diff --git a/app/client/components/Task/Task.js b/app/client/components/Task/Task.js
index bccc725..b28d700 100644
--- a/app/client/components/Task/Task.js
+++ b/app/client/components/Task/Task.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { relativeTime } from 'helpers/time'
 import { highlightLog } from 'helpers/log'
 import EnterFullScreen from '../svg/EnterFullScreen'
 import LeaveFullScreen from '../svg/LeaveFullScreen'
+import { tryNotifyTaskStatus } from 'helpers/notification'
 
 const log = console.log
 
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ export default class Task extends Component {
                     this.setState({task: result})
 
                     var pipelineStatus = ''
-                    result.runs.forEach(function(runObj){
+                    result.runs.forEach(function(runObj, index){
                       if (that.state.intervals[runObj.id] != undefined && runObj.status != 'running'){
                         // Run finished, clear the timeout
                         clearTimeout(that.state.intervals[runObj.id])
@@ -182,6 +183,20 @@ export default class Task extends Component {
                       if (runObj.status == 'running'){
                         pipelineStatus = 'running'
                       }
+
+                      // this is the frist task in the array
+                      // it's previous status is "running"
+                      // but it's current status is not "running"
+                      if (
+                        index === 0 &&
+                        that.state.status === 'running' &&
+                        runObj.status !== 'running'
+                      ) {
+                        const {
+                          definition: { name }
+                        } = result;
+                        tryNotifyTaskStatus(name, runObj.status);
+                      }
                     })
                     that.setState({
                       status: pipelineStatus,
@@ -475,4 +490,4 @@ export default class Task extends Component {
       </article>
     );
   }
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
diff --git a/app/client/helpers/notification.js b/app/client/helpers/notification.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15cf315
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/client/helpers/notification.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// TODO we better:
+// a) try retrieve a icon file from the current site meta head
+// b) fallback to use a pipelie logo
+const icon = 'https://wiredcraft.com/assets/favicons/apple-touch-icon.png';
+const hasNotificationFeature = typeof window.Notification === 'function';
+const successEmoji = '🚀';
+const failureEmoji = '🚨';
+
+function tryAskForPermission(grantedCallback) {
+  Notification.requestPermission().then(permission => {
+    if (permission === 'granted') grantedCallback();
+  });
+}
+
+function notifyTaskStatus(pipelineName, status = 'success') {
+  let title;
+  switch (status) {
+    case 'success':
+      title = `${successEmoji} ${status} ${pipelineName}`;
+      break;
+    case 'failure':
+      title = `${failureEmoji} ${status} ${pipelineName}`;
+      break;
+    default:
+      title = `${status} ${pipelineName}`;
+  }
+  return spawnNotification(title);
+}
+
+function spawnNotification(title, body) {
+  const options = { icon };
+  if (body) options.body = body;
+  return new Notification(title, options);
+}
+
+export function tryNotifyTaskStatus(pipelineName, type = 'success') {
+  const notify = () => notifyTaskStatus(pipelineName, type);
+  if (hasNotificationFeature === false) return;
+  if (Notification.permission === 'granted') return notify();
+  if (Notification.permission !== 'denied') {
+    tryAskForPermission(notify);
+  }
+}