--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/notifications/NotificationClient.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/notifications/NotificationClient.java
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 /* -*- Mode: Java; c-basic-offset: 4; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
  * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
 package org.mozilla.gecko.notifications;
 
+import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.app.Notification;
 import android.app.PendingIntent;
 import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.net.Uri;
@@ -294,25 +295,35 @@ public final class NotificationClient im
      */
     public boolean isOngoing(final Notification notification) {
         if (notification != null && (notification.flags & Notification.FLAG_ONGOING_EVENT) != 0) {
             return true;
         }
         return false;
     }
 
+    @SuppressLint("NewApi")
     private void setForegroundNotificationLocked(final String name,
                                                  final Notification notification) {
         mForegroundNotification = name;
 
         final Intent intent = new Intent(mContext, NotificationService.class);
         intent.putExtra(NotificationService.EXTRA_NOTIFICATION, notification);
-        mContext.startService(intent);
+        if (AppConstants.Versions.preO) {
+            mContext.startService(intent);
+        } else {
+            mContext.startForegroundService(intent);
+        }
     }
 
+    private void setForegroundNotificationClosed() {
+        mContext.stopService(new Intent(mContext, NotificationService.class));
+    }
+
+
     private void updateForegroundNotificationLocked(final String oldName) {
         if (mForegroundNotification == null || !mForegroundNotification.equals(oldName)) {
             return;
         }
 
         // If we're removing the notification associated with the
         // foreground, we need to pick another active notification to act
         // as the foreground notification.
@@ -323,11 +334,11 @@ public final class NotificationClient im
                 // uses a special ID, so we need to close its old instantiation and then
                 // re-add it with the new ID through the NotificationService.
                 onNotificationClose(name);
                 setForegroundNotificationLocked(name, notification);
                 return;
             }
         }
 
-        setForegroundNotificationLocked(null, null);
+        setForegroundNotificationClosed();
     }
 }

--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/notifications/NotificationService.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/notifications/NotificationService.java
@@ -13,25 +13,18 @@ import android.os.IBinder;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.R;
 
 public final class NotificationService extends Service {
     public static final String EXTRA_NOTIFICATION = "notification";
 
     @Override // Service
     public int onStartCommand(final Intent intent, final int flags, final int startId) {
         final Notification notification = intent.getParcelableExtra(EXTRA_NOTIFICATION);
-        if (notification != null) {
-            // Start foreground notification.
-            startForeground(R.id.foregroundNotification, notification);
-            return START_NOT_STICKY;
-        }
-
-        // Stop foreground notification
-        stopForeground(true);
-        stopSelfResult(startId);
+        // Start foreground notification.
+        startForeground(R.id.foregroundNotification, notification);
         return START_NOT_STICKY;
     }
 
     @Override // Service
     public IBinder onBind(final Intent intent) {
         return null;
     }
 }