diff --git a/src/main/api-server.ts b/src/main/api-server.ts
index ed934801..9a94f9ab 100644
--- a/src/main/api-server.ts
+++ b/src/main/api-server.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { resolveApprovalDecision, shouldAutoApproveApproval } from "./approval-p
 import type { AppDatabase } from "./database";
 import { inferTaskType } from "./connector-matching";
 import { dispatchAgentMessage } from "./message-dispatch";
-import type { DesktopEvent } from "@shared/types";
+import type { DesktopEvent, SectionId } from "@shared/types";
 
 /**
  * Decode an HTTP request body to a UTF-8 string, handling the common Windows
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ export interface ApiServerEventCallbacks {
   onDocumentCreated: (companyId: string, authorAgentId: string | null, projectId: string | null) => void;
   onAutoAssignTask: (taskId: string, companyId: string) => string | null;
   emitEvent: (event: DesktopEvent) => void;
+  notify: (options: { title: string; body: string; urgency: "critical" | "informational"; navigation?: { section: SectionId; entityId?: string }; batchKey?: string }) => void;
 }
 
 export class AgentApiServer {
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ export class AgentApiServer {
       onDocumentCreated: callbacks?.onDocumentCreated ?? (() => {}),
       onAutoAssignTask: callbacks?.onAutoAssignTask ?? (() => null),
       emitEvent: callbacks?.emitEvent ?? (() => {}),
+      notify: callbacks?.notify ?? (() => {}),
     };
     this.registerRoutes();
   }
@@ -1009,6 +1011,14 @@ export class AgentApiServer {
           detail: "Auto-approved by company policy",
         });
         log.info(`[auto-approve] Auto-approved approval ${id}: ${input.payloadSummary}`);
+      } else {
+        this.callbacks.notify({
+          title: "Approval Required",
+          body: input.payloadSummary ?? `${input.type} approval pending`,
+          urgency: "critical",
+          navigation: { section: "approvals", entityId: id },
+          batchKey: "pending_approval",
+        });
       }
 
       this.onDomainChanged();
diff --git a/src/main/bootstrap-application.ts b/src/main/bootstrap-application.ts
index a92ce720..6c084acd 100644
--- a/src/main/bootstrap-application.ts
+++ b/src/main/bootstrap-application.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { createServiceGraph } from "./service-graph";
 import { createIpcSupport } from "./ipc-support";
 import { createNotificationService } from "./notification-service";
 import type { NotificationOptions } from "./notification-service";
-import type { DesktopEvent } from "@shared/types";
+import type { DesktopEvent, SectionId } from "@shared/types";
 
 interface BootstrapApplicationDependencies {
   hasSingleInstanceLock: boolean;
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ interface BootstrapApplicationDependencies {
     onDocumentCreated: (companyId: string, authorAgentId: string | null, projectId: string | null) => void;
     onAutoAssignTask: (taskId: string, companyId: string) => string | null;
     emitEvent: (event: DesktopEvent) => void;
+    notify: (options: { title: string; body: string; urgency: "critical" | "informational"; navigation?: { section: SectionId; entityId?: string }; batchKey?: string }) => void;
   }, allowedOrigins: string[]) => AgentApiServer;
   createRunToken: (agentId: string, companyId: string, runId: string) => string;
   seedDefaultAutomationRules: (companyId: string) => void;
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@ export async function bootstrapApplication({
     },
     onAutoAssignTask: (taskId, companyId) => db.autoAssignTask(taskId, companyId),
     emitEvent,
+    notify,
   }, [isDev && devServerUrl ? new URL(devServerUrl).origin : null, "app://-"].filter((origin): origin is string => Boolean(origin)));
 
   apiServerRef.current = apiServer;
diff --git a/src/main/ipc-core-common.ts b/src/main/ipc-core-common.ts
index 3bf6a0d8..75db01f8 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc-core-common.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc-core-common.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import type { IpcMainInvokeEvent } from "electron";
 import type { DesktopResult } from "@shared/contracts";
+import type { SectionId } from "@shared/types";
 import type { AppDatabase } from "./database";
 
 export type CompanyScopedTable = "workspaces" | "agents" | "goals" | "projects" | "tasks" | "approvals" | "runs" | "secrets";
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ export interface RegisterCoreHandlersDependencies {
   resetAfterRestore: () => void;
   getApiPort: () => number;
   listConnectorModels: (connectorId: string) => Promise<Array<{ id: string; label: string }>>;
+  notify: (options: { title: string; body: string; urgency: "critical" | "informational"; navigation?: { section: SectionId; entityId?: string }; batchKey?: string }) => void;
 }
 
 export function ok<T>(data: T): DesktopResult<T> {
diff --git a/src/main/ipc-core-operations-handlers.ts b/src/main/ipc-core-operations-handlers.ts
index 88b06123..5f29d810 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc-core-operations-handlers.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc-core-operations-handlers.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export function registerCoreOperationHandlers({
   dispatchAutomation,
   queueTaskRun,
   getWorkerProcess,
+  notify,
 }: Pick<
   RegisterCoreHandlersDependencies,
   | "registerHandle"
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ export function registerCoreOperationHandlers({
   | "dispatchAutomation"
   | "queueTaskRun"
   | "getWorkerProcess"
+  | "notify"
 >) {
   registerHandle(IPC_CHANNELS.requestApproval, async (_event, payload) => {
     const parsed = approvalInputSchema.parse(payload);
@@ -81,6 +83,13 @@ export function registerCoreOperationHandlers({
       agentId: parsed.requestedByAgentId ?? undefined,
       taskId: parsed.relatedTaskId ?? undefined,
     });
+    notify({
+      title: "Approval Required",
+      body: parsed.payloadSummary ?? `${parsed.type} approval pending`,
+      urgency: "critical",
+      navigation: { section: "approvals", entityId: id },
+      batchKey: "pending_approval",
+    });
     publishDomainChanged();
     return ok(id);
   });
diff --git a/src/main/main-runtime-support.ts b/src/main/main-runtime-support.ts
index d3b51286..d4354d04 100644
--- a/src/main/main-runtime-support.ts
+++ b/src/main/main-runtime-support.ts
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ export function createMainRuntimeSupport(state: MainRuntimeState) {
         requireBrowserActionService().resetBrowserManager();
       },
       getApiPort: () => state.apiServer?.getPort() ?? 0,
+      notify: (options) => requireIpcSupport().notify(options),
       listConnectorModels: async (connectorId) => {
         const definition = getConnectorDefinition(connectorId as Parameters<typeof getConnectorDefinition>[0]);
         return definition.listModels ? definition.listModels() : [];