diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b5f9751..b7252b8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 # notification-position-reloaded
 Gnome Shell extension allowing customization of notification banner position and animation properties
+
+# recompile schema if adding additional options
+```glib-compile-schemas schemas```
diff --git a/extension.js b/extension.js
index d51ce7c..944e925 100644
--- a/extension.js
+++ b/extension.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ let ANCHOR_VERTICAL = 0;
 let ANCHOR_HORIZONTAL = 2;
 let PADDING_VERTICAL = 0;
 let PADDING_HORIZONTAL = 0;
+let ALWAYS_MINIMIZE = 0;
 
 function patcher(obj, method, original, patch) {
     const body = eval(`${obj}.prototype.${method}.toString()`);
@@ -141,6 +142,13 @@ const patches = [
     }
 ];
 
+const always_minimize_patch = {
+    obj: "MessageTray",
+    method: "_updateShowingNotification",
+    original: "this._expandBanner(true)",
+    patch: "// always minimized setting enabled by notification-banner-reloaded ... this._expandBanner(true)",
+};
+
 class Extension {
     constructor() {
         this._previous_y_align = BannerBin.get_y_align();
@@ -160,6 +168,7 @@ class Extension {
         PADDING_HORIZONTAL      = this._settings.get_int(Utils.PrefFields.PADDING_HORIZONTAL);
         ANIMATION_DIRECTION     = this._settings.get_int(Utils.PrefFields.ANIMATION_DIRECTION);
         ANIMATION_TIME          = this._settings.get_int(Utils.PrefFields.ANIMATION_TIME);
+        ALWAYS_MINIMIZE         = this._settings.get_int(Utils.PrefFields.ALWAYS_MINIMIZE);
     }
 
     _onSettingsChange() {
@@ -178,10 +187,15 @@ class Extension {
         let y_align = Clutter.ActorAlign.START;
         BannerBin.set_x_align(x_align);
         BannerBin.set_y_align(y_align);
-        this.restore()
+        this.restore();
         for (const { obj, method, original, patch } of patches) {
             patcher(obj, method, original, patch)
         }
+
+        if (ALWAYS_MINIMIZE) {
+            const { obj, method, original, patch } = always_minimize_patch;
+            patcher(obj, method, original, patch);
+        }
     }
 
     disable() {
diff --git a/prefs.js b/prefs.js
index 59d37a8..f0101cd 100644
--- a/prefs.js
+++ b/prefs.js
@@ -90,9 +90,12 @@ class Preferences {
         this.animationDirection = new Gtk.ComboBox({
             model: this._create_options([ _('Slide from Left'), _('Slide from Right'), _('Slide from Top'), _('Slide from Bottom')])
         });
+        this.alwaysMinimize = new Gtk.ComboBox({
+          model: this._create_options([ _('false'), _('true')])
+        });
 
         let rendererText = new Gtk.CellRendererText();
-        for (const widget of [this.anchorHorizontal, this.anchorVertical, this.animationDirection]) {
+        for (const widget of [this.anchorHorizontal, this.anchorVertical, this.animationDirection, this.alwaysMinimize]) {
             widget.pack_start(rendererText, false);
             widget.add_attribute(rendererText, "text", 0);
         }
@@ -127,6 +130,11 @@ class Preferences {
             hexpand: true,
             halign: Gtk.Align.START
         });
+        let alwaysMinimizeLabel  = new Gtk.Label({
+          label: _("Always Minimize"),
+          hexpand: true,
+          halign: Gtk.Align.START
+        });
 
         const addRow = ((main) => {
             let row = 0;
@@ -156,6 +164,7 @@ class Preferences {
         addRow(paddingVerticalLabel,      this.paddingVertical);
         addRow(animationDirectionLabel,   this.animationDirection);
         addRow(animationTimeLabel,        this.animationTime);
+        addRow(alwaysMinimizeLabel,       this.alwaysMinimize);
 
         const settings = ExtensionUtils.getSettings();
         settings.bind(Utils.PrefFields.ANCHOR_HORIZONTAL,   this.anchorHorizontal,      'active', Gio.SettingsBindFlags.DEFAULT);
@@ -164,6 +173,7 @@ class Preferences {
         settings.bind(Utils.PrefFields.PADDING_VERTICAL,    this.paddingVertical,       'value',  Gio.SettingsBindFlags.DEFAULT);
         settings.bind(Utils.PrefFields.ANIMATION_DIRECTION, this.animationDirection,    'active', Gio.SettingsBindFlags.DEFAULT);
         settings.bind(Utils.PrefFields.ANIMATION_TIME,      this.animationTime,         'value',  Gio.SettingsBindFlags.DEFAULT);
+        settings.bind(Utils.PrefFields.ALWAYS_MINIMIZE,     this.alwaysMinimize,        'active', Gio.SettingsBindFlags.DEFAULT);
     }
 
     _create_options(opts) {
diff --git a/schemas/gschemas.compiled b/schemas/gschemas.compiled
index 03cbd83..53f6b1d 100644
Binary files a/schemas/gschemas.compiled and b/schemas/gschemas.compiled differ
diff --git a/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.notification-banner-reloaded.gschema.xml b/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.notification-banner-reloaded.gschema.xml
index d7e50e0..48097e1 100644
--- a/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.notification-banner-reloaded.gschema.xml
+++ b/schemas/org.gnome.shell.extensions.notification-banner-reloaded.gschema.xml
@@ -43,5 +43,11 @@
         <description></description>
         <range min="0" max="3"/>
     </key>
+    <key type="i" name="always-minimized">
+        <default>0</default>
+        <summary>Always minimized notifications by default (ignores urgency of notification)</summary>
+        <description></description>
+        <range min="0" max="1"/>
+    </key>
   </schema>
 </schemalist>
diff --git a/utils.js b/utils.js
index fc788c6..f96c1a9 100644
--- a/utils.js
+++ b/utils.js
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ var PrefFields = {
     PADDING_HORIZONTAL     : 'padding-horizontal',
     ANIMATION_TIME         : 'animation-time',
     ANIMATION_DIRECTION    : 'animation-direction',
+    ALWAYS_MINIMIZE        : 'always-minimized',
 };