diff --git a/shell/services/BatteryService.qml b/shell/services/BatteryService.qml
index 4154674..2031c3e 100644
--- a/shell/services/BatteryService.qml
+++ b/shell/services/BatteryService.qml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 pragma Singleton
 
 import QtQuick
-import Quickshell.Services.Notifications
+import Quickshell.Io
 import Quickshell.Services.UPower
 import "." as S
 
@@ -62,14 +62,31 @@ QtObject {
             if (root.percent < root.critThresh && !root._critSent) {
                 root._critSent = true;
                 root._warnSent = true;
-                S.NotifService.send("Very Low Battery", "Connect to power now!", NotificationUrgency.Critical, "battery-low");
+                root._sendNotif(2, "battery-low", "Very Low Battery", "Connect to power now!");
             } else if (root.percent < root.warnThresh && !root._warnSent) {
                 root._warnSent = true;
-                S.NotifService.send("Low Battery", "", NotificationUrgency.Normal, "battery-caution");
+                root._sendNotif(1, "battery-caution", "Low Battery", "");
             }
         }
     }
 
+    // Send notification via D-Bus so any active daemon receives it
+    function _sendNotif(urgency, icon, summary, body) {
+        _notifProc.command = ["busctl", "--user", "call", "org.freedesktop.Notifications", "/org/freedesktop/Notifications", "org.freedesktop.Notifications", "Notify", "susssasa{sv}i"         // signature
+            , "nova-shell"            // app_name
+            , "0"                     // replaces_id
+            , icon                    // app_icon
+            , summary                 // summary
+            , body                    // body
+            , "0"                     // actions (empty array)
+            , "1", "urgency", "y", String(urgency) // hints: urgency
+            , "-1"                     // expire_timeout
+        ];
+        _notifProc.running = true;
+    }
+
+    property var _notifProc: Process {}
+
     function fmtTime(secs) {
         if (!secs || secs <= 0)
             return "";
diff --git a/shell/services/NotifService.qml b/shell/services/NotifService.qml
index 773ad7d..e3dde41 100644
--- a/shell/services/NotifService.qml
+++ b/shell/services/NotifService.qml
@@ -48,33 +48,6 @@ QtObject {
         dnd = !dnd;
     }
 
-    // Internal notifications - no D-Bus roundtrip needed
-    property int _nextInternalId: -1
-
-    function send(summary, body, urgency, appIcon) {
-        const id = _nextInternalId--;
-        const item = _itemComp.createObject(root, {
-            id: id,
-            summary: summary,
-            body: body || "",
-            appName: "nova-shell",
-            appIcon: appIcon || "",
-            image: "",
-            hints: {},
-            urgency: urgency ?? NotificationUrgency.Normal,
-            actions: [],
-            time: Date.now(),
-            popup: true
-        });
-
-        _byId[id] = item;
-        list = [item, ...list];
-
-        const timeout = Modules.notifications.timeout || 3000;
-        item._expireTimer.interval = urgency === NotificationUrgency.Critical ? timeout * 3 : timeout;
-        item._expireTimer.running = true;
-    }
-
     function _changed() {
         list = list.slice();
     }
diff --git a/test/qmllint-baseline.txt b/test/qmllint-baseline.txt
index e5b7733..ff9ca29 100644
--- a/test/qmllint-baseline.txt
+++ b/test/qmllint-baseline.txt
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ shell/modules/WeatherModule.qml: Unqualified access [unqualified]
 shell/modules/WindowTitleModule.qml: Unqualified access [unqualified]
 shell/modules/WorkspacesModule.qml: Member "screen" not found on type "QObject" [missing-property]
 shell/modules/WorkspacesModule.qml: Unqualified access [unqualified]
-shell/services/NotifService.qml: Member "_expireTimer" not found on type "QObject" [missing-property]
+shell/services/BatteryService.qml: Unqualified access [unqualified]
 shell/services/BluetoothService.qml: Unqualified access [unqualified]
 shell/services/LockService.qml: Type QProcess::ExitStatus of parameter exitStatus in signal called exited was not found, but is required to compile onExited. Did you add all imports and dependencies? [signal-handler-parameters]
 shell/services/LockService.qml: Unqualified access [unqualified]