diff --git a/kitty/cocoa_window.m b/kitty/cocoa_window.m
index ae9b13ecc..8aaf8eb73 100644
--- a/kitty/cocoa_window.m
+++ b/kitty/cocoa_window.m
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ live_delivered_notifications(void) {
 }
 
 static void
-schedule_notification(const char *appname, const char *identifier, const char *title, const char *body, int urgency) {
+schedule_notification(const char *appname, const char *identifier, const char *title, const char *body, const char *image_path, int urgency) {
     UNUserNotificationCenter *center = get_notification_center_safely();
     if (!center) return;
     // Configure the notification's payload.
@@ -478,6 +478,18 @@ schedule_notification(const char *appname, const char *identifier, const char *t
         [content setValue:@(level) forKey:@"interruptionLevel"];
     }
 #endif
+    if (image_path) {
+        @try {
+            NSError *error;
+            NSURL *image_url = [NSURL fileURLWithFileSystemRepresentation:image_path isDirectory:NO relativeToURL:nil];  // autoreleased
+            UNNotificationAttachment *attachment = [UNNotificationAttachment attachmentWithIdentifier:@"image" URL:image_url options:nil error:&error];  // autoreleased
+            if (attachment) { content.attachments = @[ attachment ]; }
+            else NSLog(@"Error attaching image %@ to notification: %@", @(image_path), error.localizedDescription);
+        } @catch(NSException *exc) {
+            NSLog(@"Creating image attachment %@ for notification failed with error: %@", @(image_path), exc.reason);
+        }
+    }
+
     // Deliver the notification
     static unsigned long counter = 1;
     UNNotificationRequest* request = [
@@ -497,7 +509,7 @@ schedule_notification(const char *appname, const char *identifier, const char *t
 
 
 typedef struct {
-    char *identifier, *title, *body, *appname;
+    char *identifier, *title, *body, *appname, *image_path;
     int urgency;
 } QueuedNotification;
 
@@ -508,13 +520,12 @@ typedef struct {
 static NotificationQueue notification_queue = {0};
 
 static void
-queue_notification(const char *appname, const char *identifier, const char *title, const char* body, int urgency) {
+queue_notification(const char *appname, const char *identifier, const char *title, const char* body, const char *image_path, int urgency) {
     ensure_space_for((&notification_queue), notifications, QueuedNotification, notification_queue.count + 16, capacity, 16, true);
     QueuedNotification *n = notification_queue.notifications + notification_queue.count++;
-    n->appname = appname ? strdup(appname) : NULL;
-    n->identifier = identifier ? strdup(identifier) : NULL;
-    n->title = title ? strdup(title) : NULL;
-    n->body = body ? strdup(body) : NULL;
+#define d(x) n->x = (x && x[0]) ? strdup(x) : NULL;
+    d(appname); d(identifier); d(title); d(body); d(image_path);
+#undef d
     n->urgency = urgency;
 }
 
@@ -523,13 +534,13 @@ drain_pending_notifications(BOOL granted) {
     if (granted) {
         for (size_t i = 0; i < notification_queue.count; i++) {
             QueuedNotification *n = notification_queue.notifications + i;
-            schedule_notification(n->appname, n->identifier, n->title, n->body, n->urgency);
+            schedule_notification(n->appname, n->identifier, n->title, n->body, n->image_path, n->urgency);
         }
     }
     while(notification_queue.count) {
         QueuedNotification *n = notification_queue.notifications + --notification_queue.count;
         if (!granted) do_notification_callback(@(n->identifier), "creation_failed");
-        free(n->identifier); free(n->title); free(n->body); free(n->appname);
+        free(n->identifier); free(n->title); free(n->body); free(n->appname); free(n->image_path);
         memset(n, 0, sizeof(QueuedNotification));
     }
 }
@@ -551,14 +562,14 @@ cocoa_live_delivered_notifications(PyObject *self UNUSED, PyObject *x UNUSED) {
 
