diff --git a/src/android/FirebasePluginMessagingService.java b/src/android/FirebasePluginMessagingService.java
index 04b653312..a42ce60e3 100755
--- a/src/android/FirebasePluginMessagingService.java
+++ b/src/android/FirebasePluginMessagingService.java
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ private void sendNotification(String id, String title, String messageBody, Map<S
             NotificationCompat.Builder notificationBuilder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this)
                     .setContentTitle(title)
                     .setContentText(messageBody)
+		    .setVisibility(NotificationCompat.VISIBILITY_PUBLIC)
                     .setStyle(new NotificationCompat.BigTextStyle().bigText(messageBody))
                     .setAutoCancel(true)
                     .setSound(defaultSoundUri)