dashboard/activity.js
index 0e1b80c..e61728c 100644
--- a/circle/dashboard/static/dashboard/activity.js
+++ b/circle/dashboard/static/dashboard/activity.js
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@ $(function() {
           );
         } else {
           in_progress = false;
+          if(document.hasFocus() === false && userWantNotifications()){
+            sendNotification(generateMessageFromLastActivity());
+          }
           if(reload_vm_detail) location.reload();
           if(runs > 1) addConnectText();
         }
@@ -181,6 +184,38 @@ $(function() {
   }
 });
 
+// Notification init
+$(function(){
+  if(userWantNotifications())
+    Notification.requestPermission();
+});
+
+function generateMessageFromLastActivity(){
+  var ac = $("div.activity").first();
+  var error = ac.children(".timeline-icon-failed").length;
+  var sign = (error === 1) ? "❌ " : "✓ ";
+  var msg = ac.children("strong").text().replace(/\s+/g, " ");
+  return sign + msg;
+}
+
+function sendNotification(message) {
+  var options = { icon: "/static/dashboard/img/favicon.png"};
+  if (Notification.permission === "granted") {
+    var notification = new Notification(message, options);
+  }
+  else if (Notification.permission !== "denied") {
+    Notification.requestPermission(function (permission) {
+      if (permission === "granted") {
+        var notification = new Notification(message, options);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+function userWantNotifications(){
+  var dn = $("#user-options").data("desktop_notifications");
+  return dn === "True";
+}
 
 function addConnectText() {
   var activities = $(".timeline .activity");
@@ -192,7 +227,6 @@ function addConnectText() {
   }
 }
 
-
 String.prototype.hashCode = function() {
   var hash = 0, i, chr, len;
   if (this.length === 0) return hash;
diff --git a/circle/dashboard/templates/dashboard/_display-name.html b/circle/dashboard/templates/dashboard/_display-name.html
index c315f81..6b541d8 100644
--- a/circle/dashboard/templates/dashboard/_display-name.html
+++ b/circle/dashboard/templates/dashboard/_display-name.html
@@ -14,5 +14,4 @@
       ({% trans "username" %}: {{ user.username }})
     {% endif %}
   {% endif %}
-
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/circle/dashboard/templates/dashboard/base.html b/circle/dashboard/templates/dashboard/base.html
index 3762cbd..3122054 100644
--- a/circle/dashboard/templates/dashboard/base.html
+++ b/circle/dashboard/templates/dashboard/base.html
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 
 {% block navbar %}
 {% if request.user.is_authenticated and request.user.pk and not request.token_user %}
+
+  <span id="user-options" data-desktop_notifications="{{ request.user.profile.desktop_notifications }}"><span>
+
   <ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right" id="dashboard-menu">
     {% if request.user.is_superuser %}
     {% if ADMIN_ENABLED %}