diff --git a/config/defaults.js b/config/defaults.js
index 50906749..2a084737 100644
--- a/config/defaults.js
+++ b/config/defaults.js
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ const defaultConfig = {
 		},
 		notifications: {
 			enabled: false,
-			urgency: "normal",
-			unpauseNotification: false
+			unpauseNotification: false,
+			urgency: "normal", //has effect only on Linux 
+			interactive: false //has effect only on Windows
 		},
 		"precise-volume": {
 			enabled: false,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d27c0860..6d0d90a9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
 		"filenamify": "^4.2.0",
 		"md5": "^2.3.0",
 		"node-fetch": "^2.6.1",
+    "node-notifier": "^9.0.1",
 		"open": "^8.0.3",
 		"ytdl-core": "^4.5.0",
 		"ytpl": "^2.1.1"
diff --git a/plugins/notifications/back.js b/plugins/notifications/back.js
index dedd9379..d1ef3114 100644
--- a/plugins/notifications/back.js
+++ b/plugins/notifications/back.js
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 const { Notification } = require("electron");
+const is = require("electron-is");
 const getSongInfo = require("../../providers/song-info");
+const { notificationImage } = require("./utils");
+
+const { setupInteractive, notifyInteractive } = require("./interactive")
 
 const notify = (info, options) => {
-	let notificationImage = "assets/youtube-music.png";
-
-	if (info.image) {
-		notificationImage = info.image.resize({ height: 256, width: 256 });
-	}
 
 	// Fill the notification with content
 	const notification = {
 		title: info.title || "Playing",
 		body: info.artist,
-		icon: notificationImage,
+		icon: notificationImage(info),
 		silent: true,
 		urgency: options.urgency,
 	};
@@ -25,10 +24,15 @@ const notify = (info, options) => {
 };
 
 module.exports = (win, options) => {
+	const isInteractive = is.windows() && options.interactive;
+	//setup interactive notifications for windows
+	if (isInteractive) {
+		setupInteractive(win, options.unpauseNotification);
+	}
 	const registerCallback = getSongInfo(win);
 	let oldNotification;
 	let oldURL = "";
-	win.on("ready-to-show", () => {
+	win.once("ready-to-show", () => {
 		// Register the callback for new song information
 		registerCallback(songInfo => {
 			// on pause - reset url? and skip notification
@@ -42,10 +46,14 @@ module.exports = (win, options) => {
 			// If url isn't the same as last one - send notification
 			if (songInfo.url !== oldURL) {
 				oldURL = songInfo.url;
-				// Close the old notification
-				oldNotification?.close();
-				// This fixes a weird bug that would cause the notification to be updated instead of showing
-				setTimeout(()=>{ oldNotification = notify(songInfo, options) }, 10);
+				if (isInteractive) {
+					notifyInteractive(songInfo);
+				} else {
+					// Close the old notification
+					oldNotification?.close();
+					// This fixes a weird bug that would cause the notification to be updated instead of showing
+					setTimeout(() => { oldNotification = notify(songInfo, options) }, 10);
+				}
 			}
 		});
 	});
diff --git a/plugins/notifications/interactive.js b/plugins/notifications/interactive.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb487cae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/notifications/interactive.js
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+const { notificationImage, icons } = require("./utils");
+const getSongControls = require('../../providers/song-controls');
+const notifier = require("node-notifier");
+
+//store song controls reference on launch
+let controls;
+let notificationOnPause;
+
+//Save controls and onPause option
+module.exports.setupInteractive = (win, unpauseNotification) => {
+    const { playPause, next, previous } = getSongControls(win);
+    controls = { playPause, next, previous };
+
+    notificationOnPause = unpauseNotification;
+
+    win.webContents.once("closed", () => {
+        deleteNotification()
+    });
+}
+
+//delete old notification
+let toDelete;
+function deleteNotification() {
+    if (toDelete !== undefined) {
+        // To remove the notification it has to be done this way
+        const removeNotif = Object.assign(toDelete, {
+            remove: toDelete.id
+        })
+        notifier.notify(removeNotif)
+
+        toDelete = undefined;
+    }
+}
+
+//New notification
+module.exports.notifyInteractive = function sendToaster(songInfo) {
+    deleteNotification();
+    //download image and get path
+    let imgSrc = notificationImage(songInfo, true);
+    toDelete = {
+        //app id undefined - will break buttons
+        title: songInfo.title || "Playing",
+        message: songInfo.artist,
+        id: parseInt(Math.random() * 1000000, 10),
+        icon: imgSrc,
+        actions: [
+            icons.previous,
+            songInfo.isPaused ? icons.play : icons.pause,
+            icons.next
+        ],
+        sound: false,
+    };
+    //send notification
+    notifier.notify(
+        toDelete,
+        (err, data) => {
+            // Will also wait until notification is closed.
+            if (err) {
+                console.log(`ERROR = ${err.toString()}\n DATA = ${data}`);
+            }
+            switch (data) {
+                //buttons
+                case icons.previous.normalize():
+                    controls.previous();
+                    return;
+                case icons.next.normalize():
+                    controls.next();
+                    return;
+                case icons.play.normalize():
+                    controls.playPause();
+                    // dont delete notification on play/pause
+                    toDelete = undefined;
+                    //manually send notification if not sending automatically
+                    if (!notificationOnPause) {
+                        songInfo.isPaused = false;
+                        sendToaster(songInfo);
+                    }
+                    return;
+                case icons.pause.normalize():
+                    controls.playPause();
+                    songInfo.isPaused = true;
+                    toDelete = undefined;
+                    sendToaster(songInfo);
+                    return;
+                //Native datatype
+                case "dismissed":
+                case "timeout":
+                    deleteNotification();
+            }
+        }
+
+    );
+}
diff --git a/plugins/notifications/menu.js b/plugins/notifications/menu.js
index a61cac67..3f239909 100644
--- a/plugins/notifications/menu.js
+++ b/plugins/notifications/menu.js
@@ -1,19 +1,30 @@
-const {urgencyLevels, setUrgency, setUnpause} = require("./utils");
+const { urgencyLevels, setOption } = require("./utils");
+const is = require("electron-is");
 
