diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/expensify/chat/customairshipextender/CustomNotificationProvider.java b/android/app/src/main/java/com/expensify/chat/customairshipextender/CustomNotificationProvider.java
index deeff81bf76d..7c1f4a245cd2 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/expensify/chat/customairshipextender/CustomNotificationProvider.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/expensify/chat/customairshipextender/CustomNotificationProvider.java
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 package com.expensify.chat.customairshipextender;
 
+import static androidx.core.app.NotificationCompat.PRIORITY_MAX;
+
+import android.app.NotificationChannel;
+import android.app.NotificationChannelGroup;
+import android.app.NotificationManager;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
@@ -8,11 +13,13 @@
 import android.graphics.Bitmap.Config;
 import android.graphics.PorterDuffXfermode;
 import android.graphics.PorterDuff.Mode;
+import android.os.Build;
 import android.util.DisplayMetrics;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.TypedValue;
 import android.view.WindowManager;
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+import androidx.annotation.RequiresApi;
 import androidx.core.app.NotificationCompat;
 import androidx.core.app.NotificationManagerCompat;
 import androidx.core.app.Person;
@@ -48,6 +55,12 @@ public class CustomNotificationProvider extends ReactNotificationProvider {
     // Logging
     private static final String TAG = "NotificationProvider";
 
+    // Define notification channel
+    public static final String CHANNEL_MESSAGES_ID = "CHANNEL_MESSAGES";
+    public static final String CHANNEL_MESSAGES_NAME = "Message Notifications";
+    public static final String CHANNEL_GROUP_ID = "CHANNEL_GROUP_CHATS";
+    public static final String CHANNEL_GROUP_NAME = "Chats";
+
     // Conversation JSON keys
     private static final String PAYLOAD_KEY = "payload";
     private static final String TYPE_KEY = "type";
@@ -58,6 +71,9 @@ public class CustomNotificationProvider extends ReactNotificationProvider {
 
     public CustomNotificationProvider(@NonNull Context context, @NonNull AirshipConfigOptions configOptions) {
         super(context, configOptions);
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
+            createAndRegisterNotificationChannel(context);
+        }
     }
 
     @NonNull
@@ -66,6 +82,13 @@ protected NotificationCompat.Builder onExtendBuilder(@NonNull Context context, @
         super.onExtendBuilder(context, builder, arguments);
         PushMessage message = arguments.getMessage();
 
+        // Configure the notification channel or priority to ensure it shows in foreground
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
+            builder.setChannelId(CHANNEL_MESSAGES_ID);
+        } else {
+            builder.setPriority(PRIORITY_MAX);
+        }
+
         if (message.containsKey(PAYLOAD_KEY)) {
             try {
                 JsonMap payload = JsonValue.parseString(message.getExtra(PAYLOAD_KEY)).optMap();
@@ -82,6 +105,17 @@ protected NotificationCompat.Builder onExtendBuilder(@NonNull Context context, @
         return builder;
     }
 
+    @RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
+    private void createAndRegisterNotificationChannel(@NonNull Context context) {
+        NotificationChannelGroup channelGroup = new NotificationChannelGroup(CHANNEL_GROUP_ID, CHANNEL_GROUP_NAME);
+        NotificationChannel channel = new NotificationChannel(CHANNEL_MESSAGES_ID, CHANNEL_MESSAGES_NAME, NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_HIGH);
+        channel.setGroup(CHANNEL_GROUP_ID);
+
+        NotificationManager notificationManager = context.getSystemService(NotificationManager.class);
+        notificationManager.createNotificationChannelGroup(channelGroup);
+        notificationManager.createNotificationChannel(channel);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates a canvas to draw a circle and then draws the bitmap avatar within that circle
      * to clip off the area of the bitmap outside the circular path and returns a circular