diff --git a/push-notifications/ios/Sources/PushNotificationsPlugin/PushNotificationsHandler.swift b/push-notifications/ios/Sources/PushNotificationsPlugin/PushNotificationsHandler.swift
index f3972b68a..903b3b3ff 100644
--- a/push-notifications/ios/Sources/PushNotificationsPlugin/PushNotificationsHandler.swift
+++ b/push-notifications/ios/Sources/PushNotificationsPlugin/PushNotificationsHandler.swift
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ public class PushNotificationsHandler: NSObject, NotificationHandlerProtocol {
     var notificationRequestLookup = [String: JSObject]()
 
     public func requestPermissions(with completion: ((Bool, Error?) -> Void)? = nil) {
-        UNUserNotificationCenter.current().requestAuthorization(options: [.alert, .sound, .badge]) { granted, error in
+        // @todo how can we parameterize criticalAlert here? Would be nice to control this from JS and submit upstream
+        UNUserNotificationCenter.current().requestAuthorization(options: [.alert, .sound, .badge, .criticalAlert]) { granted, error in
             completion?(granted, error)
         }
     }