diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 307d348d..664474ca 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -3225,7 +3225,7 @@ config_load(struct config *conf, const char *conf_path,
     parse_modifiers(XKB_MOD_NAME_SHIFT, 5, &conf->mouse.selection_override_modifiers);
 
     tokenize_cmdline(
-        "notify-send --wait --app-name ${app-id} --icon ${icon} --urgency ${urgency} --action ${action-name},${action-label} --print-id -- ${title} ${body}",
+        "notify-send --wait --app-name ${app-id} --icon ${icon} --urgency ${urgency} --action ${action-name}=${action-label} --print-id -- ${title} ${body}",
         &conf->desktop_notifications.command.argv.args);
     tokenize_cmdline("xdg-open ${url}", &conf->url.launch.argv.args);
 
diff --git a/doc/foot.ini.5.scd b/doc/foot.ini.5.scd
index a6c20e6e..ef48323f 100644
--- a/doc/foot.ini.5.scd
+++ b/doc/foot.ini.5.scd
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ Note: do not set *TERM* here; use the *term* option in the main
 		reporting the XDG activation token in any way. This means
 		window activation will not work by default.
 	
-	Default: _notify-send --wait --app-name ${app-id} --icon ${icon} --urgency ${urgency} --action ${action-name},${action-label} --print-id -- ${title} ${body}_.
+	Default: _notify-send --wait --app-name ${app-id} --icon ${icon} --urgency ${urgency} --action ${action-name}=${action-label} --print-id -- ${title} ${body}_.
 
 
 *inhibit-when-focused*
diff --git a/foot.ini b/foot.ini
index c743182c..46b2d5f0 100644
--- a/foot.ini
+++ b/foot.ini
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 # command-focused=no
 
 [desktop-notifications]
-# command=notify-send --wait --app-name ${app-id} --icon ${icon} --urgency ${urgency} --action ${action-name},${action-label} --print-id -- ${title} ${body}
+# command=notify-send --wait --app-name ${app-id} --icon ${icon} --urgency ${urgency} --action ${action-name}=${action-label} --print-id -- ${title} ${body}
 # inhibit-when-focused=yes