diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/stevesoltys/backup/settings/SettingsViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/stevesoltys/backup/settings/SettingsViewModel.kt
index 033a8dd3..3959aa9f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/stevesoltys/backup/settings/SettingsViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/stevesoltys/backup/settings/SettingsViewModel.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package com.stevesoltys.backup.settings
 
 import android.app.Application
+import com.stevesoltys.backup.Backup
+import com.stevesoltys.backup.R
 import com.stevesoltys.backup.transport.requestBackup
 import com.stevesoltys.backup.ui.RequireProvisioningViewModel
 
@@ -10,6 +12,10 @@ class SettingsViewModel(app: Application) : RequireProvisioningViewModel(app) {
 
     override val isRestoreOperation = false
 
-    fun backupNow() = Thread { requestBackup(app) }.start()
+    fun backupNow() {
+        val nm = (app as Backup).notificationManager
+        nm.onBackupUpdate(app.getString(R.string.notification_backup_starting), 0, 1, true)
+        Thread { requestBackup(app) }.start()
+    }
 
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 4cd909e0..abeeedfe 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
     <!-- Notification -->
     <string name="notification_channel_title">Backup Notification</string>
     <string name="notification_title">Backup running</string>
+    <string name="notification_backup_starting">Starting Backup…</string>
     <string name="notification_backup_result_complete">Backup complete</string>
     <string name="notification_backup_result_rejected">Not backed up</string>
     <string name="notification_backup_result_error">Backup failed</string>