diff --git a/cosmic-notifications-config/src/lib.rs b/cosmic-notifications-config/src/lib.rs
index 43cb5c2..b1801ba 100644
--- a/cosmic-notifications-config/src/lib.rs
+++ b/cosmic-notifications-config/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::collections::HashSet;
+
 use cosmic_config::{CosmicConfigEntry, cosmic_config_derive::CosmicConfigEntry};
 
 pub const ID: &str = "com.system76.CosmicNotifications";
@@ -19,6 +21,8 @@ pub enum Anchor {
 #[version = 1]
 pub struct NotificationsConfig {
     pub do_not_disturb: bool,
+    /// App IDs allowed to bypass DND.
+    pub do_not_disturb_overrides: HashSet<String>,
     pub anchor: Anchor,
     /// The maximum number of notifications that can be displayed at once.
     pub max_notifications: u32,
@@ -36,6 +40,7 @@ impl Default for NotificationsConfig {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
             do_not_disturb: false,
+            do_not_disturb_overrides: HashSet::default(),
             anchor: Anchor::default(),
             max_notifications: 3,
             max_per_app: 2,
diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index ad77cce..b9832bc 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -265,7 +265,13 @@ impl CosmicNotifications {
             iced::Task::none()
         }];
 
-        if self.cards.is_empty() && !self.config.do_not_disturb {
+        if self.cards.is_empty()
+            && (!self.config.do_not_disturb
+                || self
+                    .config
+                    .do_not_disturb_overrides
+                    .contains(&notification.app_name))
+        {
             let (anchor, _output) = self.anchor.clone().unwrap_or((Anchor::TOP, None));
             self.active_surface = true;
             tasks.push(get_layer_surface(SctkLayerSurfaceSettings {