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 287c32011a..7f122eb704 100644
--- a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/LocalNotifications.java
+++ b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/plugin/LocalNotifications.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public LocalNotifications() {
   public void load() {
     super.load();
     notificationStorage = new NotificationStorage(getContext());
-    manager = new LocalNotificationManager(notificationStorage, getActivity());
+    manager = new LocalNotificationManager(notificationStorage, getActivity(), getContext());
     manager.createNotificationChannel();
   }
 
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 202de9d80e..dc7b34578d 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
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ 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;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -246,7 +246,13 @@ 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);