diff --git a/config.example.toml b/config.example.toml
index 3a9aee2f..5c442932 100644
--- a/config.example.toml
+++ b/config.example.toml
@@ -241,6 +241,10 @@ alternate_screen = "auto"   # auto | always | never
 mouse_capture = true        # true copies only transcript user/assistant text; false uses raw terminal selection/copy
 terminal_probe_timeout_ms = 500 # optional startup terminal-mode timeout (100-5000ms)
 osc8_links = true            # emit OSC 8 escapes around URLs (Cmd+click in iTerm2/Ghostty/Kitty/WezTerm/Terminal.app 13+); set false for terminals that misrender
+# notification_condition = "always" # always | never — overrides [notifications].threshold_secs.
+#                                    "always" = notify on every successful turn (no threshold);
+#                                    "never"  = suppress all turn-completion notifications;
+#                                    unset    = use [notifications] defaults (recommended).
 # locale = "auto"           # UI chrome language: auto | en | ja | zh-Hans | pt-BR
 #                           # "auto" reads LC_ALL → LC_MESSAGES → LANG; falls back to English.
 #                           # Override: `locale = "zh-Hans"` for Simplified Chinese regardless of OS locale.
diff --git a/crates/tui/src/config.rs b/crates/tui/src/config.rs
index da462752..cc139bd1 100644
--- a/crates/tui/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/tui/src/config.rs
@@ -289,6 +289,27 @@ pub struct TuiConfig {
     /// label and ignore the escape. Defaults to `true`; set `false` for
     /// terminals that misrender the sequence.
     pub osc8_links: Option<bool>,
+    /// High-level notification trigger condition. When set, overrides the
+    /// `[notifications].threshold_secs` gate from the lower-level
+    /// `[notifications]` block:
+    ///
+    /// - `Always` — fire a turn-completion notification on every successful
+    ///   turn regardless of duration. The configured `[notifications].method`
+    ///   and `include_summary` flag are still respected.
+    /// - `Never` — suppress all turn-completion notifications.
+    /// - Unset (default) — fall back to the `[notifications]` defaults.
+    pub notification_condition: Option<NotificationCondition>,
+}
+
+/// High-level notification trigger override. See
+/// [`TuiConfig::notification_condition`].
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
+pub enum NotificationCondition {
+    /// Notify on every successful turn (no duration threshold).
+    Always,
+    /// Suppress notifications entirely.
+    Never,
 }
 
 /// Notification delivery method (mirrors `tui::notifications::Method`).
diff --git a/crates/tui/src/main.rs b/crates/tui/src/main.rs
index 02dcb9b6..cadfa8b8 100644
--- a/crates/tui/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/tui/src/main.rs
@@ -4348,6 +4348,7 @@ mod terminal_mode_tests {
                 terminal_probe_timeout_ms: None,
                 status_items: None,
                 osc8_links: None,
+                notification_condition: None,
             }),
             ..Config::default()
         };
@@ -4373,6 +4374,7 @@ mod terminal_mode_tests {
                 terminal_probe_timeout_ms: None,
                 status_items: None,
                 osc8_links: None,
+                notification_condition: None,
             }),
             ..Config::default()
         };
@@ -4446,6 +4448,7 @@ mod terminal_mode_tests {
                 terminal_probe_timeout_ms: None,
                 status_items: None,
                 osc8_links: None,
+                notification_condition: None,
             }),
             ..Config::default()
         };
diff --git a/crates/tui/src/tui/notifications.rs b/crates/tui/src/tui/notifications.rs
index 2d777cb2..88188349 100644
--- a/crates/tui/src/tui/notifications.rs
+++ b/crates/tui/src/tui/notifications.rs
@@ -34,19 +34,6 @@ pub enum Method {
     Off,
 }
 
-impl Method {
-    /// Parse from a configuration string (case-insensitive).
-    #[must_use]
-    pub fn from_str(s: &str) -> Self {
-        match s.trim().to_ascii_lowercase().as_str() {
-            "osc9" | "osc-9" => Self::Osc9,
-            "bel" => Self::Bel,
-            "off" | "disabled" | "none" => Self::Off,
-            _ => Self::Auto,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 /// Emit a Windows system beep via `MessageBeep(MB_OK)`.
 ///
 /// Writing BEL (`\\x07`) to the terminal is silent on most Windows
diff --git a/crates/tui/src/tui/ui.rs b/crates/tui/src/tui/ui.rs
index 13ca4425..a6283172 100644
--- a/crates/tui/src/tui/ui.rs
+++ b/crates/tui/src/tui/ui.rs
@@ -956,33 +956,18 @@ async fn run_event_loop(
                         }
 
                         // Emit OSC 9 / BEL desktop notification for long turns.
-                        if status == crate::core::events::TurnOutcomeStatus::Completed {
-                            let notif = config.notifications_config();
-                            let method =
-                                crate::tui::notifications::Method::from_str(match &notif.method {
-                                    crate::config::NotificationMethod::Auto => "auto",
-                                    crate::config::NotificationMethod::Osc9 => "osc9",
-                                    crate::config::NotificationMethod::Bel => "bel",
-                                    crate::config::NotificationMethod::Off => "off",
-                                });
-                            let threshold = std::time::Duration::from_secs(notif.threshold_secs);
+                        if status == crate::core::events::TurnOutcomeStatus::Completed
+                            && let Some((method, threshold, include_summary)) =
+                                notification_settings(config)
+                        {
                             let in_tmux = std::env::var("TMUX").is_ok_and(|v| !v.is_empty());
-                            let msg = if notif.include_summary {
-                                let human =
-                                    crate::tui::notifications::humanize_duration(turn_elapsed);
-                                match turn_cost {
-                                    Some(c) => {
-                                        let cost = crate::pricing::format_cost_estimate(
-                                            c,
-                                            app.cost_currency,
-                                        );
-                                        format!("deepseek: turn complete ({human}, {cost})")
-                                    }
-                                    None => format!("deepseek: turn complete ({human})"),
-                                }
-                            } else {
-                                "deepseek: turn complete".to_string()
-                            };
+                            let msg = completed_turn_notification_message(
+                                app,
+                                &current_streaming_text,
+                                include_summary,
+                                turn_elapsed,
+                                turn_cost,
+                            );
                             crate::tui::notifications::notify_done(
                                 method,
                                 in_tmux,
@@ -3030,6 +3015,130 @@ fn sanitize_stream_chunk(chunk: &str) -> String {
         .collect()
 }
 
+/// Resolve the effective notification method/threshold/include-summary tuple
+/// for a completed turn, taking the high-level
+/// `[tui].notification_condition` override into account on top of the
+/// lower-level `[notifications]` block.
+///
+/// Returns `None` to mean "do not notify" (either because the user set
+/// `notification_condition = "never"` or because the resolved method is
+/// `Off`).
+fn notification_settings(
+    config: &Config,
+) -> Option<(crate::tui::notifications::Method, Duration, bool)> {
+    let notif = config.notifications_config();
+    let method = match notif.method {
+        crate::config::NotificationMethod::Auto => crate::tui::notifications::Method::Auto,
+        crate::config::NotificationMethod::Osc9 => crate::tui::notifications::Method::Osc9,
+        crate::config::NotificationMethod::Bel => crate::tui::notifications::Method::Bel,
+        crate::config::NotificationMethod::Off => crate::tui::notifications::Method::Off,
+    };
+
+    if let Some(condition) = config
+        .tui
+        .as_ref()
+        .and_then(|tui| tui.notification_condition)
+    {
+        match condition {
+            crate::config::NotificationCondition::Always => {
+                return Some((method, Duration::ZERO, notif.include_summary));
+            }
+            crate::config::NotificationCondition::Never => return None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    Some((
+        method,
+        Duration::from_secs(notif.threshold_secs),
+        notif.include_summary,
+    ))
+}
+
+/// Build the notification body for a completed turn. Prefers the live
+/// streaming text the user just saw; falls back to the latest assistant
+/// message in `api_messages` if streaming text is empty (for example, the
+/// turn finished entirely through tool output). When `include_summary` is
+/// true, an elapsed/cost line is appended.
+fn completed_turn_notification_message(
+    app: &App,
+    current_streaming_text: &str,
+    include_summary: bool,
+    turn_elapsed: Duration,
+    turn_cost: Option<crate::pricing::CostEstimate>,
+) -> String {
+    let mut msg = notification_text_summary(current_streaming_text)
+        .or_else(|| latest_assistant_notification_text(&app.api_messages))
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| "deepseek: turn complete".to_string());
+
+    if include_summary {
+        let human = crate::tui::notifications::humanize_duration(turn_elapsed);
+        let summary = match turn_cost {
+            Some(c) => {
+                let cost = crate::pricing::format_cost_estimate(c, app.cost_currency);
+                format!("deepseek: turn complete ({human}, {cost})")
+            }
+            None => format!("deepseek: turn complete ({human})"),
+        };
+        if msg == "deepseek: turn complete" {
+            msg = summary;
+        } else {
+            msg.push('\n');
+            msg.push_str(&summary);
+        }
+    }
+
+    msg
+}
+
+fn latest_assistant_notification_text(messages: &[Message]) -> Option<String> {
+    messages
+        .iter()
+        .rev()
+        .find(|message| message.role == "assistant")
+        .and_then(|message| {
+            let text = message
+                .content
+                .iter()
+                .filter_map(|block| match block {
+                    ContentBlock::Text { text, .. } => Some(text.as_str()),
+                    ContentBlock::Thinking { .. }
+                    | ContentBlock::ToolUse { .. }
+                    | ContentBlock::ToolResult { .. }
+                    | ContentBlock::ServerToolUse { .. }
+                    | ContentBlock::ToolSearchToolResult { .. }
+                    | ContentBlock::CodeExecutionToolResult { .. } => None,
+                })
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                .join("\n");
+            notification_text_summary(&text)
+        })
+}
+
+fn notification_text_summary(text: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    const MAX_CHARS: usize = 360;
+
+    let sanitized = sanitize_stream_chunk(text);
+    let collapsed = sanitized
+        .lines()
+        .map(str::trim)
+        .filter(|line| !line.is_empty())
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+        .join("\n");
+    let trimmed = collapsed.trim();
+    if trimmed.is_empty() {
+        return None;
+    }
+
+    if let Some((idx, _)) = trimmed.char_indices().nth(MAX_CHARS) {
+        let mut s = String::with_capacity(idx + 3);
+        s.push_str(&trimmed[..idx]);
+        s.push_str("...");
+        Some(s)
+    } else {
+        Some(trimmed.to_string())
+    }
+}
+
 /// Ensure an in-flight streaming Assistant cell exists in history and return
 /// its index. Thinking cells go through `ensure_streaming_thinking_active_entry`
 /// (active cell) instead.
diff --git a/crates/tui/src/tui/ui/tests.rs b/crates/tui/src/tui/ui/tests.rs
index 32337bd3..9c139bd7 100644
--- a/crates/tui/src/tui/ui/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/tui/src/tui/ui/tests.rs
@@ -662,6 +662,7 @@ fn terminal_probe_timeout_uses_tui_config_and_clamps() {
             terminal_probe_timeout_ms: Some(750),
             status_items: None,
             osc8_links: None,
+            notification_condition: None,
         }),
         ..Config::default()
     };
@@ -3390,3 +3391,123 @@ fn scroll_with_arrows_returns_false_when_input_has_text() {
         "text in composer: Up/Down should navigate history"
     );
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn notification_settings_tui_always_keeps_configured_method_no_threshold() {
+    let config = Config {
+        tui: Some(crate::config::TuiConfig {
+            notification_condition: Some(crate::config::NotificationCondition::Always),
+            ..Default::default()
+        }),
+        notifications: Some(crate::config::NotificationsConfig {
+            method: crate::config::NotificationMethod::Bel,
+            threshold_secs: 120,
+            include_summary: true,
+        }),
+        ..Config::default()
+    };
+
+    let (method, threshold, include_summary) =
+        super::notification_settings(&config).expect("notification should be enabled");
+    assert_eq!(method, crate::tui::notifications::Method::Bel);
+    assert_eq!(threshold, Duration::ZERO);
+    assert!(include_summary);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn notification_settings_tui_never_disables_notifications() {
+    let config = Config {
+        tui: Some(crate::config::TuiConfig {
+            notification_condition: Some(crate::config::NotificationCondition::Never),
+            ..Default::default()
+        }),
+        ..Config::default()
+    };
+
+    assert!(super::notification_settings(&config).is_none());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn notification_settings_no_tui_override_uses_notifications_block() {
+    let config = Config {
+        notifications: Some(crate::config::NotificationsConfig {
+            method: crate::config::NotificationMethod::Osc9,
+            threshold_secs: 45,
+            include_summary: false,
+        }),
+        ..Config::default()
+    };
+
+    let (method, threshold, include_summary) =
+        super::notification_settings(&config).expect("notification should be enabled");
+    assert_eq!(method, crate::tui::notifications::Method::Osc9);
+    assert_eq!(threshold, Duration::from_secs(45));
+    assert!(!include_summary);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn completed_turn_notification_uses_streaming_text() {
+    let app = create_test_app();
+    let msg = super::completed_turn_notification_message(
+        &app,
+        "Hello there.\n\nWhat's next?",
+        false,
+        Duration::from_secs(12),
+        None,
+    );
+    assert_eq!(msg, "Hello there.\nWhat's next?");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn completed_turn_notification_falls_back_to_latest_assistant_message() {
+    let mut app = create_test_app();
+    app.api_messages.push(crate::models::Message {
+        role: "assistant".to_string(),
+        content: vec![crate::models::ContentBlock::Text {
+            text: "Earlier turn".to_string(),
+            cache_control: None,
+        }],
+    });
+    app.api_messages.push(crate::models::Message {
+        role: "user".to_string(),
+        content: vec![crate::models::ContentBlock::Text {
+            text: "next".to_string(),
+            cache_control: None,
+        }],
+    });
+    app.api_messages.push(crate::models::Message {
+        role: "assistant".to_string(),
+        content: vec![crate::models::ContentBlock::Text {
+            text: "Latest reply".to_string(),
+            cache_control: None,
+        }],
+    });
+
+    let msg =
+        super::completed_turn_notification_message(&app, "", false, Duration::from_secs(75), None);
+    assert_eq!(msg, "Latest reply");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn completed_turn_notification_falls_back_to_default_when_empty() {
+    let app = create_test_app();
+    let msg =
+        super::completed_turn_notification_message(&app, "", false, Duration::from_secs(5), None);
+    assert_eq!(msg, "deepseek: turn complete");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn completed_turn_notification_truncates_long_text() {
+    let app = create_test_app();
+    let long = "a".repeat(500);
+    let msg = super::completed_turn_notification_message(
+        &app,
+        &long,
+        false,
+        Duration::from_secs(5),
+        None,
+    );
+    assert!(msg.ends_with("..."));
+    // 360-char body + 3-char ellipsis
+    assert_eq!(msg.chars().count(), 363);
+}