diff --git a/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
index db24f86ff..604b87260 100644
--- a/.eslintrc
+++ b/.eslintrc
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
   ],
   "globals": {
     "angular": true,
-    "app": true
+    "app": true,
+    "ipc": true,
+    "PRODUCTION": true
   },
   "env": {
     "browser": true,
diff --git a/app/ipc.js b/app/ipc.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b31218954
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/ipc.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/**
+ * Add ipcRenderer to the window object
+ */
+const ipcRenderer = window.require('electron').ipcRenderer;
+window.ipc = ipcRenderer;
diff --git a/app/main.js b/app/main.js
index e3c5ad6f2..b1d4ef112 100644
--- a/app/main.js
+++ b/app/main.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const electron = require('electron'); // eslint-disable-line import/no-extraneous-dependencies
+const path = require('path');
 
 const { app } = electron;
 const { BrowserWindow } = electron;
@@ -13,7 +14,15 @@ function createWindow() {
     width: width > 2000 ? Math.floor(width * 0.5) : width - 250,
     height: height > 1000 ? Math.floor(height * 0.7) : height - 150,
     center: true,
+    webPreferences: {
+      // Avoid app throttling when Electron is in background
+      backgroundThrottling: false,
+      // Specifies a script that will be loaded before other scripts run in the page.
+      preload: path.resolve(__dirname, 'ipc.js'),
+    },
   });
+  win.on('blur', () => win.webContents.send('blur'));
+  win.on('focus', () => win.webContents.send('focus'));
 
   const template = [
     {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 47b3721e2..7e899eb97 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "bugs": "https://github.com/LiskHQ/lisk-nano/issues",
   "main": "main.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "webpack --profile --progress --display-modules --display-exclude --display-chunks --display-cached --display-cached-assets",
+    "build": "export NODE_ENV=prod && webpack --profile --progress --display-modules --display-exclude --display-chunks --display-cached --display-cached-assets",
     "dev": "webpack-dev-server --host 0.0.0.0 --profile --progress",
     "e2e-test": "protractor protractor.conf.js",
     "test": "grunt eslint && export NODE_ENV=test && karma start",
diff --git a/src/components/main/main.js b/src/components/main/main.js
index 5b80a2efc..38fa73a01 100644
--- a/src/components/main/main.js
+++ b/src/components/main/main.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ app.component('main', {
    */
   controller: class main {
     constructor($scope, $rootScope, $timeout, $q, $state, Peers,
-      dialog, SendModal, Account, AccountApi) {
+      dialog, SendModal, Account, AccountApi, Notification) {
       this.$scope = $scope;
       this.$rootScope = $rootScope;
       this.$timeout = $timeout;
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ app.component('main', {
       this.$state = $state;
       this.account = Account;
       this.accountApi = AccountApi;
+      this.notify = Notification.init();
 
       this.activeTab = this.init();
     }
@@ -108,6 +109,11 @@ app.component('main', {
             delete res.publicKey;
           }
 
+          if (res.balance > this.account.get().balance) {
+            const amount = res.balance - this.account.get().balance;
+            this.notify.about('deposit', amount);
+          }
+
           this.account.set(res);
         })
         .catch((res) => {
diff --git a/src/liskNano.js b/src/liskNano.js
index 933f5f752..e8bd184b0 100644
--- a/src/liskNano.js
+++ b/src/liskNano.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import './services/dialog';
 import './services/lsk';
 import './services/signVerify';
 import './services/sync';
+import './services/notification';
 
 import './filters/lsk';
 
