diff --git a/html/src/app.js b/html/src/app.js
index c1605442..a809dd8b 100644
--- a/html/src/app.js
+++ b/html/src/app.js
@@ -5752,7 +5752,7 @@ speechSynthesis.getVoices();
     $app.data.hideOnPlayerJoined = configRepository.getBool('VRCX_hideOnPlayerJoined');
     $app.data.hideDevicesFromFeed = configRepository.getBool('VRCX_hideDevicesFromFeed');
     $app.data.overlayNotifications = configRepository.getBool('VRCX_overlayNotifications');
-    $app.data.desktopToast = configRepository.getBool('VRCX_desktopToast');
+    $app.data.desktopToast = configRepository.getString('VRCX_desktopToast');
     $app.data.minimalFeed = configRepository.getBool('VRCX_minimalFeed');
     $app.data.displayVRCPlusIconsAsAvatar = configRepository.getBool('displayVRCPlusIconsAsAvatar');
     $app.data.notificationTTS = configRepository.getBool('VRCX_notificationTTS');
@@ -5766,7 +5766,7 @@ speechSynthesis.getVoices();
         configRepository.setBool('VRCX_hideOnPlayerJoined', this.hideOnPlayerJoined);
         configRepository.setBool('VRCX_hideDevicesFromFeed', this.hideDevicesFromFeed);
         configRepository.setBool('VRCX_overlayNotifications', this.overlayNotifications);
-        configRepository.setBool('VRCX_desktopToast', this.desktopToast);
+        configRepository.setString('VRCX_desktopToast', this.desktopToast);
         configRepository.setBool('VRCX_minimalFeed', this.minimalFeed);
         configRepository.setBool('displayVRCPlusIconsAsAvatar', this.displayVRCPlusIconsAsAvatar);
         this.updateVRConfigVars();
@@ -5831,6 +5831,10 @@ speechSynthesis.getVoices();
         $app.data.notificationTTSVoice = '0';
         configRepository.setString('VRCX_notificationTTSVoice', $app.data.notificationTTSVoice);
     }
+    if (!configRepository.getString('VRCX_desktopToast')) {
+        $app.data.desktopToast = 'Never';
+        configRepository.setString('VRCX_desktopToast', $app.data.desktopToast);
+    }
     if (!configRepository.getString('sharedFeedFilters')) {
         var sharedFeedFilters = {
             noty: {},
@@ -5941,6 +5945,26 @@ speechSynthesis.getVoices();
             labels: [{ name: 'Off' }, { name: 'On' }]
         }
     };
+    $app.data.desktopToastToggleSwitchOption = {
+        layout: {
+            backgroundColor: 'white',
+            selectedBackgroundColor: '#409eff',
+            selectedColor: 'white',
+            color: '#409eff',
+            borderColor: '#409eff',
+            fontWeight: 'bold',
+            fontFamily: '"Noto Sans JP", "Noto Sans KR", "Meiryo UI", "Malgun Gothic", "Segoe UI", "sans-serif"'
+        },
+        size: {
+            height: 1.5,
+            width: 22,
+            padding: 0.1,
+            fontSize: 0.75
+        },
+        items: {
+            labels: [{ name: 'Never' }, { name: 'Desktop Mode' }, { name: 'Game Closed' }, { name: 'Always' }]
+        }
+    };
 
     $app.methods.saveSharedFeedFilters = function () {
         this.notyFeedFiltersDialog.visible = false;
diff --git a/html/src/index.pug b/html/src/index.pug
index fd7c2560..dcb00777 100644
--- a/html/src/index.pug
+++ b/html/src/index.pug
@@ -573,20 +573,22 @@ html
                         el-switch(v-model="hideDevicesFromFeed" :disabled="!openVR")
                     div.options-container-item
                         el-button(size="small" icon="el-icon-notebook-2" @click="showWristFeedFiltersDialog()" :disabled="!openVR") Wrist Feed Filters
+                        el-button(size="small" icon="el-icon-chat-square" @click="showNotyFeedFiltersDialog()" :disabled="!openVR") Notification Filters
                     br
-                    span.sub-header Notification Options
+                    span.sub-header VR Notifications
                     div.options-container-item
                         span.name Overlay Notifications
                         el-switch(v-model="overlayNotifications" :disabled="!openVR")
                     div.options-container-item
-                        span.name Desktop Notifications
-                        el-switch(v-model="desktopToast" :disabled="!openVR")
-                    
-                    div.options-container-item
-                        el-button(size="small" icon="el-icon-chat-square" @click="showNotyFeedFiltersDialog()" :disabled="!openVR") Notification Filters
                         el-button(size="small" icon="el-icon-time" @click="promptNotificationTimeout()" :disabled="!overlayNotifications || !openVR") Notification Timeout
                         el-button(size="small" icon="el-icon-rank" @click="showNotificationPositionDialog()" :disabled="!overlayNotifications || !openVR") Notification Position
                     br
+                    span.sub-header Desktop Notifications
+                    div.options-container-item
+                        span.name When to display notifications:
+                        br
+                        toggle-switch(:options="desktopToastToggleSwitchOption" group="desktopToastToggleSwitchOption" v-model="desktopToast" class="toggle-switch" :disabled="!openVR")
+                    br
                     span.sub-header TTS Options
                     div.options-container-item
                         span.name Notification TTS
diff --git a/html/src/vr.js b/html/src/vr.js
index 22ed512e..20b50b69 100644
--- a/html/src/vr.js
+++ b/html/src/vr.js
@@ -944,8 +944,8 @@ speechSynthesis.getVoices();
             }
         });
 
-        // disable notifications when busy or game isn't running
-        if ((this.currentUserStatus === 'busy') || (!this.isGameRunning)) {
+        // disable notifications when busy
+        if (this.currentUserStatus === 'busy') {
             return;
         }
         var bias = new Date(Date.now() - 60000).toJSON();
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ speechSynthesis.getVoices();
             if (noty.created_at < bias) {
                 continue;
             }
-            if ((this.config.overlayNotifications) && (!this.isGameNoVR)) {
+            if ((this.config.overlayNotifications) && (!this.isGameNoVR) && (this.isGameRunning)) {
                 var text = '';
                 switch (noty.type) {
                     case 'OnPlayerJoined':
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ speechSynthesis.getVoices();
                     }).show();
                 }
             }
-            if (this.config.notificationTTS) {
+            if ((this.config.notificationTTS) && (this.isGameRunning)) {
                 switch (noty.type) {
                     case 'OnPlayerJoined':
                         this.speak(`${noty.data} has joined`);
@@ -1091,7 +1091,9 @@ speechSynthesis.getVoices();
                         break;
                 }
             }
-            if ((this.config.desktopToast) && (this.isGameNoVR)) {
+            if ((this.config.desktopToast === 'Always') ||
+                ((this.config.desktopToast === 'Game Closed') && (!this.isGameRunning)) ||
+                ((this.config.desktopToast === 'Desktop Mode') && (this.isGameNoVR) && (this.isGameRunning))) {
                 var imageURL = '';
                 if (noty.userId) {
                     imageURL = await API.getCachedUser({