diff --git a/notify.c b/notify.c
index 8180477d..ca61507b 100644
--- a/notify.c
+++ b/notify.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ notify_notify(const struct terminal *term, const char *title, const char *body)
     if (!spawn_expand_template(
             &term->conf->notify, 4,
             (const char *[]){"app-id", "window-title", "title", "body"},
-            (const char *[]){term->conf->app_id, term->window_title, title, body},
+            (const char *[]){term->app_id ? term->app_id : term->conf->app_id, term->window_title, title, body},
             &argc, &argv))
     {
         return;