diff --git a/src/services/notification.js b/src/services/notification.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0cd9e00ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/notification.js
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/**
+ * @description This factory provides methods to call Notification
+ *
+ * @module app
+ * @submodule Notify
+ */
+app.factory('Notification', ($window, lsk) => {
+  /**
+   * The Notify factory constructor class
+   * @class Notify
+   * @constructor
+   */
+  class Notification {
+    constructor() {
+      this.isFocused = true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Initialize event listeners
+     *
+     * @returns {this}
+     * @method init
+     * @memberof Notify
+     */
+    init() {
+      if (PRODUCTION) {
+        const { ipc } = $window;
+        ipc.on('blur', () => this.isFocused = false);
+        ipc.on('focus', () => this.isFocused = true);
+      }
+      return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Routing to specific Notification creator based on type param
+     * @param {string} type
+     * @param {any} data
+     *
+     * @method about
+     * @public
+     * @memberof Notify
+     */
+    about(type, data) {
+      if (this.isFocused) return;
+      switch (type) {
+        case 'deposit':
+          this._deposit(data);
+          break;
+        default: break;
+      }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creating notification about deposit
+     *
+     * @param {number} amount
+     * @private
+     * @memberof Notify
+     */
+    _deposit(amount) { // eslint-disable-line
+      const body = `You've received ${lsk.normalize(amount)} LSK.`;
+      new $window.Notification('LSK received', { body }); // eslint-disable-line
+    }
+  }
+
+  return new Notification();
+});
diff --git a/src/services/sync.js b/src/services/sync.js
index 0797c5ae2..72cf5f07e 100644
--- a/src/services/sync.js
+++ b/src/services/sync.js
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
+const intervals = {
+  activeApp: 10000,
+  inactiveApp: 60000,
+};
+
 app.factory('Sync', ($rootScope, $window) => {
   const config = {
-    updateInterval: 10000,
+    updateInterval: intervals.activeApp,
     freeze: false,
   };
   let lastTick = new Date();
@@ -33,6 +38,19 @@ app.factory('Sync', ($rootScope, $window) => {
       $window.requestAnimationFrame(step);
     }
   };
+
+  const toggleSyncTimer = (inFocus) => {
+    config.updateInterval = (inFocus) ?
+      intervals.activeApp :
+      intervals.inactiveApp;
+  };
+
+  const initIntervalToggler = () => {
+    const { ipc } = $window;
+    ipc.on('blur', () => toggleSyncTimer(false));
+    ipc.on('focus', () => toggleSyncTimer(true));
+  };
+
   /**
    * Starts the first frame by calling requestAnimationFrame.
    * This will be
@@ -41,6 +59,9 @@ app.factory('Sync', ($rootScope, $window) => {
     if (!running) {
       $window.requestAnimationFrame(step);
     }
+    if (PRODUCTION) {
+      initIntervalToggler();
+    }
   };
 
   /**
@@ -50,7 +71,6 @@ app.factory('Sync', ($rootScope, $window) => {
     config.freeze = false;
   };
 
-  init();
   return {
     init, config, end,
   };
diff --git a/test/services/notification.spec.js b/test/services/notification.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef3ea624d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/services/notification.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+const chai = require('chai');
+const sinon = require('sinon');
+const sinonChai = require('sinon-chai');
+
+const expect = chai.expect;
+chai.use(sinonChai);
+
+describe('Factory: Notification', () => {
+  let lsk;
+  let $window;
+  let notify;
+
+  beforeEach(angular.mock.module('app'));
+
+  beforeEach(inject((_Notification_, _lsk_, _$window_) => {
+    lsk = _lsk_;
+    $window = _$window_;
+    notify = _Notification_.init();
+  }));
+
+  describe('about(data)', () => {
+    const amount = 100000000;
+    const mockNotification = sinon.spy();
+
+    it('should call this._deposit', () => {
+      const spy = sinon.spy(notify, '_deposit');
+      notify.isFocused = false;
+      notify.about('deposit', amount);
+      expect(spy).to.have.been.calledWith(amount);
+    });
+
+    it('should call $window.Notification', () => {
+      $window.Notification = mockNotification;
+      const msg = `You've received ${lsk.normalize(amount)} LSK.`;
+
+      notify.isFocused = false;
+      notify.about('deposit', amount);
+      expect(mockNotification).to.have.been.calledWith(
+         'LSK received', { body: msg },
+      );
+      mockNotification.reset();
+    });
+
+    it('should not call $window.Notification if app is focused', () => {
+      notify.about('deposit', amount);
+      expect(mockNotification).to.have.been.not.calledWith();
+      mockNotification.reset();
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index d098badbe..bf9434f7f 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ require('./services/api/peers.spec');
 require('./services/lsk.spec');
 require('./services/passphrase.spec');
 require('./services/signVerify.spec');
+require('./services/notification.spec');
 
 require('./run.spec');
 
diff --git a/webpack.config.babel.js b/webpack.config.babel.js
index 4e6cc2240..a036a326e 100644
--- a/webpack.config.babel.js
+++ b/webpack.config.babel.js
@@ -169,6 +169,14 @@ const provide = () => ({
   ],
 });
 
+const define = () => ({
+  plugins: [
+    new webpack.DefinePlugin({
+      PRODUCTION: JSON.stringify(nodeEnvironment === 'prod'),
+    }),
+  ],
+});
+
 const bundleAnalyzer = () => ({
   plugins: [
     new BundleAnalyzerPlugin({
@@ -182,10 +190,10 @@ let config;
 
 switch (process.env.npm_lifecycle_event) {
   case 'build':
-    config = merge(common, clean(path.join(PATHS.build, 'dist')), html(), provide(), eslint(), babel(), pug(), less(), css(), json(), png(), fonts(), bundleAnalyzer());
+    config = merge(common, clean(path.join(PATHS.build, 'dist')), html(), provide(), define(), eslint(), babel(), pug(), less(), css(), json(), png(), fonts(), bundleAnalyzer());
     break;
   default:
-    config = merge(common, devServer(), { devtool: 'eval-source-map' }, html(), provide(), eslint(), babel(), pug(), less(), css(), json(), png(), fonts());
+    config = merge(common, devServer(), { devtool: 'eval-source-map' }, html(), provide(), define(), eslint(), babel(), pug(), less(), css(), json(), png(), fonts());
     break;
 }