diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4272d6d..052fb10 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 
 - You can now pass `-1` as the `TIMERID` to apply a command to all active timers.
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Automatically use `nvim-notify` when available.
+
 ## [v0.4.1](https://github.com/epwalsh/pomo.nvim/releases/tag/v0.4.1) - 2023-12-01
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/lua/pomo/notifiers/default.lua b/lua/pomo/notifiers/default.lua
index 680bfc2..51c70d0 100644
--- a/lua/pomo/notifiers/default.lua
+++ b/lua/pomo/notifiers/default.lua
@@ -59,7 +59,13 @@ DefaultNotifier._update = function(self, text, level, timeout)
 
   assert(text)
 
-  self.notification = vim.notify(text, level, {
+  local ok, notify = pcall(require, "notify")
+  if not ok then
+    ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: cast-local-type
+    notify = vim.notify
+  end
+
+  self.notification = notify(text, level, {
     icon = self.title_icon,
     title = title,
     timeout = timeout,