diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/timers/TimerPlugin.java b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/timers/TimerPlugin.java
index 02a37e036..7de9af982 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/timers/TimerPlugin.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/timers/TimerPlugin.java
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import android.app.PendingIntent;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
-import android.support.v7.app.NotificationCompat;
+import android.support.v4.app.NotificationCompat;
 
 import com.todoroo.andlib.sql.Query;
 import com.todoroo.andlib.utility.DateUtilities;
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public class TimerPlugin {
             String appName = r.getString(R.string.app_name);
             String text = r.getString(R.string.TPl_notification,
                     r.getQuantityString(R.plurals.Ntasks, count, count));
-            Notification notification = new NotificationCompat.Builder(context)
+            Notification notification = new NotificationCompat.Builder(context, NotificationManager.NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_TIMERS)
                     .setContentIntent(pendingIntent)
                     .setContentTitle(appName)
                     .setContentText(text)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/notifications/NotificationManager.java b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/notifications/NotificationManager.java
index f66de805b..f3e6e0fee 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/notifications/NotificationManager.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/notifications/NotificationManager.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public class NotificationManager {
     public static final String NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_DEFAULT = "notifications";
     public static final String NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_TASKER = "notifications_tasker";
     public static final String NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_CALLS = "notifications_calls";
+    public static final String NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_TIMERS = "notifications_timers";
     public static final String GROUP_KEY = "tasks";
     private static final int SUMMARY_NOTIFICATION_ID = 0;
     static final String EXTRA_NOTIFICATION_ID = "extra_notification_id";
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ public class NotificationManager {
             notificationManager.createNotificationChannel(createNotificationChannel(NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_DEFAULT, R.string.notifications));
             notificationManager.createNotificationChannel(createNotificationChannel(NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_CALLS, R.string.missed_calls));
             notificationManager.createNotificationChannel(createNotificationChannel(NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_TASKER, R.string.tasker_locale));
+            notificationManager.createNotificationChannel(createNotificationChannel(NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_TIMERS, R.string.TEA_timer_controls));
         }
     }