diff --git a/core/cmd/dms/commands_screenshot.go b/core/cmd/dms/commands_screenshot.go
index f068ee45..befc2ef5 100644
--- a/core/cmd/dms/commands_screenshot.go
+++ b/core/cmd/dms/commands_screenshot.go
@@ -217,9 +217,13 @@ func runScreenshot(config screenshot.Config) {
 	}
 
 	if config.Notify {
+		thumbData, thumbW, thumbH := bufferToRGBThumbnail(result.Buffer, 256)
 		screenshot.SendNotification(screenshot.NotifyResult{
 			FilePath:  filePath,
 			Clipboard: config.Clipboard,
+			ImageData: thumbData,
+			Width:     thumbW,
+			Height:    thumbH,
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -259,6 +263,51 @@ func writeImageToStdout(buf *screenshot.ShmBuffer, format screenshot.Format, qua
 	}
 }
 
+func bufferToRGBThumbnail(buf *screenshot.ShmBuffer, maxSize int) ([]byte, int, int) {
+	srcW, srcH := buf.Width, buf.Height
+	scale := 1.0
+	if srcW > maxSize || srcH > maxSize {
+		if srcW > srcH {
+			scale = float64(maxSize) / float64(srcW)
+		} else {
+			scale = float64(maxSize) / float64(srcH)
+		}
+	}
+
+	dstW := int(float64(srcW) * scale)
+	dstH := int(float64(srcH) * scale)
+	if dstW < 1 {
+		dstW = 1
+	}
+	if dstH < 1 {
+		dstH = 1
+	}
+
+	data := buf.Data()
+	rgb := make([]byte, dstW*dstH*3)
+
+	for y := 0; y < dstH; y++ {
+		srcY := int(float64(y) / scale)
+		if srcY >= srcH {
+			srcY = srcH - 1
+		}
+		for x := 0; x < dstW; x++ {
+			srcX := int(float64(x) / scale)
+			if srcX >= srcW {
+				srcX = srcW - 1
+			}
+			si := srcY*buf.Stride + srcX*4
+			di := (y*dstW + x) * 3
+			if si+2 < len(data) {
+				rgb[di+0] = data[si+2] // R
+				rgb[di+1] = data[si+1] // G
+				rgb[di+2] = data[si+0] // B
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return rgb, dstW, dstH
+}
+
 func runScreenshotRegion(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	config := getScreenshotConfig(screenshot.ModeRegion)
 	runScreenshot(config)
diff --git a/core/internal/screenshot/notify.go b/core/internal/screenshot/notify.go
index 40891b97..1ae675e9 100644
--- a/core/internal/screenshot/notify.go
+++ b/core/internal/screenshot/notify.go
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ const (
 type NotifyResult struct {
 	FilePath  string
 	Clipboard bool
+	ImageData []byte
+	Width     int
+	Height    int
 }
 
 func SendNotification(result NotifyResult) {
@@ -36,8 +39,27 @@ func SendNotification(result NotifyResult) {
 	}
 
 	hints := map[string]dbus.Variant{}
-	if result.FilePath != "" && !result.Clipboard {
-		hints["image-path"] = dbus.MakeVariant(result.FilePath)
+	if len(result.ImageData) > 0 && result.Width > 0 && result.Height > 0 {
+		rowstride := result.Width * 3
+		hints["image_data"] = dbus.MakeVariant(struct {
+			Width         int32
+			Height        int32
+			Rowstride     int32
+			HasAlpha      bool
+			BitsPerSample int32
+			Channels      int32
+			Data          []byte
+		}{
+			Width:         int32(result.Width),
+			Height:        int32(result.Height),
+			Rowstride:     int32(rowstride),
+			HasAlpha:      false,
+			BitsPerSample: 8,
+			Channels:      3,
+			Data:          result.ImageData,
+		})
+	} else if result.FilePath != "" {
+		hints["image_path"] = dbus.MakeVariant(result.FilePath)
 	}
 
 	summary := "Screenshot captured"