diff --git a/appkit/Cargo.toml b/appkit/Cargo.toml
index 33bd6c6..bdd13a0 100644
--- a/appkit/Cargo.toml
+++ b/appkit/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@ uuid = { version = "0.8", features = ["v4"] }
 url = "2.1.1"
 
 [features]
+user-notifications = []
 enable-webview-downloading = []
diff --git a/appkit/build.rs b/appkit/build.rs
index 7a563d7..0fc90dd 100644
--- a/appkit/build.rs
+++ b/appkit/build.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ fn main() {
     if std::env::var("TARGET").unwrap().contains("-apple") {
         println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=framework=Security");
         println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=framework=WebKit");
+
+        #[cfg(feature = "user-notifications")]
         println!("cargo:rustc-link-lib=framework=UserNotifications");
     }
 }
diff --git a/appkit/src/lib.rs b/appkit/src/lib.rs
index e32118e..cf73859 100644
--- a/appkit/src/lib.rs
+++ b/appkit/src/lib.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ pub mod geometry;
 pub mod layout;
 pub mod menu;
 pub mod networking;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "user-notifications")]
 pub mod notifications;
+
 pub mod pasteboard;
 pub mod printing;
 pub mod toolbar;
@@ -53,7 +56,10 @@ pub mod prelude {
     pub use crate::layout::LayoutConstraint;
 
     pub use crate::menu::{Menu, MenuItem};
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "user-notifications")]
     pub use crate::notifications::{Notification, NotificationCenter, NotificationAuthOption};
+
     pub use crate::toolbar::{Toolbar, ToolbarController, ToolbarHandle};
 
     pub use crate::networking::URLRequest;