4 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/dot_config/systemd/user/borgmatic@.service b/dot_config/systemd/user/borgmatic@.service
index a4ad31e..479d40a 100644
--- a/dot_config/systemd/user/borgmatic@.service
+++ b/dot_config/systemd/user/borgmatic@.service
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ After=network-online.target
 ConditionACPower=true
 ConditionFileNotEmpty=/home/rak/.config/borgmatic/%I.yaml
 Documentation=https://torsion.org/borgmatic/
+OnFailure=notify-unit-failure@%i.service
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
diff --git a/dot_config/systemd/user/notify-unit-failure@.service b/dot_config/systemd/user/notify-unit-failure@.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f339470
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dot_config/systemd/user/notify-unit-failure@.service
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Failure Notification
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=notify-send --icon /usr/share/icons/Adwaita/symbolic/status/task-past-due-symbolic.svg "systemd unit failure" "systemd unit %I failed"
diff --git a/equivs/rak-meta/debian/changelog b/equivs/rak-meta/debian/changelog
index 4a247ed..ef5da7f 100644
--- a/equivs/rak-meta/debian/changelog
+++ b/equivs/rak-meta/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+rak-meta (0.26) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * rak-sway: icon-theme-adwaita and libnotify-send for failed backup
+    notifications 
+
+ -- Ryan Kavanagh <rak@debian.org>  Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:19:10 -0400
+
 rak-meta (0.25) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * rak-sysadmin: drop etckeeper
diff --git a/equivs/rak-meta/debian/control b/equivs/rak-meta/debian/control
index dd8fdc3..5e4cfc2 100644
--- a/equivs/rak-meta/debian/control
+++ b/equivs/rak-meta/debian/control
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ Depends:
  imv,
  jq,
  kanshi,
+ libnotify-bin,
  light,
  python3-dbus-next,
  python3-i3ipc,
@@ -294,6 +295,8 @@ Depends:
  xdg-desktop-portal-wlr,
  xwayland,
  ${misc:Depends},
+Recommends:
+ icon-theme-adwaita,
 Description: rak - sway
  slurp: select screen region, pipe to grim for screenshot of region
 Architecture: all