diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ The type of script is determined by the line (meta tag) at the beginning of the
 ### 5.3.0
 
 * Added `prefs:show_dialog` method
+* Added `system:show_notify()` and `system:cancel_notify()` methods
 * Added support for SVG icons to the Rich UI API
-* To show settings dialog you must declare `on_settings` function
 
 ### 5.2.3
 
@@ -311,6 +311,23 @@ The function takes a command table of this format as a parameter:
 
 The result of executing a shell command is sent to the `on_shell_result(string)` callback.
 
+* `system:show_notify(table)` - show system notifycation;
+* `system:cancel_notify()` - cancel notification.
+
+These two functions can be used to display, update, and delete system notifications. The possible fields for the `table` (each of them is optional) are:
+
+```
+`message` - the message displayed in the notification;
+`silent` - true if the notification should be silent;
+`action1` - the name of the first notification action;
+`action2` - the name of the second notification action;
+`action3` - the name of the third notification action.
+```
+
+When the notification is clicked, the main launcher window will open. When one of the three actions is clicked, the callback `on_notify_action(idx, name)` will be executed with the action's index and name as parameters.
+
+_Keep in mind that the callback will only be executed for scripts of type `widget`._
+
 ## Intents
 
 * `intent:start_activity(table)` - starts activity with intent described in the table;
@@ -589,11 +606,13 @@ _Avaialble from: 4.1.0_
 
 All data are returned in `on_cloud_result(meta, content)`. The first argument is the metadata, either a metadata table (in the case of `list_dir()`) or an error message string. The second argument is the contents of the file (in the case of `get_file()`).
 
-## Notifications
+## Reading notifications
 
 _Available only in widget scripts._
 _Avaialble from: 4.1.3_
 
+_This module is intended for reading notifications from other applications. To send notifications, use the `system` module._
+
 * `notify:request_current()` - requests current notifications from the launcher;
 * `notify:open(key)` - opens notification with specified key;
 * `notify:close(key)` - removes the notification with the specified key;
diff --git a/samples/notify_send_sample.lua b/samples/notify_send_sample.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4bd69b
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+++ b/samples/notify_send_sample.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+function on_resume()
+    ui:show_lines{
+        "Show notify",
+        "Update notify",
+        "Cancel notify",
+    }
+end
+
+function on_click(idx)
+    if idx == 1 then
+        system:show_notify{
+            message = "Just message",
+            silent = true,
+            action1 = "cancel",
+        }
+    elseif idx == 2 then
+        system:show_notify{
+            message = "Message updated",
+            silent = true,
+            action1 = "cancel",
+            action2 = "action #2",
+            action3 = "action #3",
+        }
+    else
+        system:cancel_notify()
+    end
+end
+
+function on_notify_action(idx, action)
+    ui:show_toast("action: "..idx..": "..action)
+
+    if action == "cancel" then
+        system:cancel_notify()
+    end
+end