diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/btle/BLEScanService.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/btle/BLEScanService.java
index 3a06664c8..54f334f08 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/btle/BLEScanService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/btle/BLEScanService.java
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ public class BLEScanService extends Service {
     private Notification createNotification(String content, int icon){
 
         return new NotificationCompat
-                .Builder(this, GB.NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_ID)
+                .Builder(this, GB.NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_ID_SCAN_SERVICE)
                 .setContentTitle(getString(R.string.scan_service_title))
                 .setContentText(content)
                 .setSmallIcon(icon)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/util/GB.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/util/GB.java
index 7afd5aa42..a151a64ec 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/util/GB.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/util/GB.java
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public class GB {
 
     public static final String NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_ID = "gadgetbridge";
     public static final String NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_ID_CONNECTION_STATUS = "gadgetbridge connection status";
+    public static final String NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_ID_SCAN_SERVICE = "gadgetbridge_scan_service";
     public static final String NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_HIGH_PRIORITY_ID = "gadgetbridge_high_priority";
     public static final String NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_ID_TRANSFER = "gadgetbridge transfer";
     public static final String NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_ID_LOW_BATTERY = "low_battery";
@@ -121,6 +122,12 @@ public class GB {
                     NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_LOW);
             notificationManager.createNotificationChannel(channelConnwectionStatus);
 
+            NotificationChannel channelScanService = new NotificationChannel(
+                    NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_ID_SCAN_SERVICE,
+                    context.getString(R.string.notification_channel_scan_service_name),
+                    NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_LOW);
+            notificationManager.createNotificationChannel(channelScanService);
+
             NotificationChannel channelHighPriority = new NotificationChannel(
                     NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_HIGH_PRIORITY_ID,
                     context.getString(R.string.notification_channel_high_priority_name),
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 0c8493d32..b0718a409 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -2695,4 +2695,5 @@
     <string name="scan_scanning_single_device">Scanning 1 device</string>
     <string name="scan_scanning_multiple_devices">Scanning %d devices</string>
     <string name="scan_service_title">Scan service</string>
+    <string name="notification_channel_scan_service_name">Scan service</string>
 </resources>