diff --git a/files/choux_borg.service b/files/choux_borg.service
index 533b5d8..e932246 100644
--- a/files/choux_borg.service
+++ b/files/choux_borg.service
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Type=simple
 Nice=19
 IOSchedulingClass=2
 IOSchedulingPriority=7
+ExecStartPre=notify-send "Backup starts"
 ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/borg break-lock {{ borg_backup_repo }}
 ExecStart={{ borg_script_path }}/{{ borg_script_filename }}
 ExecStopPost=-bash -c '[[ $EXIT_STATUS == 0 ]] &&  notify-send "Backup finished"'
diff --git a/files/dd_borg/automatic-backup.service b/files/dd_borg/automatic-backup.service
index 4a58e59..2692112 100644
--- a/files/dd_borg/automatic-backup.service
+++ b/files/dd_borg/automatic-backup.service
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
+ExecStartPre=notify-send "Backup starts"
 ExecStart=/etc/backups/run.sh
 ExecStopPost=-bash -c '[[ $EXIT_STATUS == 0 ]] &&  notify-send "Backup finished: Drive can be removed."'
 ExecStopPost=-bash -c '[[ $EXIT_STATUS != 0 ]] &&  notify-send "Backup failed." -u critical'