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 eca899afc0f6e38788bb525bf97a540aab3ce632..7047f9403e021bc9d7a6275a8459e2a0499b8b3b 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/evollu/react/fcm/FIRLocalMessagingHelper.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/evollu/react/fcm/FIRLocalMessagingHelper.java
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ public class FIRLocalMessagingHelper {
                     .setVibrate(new long[]{0, DEFAULT_VIBRATION})
                     .setSound(RingtoneManager.getDefaultUri(RingtoneManager.TYPE_NOTIFICATION))
                     .setExtras(bundle.getBundle("data"));
+            
+            if (bundle.containsKey("ongoing") || bundle.getBoolean("ongoing")) {
+                notification.setOngoing(bundle.getBoolean("ongoing"));
+            }
 
             //priority
             String priority = bundle.getString("priority", "");