diff --git a/client/assets/styles/game.less b/client/assets/styles/game.less
index 17d9aeeb..fe5dd570 100644
--- a/client/assets/styles/game.less
+++ b/client/assets/styles/game.less
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     //     "player  ";
 }
 
-.game .team {
+.game .team, .faceoff .team {
     display: grid;
     grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
 
diff --git a/client/src/events.jsx b/client/src/events.jsx
index 0cc1e4a0..5515ddba 100644
--- a/client/src/events.jsx
+++ b/client/src/events.jsx
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ const { tutorialVbox } = require('./tutorial.utils');
 
 function registerEvents(store) {
     function notify(msg) {
+        if (Notification && Notification.permission === 'granted') {
+            const n = new Notification('MNML', {
+                body: msg,
+                tag: 'MNML',
+            });
+        }
+
         return infoToast(msg);
     }
 
@@ -130,6 +137,10 @@ function registerEvents(store) {
         if (account) {
             LogRocket.init('yh0dy3/mnml');
             LogRocket.identify(account.id, account);
+
+            if (Notification) {
+                Notification.requestPermission();
+            }
         }
 
         store.dispatch(actions.setAccount(account));
diff --git a/client/src/socket.jsx b/client/src/socket.jsx
index 85d81154..340310b8 100644
--- a/client/src/socket.jsx
+++ b/client/src/socket.jsx
@@ -264,13 +264,14 @@ function createSocket(events) {
         Pong: onPong,
         Demo: onDemo,
 
-        QueueRequested: () => events.notify('pvp queue request received'),
-        QueueJoined: () => events.notify('you have joined the pvp queue'),
-        InviteRequested: () => events.notify('pvp invite request received'),
+        QueueRequested: () => events.notify('PVP queue request received.'),
+        QueueJoined: () => events.notify('You have joined the PVP queue.'),
+        QueueFound: () => events.notify('Your PVP game has started.'),
+        InviteRequested: () => events.notify('PVP invite request received.'),
         Invite: code => events.setInvite(code),
         InstanceChat: chat => events.setInstanceChat(chat),
         ChatWheel: wheel => events.setChatWheel(wheel),
-        Joining: () => events.notify('searching for instance...'),
+        // Joining: () => events.notify('Searching for instance...'),
 
         Processing: () => true,
         Error: errHandler,
diff --git a/server/src/rpc.rs b/server/src/rpc.rs
index 54602215..29d89d34 100644
--- a/server/src/rpc.rs
+++ b/server/src/rpc.rs
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ pub enum RpcMessage {
     QueueRequested(()),
     QueueJoined(()),
     QueueCancelled(()),
+    QueueFound(()),
 
     InviteRequested(()),
     Invite(String),
diff --git a/server/src/warden.rs b/server/src/warden.rs
index 38779346..ff4b2760 100644
--- a/server/src/warden.rs
+++ b/server/src/warden.rs
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ impl Warden {
         pair.0.tx.send(msg.clone())?;
         pair.1.tx.send(msg)?;
 
+        // send msgs for browser notifications
+        pair.0.tx.send(RpcMessage::QueueFound(()))?;
+        pair.1.tx.send(RpcMessage::QueueFound(()))?;
+
         Ok(())
     }
 }