diff --git a/client/src/pages/home.tsx b/client/src/pages/home.tsx
index 4569424..ad3e53c 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/home.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/home.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {
   Rss,
   Bell,
   BellOff,
+  BellRing,
 } from "lucide-react";
 import { useNewsletters, useNewsletterSearch, type NewslettersResponse } from "@/lib/newsletter-data";
 import { useToast } from "@/hooks/use-toast";
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ const ITEMS_PER_PAGE = 20;
 export default function Home() {
   const [searchQuery, setSearchQuery] = useState("");
   const [isImporting, setIsImporting] = useState(false);
+  const [isSendingTestNotification, setIsSendingTestNotification] = useState(false);
   const [page, setPage] = useState(1);
   const [isSubscribed, setIsSubscribed] = useState(false);
   const [allItems, setAllItems] = useState<Newsletter[]>([]);
@@ -134,6 +136,25 @@ export default function Home() {
     }
   };
 
+  const handleSendTestNotification = async () => {
+    try {
+      setIsSendingTestNotification(true);
+      const response = await apiRequest("POST", "/api/notifications/test");
+      toast({
+        title: "Test Notifications Sent",
+        description: `Results: ${response.succeeded} succeeded, ${response.failed} failed out of ${response.total} subscriptions`,
+      });
+    } catch (error: any) {
+      toast({
+        title: "Error",
+        description: error.message || "Failed to send test notifications",
+        variant: "destructive",
+      });
+    } finally {
+      setIsSendingTestNotification(false);
+    }
+  };
+
   const handleSubscribe = async () => {
     try {
       if (!("serviceWorker" in navigator) || !("Notification" in window)) {
@@ -243,16 +264,29 @@ export default function Home() {
               />
             </div>
             {isDevelopment && (
-              <Button
-                variant="outline"
-                size="icon"
-                onClick={handleImport}
-                disabled={isImporting}
-              >
-                <RefreshCw
-                  className={`h-4 w-4 ${isImporting ? "animate-spin" : ""}`}
-                />
-              </Button>
+              <>
+                <Button
+                  variant="outline"
+                  size="icon"
+                  onClick={handleImport}
+                  disabled={isImporting}
+                >
+                  <RefreshCw
+                    className={`h-4 w-4 ${isImporting ? "animate-spin" : ""}`}
+                  />
+                </Button>
+                <Button
+                  variant="outline"
+                  size="icon"
+                  onClick={handleSendTestNotification}
+                  disabled={isSendingTestNotification}
+                  title="Send test notification to all subscribers"
+                >
+                  <BellRing
+                    className={`h-4 w-4 ${isSendingTestNotification ? "animate-pulse" : ""}`}
+                  />
+                </Button>
+              </>
             )}
             <Button
               variant="outline"
diff --git a/server/routes.ts b/server/routes.ts
index cdbf053..6b552e4 100644
--- a/server/routes.ts
+++ b/server/routes.ts
@@ -309,6 +309,63 @@ export async function registerRoutes(app: Express): Promise<Server> {
     }
   });
 
+  // New endpoint for sending test notifications to all subscribers
+  app.post("/api/notifications/test", async (_req, res) => {
+    try {
+      // Only allow this in development mode
+      if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
+        return res.status(403).json({ message: "This endpoint is only available in development mode" });
+      }
+
+      const subscriptions = await storage.getActiveSubscriptions();
+
+      if (subscriptions.length === 0) {
+        return res.status(200).json({ message: "No active subscriptions found" });
+      }
+
+      console.log(`Sending test notification to ${subscriptions.length} subscribers`);
+
+      const notificationPayload = JSON.stringify({
+        title: "Test Notification",
+        body: "This is a test notification from The Downtowner",
+        icon: "/icon.png",
+      });
+
+      const results = await Promise.allSettled(
+        subscriptions.map((subscription) =>
+          webpush.sendNotification(
+            {
+              endpoint: subscription.endpoint,
+              keys: {
+                auth: subscription.auth,
+                p256dh: subscription.p256dh,
+              },
+            },
+            notificationPayload,
+          ),
+        ),
+      );
+
+      const succeeded = results.filter((r) => r.status === "fulfilled").length;
+      const failed = results.filter((r) => r.status === "rejected").length;
+
+      console.log(`Test notification results: ${succeeded} succeeded, ${failed} failed`);
+
+      res.status(200).json({ 
+        message: `Test notifications sent: ${succeeded} succeeded, ${failed} failed`,
+        succeeded,
+        failed,
+        total: subscriptions.length
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("Error sending test notifications:", error);
+      res.status(500).json({ 
+        message: "Failed to send test notifications",
+        error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
+      });
+    }
+  });
+
   app.post("/api/subscriptions", async (req, res) => {
     try {
       console.log("Received subscription request:", {