diff --git a/mobile/lib/services/notification_service.dart b/mobile/lib/services/notification_service.dart
index 86cabfe014..a8b3288678 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/services/notification_service.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/services/notification_service.dart
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 import 'dart:io';
 
 import 'package:flutter_local_notifications/flutter_local_notifications.dart';
+import "package:flutter_timezone/flutter_timezone.dart";
 import "package:logging/logging.dart";
 import "package:photos/services/sync/remote_sync_service.dart";
 import "package:shared_preferences/shared_preferences.dart";
+import 'package:timezone/data/latest_10y.dart' as tzdb;
+import "package:timezone/timezone.dart" as tz;
 
 class NotificationService {
   static final NotificationService instance =
@@ -24,11 +27,14 @@ class NotificationService {
     _preferences = preferences;
   }
 
+  bool timezoneInitialized = false;
+
   Future<void> initialize(
     void Function(
       NotificationResponse notificationResponse,
     ) onNotificationTapped,
   ) async {
+    await initTimezones();
     const androidSettings = AndroidInitializationSettings('notification_icon');
     const iosSettings = DarwinInitializationSettings(
       requestAlertPermission: false,
@@ -59,6 +65,14 @@ class NotificationService {
     }
   }
 
+  Future<void> initTimezones() async {
+    if (timezoneInitialized) return;
+    tzdb.initializeTimeZones();
+    final String currentTimeZone = await FlutterTimezone.getLocalTimezone();
+    tz.setLocalLocation(tz.getLocation(currentTimeZone));
+    timezoneInitialized = true;
+  }
+
   Future<void> requestPermissions() async {
     bool? result;
     if (Platform.isIOS) {
@@ -127,4 +141,82 @@ class NotificationService {
       payload: payload,
     );
   }
+
+  Future<void> scheduleNotification(
+    String title,
+    String message, {
+    required int id,
+    String channelID = "io.ente.photos",
+    String channelName = "ente",
+    String payload = "ente://home",
+    required DateTime dateTime,
+  }) async {
+    _logger.info(
+      "Scheduling notification with: $title, $message, $channelID, $channelName, $payload",
+    );
+    await initTimezones();
+    if (!hasGrantedPermissions()) {
+      _logger.warning("Notification permissions not granted");
+      await requestPermissions();
+      if (!hasGrantedPermissions()) {
+        _logger.severe("Failed to get notification permissions");
+        return;
+      }
+    } else {
+      _logger.info("Notification permissions already granted");
+    }
+    final androidSpecs = AndroidNotificationDetails(
+      channelID,
+      channelName,
+      channelDescription: 'ente alerts',
+      importance: Importance.max,
+      priority: Priority.high,
+      category: AndroidNotificationCategory.reminder,
+      showWhen: false,
+    );
+    final iosSpecs = DarwinNotificationDetails(threadIdentifier: channelID);
+    final platformChannelSpecs =
+        NotificationDetails(android: androidSpecs, iOS: iosSpecs);
+    final scheduledDate = tz.TZDateTime.local(
+      dateTime.year,
+      dateTime.month,
+      dateTime.day,
+      dateTime.hour,
+      dateTime.minute,
+      dateTime.second,
+    );
+    // final tz.TZDateTime scheduledDate = tz.TZDateTime.now(tz.local).add(delay);
+    await _notificationsPlugin.zonedSchedule(
+      id,
+      title,
+      message,
+      scheduledDate,
+      platformChannelSpecs,
+      uiLocalNotificationDateInterpretation:
+          UILocalNotificationDateInterpretation.wallClockTime,
+      androidScheduleMode: AndroidScheduleMode.inexactAllowWhileIdle,
+      payload: payload,
+    );
+    _logger.info(
+      "Scheduled notification with: $title, $message, $channelID, $channelName, $payload",
+    );
+  }
+
+  Future<void> clearAllScheduledNotifications() async {
+    _logger.info("Clearing all scheduled notifications");
+    final pending = await _notificationsPlugin.pendingNotificationRequests();
+    if (pending.isEmpty) {
+      _logger.info("No pending notifications to clear");
+      return;
+    }
+    for (final request in pending) {
+      _logger.info("Clearing notification with id: ${request.id}");
+      await _notificationsPlugin.cancel(request.id);
+    }
+  }
+
+  Future<int> pendingNotifications() async {
+    final pending = await _notificationsPlugin.pendingNotificationRequests();
