diff --git a/src/android/com/adobe/phonegap/push/FCMService.java b/src/android/com/adobe/phonegap/push/FCMService.java
index f5d11120a..d66116b6d 100644
--- a/src/android/com/adobe/phonegap/push/FCMService.java
+++ b/src/android/com/adobe/phonegap/push/FCMService.java
@@ -99,11 +99,28 @@ public void onMessageReceived(RemoteMessage message) {
 
       extras = normalizeExtras(applicationContext, extras, messageKey, titleKey);
       int contentUpdate = parseInt(CONTENT_UPDATE, extras);
+      String clearNotifications = extras.getString(CLEAR_NOTIFICATIONS);
 
       if (clearBadge) {
         PushPlugin.setApplicationIconBadgeNumber(getApplicationContext(), 0);
       }
 
+      if (clearNotifications != null) {
+        Log.d(LOG_TAG, clearNotifications);
+        try {
+          Log.d(LOG_TAG, "cancel notifications " + clearNotifications);
+          JSONArray notificationIds = new JSONArray(clearNotifications);
+          if (notificationIds.length() != 0) {
+            for (int i = 0; i < notificationIds.length(); i++) {
+              int clearNotificationId = notificationIds.getInt(i);
+              PushPlugin.clearNotification(getApplicationContext(), clearNotificationId);
+            }
+          }
+        } catch (JSONException e) {
+          Log.e(LOG_TAG, "malformed clear notifications =[" + clearNotifications + "]");
+        }
+      }
+
       if (contentUpdate == 1) {
         int notId = parseInt(NOT_ID, extras);
 
@@ -139,6 +156,24 @@ else if (forceShow && PushPlugin.isInForeground()) {
       }
     }
   }
+    /*
+     * Cancel a notification
+     */
+    private void cancelNotification(int notificationId) {
+      NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
+      String appName = getAppName(this);
+
+      if (notificationId != 0) {
+        Log.d(LOG_TAG, "cancel notification id: " + notificationId);
+        setNotification(notificationId, "");
+        try {
+          notificationManager.cancel(appName, notificationId);
+        } catch (NullPointerException e) {
+          Log.e(LOG_TAG, "could not cancel notification id: " + notificationId);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
 
   /*
    * Change a values key in the extras bundle
diff --git a/src/android/com/adobe/phonegap/push/PushPlugin.java b/src/android/com/adobe/phonegap/push/PushPlugin.java
index 93e8374fa..97b937d7d 100644
--- a/src/android/com/adobe/phonegap/push/PushPlugin.java
+++ b/src/android/com/adobe/phonegap/push/PushPlugin.java
@@ -541,10 +541,13 @@ private void clearAllNotifications() {
   }
 
   private void clearNotification(int id) {
-    final NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) cordova.getActivity()
-        .getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
-    String appName = (String) this.cordova.getActivity().getPackageManager()
-        .getApplicationLabel(this.cordova.getActivity().getApplicationInfo());
+    PushPlugin.clearNotification(cordova.getActivity(), id);
+  }
+
+  static void clearNotification(Context context, int id) {
+    final NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) context.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
+    String appName = (String) context.getPackageManager()
+      .getApplicationLabel(context.getApplicationInfo());
     notificationManager.cancel(appName, id);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/ios/AppDelegate+notification.m b/src/ios/AppDelegate+notification.m
index 6b75c3b7d..c18e05be0 100644
--- a/src/ios/AppDelegate+notification.m
+++ b/src/ios/AppDelegate+notification.m
@@ -96,7 +96,9 @@ - (void)application:(UIApplication *)application didReceiveRemoteNotification:(N
             silent = [contentAvailable integerValue];
         }
 
-        if (silent == 1) {
+        NSString * clearNotificationsString = [userInfo objectForKey:@"clearNotifications"];
+        // don't wakeup the app on clearNotifications - this is a decision based on performance
+        if (silent == 1 && clearNotificationsString == nil) {
             NSLog(@"this should be a silent push");
             void (^safeHandler)(UIBackgroundFetchResult) = ^(UIBackgroundFetchResult result){
                 dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
@@ -124,6 +126,7 @@ - (void)application:(UIApplication *)application didReceiveRemoteNotification:(N
             pushHandler.tapped = false;
             [pushHandler notificationReceived];
         } else {
+            [self clearNotifications:userInfo];
             NSLog(@"just put it in the shade");
             //save it for later
             self.launchNotification = userInfo;
@@ -131,6 +134,7 @@ - (void)application:(UIApplication *)application didReceiveRemoteNotification:(N
         }
 
