diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 224b8b80c..52f3caef3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -339,6 +339,8 @@ PushNotification.localNotification({
 
   actions: ["Yes", "No"], // (Android only) See the doc for notification actions to know more
   invokeApp: true, // (optional) This enable click on actions to bring back the application to foreground or stay in background, default: true
+  fullScreenIntent: false, // (optional) Specifies to whether or not to launch an intent instead of posting the notification to the status bar.
+  
 
   /* iOS only properties */
   category: "", // (optional) default: empty string
@@ -813,3 +815,41 @@ PushNotification.checkPermissions(callback: Function) //Check permissions
 PushNotification.getApplicationIconBadgeNumber(callback: Function) //Get badge number
 ```
 
+## Full screen intents
+
+(Android Only)
+
+In order to launch an intent instead of posting the notification to the status bar you will have to specify `fullScreenIntent: true` while configuring the local notification.
+
+**NOTE: Apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#Q and above will have to request a permission in order to use full screen intents.**
+```xml
+<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT" />
+````
+
+**NOTE: To be able to view the intent launched by the app when the device is locked you will have to add the following properties to the MainActivity as follows**
+```xml
+<activity
+        android:name=".MainActivity"
+        ...
+        android:showOnLockScreen="true"
+        android:showWhenLocked="true"
+        android:turnScreenOn="true"
+        ...>
+</activity>
+````
+
+Additionally you will have to add the following code to the `MainActivity.java` file.
+```java
+@Override
+protected void onStart() {
+    super.onStart();
+    ...
+    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O_MR1) {
+        setShowWhenLocked(true);
+        setTurnScreenOn(true);
+    } else {
+        getWindow().addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON | WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_ALLOW_LOCK_WHILE_SCREEN_ON);
+    }
+    ...
+}
+
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/dieam/reactnativepushnotification/modules/RNPushNotificationHelper.java b/android/src/main/java/com/dieam/reactnativepushnotification/modules/RNPushNotificationHelper.java
index 248ff0825..1c4b9c9a0 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/dieam/reactnativepushnotification/modules/RNPushNotificationHelper.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/dieam/reactnativepushnotification/modules/RNPushNotificationHelper.java
@@ -498,6 +498,9 @@ public void sendToNotificationCentreWithPicture(Bundle bundle, Bitmap largeIconB
             notification.setChannelId(channel_id);
             notification.setContentIntent(pendingIntent);
 
+            if (bundle.getBoolean("fullScreenIntent"))
+                notification.setFullScreenIntent(pendingIntent, true);
+
             JSONArray actionsArray = null;
             try {
                 actionsArray = bundle.getString("actions") != null ? new JSONArray(bundle.getString("actions")) : null;
diff --git a/example/App.js b/example/App.js
index eb08ef637..286ef16d9 100644
--- a/example/App.js
+++ b/example/App.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   View,
   TouchableOpacity,
   Alert,
+  ScrollView
 } from 'react-native';
 import NotifService from './NotifService';
 
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ export default class App extends Component {
 
   render() {
     return (
-      <View style={styles.container}>
+      <ScrollView contentContainerStyle={styles.container}>
         <Text style={styles.title}>
           Example app react-native-push-notification
         </Text>
@@ -133,13 +134,20 @@ export default class App extends Component {
           }}>
           <Text>popInitialNotification</Text>
         </TouchableOpacity>
+        <TouchableOpacity
+          style={styles.button}
+          onPress={() => {
+            this.notif.scheduleNotif(null, true);
+          }}>
+          <Text>Full screen intent notification in 30s</Text>
+        </TouchableOpacity>
 
         <View style={styles.spacer}></View>
 
         {this.state.fcmRegistered && <Text>FCM Configured !</Text>}
 
         <View style={styles.spacer}></View>
-      </View>
+      </ScrollView>
     );
   }
 
@@ -158,7 +166,6 @@ export default class App extends Component {
 
 const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   container: {
-    flex: 1,
     justifyContent: 'center',
     alignItems: 'center',
     backgroundColor: '#F5FCFF',
diff --git a/example/NotifService.js b/example/NotifService.js
index 6935285c1..79ac3dc86 100644
--- a/example/NotifService.js
+++ b/example/NotifService.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export default class NotifService {
         PushNotification.setApplicationIconBadgeNumber(0);
       }
     });
-    
+
     PushNotification.getChannels(function(channels) {
       console.log(channels);
     });
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export default class NotifService {
     });
   }
 
-  scheduleNotif(soundName) {
+  scheduleNotif(soundName, fullScreenIntent) {
     this.lastId++;
     PushNotification.localNotificationSchedule({
       date: new Date(Date.now() + 30 * 1000), // in 30 secs
@@ -133,10 +133,10 @@ export default class NotifService {
       when: null, // (optionnal) Add a timestamp pertaining to the notification (usually the time the event occurred). For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES.N and above, this time is not shown anymore by default and must be opted into by using `showWhen`, default: null.
