diff --git a/src/android/org/kde/knotifications/KNotification.java b/src/android/org/kde/knotifications/KNotification.java
--- a/src/android/org/kde/knotifications/KNotification.java
+++ b/src/android/org/kde/knotifications/KNotification.java
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
     public String title;
     public Object icon;
     public ArrayList<String> actions = new ArrayList<String>();
+    public String channelId;
+    public String channelName;
+    public String channelDescription;
 
     public void setIconFromData(byte[] data, int length)
     {
diff --git a/src/android/org/kde/knotifications/NotifyByAndroid.java b/src/android/org/kde/knotifications/NotifyByAndroid.java
--- a/src/android/org/kde/knotifications/NotifyByAndroid.java
+++ b/src/android/org/kde/knotifications/NotifyByAndroid.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.app.Notification;
+import android.app.NotificationChannel;
 import android.app.NotificationManager;
 import android.app.PendingIntent;
 import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@
 import android.graphics.drawable.Icon;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.util.Log;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 
 /** Java side of the Android notfication backend. */
 public class NotifyByAndroid extends BroadcastReceiver
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@
     private android.content.Context m_ctx;
     private NotificationManager m_notificationManager;
     private int m_uniquePendingIntentId = 0;
+    private HashSet<String> m_channels = new HashSet();
 
     public NotifyByAndroid(android.content.Context context)
     {
@@ -59,7 +62,24 @@
     {
         Log.i(TAG, notification.text);
 
-        Notification.Builder builder = new Notification.Builder(m_ctx);
+        // notification channel
+        if (!m_channels.contains(notification.channelId)) {
+            m_channels.add(notification.channelId);
+
+            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 26) {
+                NotificationChannel channel = new NotificationChannel(notification.channelId, notification.channelName, NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_DEFAULT);
+                channel.setDescription(notification.channelDescription);
+                m_notificationManager.createNotificationChannel(channel);
+            }
+        }
+
+        Notification.Builder builder;
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 26) {
+            builder = new Notification.Builder(m_ctx, notification.channelId);
+        } else {
+            builder = new Notification.Builder(m_ctx);
+        }
+
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 23) {
             builder.setSmallIcon((Icon)notification.icon);
         } else {
diff --git a/src/notifybyandroid.h b/src/notifybyandroid.h
--- a/src/notifybyandroid.h
+++ b/src/notifybyandroid.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     void notificationActionInvoked(int id, int action);
 
 private:
-    void notifyDeferred(KNotification *notification, const KNotifyConfig *config);
+    void notifyDeferred(KNotification *notification);
 
     QAndroidJniObject m_backend;
     QHash<int, QPointer<KNotification>> m_notifications;
diff --git a/src/notifybyandroid.cpp b/src/notifybyandroid.cpp
--- a/src/notifybyandroid.cpp
+++ b/src/notifybyandroid.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include "notifybyandroid.h"
 #include "knotification.h"
+#include "knotifyconfig.h"
 #include "debug_p.h"
 
 #include <QtAndroid>
@@ -92,21 +93,26 @@
 
 void NotifyByAndroid::notify(KNotification *notification, KNotifyConfig *config)
 {
+    Q_UNUSED(config);
     // HACK work around that notification->id() is only populated after returning from here
-    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, [this, notification, config](){ notifyDeferred(notification, config); }, Qt::QueuedConnection);
+    // note that config will be invalid at that point, so we can't pass that along
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, [this, notification](){ notifyDeferred(notification); }, Qt::QueuedConnection);
 }
 
-void NotifyByAndroid::notifyDeferred(KNotification* notification, const KNotifyConfig* config)
+void NotifyByAndroid::notifyDeferred(KNotification* notification)
 {
-    Q_UNUSED(config);
-
+    KNotifyConfig config(notification->appName(), notification->contexts(), notification->eventId());
     QAndroidJniEnvironment env;
 
     QAndroidJniObject n("org/kde/knotifications/KNotification", "()V");
     n.setField("id", notification->id());
     n.setField("text", QAndroidJniObject::fromString(notification->text()).object<jstring>());
     n.setField("title", QAndroidJniObject::fromString(notification->title()).object<jstring>());
 
+    n.setField("channelId", QAndroidJniObject::fromString(notification->eventId()).object<jstring>());
+    n.setField("channelName", QAndroidJniObject::fromString(config.readEntry(QLatin1String("Name"))).object<jstring>());
+    n.setField("channelDescription", QAndroidJniObject::fromString(config.readEntry(QLatin1String("Comment"))).object<jstring>());
+
     // icon
     QPixmap pixmap;
     if (!notification->iconName().isEmpty()) {