diff --git a/applications/system-service/application.cpp b/applications/system-service/application.cpp
index 917fc5e62..1564c1dbf 100644
--- a/applications/system-service/application.cpp
+++ b/applications/system-service/application.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "mxcfb.h"
 #include "guiapi.h"
 #include "screenapi.h"
+#include "notificationapi.h"
 #include "appsapi.h"
 #include "systemapi.h"
 #include "guiapi.h"
@@ -133,7 +134,9 @@ void Application::launchNoSecurityCheck(){
             appsAPI->recordPreviousApplication();
             O_INFO("Launching " << path().toStdString().c_str());
             appsAPI->pauseAll();
-            if(!flags().contains("nosplash")){
+            if(flags().contains("nosplash")){
+                notificationAPI->paintNotification("Loading " + displayName() + "...", icon());
+            }else{
                 showSplashScreen();
             }
             if(m_process->program() != bin()){
@@ -191,8 +194,10 @@ void Application::launchNoSecurityCheck(){
             }
             m_process->start();
             m_process->waitForStarted();
-            if(!flags().contains("nosplash")){
-                AppsAPI::_window()->_setVisible(false);
+            if(flags().contains("nosplash")){
+                NotificationAPI::_window()->_setVisible(false, false);
+            }else{
+                AppsAPI::_window()->_setVisible(false, false);
             }
             if(type() == Background){
                 startSpan("background", "Application is in the background");
@@ -1169,7 +1174,7 @@ void Application::showSplashScreen(){
             painter.end();
         });
         if(!AppsAPI::_window()->_isVisible()){
-            AppsAPI::_window()->_setVisible(true);
+            AppsAPI::_window()->_setVisible(true, false);
         }else{
             AppsAPI::_window()->_repaint(AppsAPI::_window()->_geometry(), EPFrameBuffer::HighQualityGrayscale, 0, false);
         }
@@ -1253,7 +1258,7 @@ void Application::recallScreen(){
             if(AppsAPI::_window()->_isVisible()){
                 AppsAPI::_window()->_repaint(rect, EPFrameBuffer::HighQualityGrayscale, 0, false);
             }else{
-                AppsAPI::_window()->_setVisible(true);
+                AppsAPI::_window()->_setVisible(true, false);
             }
             delete m_screenCapture;
             m_screenCapture = nullptr;
diff --git a/applications/system-service/appsapi.cpp b/applications/system-service/appsapi.cpp
index 253275bb3..83bea3ffc 100644
--- a/applications/system-service/appsapi.cpp
+++ b/applications/system-service/appsapi.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Window* AppsAPI::_window(){
         __window = guiAPI->_createWindow(deviceSettings.screenGeometry(), DEFAULT_IMAGE_FORMAT);
         __window->setZ(std::numeric_limits<int>::max() - 1);
         __window->disableEventPipe();
-        __window->_setVisible(false);
+        __window->_setVisible(false, true);
         __window->setSystemWindow();
         __window->_raise();
     }
diff --git a/applications/system-service/notification.cpp b/applications/system-service/notification.cpp
index b560ae2d4..fa34fd649 100644
--- a/applications/system-service/notification.cpp
+++ b/applications/system-service/notification.cpp
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ void Notification::paintNotification(){
             notificationAPI->notificationDisplayQueue.takeFirst()->paintNotification();
             return;
         }
-        NotificationAPI::_window()->_setVisible(false);
+        NotificationAPI::_window()->_setVisible(false, true);
         O_INFO("No more notifications to display");
         notificationAPI->unlock();
     });
diff --git a/applications/system-service/notificationapi.cpp b/applications/system-service/notificationapi.cpp
index 1669e1ab2..de94df45d 100644
--- a/applications/system-service/notificationapi.cpp
+++ b/applications/system-service/notificationapi.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Window* NotificationAPI::_window(){
         __window->setZ(std::numeric_limits<int>::max());
         __window->disableEventPipe();
         __window->setSystemWindow();
-        __window->_setVisible(false);
+        __window->_setVisible(false, true);
         __window->_raise();
         if(!__window->toImage().hasAlphaChannel()){
             qFatal("Notification window doesn't have alpha channel");
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ void NotificationAPI::paintNotification(const QString& text, const QString& icon
     int y = screenRect.height() / 8;
     auto maxRect = QRect(x, y * 7, x, y);
 