       usesChronometer: false, // (optional) Show the `when` field as a stopwatch. Instead of presenting `when` as a timestamp, the notification will show an automatically updating display of the minutes and seconds since when. Useful when showing an elapsed time (like an ongoing phone call), default: false.
       timeoutAfter: null, // (optional) Specifies a duration in milliseconds after which this notification should be canceled, if it is not already canceled, default: null
-    
+
       /* iOS only properties */
       category: '', // (optional) default: empty string
-      
+
       /* iOS and Android properties */
       id: this.lastId, // (optional) Valid unique 32 bit integer specified as string. default: Autogenerated Unique ID
       title: 'Scheduled Notification', // (optional)
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ export default class NotifService {
       playSound: !!soundName, // (optional) default: true
       soundName: soundName ? soundName : 'default', // (optional) Sound to play when the notification is shown. Value of 'default' plays the default sound. It can be set to a custom sound such as 'android.resource://com.xyz/raw/my_sound'. It will look for the 'my_sound' audio file in 'res/raw' directory and play it. default: 'default' (default sound is played)
       number: 10, // (optional) Valid 32 bit integer specified as string. default: none (Cannot be zero)
+      fullScreenIntent,
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 8a88f01e5..b7df03fe4 100644
--- a/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED"/>
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT" />
 
     <application
       android:name=".MainApplication"
@@ -20,7 +21,10 @@
         android:label="@string/app_name"
         android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize|uiMode"
         android:launchMode="singleTask"
-        android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize">
+        android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize"
+        android:showOnLockScreen="true"
+        android:showWhenLocked="true"
+        android:turnScreenOn="true">
         <intent-filter>
             <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
             <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
diff --git a/example/android/app/src/main/java/com/example/MainActivity.java b/example/android/app/src/main/java/com/example/MainActivity.java
index 5e57fb914..e72af6fe4 100644
--- a/example/android/app/src/main/java/com/example/MainActivity.java
+++ b/example/android/app/src/main/java/com/example/MainActivity.java
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 package com.example;
 
+import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
+import android.os.Build;
+import android.os.PowerManager;
+import android.view.WindowManager;
+
 import com.facebook.react.ReactActivity;
 
 public class MainActivity extends ReactActivity {
@@ -12,4 +17,24 @@ public class MainActivity extends ReactActivity {
   protected String getMainComponentName() {
     return "example";
   }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void onStart() {
+    super.onStart();
+    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O_MR1) {
+      setShowWhenLocked(true);
+      setTurnScreenOn(true);
+    } else {
+      PowerManager pm = (PowerManager) getSystemService(POWER_SERVICE);
+      PowerManager.WakeLock wl = pm.newWakeLock(PowerManager.FULL_WAKE_LOCK | PowerManager.ACQUIRE_CAUSES_WAKEUP, "myapp:wakeLock");
+      wl.acquire();
+
+      getWindow().addFlags(
+              WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON
+              | WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_ALLOW_LOCK_WHILE_SCREEN_ON
+              | WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_TURN_SCREEN_ON
+              | WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_SHOW_WHEN_LOCKED
+      );
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/example/package.json b/example/package.json
index 867a10807..f69111910 100644
--- a/example/package.json
+++ b/example/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
     "@react-native-community/push-notification-ios": "^1.7.0",
     "react": "16.13.1",
     "react-native": "0.63.3",
-    "react-native-push-notification": "zo0r/react-native-push-notification#dev"
+    "react-native-push-notification": "Change line below back to 'zo0r/react-native-push-notification#dev' once this brnach is merged to the dev branch.",
+    "react-native-push-notification": "https://github.com/mateyFromTheBlock/react-native-push-notification.git#adding-full-screen-intent-support"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.9.0",