 module.exports = (win, options) => [
-	{
-		label: "Notification Priority",
-		submenu: urgencyLevels.map(level => ({
-			label: level.name,
-			type: "radio",
-			checked: options.urgency === level.value,
-			click: () => setUrgency(options, level.value)
-		})),
-	},
+	...(is.linux() ?
+		[{
+			label: "Notification Priority",
+			submenu: urgencyLevels.map(level => ({
+				label: level.name,
+				type: "radio",
+				checked: options.urgency === level.value,
+				click: () => setOption(options, "urgency", level.value)
+			})),
+		}] :
+		[]),
+	...(is.windows() ?
+		[{
+			label: "Interactive Notifications",
+			type: "checkbox",
+			checked: options.interactive,
+			click: (item) => setOption(options, "interactive", item.checked)
+		}] :
+		[]),
 	{
 		label: "Show notification on unpause",
 		type: "checkbox",
 		checked: options.unpauseNotification,
-		click: (item) => setUnpause(options, item.checked)
-	}
+		click: (item) => setOption(options, "unpauseNotification", item.checked)
+	},
 ];
diff --git a/plugins/notifications/utils.js b/plugins/notifications/utils.js
index c43ecb20..34c73a77 100644
--- a/plugins/notifications/utils.js
+++ b/plugins/notifications/utils.js
@@ -1,19 +1,56 @@
-const {setOptions} = require("../../config/plugins");
+const { setOptions } = require("../../config/plugins");
+const path = require("path");
+const { app } = require("electron");
+const fs = require("fs");
+
+const icon = "assets/youtube-music.png";
+const tempIcon = path.join(app.getPath("userData"), "tempIcon.png");
+
+module.exports.icons = {
+	play: "\u{1405}", // ᐅ
+	pause: "\u{2016}", // ‖
+	next: "\u{1433}", // ᐳ
+	previous: "\u{1438}" // ᐸ
+}
+
+module.exports.setOption = (options, option, value) => {
+	options[option] = value;
+	setOptions("notifications", options)
+}
 
