diff --git a/js/mobile_abstract.js b/js/mobile_abstract.js
index f168655..1c33c39 100644
--- a/js/mobile_abstract.js
+++ b/js/mobile_abstract.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ var MAL = function()
 
             installPostboardClick();
         } else {
-            $(".postboard-loading").hide();
+            $(".postboard-loading").hide();  // FIXME need to decide which one we need to hide actually
         }
     }
 
@@ -104,9 +104,15 @@ var MAL = function()
                 newTweetsBarMenu.addClass("show");
 
                 if ($.Options.showDesktopNotifPosts.val === 'enable') {
-                    this.showDesktopNotif(false, polyglot.t('You got')+' '+polyglot.t('new_posts', newPosts)+' '+polyglot.t('in postboard')+'.', false,'twister_notification_new_posts', $.Options.showDesktopNotifPostsTimer.val, (function() {
-                            requestTimelineUpdate('pending',this,followingUsers,promotedPostsOnly);
-                        }).bind(newPosts), false)
+                    this.showDesktopNotification({
+                        body: polyglot.t('You got') + ' ' + polyglot.t('new_posts', newPosts) + ' '
+                            + polyglot.t('in postboard') + '.',
+                        tag: 'twister_notification_new_posts',
+                        timeout: $.Options.showDesktopNotifPostsTimer.val,
+                        funcClick: (function() {
+                            requestTimelineUpdate('pending', this.postsCount, followingUsers, promotedPostsOnly);
+                        }).bind({postsCount: newPosts})
+                    });
                 }
             } else {
                 newTweetsBar.hide();
@@ -430,44 +436,36 @@ var MAL = function()
         }
     };
 
-    this.showDesktopNotif = function(notifyTitle, notifyBody, notifyIcon, notifyTag, notifyTimer, actionOnClick, actionOnPermDenied) {
-        function doNotification() {
-            if (!notifyTitle) {
-                notifyTitle = polyglot.t('notify_desktop_title');
-            }
-            if (!notifyIcon) {
-                notifyIcon = '../img/twister_mini.png';
-            }
-            if (!notifyTag) {
-                notifyTag = 'twister_notification';
-            }
-            if (!notifyTimer) {
-                notifyTimer = 3600 * 24 * 30; // one month
-            }
-            var doActionOnClick = false;
-            if (typeof actionOnClick === 'function') {
-                doActionOnClick = function() {
-                    actionOnClick();
-                    window.focus();
-                }
-            }
-
-            var desktopNotification = new Notify(notifyTitle, {
-                body: notifyBody,
-                icon: notifyIcon,
-                tag: notifyTag,
-                timeout: notifyTimer,
-                notifyClick: doActionOnClick,
-                notifyError: function() { alert(polyglot.t('notify_desktop_error')) }
-            });
-            desktopNotification.show();
-        }
-
+    this.showDesktopNotification = function(req) {
         if (Notify.needsPermission) {
-            Notify.requestPermission(false, actionOnPermDenied);
-        } else {
-            doNotification();
-        }
+            Notify.requestPermission(false, req.funcPermDenied);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!req.title)
+            req.title = polyglot.t('notify_desktop_title');
+        if (!req.icon)
+            req.icon = '../img/twister_mini.png';
+        if (!req.tag)
+            req.tag = 'twister_notification';
+        if (!req.timeout)
+            req.timeout = 2592000;  // 60 * 60 * 24 * 30, one month
+
+        if (typeof req.funcClick === 'function')
+            req.funcClick = (function() {window.focus(); this.funcClick();})
+                .bind({funcClick: req.funcClick});
+        else
+            req.funcClick = function() {window.focus();}
+
+        var desktopNotification = new Notify(req.title, {
+            body: req.body,
+            icon: req.icon,
+            tag: req.tag,
+            timeout: req.timeout,
+            notifyClick: req.funcClick,
+            notifyError: function() {alert(polyglot.t('notify_desktop_error'));}
+        });
+        desktopNotification.show();
     };
 
     this.reqRepAfterCB = function(postLi, postsFromJson) {
diff --git a/js/options.js b/js/options.js
index dce74a5..e469344 100644
--- a/js/options.js
+++ b/js/options.js
@@ -310,8 +310,14 @@ twisterOptions.prototype.initControls = function () {
         }
     }
 
-    $('#testDesktopNotif').on('click', function() {
-        $.MAL.showDesktopNotif(false, polyglot.t('notify_desktop_test'), false,'twister_notification_test', false, false, function() { alert(polyglot.t('notify_desktop_perm_denied', {'this_domain': document.domain})) })
+    $('#testDesktopNotif').on('click', function () {
+        $.MAL.showDesktopNotification({
+            title: polyglot.t('notify_desktop_test'),
+            body: 'twister_notification_test',
+            funcClick: function () {
+                alert(polyglot.t('notify_desktop_perm_denied', {'this_domain': document.domain}));
+            }
+        });
     });
 
     tickOptionsPostPreview();