diff --git a/app/src/main/java/space/neothefox/laytray/IconService.java b/app/src/main/java/space/neothefox/laytray/IconService.java
index 4b60784..06117b8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/space/neothefox/laytray/IconService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/space/neothefox/laytray/IconService.java
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.graphics.Paint;
+import android.graphics.PorterDuff;
+import android.graphics.PorterDuffXfermode;
+import android.graphics.RectF;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Icon;
 import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
 import android.util.Log;
@@ -61,6 +64,7 @@ implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener{
         Icon smallIcon = Icon.createWithBitmap(textAsBitmap(textIcon,
                                                             Integer.parseInt(options.getString("textSize", "48")),
                                                             options.getBoolean("textFakeBold", true),
+                                                            Integer.parseInt(options.getString("textMode", "0")),
                                                             Color.WHITE));
 
         indicator = new Notification.Builder(this)
@@ -74,19 +78,55 @@ implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener{
     }
 
     //Borrowed from Ted Hopp from StackOverflow
-    public Bitmap textAsBitmap(String text, float textSize, boolean fakeBold, int textColor) {
+    public Bitmap textAsBitmap(String text, float textSize, boolean fakeBold, int mode, int textColor) {
         Paint paint = new Paint(ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG);
+        paint.setXfermode(new PorterDuffXfermode(PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_OUT));
         paint.setTextSize(textSize);
         paint.setFakeBoldText(fakeBold);
         paint.setColor(textColor);
-        paint.setTextAlign(Paint.Align.LEFT);
-        float baseline = -paint.ascent(); // ascent() is negative
-        int width = (int) (paint.measureText(text) + 0.5f); // round
-        int height = (int) (baseline + paint.descent() + 0.5f);
-        Bitmap image = Bitmap.createBitmap(width, height, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
-        Canvas canvas = new Canvas(image);
-        canvas.drawText(text, 0, baseline, paint);
-        return image;
+        switch (mode)
+        {
+            case 1: {
+                float baseline = -paint.ascent(); // ascent() is negative
+                int width = 48;
+                int height = 48;
+                Bitmap image = Bitmap.createBitmap(width, height, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
+                Canvas canvas = new Canvas(image);
+                canvas.drawCircle(width / 2f, height / 2f, width / 2f, paint);
+                paint.setAlpha(255);
+                paint.setColor(Color.TRANSPARENT);
+                paint.setTextSize(textSize);
+                paint.setTextAlign(Paint.Align.CENTER);
+                canvas.drawText(text, width / 2f, height / 2f + textSize / 2f, paint);
+                return image;
+            }
+
+            case 2: {
+                float baseline = -paint.ascent(); // ascent() is negative
+                int width = 48;
+                int height = 48;
+                Bitmap image = Bitmap.createBitmap(width, height, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
+                Canvas canvas = new Canvas(image);
+                canvas.drawRoundRect(new RectF(0, 0, height, width), 5, 5, paint);
+                paint.setAlpha(255);
+                paint.setColor(Color.TRANSPARENT);
+                paint.setTextSize(textSize);
+                paint.setTextAlign(Paint.Align.CENTER);
+                canvas.drawText(text, width / 2f, height / 2f + textSize / 2f, paint);
+                return image;
+            }
+
+            case 0:
+            default:
+                paint.setTextAlign(Paint.Align.LEFT);
+                float baseline = -paint.ascent(); // ascent() is negative
+                int width = (int) (paint.measureText(text) + 0.5f); // round
+                int height = (int) (baseline + paint.descent() + 0.5f);
+                Bitmap image = Bitmap.createBitmap(width, height, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
+                Canvas canvas = new Canvas(image);
+                canvas.drawText(text, 0, baseline, paint);
+                return image;
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -116,6 +156,7 @@ implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener{
 
     @Override
     public void onSharedPreferenceChanged(SharedPreferences sharedPreferences, String key) {
+        options = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getApplicationContext());
         updateNotification(lastToast);
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/space/neothefox/laytray/SettingsActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/space/neothefox/laytray/SettingsActivity.java
index 3029149..37fb449 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/space/neothefox/laytray/SettingsActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/space/neothefox/laytray/SettingsActivity.java
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ public class SettingsActivity extends AppCompatPreferenceActivity {
             // updated to reflect the new value, per the Android Design
             // guidelines.
             bindPreferenceSummaryToValue(findPreference("notificationImportance"));
+            bindPreferenceSummaryToValue(findPreference("textMode"));
         }
 
         @Override
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 448c305..9d99f80 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,18 @@
         <item>-2</item>
     </string-array>
 
+    <string name="pref_title_notification_mode">Notification shape</string>
+    <string-array name="pref_notification_mode_list_titles">
+        <item>Plain Text</item>
+        <item>Text in circle</item>
+        <item>Text in a square</item>
+    </string-array>
+    <string-array name="pref_notification_mode_list_values">
+        <item>0</item>
+        <item>1</item>
+        <item>2</item>
+    </string-array>
+
 
 
     <!-- Example settings for Notifications -->
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_notification.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_notification.xml
index 8b48370..7d676ae 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_notification.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/pref_notification.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@
         android:positiveButtonText="@null"
         android:title="@string/pref_title_notification_importance" />
 
+    <ListPreference
+        android:defaultValue="0"
+        android:entries="@array/pref_notification_mode_list_titles"
+        android:entryValues="@array/pref_notification_mode_list_values"
+        android:key="textMode"
+        android:title="@string/pref_title_notification_mode" />
+
     <SwitchPreference
         android:defaultValue="true"
         android:key="textFakeBold"