diff --git a/app/filtering.js b/app/filtering.js
index 1ec5bc459c5..14e992d23c0 100644
--- a/app/filtering.js
+++ b/app/filtering.js
@@ -318,13 +318,6 @@ function registerPermissionHandler (session, partition) {
         }
       }
     }
-    const url = mainFrameUrl || origin
-    // Allow notifications for the main app
-    if (url === appUrlUtil.getIndexHTML() && permission === 'notifications' ||
-        url.startsWith('chrome-extension://') && permission === 'openExternal') {
-      cb(true)
-      return
-    }
 
     if (!permissions[permission]) {
       console.log('WARNING: got unregistered permission request', permission)
@@ -332,10 +325,27 @@ function registerPermissionHandler (session, partition) {
       return
     }
 
+    // TOOD(bridiver) - this seems overly permissive and we should narrow this down
+    // to the specific extension that required it which is most likely PDFJS
+    if (origin.startsWith('chrome-extension://') && permission === 'openExternal') {
+      cb(true)
+      return
+    }
+
+    if (mainFrameUrl === appUrlUtil.getIndexHTML() || origin.startsWith('chrome-extension://' + config.braveExtensionId)) {
+      // lookup, display and store site settings by "Brave Browser"
+      origin = 'Brave Browser'
+      // display on all tabs
+      mainFrameUrl = null
+    } else {
+      // Strip trailing slash
+      origin = getOrigin(origin)
+    }
+
     // Check whether there is a persistent site setting for this host
     const appState = AppStore.getState()
-    const settings = siteSettings.getSiteSettingsForURL(appState.get('siteSettings'), url)
-    const tempSettings = siteSettings.getSiteSettingsForURL(appState.get('temporarySiteSettings'), url)
+    const settings = siteSettings.getSiteSettingsForHostPattern(appState.get('siteSettings'), origin)
+    const tempSettings = siteSettings.getSiteSettingsForHostPattern(appState.get('temporarySiteSettings'), origin)
     const permissionName = permission + 'Permission'
     if (settings) {
       let isAllowed = settings.get(permissionName)
@@ -365,7 +375,7 @@ function registerPermissionHandler (session, partition) {
         {text: locale.translation('deny')},
         {text: locale.translation('allow')}
       ],
-      origin,
+      frameOrigin: getOrigin(mainFrameUrl),
       options: {
         persist: true
       },
@@ -380,7 +390,7 @@ function registerPermissionHandler (session, partition) {
       cb(result)
       if (persist) {
         // remember site setting for this host over http(s)
-        appActions.changeSiteSetting(getOrigin(url), permission + 'Permission', result, isPrivate)
+        appActions.changeSiteSetting(origin, permission + 'Permission', result, isPrivate)
       }
     }
   })
diff --git a/app/index.js b/app/index.js
index fcbfba49871..6bb60f7b2ab 100644
--- a/app/index.js
+++ b/app/index.js
@@ -450,13 +450,6 @@ app.on('ready', () => {
       electron.clipboard.writeText(text)
     })
 
-    ipcMain.on(messages.SHOW_NOTIFICATION, (e, msg) => {
-      if (BrowserWindow.getFocusedWindow()) {
-        BrowserWindow.getFocusedWindow().webContents.send(messages.SHOW_NOTIFICATION,
-                                                          locale.translation(msg))
-      }
-    })
-
     ipcMain.on(messages.CHECK_FLASH_INSTALLED, (e) => {
       flash.checkFlashInstalled((installed) => {
         e.sender.send(messages.FLASH_UPDATED, installed)
diff --git a/js/about/aboutActions.js b/js/about/aboutActions.js
index 3fc84766479..27e612aa99f 100644
--- a/js/about/aboutActions.js
+++ b/js/about/aboutActions.js
@@ -156,10 +156,6 @@ const AboutActions = {
     ipc.send(messages.CHECK_FLASH_INSTALLED)
   },
 
-  showNotification: function (msg) {
-    ipc.send(messages.SHOW_NOTIFICATION, msg)
-  },
-
   setResourceEnabled: function (resourceName, enabled) {
     AboutActions.dispatchAction({
       actionType: AppConstants.APP_SET_RESOURCE_ENABLED,
diff --git a/js/about/passwords.js b/js/about/passwords.js
index 25a92c80c3a..38d4a5e0ea0 100644
--- a/js/about/passwords.js
+++ b/js/about/passwords.js
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ class PasswordItem extends React.Component {
   onCopy () {
     if (this.state.decrypted !== null) {
       aboutActions.setClipboard(this.state.decrypted)
-      aboutActions.showNotification('passwordCopied')
     } else {
       this.decrypt(false)
     }
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ class PasswordItem extends React.Component {
       return
     }
     aboutActions.setClipboard(details.decrypted)
-    aboutActions.showNotification('passwordCopied')
     this.setState({
       decrypted: details.decrypted
     })
diff --git a/js/components/frame.js b/js/components/frame.js
index bfd762cc895..1651e52b780 100644
--- a/js/components/frame.js
+++ b/js/components/frame.js
@@ -580,8 +580,7 @@ class Frame extends ImmutableComponent {
     } else {
       flash.checkFlashInstalled((installed) => {
         if (installed) {
-          currentWindow.webContents.send(messages.SHOW_NOTIFICATION,
-                                         locale.translation('flashInstalled'))
+          void new window.Notification(locale.translation('flashInstalled'))
         } else if (noFlashCallback) {
           noFlashCallback()
         }
diff --git a/js/components/main.js b/js/components/main.js
index 2194af8aa09..c85429ebe52 100644
--- a/js/components/main.js
+++ b/js/components/main.js
@@ -340,10 +340,6 @@ class Main extends ImmutableComponent {
       frameProps && windowActions.setRedirectedBy(frameProps, ruleset, details.url)
     })
 
-    ipc.on(messages.SHOW_NOTIFICATION, (e, text) => {
-      void new window.Notification(text)
-    })
-
     ipc.on(messages.SHORTCUT_ACTIVE_FRAME_BACK, this.onBack)
     ipc.on(messages.SHORTCUT_ACTIVE_FRAME_FORWARD, this.onForward)
 
diff --git a/js/constants/messages.js b/js/constants/messages.js
index 37c2fb405fb..b65f0385919 100644
--- a/js/constants/messages.js
+++ b/js/constants/messages.js
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ const messages = {
   ENTER_FULL_SCREEN: _,
   SET_CLIPBOARD: _,
   GOT_CANVAS_FINGERPRINTING: _,
-  SHOW_NOTIFICATION: _, /** @arg {string} l10n id of desktop notification message */
   GO_BACK: _,
   GO_FORWARD: _,
   RELOAD: _,