 module.exports.urgencyLevels = [
-	{name: "Low", value: "low"},
-	{name: "Normal", value: "normal"},
-	{name: "High", value: "critical"},
+	{ name: "Low", value: "low" },
+	{ name: "Normal", value: "normal" },
+	{ name: "High", value: "critical" },
 ];
-module.exports.setUrgency = (options, level) => {
-	options.urgency = level
-	setOption(options)
-};
-module.exports.setUnpause = (options, value) => {
-	options.unpauseNotification = value
-	setOption(options)
+
+module.exports.notificationImage = function (songInfo, saveIcon = false) {
+	//return local path to temp icon
+	if (saveIcon && !!songInfo.image) {
+		try {
+			fs.writeFileSync(tempIcon,
+				centerNativeImage(songInfo.image)
+					.toPNG()
+			);
+		} catch (err) {
+			console.log(`Error writing song icon to disk:\n${err.toString()}`)
+			return icon;
+		}
+		return tempIcon;
+	}
+	//else: return image
+	return songInfo.image
+		? centerNativeImage(songInfo.image)
+		: icon
 };
 
-let setOption = options => {
-	setOptions("notifications", options)
-};
+function centerNativeImage(nativeImage) {
+	const tempImage = nativeImage.resize({ height: 256 });
+	const margin = Math.max((tempImage.getSize().width - 256), 0);
+
+	return tempImage.crop({
+		x: Math.round(margin / 2),
+		y: 0,
+		width: 256, height: 256
+	})
+}
diff --git a/providers/song-info.js b/providers/song-info.js
index 9b434361..a7aa651d 100644
--- a/providers/song-info.js
+++ b/providers/song-info.js
@@ -29,6 +29,18 @@ const getPausedStatus = async (win) => {
 	return !title.includes("-");
 };
 
+const getArtist = async (win) => {
+	return await win.webContents.executeJavaScript(
+		`
+		var bar = document.getElementsByClassName('subtitle ytmusic-player-bar')[0];
+		var artistName = (bar.getElementsByClassName('yt-formatted-string')[0]) || (bar.getElementsByClassName('byline ytmusic-player-bar')[0]);
+		if (artistName) {
+			artistName.textContent;
+		}
+		`
+	)
+}
+
 // Fill songInfo with empty values
 const songInfo = {
 	title: "",
@@ -46,7 +58,7 @@ const songInfo = {
 const handleData = async (responseText, win) => {
 	let data = JSON.parse(responseText);
 	songInfo.title = data?.videoDetails?.title;
-	songInfo.artist = data?.videoDetails?.author;
+	songInfo.artist = await getArtist(win) || data?.videoDetails?.author;
 	songInfo.views = data?.videoDetails?.viewCount;
 	songInfo.imageSrc = data?.videoDetails?.thumbnail?.thumbnails?.pop()?.url;
 	songInfo.songDuration = data?.videoDetails?.lengthSeconds;
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 50bc9144..af2b6f94 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6537,6 +6537,23 @@ node-notifier@^8.0.0:
     uuid "^8.3.0"
     which "^2.0.2"
 
+node-notifier@^9.0.1:
+  version "9.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-notifier/-/node-notifier-9.0.1.tgz#cea837f4c5e733936c7b9005e6545cea825d1af4"
+  integrity sha512-fPNFIp2hF/Dq7qLDzSg4vZ0J4e9v60gJR+Qx7RbjbWqzPDdEqeVpEx5CFeDAELIl+A/woaaNn1fQ5nEVerMxJg==
+  dependencies:
+    growly "^1.3.0"
+    is-wsl "^2.2.0"
+    semver "^7.3.2"
+    shellwords "^0.1.1"
+    uuid "^8.3.0"
+    which "^2.0.2"
+
+noop-logger@^0.1.1:
+  version "0.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/noop-logger/-/noop-logger-0.1.1.tgz#94a2b1633c4f1317553007d8966fd0e841b6a4c2"
+  integrity sha1-lKKxYzxPExdVMAfYlm/Q6EG2pMI=
+
 node-releases@^1.1.70:
   version "1.1.71"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-releases/-/node-releases-1.1.71.tgz#cb1334b179896b1c89ecfdd4b725fb7bbdfc7dbb"