diff --git a/effects/CMakeLists.txt b/effects/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/effects/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/effects/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     KF5::Plasma # screenedge effect
     KF5::IconThemes
     KF5::Service
+    KF5::Notifications # screenshot effect
 )
 
 set(kwin_effect_QT_LIBS
diff --git a/effects/screenshot/screenshot.cpp b/effects/screenshot/screenshot.cpp
--- a/effects/screenshot/screenshot.cpp
+++ b/effects/screenshot/screenshot.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 #include <QMatrix4x4>
 #include <xcb/xcb_image.h>
 
+#include <KLocalizedString>
+#include <KNotification>
+
 namespace KWin
 {
 
@@ -240,6 +243,10 @@
     }
     img.save(&temp);
     temp.close();
+    KNotification::event(KNotification::Notification,
+                        i18nc("Notification caption that a screenshot got saved to file", "Screenshot"),
+                        i18nc("Notification with path to screenshot file", "Screenshot saved to %1", temp.fileName()),
+                        QStringLiteral("spectacle"));
     return temp.fileName();
 }