diff --git a/bin/brightne.sh b/bin/brightne.sh
index 0ba045f..4f40939 100755
--- a/bin/brightne.sh
+++ b/bin/brightne.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ set_raw() {
 scale_to_bl() {
 	get_raw_maximum
 	max=$?
-	echo "$max * $1 / 1024" | bc
+	scale_from_to $1 $max
+}
+
+scale_from_to() {
+	echo "$2 * $1 / 1024" | bc
 }
 
 # from 0-max to 0-1024
@@ -52,6 +56,7 @@ max() {
 
 set_bl() {
 	set_raw $(scale_to_bl $1)
+	volnoti-show -s /usr/local/share/pixmaps/volnoti/display-brightness-symbolic.svg $(scale_from_to $1 100)
 }
 
 get() {
diff --git a/x/xinitrc.symlink b/x/xinitrc.symlink
index c17625e..cd20ffb 100644
--- a/x/xinitrc.symlink
+++ b/x/xinitrc.symlink
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ upower -e
 xrdb ~/dotfiles/x/Xresources
 #.screenlayout/display_pluggedin.sh
 /usr/bin/xscreensaver -no-splash &
+volnoti
 exec awesome -c ~/dotfiles/awesome/rc.lua