diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/evollu/react/fcm/FIRLocalMessagingHelper.java b/android/src/main/java/com/evollu/react/fcm/FIRLocalMessagingHelper.java
index fe7027c2cedea627a0c5938f21ddbe43f85fa82c..acc38a2c65550bdb86c886323ed26ab4a7da9d95 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/evollu/react/fcm/FIRLocalMessagingHelper.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/evollu/react/fcm/FIRLocalMessagingHelper.java
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ public class FIRLocalMessagingHelper {
                     .setGroup(bundle.getString("group"))
                     .setVibrate(new long[]{0, DEFAULT_VIBRATION})
                     .setExtras(bundle.getBundle("data"));
+            
+            if (bundle.containsKey("ongoing") && bundle.getBoolean("ongoing")) {
+                notification.setOngoing(bundle.getBoolean("ongoing"));
+            }
 
             //priority
             String priority = bundle.getString("priority", "");