diff --git a/gtk/Notify.cc b/gtk/Notify.cc
index 737063e43..63eb35959 100644
--- a/gtk/Notify.cc
+++ b/gtk/Notify.cc
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ void g_signal_callback(
             auto const path = Glib::build_filename(dir, inf->files[0].name);
             gtr_open_file(path);
         }
+        else if (action == "start-now")
+        {
+            n.core->start_now(n.torrent_id);
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -220,7 +224,7 @@ void gtr_notify_torrent_completed(Glib::RefPtr<Session> const& core, int torrent
             -1));
 }
 
-void gtr_notify_torrent_added(Glib::ustring const& name)
+void gtr_notify_torrent_added(Glib::RefPtr<Session> const& core, int torrent_id)
 {
     g_return_if_fail(proxy != nullptr);
 
@@ -229,16 +233,27 @@ void gtr_notify_torrent_added(Glib::ustring const& name)
         return;
     }
 
+    auto const* const tor = core->find_torrent(torrent_id);
+
+    std::vector<Glib::ustring> actions;
+    if (server_supports_actions)
+    {
+        actions.push_back("start-now");
+        actions.push_back(_("Start Now"));
+    }
+
+    auto const n = TrNotification{ core, torrent_id };
+
     proxy->call(
         "Notify",
-        [](auto& res) { notify_callback(res, {}); },
+        [n](auto& res) { notify_callback(res, n); },
         make_variant_tuple(
             Glib::ustring("Transmission"),
             0u,
             Glib::ustring("transmission"),
             Glib::ustring(_("Torrent Added")),
-            name,
-            std::vector<Glib::ustring>(),
+            Glib::ustring(tr_torrentName(tor)),
+            actions,
             std::map<Glib::ustring, Glib::VariantBase>(),
             -1));
 }
diff --git a/gtk/Notify.h b/gtk/Notify.h
index 6e06f09ff..58999fda7 100644
--- a/gtk/Notify.h
+++ b/gtk/Notify.h
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ class Session;
 
 void gtr_notify_init();
 
-void gtr_notify_torrent_added(Glib::ustring const& name);
+void gtr_notify_torrent_added(Glib::RefPtr<Session> const& core, int torrent_id);
 
 void gtr_notify_torrent_completed(Glib::RefPtr<Session> const& core, int torrent_id);
diff --git a/gtk/Session.cc b/gtk/Session.cc
index 597190e3b..d6daa19d4 100644
--- a/gtk/Session.cc
+++ b/gtk/Session.cc
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ void Session::Impl::add_torrent(tr_torrent* tor, bool do_notify)
 
         if (do_notify)
         {
-            gtr_notify_torrent_added(tr_torrentName(tor));
+            gtr_notify_torrent_added(get_core_ptr(), tr_torrentId(tor));
         }
 
         tr_torrentSetMetadataCallback(
@@ -1441,6 +1441,19 @@ void Session::update()
     impl_->update();
 }
 
+void Session::start_now(int id)
+{
+    tr_variant top;
+    tr_variantInitDict(&top, 2);
+    tr_variantDictAddStr(&top, TR_KEY_method, "torrent-start-now");
+
+    auto args = tr_variantDictAddDict(&top, TR_KEY_arguments, 1);
+    auto ids = tr_variantDictAddList(args, TR_KEY_ids, 1);
+    tr_variantListAddInt(ids, id);
+    exec(&top);
+    tr_variantFree(&top);
+}
+
 void Session::Impl::update()
 {
     /* update the model */
diff --git a/gtk/Session.h b/gtk/Session.h
index 4fe3bbec1..f71db5e8f 100644
--- a/gtk/Session.h
+++ b/gtk/Session.h
@@ -111,6 +111,11 @@ public:
     /* update the model with current torrent status */
     void update();
 
+    /**
+     * Attempts to start a torrent immediately.
+     */
+    void start_now(int id);
+
     /**
     ***  Set a preference value, save the prefs file, and emit the "prefs-changed" signal
     **/