diff --git a/public/manifest.webmanifest b/public/manifest.webmanifest
index 1eaace8..6a79cfd 100644
--- a/public/manifest.webmanifest
+++ b/public/manifest.webmanifest
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
   "orientation": "portrait",
   "background_color": "#000000",
   "theme_color": "#000000",
-  "gcm_sender_id": "103953800507",
   "icons": [
     {
       "src": "/images/app-icon-192.png",
diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index d49cb8b..547b088 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ import {
   loginWithRemoteApp,
   resumeRemoteAppLogin,
 } from './services/signer'
-import { notificationPermission, subscribeToNotifications } from './services/notifications'
+import {
+  notificationPermission,
+  requestNotificationPermission,
+  subscribeToNotifications,
+  subscribeToNotificationsInBackground,
+} from './services/notifications'
 
 const heroBackgrounds = Object.entries(
   import.meta.glob('../public/images/bg-*.{avif,webp,jpg,jpeg,png}', {
@@ -1042,8 +1047,9 @@ const createMembership = async () => {
   }
 
   try {
-    await subscribeToNotifications()
+    await requestNotificationPermission()
     signupNotificationsEnabled.value = true
+    subscribeToNotificationsInBackground()
   } catch (error) {
     formError.value = error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Could not enable notifications.'
     isCreatingMembership.value = false
@@ -2116,6 +2122,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
     saveSignupDraft()
     openSignup()
   }
+  subscribeToNotificationsInBackground()
   window.addEventListener('popstate', () => {
     currentPath.value = window.location.pathname
   })
diff --git a/src/services/notifications.js b/src/services/notifications.js
index 6c0f940..0fcf150 100644
--- a/src/services/notifications.js
+++ b/src/services/notifications.js
@@ -19,6 +19,17 @@ export const notificationSupport = () => ({
   secure: window.isSecureContext || window.location.hostname === 'localhost' || window.location.hostname === '127.0.0.1',
 })
 
+export const requestNotificationPermission = async () => {
+  if (!('Notification' in window)) throw new Error('Notifications are not supported in this browser.')
+  const support = notificationSupport()
+  if (!support.secure) throw new Error('Notifications require HTTPS.')
+  const requested = Notification.permission === 'granted' ? 'granted' : await Notification.requestPermission()
+  permission.value = requested
+  if (requested !== 'granted') throw new Error('Notification permission was not granted.')
+  if ('serviceWorker' in navigator) await navigator.serviceWorker.register('/sw.js', { scope: '/' }).catch(() => null)
+  return true
+}
+
 const saveSubscription = async (subscription) => {
   const response = await fetch('/api/notifications/subscribe', {
     method: 'POST',
@@ -38,7 +49,7 @@ const sameApplicationServerKey = (subscription, applicationServerKey) => {
   return existingBytes.every((byte, index) => byte === applicationServerKey[index])
 }
 
-export const subscribeToNotifications = async () => {
+export const subscribeToNotifications = async ({ requestPermission = true } = {}) => {
   const support = notificationSupport()
   if (!support.supported) throw new Error('Push notifications are not supported in this browser.')
   if (!support.secure) throw new Error('Push notifications require HTTPS.')
@@ -49,9 +60,8 @@ export const subscribeToNotifications = async () => {
   if (!keyData.configured) throw new Error('VAPID private key is not configured on the server.')
   const applicationServerKey = urlBase64ToUint8Array(keyData.publicKey)
 
-  const requested = Notification.permission === 'granted' ? 'granted' : await Notification.requestPermission()
-  permission.value = requested
-  if (requested !== 'granted') throw new Error('Notification permission was not granted.')
+  if (requestPermission) await requestNotificationPermission()
+  else if (Notification.permission !== 'granted') throw new Error('Notification permission was not granted.')
 
   await navigator.serviceWorker.register('/sw.js', { scope: '/' })
   const registration = await navigator.serviceWorker.ready
@@ -67,3 +77,19 @@ export const subscribeToNotifications = async () => {
   })
   return saveSubscription(subscription)
 }
+
+export const subscribeToNotificationsInBackground = ({ attempts = 8 } = {}) => {
+  if (!('Notification' in window) || Notification.permission !== 'granted') return
+  const delays = [0, 2000, 5000, 10000, 20000, 45000, 90000, 180000]
+  const run = (attempt = 0) => {
+    window.setTimeout(async () => {
+      try {
+        await subscribeToNotifications({ requestPermission: false })
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.warn('Notification push registration retry failed:', error instanceof Error ? error.message : error)
+        if (attempt + 1 < attempts) run(attempt + 1)
+      }
+    }, delays[Math.min(attempt, delays.length - 1)])
+  }
+  run()
+}