 static PyObject*
 cocoa_send_notification(PyObject *self UNUSED, PyObject *args, PyObject *kw) {
-    const char *identifier = "", *title = "", *body = "", *appname = ""; int urgency = 1;
-    static const char* kwlist[] = {"appname", "identifier", "title", "body", "urgency", NULL};
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kw, "ssss|i", (char**)kwlist, &appname, &identifier, &title, &body, &urgency)) return NULL;
+    const char *identifier = "", *title = "", *body = "", *appname = "", *image_path = ""; int urgency = 1;
+    static const char* kwlist[] = {"appname", "identifier", "title", "body", "image_path", "urgency", NULL};
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args, kw, "ssss|si", (char**)kwlist, &appname, &identifier, &title, &body, &image_path, &urgency)) return NULL;
 
     UNUserNotificationCenter *center = get_notification_center_safely();
     if (!center) Py_RETURN_NONE;
     if (!center.delegate) center.delegate = [[NotificationDelegate alloc] init];
-    queue_notification(appname, identifier, title, body, urgency);
+    queue_notification(appname, identifier, title, body, image_path, urgency);
 
     // The badge permission needs to be requested as well, even though it is not used,
     // otherwise macOS refuses to show the preference checkbox for enable/disable notification sound.
diff --git a/kitty/fast_data_types.pyi b/kitty/fast_data_types.pyi
index 66d9ce529..bdb990b6f 100644
--- a/kitty/fast_data_types.pyi
+++ b/kitty/fast_data_types.pyi
@@ -566,6 +566,7 @@ def cocoa_send_notification(
     identifier: str,
     title: str,
     body: str,
+    image_path: str = "",
     urgency: int = 1,
 ) -> None:
     pass
diff --git a/kitty/notifications.py b/kitty/notifications.py
index 4c3371798..4c9f9f3d8 100644
--- a/kitty/notifications.py
+++ b/kitty/notifications.py
@@ -20,6 +20,16 @@ from .utils import get_custom_window_icon, log_error, sanitize_control_codes
 debug_desktop_integration = False
 
 
+def image_type(data: bytes) -> str:
+    if data[:8] == b"\211PNG\r\n\032\n":
+        return 'png'
+    if data[:6] in (b'GIF87a', b'GIF89a'):
+        return 'gif'
+    if data[:2] == b'\xff\xd8':
+        return 'jpeg'
+    return 'unknown'
+
+
 class IconDataCache:
 
 
@@ -52,7 +62,7 @@ class IconDataCache:
     def hash(self, data: bytes) -> str:
         from kittens.transfer.rsync import xxh128_hash_with_seed
         d = xxh128_hash_with_seed(data, self.seed)
-        return d.hex()
+        return d.hex() + '.' + image_type(data)
 
     def add_icon(self, key: str, data: bytes) -> str:
         self._ensure_state()
@@ -482,12 +492,14 @@ class MacOSIntegration(DesktopIntegration):
         # If the body is not set macos makes the title the body and uses
         # "kitty" as the title. So use a single space for the body in this
         # case. Although https://developer.apple.com/documentation/usernotifications/unnotificationcontent/body?language=objc
-        # says printf style strings are stripped this does not actually happen,
-        # so dont double %
-        # for %% escaping.
+        # says printf style strings are stripped this does not actually happen, so dont double % for %% escaping.
         body = (nc.body or ' ')
         assert nc.urgency is not None
-        cocoa_send_notification(nc.application_name or 'kitty', str(desktop_notification_id), nc.title, body, nc.urgency.value)
+        image_path = nc.icon_path
+        cocoa_send_notification(
+            nc.application_name or 'kitty', str(desktop_notification_id), nc.title, body,
+            image_path=image_path, urgency=nc.urgency.value,
+        )
         return desktop_notification_id
 
     def notification_activated(self, event: str, ident: str) -> None: