diff --git a/openapi.yaml b/openapi.yaml
index 9f1c209..f17a8c0 100644
--- a/openapi.yaml
+++ b/openapi.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ openapi: 3.0.0
 info:
   title: GroundControl push server API
   description: Push notifications server for BlueWallet
-  version: 0.0.12
+  version: 0.0.13
 servers:
   - url: http://localhost:3001
   - url: https://groundcontrol-bluewallet-stg.herokuapp.com
@@ -231,12 +231,14 @@ components:
             - 2
             - 3
             - 4
+            - 5
           description: >
             type:
              * `1` - Your lightning invoice was paid
              * `2` - New transaction to one of your addresses
              * `3` - New unconfirmed transaction to one of your addresses
              * `4` - Transaction confirmed
+             * `5` - Arbitrary text message
         "token":
           type: "string"
         "os":
@@ -340,3 +342,17 @@ components:
             txid:
               type: "string"
               description: txid of the transaction that got confirmed
+
+    PushNotificationMessage:
+      allOf: # Combines PushNotificationBase and the inline model
+        - $ref: "#/components/schemas/PushNotificationBase"
+        - type: object
+          required:
+            - text
+          properties:
+            type:
+              type: "integer"
+              enum: [5]
+            text:
+              type: "string"
+              description: custom text thats displayed on push notification buble
diff --git a/src/class/GroundControlToMajorTom.ts b/src/class/GroundControlToMajorTom.ts
index e55a556..117021a 100644
--- a/src/class/GroundControlToMajorTom.ts
+++ b/src/class/GroundControlToMajorTom.ts
@@ -119,6 +119,31 @@ export class GroundControlToMajorTom {
     if (pushNotification.os === "ios") return GroundControlToMajorTom._pushToApns(dataSource, apnsP8, pushNotification.token, apnsPayload, pushNotification, pushNotification.txid);
   }
 
+  static async pushMessage(dataSource: DataSource, serverKey: string, apnsP8: string, pushNotification: components["schemas"]["PushNotificationMessage"]): Promise<[object, object]> {
+    const fcmPayload = {
+      data: {},
+      notification: {
+        title: "Message",
+        body: pushNotification.text,
+      },
+    };
+
+    const apnsPayload = {
+      aps: {
+        badge: pushNotification.badge,
+        alert: {
+          title: "Message",
+          body: pushNotification.text,
+        },
+        sound: "default",
+      },
+      data: {},
+    };
+
+    if (pushNotification.os === "android") return GroundControlToMajorTom._pushToFcm(dataSource, serverKey, pushNotification.token, fcmPayload, pushNotification);
+    if (pushNotification.os === "ios") return GroundControlToMajorTom._pushToApns(dataSource, apnsP8, pushNotification.token, apnsPayload, pushNotification, pushNotification.txid);
+  }
+
   static async pushOnchainAddressWasPaid(dataSource: DataSource, serverKey: string, apnsP8: string, pushNotification: components["schemas"]["PushNotificationOnchainAddressGotPaid"]): Promise<[object, object]> {
     const fcmPayload = {
       data: {},
diff --git a/src/openapi/api.ts b/src/openapi/api.ts
index f132704..9596e83 100644
--- a/src/openapi/api.ts
+++ b/src/openapi/api.ts
@@ -165,10 +165,11 @@ export type components = {
        *  * `2` - New transaction to one of your addresses
        *  * `3` - New unconfirmed transaction to one of your addresses
        *  * `4` - Transaction confirmed
+       *  * `5` - Arbitrary text message
        *
        * @enum {integer}
        */
-      type: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4;
+      type: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5;
       token: string;
       /** @enum {string} */
       os: "android" | "ios";
@@ -223,6 +224,13 @@ export type components = {
         /** @description txid of the transaction that got confirmed */
         txid: string;
       } & { [key: string]: unknown }) & { [key: string]: unknown };
+    PushNotificationMessage: components["schemas"]["PushNotificationBase"] &
+      ({
+        /** @enum {integer} */
+        type?: 5;
+        /** @description custom text thats displayed on push notification buble */
+        text: string;
+      } & { [key: string]: unknown }) & { [key: string]: unknown };
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/src/worker-sender.ts b/src/worker-sender.ts
index e8bb1f4..e1f9dcb 100644
--- a/src/worker-sender.ts
+++ b/src/worker-sender.ts
@@ -113,6 +113,12 @@ dataSource
           await GroundControlToMajorTom.pushOnchainTxidGotConfirmed(connection, GroundControlToMajorTom.getGoogleServerKey(), GroundControlToMajorTom.getApnsJwtToken(), payload);
           await sendQueueRepository.remove(record);
           break;
+        case 5:
+          payload = <components["schemas"]["PushNotificationMessage"]>payload;
+          process.env.VERBOSE && console.warn("pushing to token", payload.token, payload.os);
+          await GroundControlToMajorTom.pushMessage(connection, GroundControlToMajorTom.getGoogleServerKey(), GroundControlToMajorTom.getApnsJwtToken(), payload);
+          await sendQueueRepository.remove(record);
+          break;
         default:
           process.env.VERBOSE && console.warn("malformed payload:", payload);
           await sendQueueRepository.remove(record);