diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 37133ed29e6f6cd29ea9bf07156ddbf9d3dbcd47..c672a16e87350baa4dad3c7bc201fee5dbea3ba8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ class App extends Component {
             tag: 'some_tag',                                    // Android only
             group: "group",                                     // Android only
             my_custom_data:'my_custom_field_value',             // extra data you want to throw
+            lights: true,                                       // Android only, LED blinking (default false)
         });
  
         FCM.scheduleLocalNotification({
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 befe10605a57a523e7ec6fecb6ad36d7d20822f4..b818b1328512b54c2dd9da73f0e2c1d9c366da7a 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/evollu/react/fcm/FIRLocalMessagingHelper.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/evollu/react/fcm/FIRLocalMessagingHelper.java
@@ -150,6 +150,11 @@ public class FIRLocalMessagingHelper {
                 }
             }
 
+            //lights
+            if (bundle.getBoolean("lights")) {
+                notification.setDefaults(NotificationCompat.DEFAULT_LIGHTS);
+            }
+
             if(mIsForeground){
                 Log.d(TAG, "App is in foreground, broadcast intent instead");
                 Intent i = new Intent("com.evollu.react.fcm.ReceiveLocalNotification");