diff --git a/alexa_remote_control_plain.sh b/alexa_remote_control_plain.sh
index b794c66..8ce379a 100755
--- a/alexa_remote_control_plain.sh
+++ b/alexa_remote_control_plain.sh
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ usage()
 	echo "        weather,traffic,flashbriefing,goodmorning,singasong,tellstory,speak:'<text>'"
 	echo "   -b : connect/disconnect/list bluetooth device"
 	echo "   -q : query queue"
+	echo "   -n : query notifications"
 	echo "   -r : play tunein radio"
 	echo "   -s : play library track/library album"
 	echo "   -t : play Prime playlist"
@@ -245,6 +246,9 @@ while [ "$#" -gt 0 ] ; do
 		-q)
 			QUEUE="true"
 			;;
+		-n)
+			NOTIFICATIONS="true"
+			;;
 		-lastalexa)
 			LASTALEXA="true"
 			;;
@@ -708,6 +712,18 @@ ${CURL} ${OPTS} -s -b ${COOKIE} -A "${BROWSER}" -H "DNT: 1" -H "Connection: keep
  "https://${ALEXA}/api/media/state?deviceSerialNumber=${DEVICESERIALNUMBER}&deviceType=${DEVICETYPE}"
 	echo
 }
+#
+# show notifications and alarms
+#
+show_notifications()
+{
+	echo "/api/notifications"
+ ${CURL} ${OPTS} -s -b ${COOKIE} -A "${BROWSER}" -H "DNT: 1" -H "Connection: keep-alive" -L\
+ -H "Content-Type: application/json; charset=UTF-8" -H "Referer: https://alexa.${AMAZON}/spa/index.html" -H "Origin: https://alexa.${AMAZON}"\
+ -H "csrf: $(awk "\$0 ~/.${AMAZON}.*csrf[ \\s\\t]+/ {print \$7}" ${COOKIE})" -X GET \
+ "https://${ALEXA}/api/notifications?deviceSerialNumber=${DEVICESERIALNUMBER}&deviceType=${DEVICETYPE}"
+	echo
+}
 
 #
 # deletes a multiroom device
@@ -856,6 +872,34 @@ if [ -n "$COMMAND" -o -n "$QUEUE" ] ; then
 			echo
 		fi
 	fi
+elif [ -n "$COMMAND" -o -n "$NOTIFICATIONS" ] ; then
+	if [ "${DEVICE}" = "ALL" ] ; then
+		while IFS= read -r DEVICE ; do
+			set_var
+			if [ -n "$COMMAND" ] ; then
+				echo "sending cmd:${COMMAND} to dev:${DEVICE} type:${DEVICETYPE} serial:${DEVICESERIALNUMBER} customerid:${MEDIAOWNERCUSTOMERID}"
+				run_cmd
+				# in order to prevent a "Rate exceeded" we need to delay the command
+				sleep 1
+				echo
+			else
+				echo "notifications info for dev:${DEVICE} type:${DEVICETYPE} serial:${DEVICESERIALNUMBER}"
+				show_notifications
+				echo
+			fi
+		done < ${DEVALL}
+	else
+		set_var
+		if [ -n "$COMMAND" ] ; then
+			echo "sending cmd:${COMMAND} to dev:${DEVICE} type:${DEVICETYPE} serial:${DEVICESERIALNUMBER} customerid:${MEDIAOWNERCUSTOMERID}"
+			run_cmd
+			echo
+		else
+			echo "notifications info for dev:${DEVICE} type:${DEVICETYPE} serial:${DEVICESERIALNUMBER}"
+			show_notifications
+			echo
+		fi
+	fi
 elif [ -n "$LEMUR" ] ; then
 	DEVICE="${LEMUR}"
 	set_var