diff --git a/bin/snap-sync-wrapper b/bin/snap-sync-wrapper
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8997697
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/snap-sync-wrapper
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Notifies all users that a backup is running
+
+for u in $(users); do
+
+    notify_cmd="sudo -u $u DISPLAY=:0 DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/$(sudo -u $u id -u)/bus notify-send"
+     $notify_cmd 'Starting snap-sync backups to '$1'...' --icon=dialog-information
+
+    /usr/bin/snap-sync --UUID $1 --noconfirm
+    if [[ $? == 0 ]]; then
+        $notify_cmd 'snap-sync backups to '$1' complete!' --icon=dialog-information
+    else
+        $notify_cmd 'Error in snap-sync backups. Check journal for more information.' --icon=dialog-error
+    fi
+
+done
diff --git a/systemd/snap-sync@.service b/systemd/snap-sync@.service
index 6ce82f5..3eee5a9 100644
--- a/systemd/snap-sync@.service
+++ b/systemd/snap-sync@.service
@@ -7,6 +7,4 @@ WantedBy=multi-user.target
 [Service]
 Type=simple
 
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/snap-sync \
-          --UUID %i \
-          --noconfirm
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/snap-sync-wrapper $i