-    QPainter painter;
     QImage icon(iconPath);
+    unsigned int radius = 10;
     unsigned int padding = 20;
     unsigned int minWidth = screenRect.width() / 4;
     auto margins = QMargins(padding, padding, padding, padding);
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ void NotificationAPI::paintNotification(const QString& text, const QString& icon
         iconSize = 50;
         margins.setLeft(margins.left() + padding + iconSize);
     }
+    auto image = _window()->toImage();
+    QPainter painter(&image);
     // Calculate size needed
     auto boundingRect = painter
         .fontMetrics()
@@ -139,6 +141,7 @@ void NotificationAPI::paintNotification(const QString& text, const QString& icon
             Qt::TextWordWrap,
             text
         );
+    painter.end();
 
     // Calculate the update rectangle location
     auto updateRect = boundingRect.marginsAdded(margins);
@@ -148,14 +151,17 @@ void NotificationAPI::paintNotification(const QString& text, const QString& icon
     updateRect.moveBottomRight(maxRect.bottomRight());
 
     _window()->setGeometry(updateRect);
-    auto image = _window()->toImage();
+    image = _window()->toImage();
     image.fill(Qt::transparent);
     painter.begin(&image);
+    painter.setBackgroundMode(Qt::TransparentMode);
 
-    // Draw a white rectangle with a black border
-    painter.fillRect(image.rect(), Qt::white);
+    // Draw a rounded white rectangle with a black border
+    QPainterPath rectPath;
+    rectPath.addRoundedRect(image.rect(), radius, radius);
     painter.setPen(Qt::black);
-    painter.drawRect(image.rect());
+    painter.fillPath(rectPath, Qt::white);
+    painter.drawPath(rectPath);
 
     // Add text
     painter.setPen(Qt::black);
@@ -174,7 +180,7 @@ void NotificationAPI::paintNotification(const QString& text, const QString& icon
     if(_window()->_isVisible()){
         _window()->_repaint(image.rect(), EPFrameBuffer::Mono, 0, false);
     }else{
-        _window()->_setVisible(true);
+        _window()->_setVisible(true, false);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/applications/system-service/screenapi.cpp b/applications/system-service/screenapi.cpp
index ff52c6660..10b0c19f9 100644
--- a/applications/system-service/screenapi.cpp
+++ b/applications/system-service/screenapi.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ bool ScreenAPI::drawFullscreenImage(QString path){
         if(window->_isVisible()){
             window->_repaint(rect, EPFrameBuffer::HighQualityGrayscale, 0, false);
         }else{
-            window->_setVisible(true);
+            window->_setVisible(true, false);
         }
     });
     return true;
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ QString ScreenAPI::_screenshot(){
         O_INFO("Failed to take screenshot");
         return "";
     }
-    NotificationAPI::_window()->_setVisible(false);
+    NotificationAPI::_window()->_setVisible(false, true);
     return filePath;
 }
 
diff --git a/applications/system-service/window.cpp b/applications/system-service/window.cpp
index 49dd56fdd..bc596b8a3 100644
--- a/applications/system-service/window.cpp
+++ b/applications/system-service/window.cpp
@@ -225,10 +225,10 @@ void Window::setVisible(bool visible){
         return;
     }
     W_ALLOWED();
-    _setVisible(visible);
+    _setVisible(visible, false);
 }
 
-void Window::_setVisible(bool visible){
+void Window::_setVisible(bool visible, bool async){
     auto wasVisible = _isVisible();
     auto state = m_state;
     switch(m_state){
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ void Window::_setVisible(bool visible){
     }
     emit stateChanged(m_state);
     if(visibilityChanged){
-        guiAPI->dirty(nullptr, m_geometry, EPFrameBuffer::Initialize, 0, false);
+        guiAPI->dirty(nullptr, m_geometry, EPFrameBuffer::Initialize, 0, async);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/applications/system-service/window.h b/applications/system-service/window.h
index e12f45f06..e43a4589d 100644
--- a/applications/system-service/window.h
+++ b/applications/system-service/window.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class Window : public QObject{
     bool isAppWindow();
     bool isAppPaused();
     Q_INVOKABLE void setVisible(bool visible);
-    void _setVisible(bool visible);
+    void _setVisible(bool visible, bool async = true);
     QImage toImage();
     qulonglong sizeInBytes();
     qulonglong bytesPerLine();