+    return pending.length;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/mobile/lib/ui/settings/debug/ml_debug_section_widget.dart b/mobile/lib/ui/settings/debug/ml_debug_section_widget.dart
index 1a78f7c851..e97cc5b3de 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/ui/settings/debug/ml_debug_section_widget.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/ui/settings/debug/ml_debug_section_widget.dart
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import "package:photos/services/machine_learning/ml_indexing_isolate.dart";
 import 'package:photos/services/machine_learning/ml_service.dart';
 import "package:photos/services/machine_learning/semantic_search/semantic_search_service.dart";
 import "package:photos/services/memory_home_widget_service.dart";
+import "package:photos/services/notification_service.dart";
 import 'package:photos/theme/ente_theme.dart';
 import 'package:photos/ui/components/captioned_text_widget.dart';
 import 'package:photos/ui/components/expandable_menu_item_widget.dart';
@@ -66,6 +67,90 @@ class _MLDebugSectionWidgetState extends State<MLDebugSectionWidget> {
     logger.info("Building ML Debug section options");
     return Column(
       children: [
+        sectionOptionSpacing,
+        MenuItemWidget(
+          captionedTextWidget: const CaptionedTextWidget(
+            title: "Now notification",
+          ),
+          pressedColor: getEnteColorScheme(context).fillFaint,
+          trailingIcon: Icons.chevron_right_outlined,
+          trailingIconIsMuted: true,
+          onTap: () async {
+            try {
+              await NotificationService.instance.showNotification(
+                "On this day",
+                "Look back on X memories 🌄",
+                channelID: "memoryID",
+                channelName: "onThisDay",
+                payload: "memoryID",
+              );
+            } catch (e, s) {
+              logger.warning('test notification failed ', e, s);
+              await showGenericErrorDialog(context: context, error: e);
+            }
+          },
+        ),
+        sectionOptionSpacing,
+        MenuItemWidget(
+          captionedTextWidget: const CaptionedTextWidget(
+            title: "Soon notification",
+          ),
+          pressedColor: getEnteColorScheme(context).fillFaint,
+          trailingIcon: Icons.chevron_right_outlined,
+          trailingIconIsMuted: true,
+          onTap: () async {
+            try {
+              await NotificationService.instance.scheduleNotification(
+                "On this day",
+                "Look back on X memories 🌄",
+                id: 1,
+                channelID: "memoryID",
+                channelName: "On this day",
+                payload: "memoryID",
+                dateTime: DateTime.now().add(const Duration(seconds: 5)),
+              );
+              showShortToast(context, 'Done');
+            } catch (e, s) {
+              logger.warning('soon exact notification failed ', e, s);
+              await showGenericErrorDialog(context: context, error: e);
+            }
+          },
+        ),
+        sectionOptionSpacing,
+        MenuItemWidget(
+          captionedTextWidget: const CaptionedTextWidget(
+            title: "Show pending notifications",
+          ),
+          pressedColor: getEnteColorScheme(context).fillFaint,
+          trailingIcon: Icons.chevron_right_outlined,
+          trailingIconIsMuted: true,
+          onTap: () async {
+            try {
+              final amount =
+                  await NotificationService.instance.pendingNotifications();
+              showShortToast(context, '$amount pending notifications');
+            } catch (e) {
+              await showGenericErrorDialog(context: context, error: e);
+            }
+          },
+        ),
+        sectionOptionSpacing,
+        MenuItemWidget(
+          captionedTextWidget: const CaptionedTextWidget(
+            title: "Clear pending notifications",
+          ),
+          pressedColor: getEnteColorScheme(context).fillFaint,
+          trailingIcon: Icons.chevron_right_outlined,
+          trailingIconIsMuted: true,
+          onTap: () async {
+            try {
+              await NotificationService.instance.clearAllScheduledNotifications();
+              showShortToast(context, 'Done');
+            } catch (e) {
+              await showGenericErrorDialog(context: context, error: e);
+            }
+          },
+        ),
         sectionOptionSpacing,
         MenuItemWidget(
           captionedTextWidget: FutureBuilder<IndexStatus>(