diff --git a/backend/pubsub.js b/backend/pubsub.js
index a50df6cad..12e1726bc 100644
--- a/backend/pubsub.js
+++ b/backend/pubsub.js
@@ -330,6 +330,9 @@ const publicMethods = {
     for (const client of to || server.clients) {
       const msg = typeof message === 'string' ? message : JSON.stringify(message)
       if (client.endpoint) {
+        if (msg.length > 1) {
+          console.error('@@XXX1 posting', typeof message, message)
+        }
         postEvent(client, msg).catch(e => {
           console.error(e, 'Error posting push notification')
         })
diff --git a/frontend/main.js b/frontend/main.js
index 9475b036c..9e80247a1 100644
--- a/frontend/main.js
+++ b/frontend/main.js
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ async function startApp () {
     window.location.reload() // try again, sometimes it fixes it
     throw e
   })
+  if (typeof Notification === 'function') {
+    sbp('state/vuex/commit', 'setNotificationEnabled', Notification.permission === 'granted')
+  }
 
   /* TODO: MOVE TO ANOTHER FILE */
   sbp('okTurtles.data/set', 'API_URL', self.location.origin)
diff --git a/shared/pubsub.js b/shared/pubsub.js
index 3aade79d3..da839e236 100644
--- a/shared/pubsub.js
+++ b/shared/pubsub.js
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ export type UnsubMessage = {
 // ====== Enums ====== //
 
 export const NOTIFICATION_TYPE = Object.freeze({
+  // used for push notifications in excess of 4 KiB
+  ABBREVIATED_ENTRY: 'abbreviated_entry',
   ENTRY: 'entry',
   KV: 'kv',
   PING: 'ping',