diff --git a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/LocalNotifications.java b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/LocalNotifications.java
index b015711dff..24a44167f7 100644
--- a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/LocalNotifications.java
+++ b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/LocalNotifications.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public LocalNotifications() {
   public void load() {
     super.load();
     notificationStorage = new NotificationStorage(getContext());
-    manager = new LocalNotificationManager(notificationStorage, getActivity());
+    manager = new LocalNotificationManager(notificationStorage, getActivity(), getContext());
     manager.createNotificationChannel();
     notificationChannelManager = new NotificationChannelManager(getActivity());
   }
diff --git a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/notification/LocalNotificationManager.java b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/notification/LocalNotificationManager.java
index b903377374..2a8f60c256 100644
--- a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/notification/LocalNotificationManager.java
+++ b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/notification/LocalNotificationManager.java
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ public class LocalNotificationManager {
   private Activity activity;
   private NotificationStorage storage;
 
-  public LocalNotificationManager(NotificationStorage notificationStorage, Activity activity) {
+  public LocalNotificationManager(NotificationStorage notificationStorage, Activity activity, Context context ) {
     storage = notificationStorage;
     this.activity = activity;
-    this.context = activity;
+    this.context = context;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -260,7 +260,13 @@ private void createActionIntents(LocalNotification localNotification, Notificati
 
   @NonNull
   private Intent buildIntent(LocalNotification localNotification, String action) {
-    Intent intent = new Intent(context, activity.getClass());
+    Intent intent;
+    if (activity != null) {
+      intent = new Intent(context, activity.getClass());
+    } else {
+      String packageName = context.getPackageName();
+      intent = context.getPackageManager().getLaunchIntentForPackage(packageName);
+    }
     intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_MAIN);
     intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_LAUNCHER);
     intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_SINGLE_TOP | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);