diff --git a/.config/zsh/bg_notify.zsh b/.config/zsh/bg_notify.zsh
index 7e0783c..b3f3d71 100644
--- a/.config/zsh/bg_notify.zsh
+++ b/.config/zsh/bg_notify.zsh
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ if ! (type bgnotify_formatted | grep -q 'function'); then ## allow custom functi
 fi
 
 bgnotify () { ## args: (title, subtitle)
-  echo -e "\033]777;notify;$1;$2\a"
+  title="$1"
+  test "$REMOTE" && title="[$(hostname)] $title"
+  echo -e "\033]777;notify;$title;$2\a"
 }
 
 ## ZSH hooks ##