diff --git a/modules/NotifService.qml b/modules/NotifService.qml
index 62f197c..99c9b07 100644
--- a/modules/NotifService.qml
+++ b/modules/NotifService.qml
@@ -142,7 +142,10 @@ QtObject {
         onLoaded: {
             try {
                 const data = JSON.parse(text());
-                for (const n of data) {
+                for (let i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
+                    const n = data[i];
+                    // Prefix persisted IDs to avoid collision with live D-Bus IDs
+                    n.id = "p_" + (n.id ?? i) + "_" + n.time;
                     n.popup = false;
                     n.closed = false;
                     n.notification = null;