diff --git a/SPEC.md b/SPEC.md
index 6bc06f5..3a0f4fc 100644
--- a/SPEC.md
+++ b/SPEC.md
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@
 
 ## Supports configurable log levels (debug, info, warn, error)
 ## Supports logging to a file instead of stderr via --log-file or log_file config
+## Can notify on pull: per-repo notify_on_pull setting sends a desktop notification when new commits are pulled from the remote
diff --git a/converge.example.yaml b/converge.example.yaml
index e91fc8a..9e46efb 100644
--- a/converge.example.yaml
+++ b/converge.example.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ repos:
   - path: /home/jbrechtel/org
     remote: origin
     branch: main
+    # notify_on_pull: true  # send a notification when new commits are pulled
   - path: /work/personal/hawat
     # remote defaults to "origin"
     # branch defaults to "main"
diff --git a/src/Converge.hs b/src/Converge.hs
index bf4b3dd..692d66e 100644
--- a/src/Converge.hs
+++ b/src/Converge.hs
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ data RepoConfig = RepoConfig
     -- ^ Remote name to pull from.
     , rcBranch :: !Text
     -- ^ Branch to pull.
+    , rcNotifyOnPull :: !Bool
+    -- ^ Send a notification when new commits are pulled from the remote.
     }
     deriving (Show, Eq)
 
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ defaultRepoConfig =
         { rcPath = "."
         , rcRemote = "origin"
         , rcBranch = "main"
+        , rcNotifyOnPull = False
         }
 
 -- | Sensible defaults for options.
@@ -167,6 +170,7 @@ instance FromJSON RepoConfig where
             <$> o .: "path"
             <*> (fromMaybe "origin" <$> o .:? "remote")
             <*> (fromMaybe "main" <$> o .:? "branch")
+            <*> (fromMaybe False <$> o .:? "notify_on_pull")
 
 -- | Load a YAML config file.
 loadConfig :: FilePath -> IO Config
@@ -341,6 +345,8 @@ syncRepo opts logger repo = do
                                 ("Commit failed in " <> rcPath repo <> " (exit " <> show commitCode <> ")")
         -- Pull
         logRepo logger repo ("pulling " <> rcRemote repo <> "/" <> rcBranch repo)
+        (_, headBefore, _) <- runGitIn (rcPath repo) ["rev-parse", "HEAD"]
+        let headBefore' = T.strip headBefore
         (pullCode, pullOut, pullErr) <- gitPull logger repo
         case pullCode of
             ExitSuccess -> do
@@ -348,6 +354,22 @@ syncRepo opts logger repo = do
                 if T.null trimmed
                     then logRepo logger repo "pull: already up to date"
                     else logRepo logger repo ("pull succeeded:\n" <> trimmed)
+                -- Notify on new commits pulled, if configured
+                when (rcNotifyOnPull repo) $ do
+                    (_, headAfter, _) <- runGitIn (rcPath repo) ["rev-parse", "HEAD"]
+                    let headAfter' = T.strip headAfter
+                    when (headBefore' /= headAfter') $ do
+                        let range = T.unpack headBefore' <> ".." <> T.unpack headAfter'
+                        (_, logOut, _) <- runGitIn (rcPath repo) ["log", "--oneline", range]
+                        let newCommits = filter (not . T.null) (T.lines logOut)
+                            count = length newCommits
+                            summary = T.unlines (take 5 newCommits)
+                            more = if count > 5 then "\n... and " <> T.pack (show (count - 5)) <> " more" else ""
+                        logRepo logger repo ("pulled " <> T.pack (show count) <> " new commit(s)")
+                        notifyUser
+                            opts
+                            ("Converge: " <> show count <> " New Commit(s) in " <> rcPath repo)
+                            ("Pulled " <> show count <> " new commit(s):\n" <> T.unpack summary <> T.unpack more)
             _ -> do
                 logRepoAt logger Error repo ("pull FAILED (exit " <> T.pack (show pullCode) <> "): " <> T.strip (pullOut <> pullErr))
                 notifyUser