diff --git a/completions/caelestia.fish b/completions/caelestia.fish
index 80f177cb..c2463254 100644
--- a/completions/caelestia.fish
+++ b/completions/caelestia.fish
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ complete -c caelestia -n "$seen screenshot" -s 'f' -l 'freeze' -d 'Freeze while
 complete -c caelestia -n "$seen record" -s 'r' -l 'region' -d 'Capture region'
 complete -c caelestia -n "$seen record" -s 's' -l 'sound' -d 'Capture sound'
 complete -c caelestia -n "$seen record" -s 'c' -l 'clipboard' -d 'Copy recording path to clipboard'
+complete -c caelestia -n "$seen record" -s 'n' -l 'allow-notifs' -d 'Allow notifications to show during recording'
 
 # Clipboard
 complete -c caelestia -n "$seen clipboard" -s 'd' -l 'delete' -d 'Delete from cliboard history'
diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
index 22fb0b64..34c4cc6d 100644
--- a/default.nix
+++ b/default.nix
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication {
     	--replace-fail '"qs", "-c", "caelestia"' '"caelestia-shell"'
     substituteInPlace src/caelestia/subcommands/screenshot.py \
     	--replace-fail '"qs", "-c", "caelestia"' '"caelestia-shell"'
+    substituteInPlace src/caelestia/subcommands/record.py \
+    	--replace-fail '"qs", "-c", "caelestia"' '"caelestia-shell"'
 
     # Use config bin instead of discord + fix todoist + fix app2unit
     substituteInPlace src/caelestia/subcommands/toggle.py \
diff --git a/src/caelestia/parser.py b/src/caelestia/parser.py
index aafa8525..adcb876a 100644
--- a/src/caelestia/parser.py
+++ b/src/caelestia/parser.py
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ def parse_args() -> tuple[argparse.ArgumentParser, argparse.Namespace]:
     record_parser.add_argument("-s", "--sound", action="store_true", help="record audio")
     record_parser.add_argument("-p", "--pause", action="store_true", help="pause/resume the recording")
     record_parser.add_argument("-c", "--clipboard", action="store_true", help="copy recording path to clipboard")
+    record_parser.add_argument(
+        "-n", "--allow-notifs", action="store_true", help="allow notifications to show during recording"
+    )
 
     # Create parser for clipboard opts
     clipboard_parser = command_parser.add_parser("clipboard", help="open clipboard history")
diff --git a/src/caelestia/subcommands/record.py b/src/caelestia/subcommands/record.py
index 1fa76c6d..c64481fe 100644
--- a/src/caelestia/subcommands/record.py
+++ b/src/caelestia/subcommands/record.py
@@ -8,7 +8,13 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from caelestia.utils.notify import close_notification, notify
-from caelestia.utils.paths import recording_notif_path, recording_path, recordings_dir, user_config_path
+from caelestia.utils.paths import (
+    recording_dnd_state_path,
+    recording_notif_path,
+    recording_path,
+    recordings_dir,
+    user_config_path,
+)
 
 RECORDER = "gpu-screen-recorder"
 
@@ -33,6 +39,25 @@ def proc_running(self) -> bool:
     def intersects(self, a: tuple[int, int, int, int], b: tuple[int, int, int, int]) -> bool:
         return a[0] < b[0] + b[2] and a[0] + a[2] > b[0] and a[1] < b[1] + b[3] and a[1] + a[3] > b[1]
 
+    def set_dnd(self, enable: bool) -> None:
+        subprocess.run(["qs", "-c", "caelestia", "ipc", "call", "notifs", "enableDnd" if enable else "disableDnd"])
+
+    def save_dnd_state(self) -> None:
+        state = subprocess.check_output(
+            ["qs", "-c", "caelestia", "ipc", "call", "notifs", "isDndEnabled"], text=True
+        ).strip() == "true"
+        recording_dnd_state_path.write_text("true" if state else "false")
+
+    def restore_dnd_state(self) -> None:
+        try:
+            state = recording_dnd_state_path.read_text().strip() == "true"
+            self.set_dnd(state)
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            return
+        finally:
+            recording_dnd_state_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
+
+
     def start(self) -> None:
         args = ["-w"]
 
@@ -74,6 +99,10 @@ def start(self) -> None:
             raise ValueError(f"Config option 'record.extraArgs' should be an array: {e}")
 
         recording_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+        if not self.args.allow_notifs:
+            self.save_dnd_state()
+            self.set_dnd(True)
         proc = subprocess.Popen([RECORDER, *args, "-o", str(recording_path)], start_new_session=True)
 
         notif = notify("-p", "Recording started", "Recording...")
@@ -81,6 +110,7 @@ def start(self) -> None:
 
         try:
             if proc.wait(1) != 0:
+                self.restore_dnd_state()
                 close_notification(notif)
                 notify(
                     "Recording failed",
@@ -93,6 +123,7 @@ def start(self) -> None:
     def stop(self) -> None:
         # Start killing recording process
         subprocess.run(["pkill", "-f", RECORDER], stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+        self.restore_dnd_state()
 
         # Wait for recording to finish to avoid corrupted video file
         while self.proc_running():
diff --git a/src/caelestia/utils/paths.py b/src/caelestia/utils/paths.py
index 3223b900..2f3ca6bd 100644
--- a/src/caelestia/utils/paths.py
+++ b/src/caelestia/utils/paths.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 recordings_dir: Path = Path(os.getenv("CAELESTIA_RECORDINGS_DIR", videos_dir / "Recordings"))
 recording_path: Path = c_state_dir / "record/recording.mp4"
 recording_notif_path: Path = c_state_dir / "record/notifid.txt"
+recording_dnd_state_path: Path = c_state_dir / "record/dnd_state.txt"
 
 
 def compute_hash(path: Path | str) -> str: