diff --git a/data/notifications.metainfo.xml.in b/data/notifications.metainfo.xml.in
index d5e1636..b570ad0 100644
--- a/data/notifications.metainfo.xml.in
+++ b/data/notifications.metainfo.xml.in
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
           <li>Updated translations</li>
         </ul>
       </description>
+      <issues>
+        <issue url="https://github.com/elementary/notifications/issues/279">Notification Focus Settings</issue>
+      </issues>
     </release>
 
     <release version="8.1.1" date="2025-11-07" urgency="medium">
diff --git a/src/AbstractBubble.vala b/src/AbstractBubble.vala
index 711deb7..53974b7 100644
--- a/src/AbstractBubble.vala
+++ b/src/AbstractBubble.vala
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ public class Notifications.AbstractBubble : Gtk.Window {
         add_css_class ("notification");
         // Prevent stealing focus when an app window is closed
         can_focus = false;
+        focusable = false;
         set_titlebar (new Gtk.Grid ());
 
         carousel.page_changed.connect (on_page_changed);
@@ -162,7 +163,12 @@ public class Notifications.AbstractBubble : Gtk.Window {
             timeout_id = 0;
         }
 
-        base.present ();
+        if (Gdk.Display.get_default () is Gdk.X11.Display) {
+            // Avoid present on X11 because it focuses the window 
+            base.show ();
+        } else {
+            base.present ();
+        }
 
         if (timeout != 0) {
             timeout_id = Timeout.add (timeout, timeout_expired);
@@ -218,10 +224,12 @@ public class Notifications.AbstractBubble : Gtk.Window {
     private void x11_make_notification () {
         unowned var display = Gdk.Display.get_default ();
         if (display is Gdk.X11.Display) {
-            unowned var xdisplay = ((Gdk.X11.Display) display).get_xdisplay ();
-
-            var window = ((Gdk.X11.Surface) get_surface ()).get_xid ();
+            unowned var x11_surface = (Gdk.X11.Surface) get_surface ();
+            var window = (x11_surface).get_xid ();
+            x11_surface.set_skip_pager_hint (true);
+            x11_surface.set_skip_taskbar_hint (true);
 
+            unowned var xdisplay = ((Gdk.X11.Display) display).get_xdisplay ();
             var atom = xdisplay.intern_atom ("_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE", false);
             var notification_atom = xdisplay.intern_atom ("_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_NOTIFICATION", false);