diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/coboltforge/dontmind/multivnc/ui/VNCConnService.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/coboltforge/dontmind/multivnc/ui/VNCConnService.kt
index 2421e2df..574c85ef 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/coboltforge/dontmind/multivnc/ui/VNCConnService.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/coboltforge/dontmind/multivnc/ui/VNCConnService.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.coboltforge.dontmind.multivnc.ui
 
+import android.app.Notification
 import android.app.NotificationChannel
 import android.app.NotificationManager
 import android.app.PendingIntent
@@ -114,13 +115,17 @@ class VNCConnService : Service() {
             val notificationIntent = Intent(this, VncCanvasActivity::class.java)
             val pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0,
                     notificationIntent, if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) PendingIntent.FLAG_IMMUTABLE else 0)
-            val notification = NotificationCompat.Builder(this, packageName)
+            val notificationBuilder = NotificationCompat.Builder(this, packageName)
                     .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_launcher)
                     .setContentTitle(getString(R.string.app_name))
                     .setContentText(getString(R.string.connected_to, hosts))
                     .setContentIntent(pendingIntent)
                     .setOnlyAlertOnce(true)
-                    .build()
+            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 31) {
+                notificationBuilder.foregroundServiceBehavior = Notification.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_IMMEDIATE
+            }
+            val notification = notificationBuilder.build()
+
             startForeground(NOTIFICATION_ID, notification)
         }
         // stay until explicitly stopped