diff --git a/example/examplePlugin/main.cpp b/example/examplePlugin/main.cpp
index 49364f59..6007a58b 100644
--- a/example/examplePlugin/main.cpp
+++ b/example/examplePlugin/main.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ APICALL EXPORT PLUGIN_DESCRIPTION_INFO PLUGIN_INIT(HANDLE handle) {
     g_pMouseDownHook = HyprlandAPI::createFunctionHook(
         PHANDLE, HyprlandAPI::getFunctionAddressFromSignature(PHANDLE, "_ZN13CInputManager22processMouseDownNormalEP24wlr_pointer_button_event"), (void*)&hkProcessMouseDownNormal);
 
+    // fancy notifications
+    HyprlandAPI::addNotificationV2(PHANDLE, {{"text", "Example hint"}, {"time", (uint64_t)10000}, {"color", CColor(0.2, 0.2, 0.9, 1.0)}, {"icon", ICON_HINT}});
+
     // Enable our hooks
     g_pFocusHook->hook();
     g_pMotionHook->hook();
diff --git a/src/SharedDefs.hpp b/src/SharedDefs.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8ae1d0a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/SharedDefs.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#pragma once
+
+enum eIcons
+{
+    ICON_WARNING = 0,
+    ICON_INFO,
+    ICON_HINT,
+    ICON_ERROR,
+    ICON_CONFUSED,
+    ICON_NONE
+};
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diff --git a/src/debug/HyprNotificationOverlay.hpp b/src/debug/HyprNotificationOverlay.hpp
index 9f0a85ef..fb3414da 100644
--- a/src/debug/HyprNotificationOverlay.hpp
+++ b/src/debug/HyprNotificationOverlay.hpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "../helpers/Timer.hpp"
 #include "../helpers/Monitor.hpp"
 #include "../render/Texture.hpp"
+#include "../SharedDefs.hpp"
 
 #include <deque>
 
@@ -16,16 +17,6 @@ enum eIconBackend
     ICONS_BACKEND_FA
 };
 
-enum eIcons
-{
-    ICON_WARNING = 0,
-    ICON_INFO,
-    ICON_HINT,
-    ICON_ERROR,
-    ICON_CONFUSED,
-    ICON_NONE
-};
-
 static const std::array<std::array<std::string, ICON_NONE + 1>, 3 /* backends */> ICONS_ARRAY = {std::array<std::string, ICON_NONE + 1>{"[!]", "[i]", "[Hint]", "[Err]", "[?]", ""},
                                                                                                  std::array<std::string, ICON_NONE + 1>{"", "", "", "", "", ""},
                                                                                                  std::array<std::string, ICON_NONE + 1>{"", "", "", "", ""}};
diff --git a/src/plugins/PluginAPI.cpp b/src/plugins/PluginAPI.cpp
index 8c816546..c878516b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/PluginAPI.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/PluginAPI.cpp
@@ -193,3 +193,51 @@ APICALL bool HyprlandAPI::removeDispatcher(HANDLE handle, const std::string& nam
 
     return true;
 }
+
+APICALL bool addNotificationV2(HANDLE handle, const std::unordered_map<std::string, std::any>& data) {
+    auto* const PLUGIN = g_pPluginSystem->getPluginByHandle(handle);
+
+    if (!PLUGIN)
+        return false;
+
+    try {
+        auto iterator = data.find("text");
+        if (iterator == data.end())
+            return false;
+
+        // mandatory
+        std::string text;
+        try {
+            text = std::any_cast<std::string>(iterator->second);
+        } catch (std::exception& e) {
+            // attempt const char*
+            text = std::any_cast<const char*>(iterator->second);
+        }
+
+        iterator = data.find("time");
+        if (iterator == data.end())
+            return false;
+
+        const auto TIME = std::any_cast<uint64_t>(iterator->second);
+
+        iterator = data.find("color");
+        if (iterator == data.end())
+            return false;
+
+        const auto COLOR = std::any_cast<CColor>(iterator->second);
+
+        // optional
+        eIcons icon = ICON_NONE;
+        iterator    = data.find("icon");
+        if (iterator != data.end())
+            icon = std::any_cast<eIcons>(iterator->second);
+
+        g_pHyprNotificationOverlay->addNotification(text, COLOR, TIME, icon);
+
+    } catch (std::exception& e) {
+        // bad any_cast most likely, plugin error
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
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diff --git a/src/plugins/PluginAPI.hpp b/src/plugins/PluginAPI.hpp
index 756a5631..80744bc3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/PluginAPI.hpp
+++ b/src/plugins/PluginAPI.hpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ See examples/examplePlugin for an example plugin
 
 #include "../helpers/Color.hpp"
 #include "HookSystem.hpp"
+#include "../SharedDefs.hpp"
 
 #include <any>
 #include <functional>
@@ -214,4 +215,19 @@ namespace HyprlandAPI {
         returns: true on success. False otherwise.
     */
     APICALL bool removeDispatcher(HANDLE handle, const std::string& name);
+
+    /*
+        Adds a notification.
+
+        data has to contain:
+         - text: std::string or const char*
+         - time: uint64_t
+         - color: CColor
+
+        data may contain:
+         - icon: eIcons
+
+        returns: true on success. False otherwise.
+    */
+    APICALL bool addNotificationV2(HANDLE handle, const std::unordered_map<std::string, std::any>& data);
 };
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