     } else {
+        [self clearNotifications:userInfo];
         completionHandler(UIBackgroundFetchResultNoData);
     }
 }
@@ -188,6 +192,33 @@ - (void)pushPluginOnApplicationDidBecomeActive:(NSNotification *)notification {
     [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName:pushPluginApplicationDidBecomeActiveNotification object:nil];
 }
 
+- (void)clearNotifications:(NSDictionary *)userInfo
+{
+    PushPlugin *pushHandler = [self getCommandInstance:@"PushNotification"];
+
+    @try {
+        NSString * clearNotificationsString = [userInfo objectForKey:@"clearNotifications"];
+        if (clearNotificationsString != nil) {
+            clearNotificationsString = [clearNotificationsString stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:@"[" withString:@""];
+            clearNotificationsString = [clearNotificationsString stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:@"]" withString:@""];
+        
+            NSArray * clearNotificationsArray = [clearNotificationsString componentsSeparatedByString:@","];
+
+            for (NSString *notId in clearNotificationsArray){
+                if ([notId isKindOfClass:[NSString class]]) {
+                    NSNumber *clearNotificationId = @([notId integerValue]);
+                    if (clearNotificationId > 0) {
+                        NSLog(@"Push Plugin clearing notId %@", clearNotificationId);
+                        [pushHandler clearRealNotification:clearNotificationId];
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    } @catch (NSException *exception) {
+        NSLog(@"Push Plugin could not parse clearNotifications array");
+    }
+}
+
 - (void)userNotificationCenter:(UNUserNotificationCenter *)center
        willPresentNotification:(UNNotification *)notification
          withCompletionHandler:(void (^)(UNNotificationPresentationOptions options))completionHandler
@@ -200,7 +231,7 @@ - (void)userNotificationCenter:(UNUserNotificationCenter *)center
     pushHandler.tapped = false;
     [pushHandler notificationReceived];
 
-    completionHandler(UNNotificationPresentationOptionNone);
+    completionHandler(UNNotificationPresentationOptionBadge);
 }
 
 - (void)userNotificationCenter:(UNUserNotificationCenter *)center
diff --git a/src/ios/PushPlugin.h b/src/ios/PushPlugin.h
index 21009f709..a2bc25c58 100644
--- a/src/ios/PushPlugin.h
+++ b/src/ios/PushPlugin.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 - (void)subscribe:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command;
 - (void)unsubscribe:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command;
 - (void)clearNotification:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand*)command;
+- (void)clearRealNotification:(NSNumber*)notId;
 
 - (void)didRegisterForRemoteNotificationsWithDeviceToken:(NSData *)deviceToken;
 - (void)didFailToRegisterForRemoteNotificationsWithError:(NSError *)error;
diff --git a/src/ios/PushPlugin.m b/src/ios/PushPlugin.m
index 17ffdc653..a613c81c5 100644
--- a/src/ios/PushPlugin.m
+++ b/src/ios/PushPlugin.m
@@ -474,9 +474,8 @@ - (void)notificationReceived {
     }
 }
 
-- (void)clearNotification:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command
+- (void)clearRealNotification:(NSNumber *)notId
 {
-    NSNumber *notId = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:0];
     [[UNUserNotificationCenter currentNotificationCenter] getDeliveredNotificationsWithCompletionHandler:^(NSArray<UNNotification *> * _Nonnull notifications) {
         /*
          * If the server generates a unique "notId" for every push notification, there should only be one match in these arrays, but if not, it will delete
@@ -489,13 +488,19 @@ - (void)clearNotification:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command
             [matchingNotificationIdentifiers addObject:notification.request.identifier];
         }
         [[UNUserNotificationCenter currentNotificationCenter] removeDeliveredNotificationsWithIdentifiers:matchingNotificationIdentifiers];
-        
-        NSString *message = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Cleared notification with ID: %@", notId];
-        CDVPluginResult *commandResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK messageAsString:message];
-        [self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:commandResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
     }];
 }
 
+- (void)clearNotification:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command
+{
+    NSNumber *notId = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:0];
+    [self clearRealNotification: notId];
+
+    NSString *message = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Cleared notification with ID: %@", notId];
+    CDVPluginResult *commandResult = [CDVPluginResult resultWithStatus:CDVCommandStatus_OK messageAsString:message];
+    [self.commandDelegate sendPluginResult:commandResult callbackId:command.callbackId];
+}
+
 - (void)setApplicationIconBadgeNumber:(CDVInvokedUrlCommand *)command
 {
     NSMutableDictionary* options = [command.arguments objectAtIndex:0];