diff --git a/apps/browser/src/background/main.background.ts b/apps/browser/src/background/main.background.ts
index cccd6bc080f..35de9d0253e 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/background/main.background.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/background/main.background.ts
@@ -303,7 +303,10 @@ import { BackgroundMemoryStorageService } from "../platform/storage/background-m
 import { BrowserStorageServiceProvider } from "../platform/storage/browser-storage-service.provider";
 import { OffscreenStorageService } from "../platform/storage/offscreen-storage.service";
 import { SyncServiceListener } from "../platform/sync/sync-service.listener";
-import { BrowserSystemNotificationService } from "../platform/system-notifications/browser-system-notification.service";
+import {
+  BrowserSystemNotificationService,
+  isNotificationsSupported,
+} from "../platform/system-notifications/browser-system-notification.service";
 import { fromChromeRuntimeMessaging } from "../platform/utils/from-chrome-runtime-messaging";
 import { AtRiskCipherBadgeUpdaterService } from "../vault/services/at-risk-cipher-badge-updater.service";
 
@@ -1124,7 +1127,7 @@ export default class MainBackground {
 
     this.actionsService = new BrowserActionsService(this.logService, this.platformUtilsService);
 
-    if ("notifications" in chrome) {
+    if (isNotificationsSupported()) {
       this.systemNotificationService = new BrowserSystemNotificationService(
         this.platformUtilsService,
       );
diff --git a/apps/browser/src/platform/system-notifications/browser-system-notification.service.ts b/apps/browser/src/platform/system-notifications/browser-system-notification.service.ts
index e0b2716a19b..0eb4739ea92 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/platform/system-notifications/browser-system-notification.service.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/platform/system-notifications/browser-system-notification.service.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,16 @@ import {
 
 import { fromChromeEvent } from "../browser/from-chrome-event";
 
+/**
+ * A check to see if the current browser has the needed API to support the `BrowserSystemNotificationService`.
+ *
+ * This check should only be called during dependency creation, if consumers need to know if
+ * system notifications can be used they should use {@link SystemNotificationsService.isSupported}.
+ */
+export function isNotificationsSupported() {
+  return "notifications" in chrome && chrome.notifications != null;
+}
+
 export class BrowserSystemNotificationService implements SystemNotificationsService {
   notificationClicked$: Observable<SystemNotificationEvent>;
 
diff --git a/apps/browser/src/popup/services/services.module.ts b/apps/browser/src/popup/services/services.module.ts
index d68e71f3bc8..ab9dafc531a 100644
--- a/apps/browser/src/popup/services/services.module.ts
+++ b/apps/browser/src/popup/services/services.module.ts
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ import { PrimarySecondaryStorageService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/stora
 import { WindowStorageService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/storage/window-storage.service";
 import { SyncService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/sync";
 import { SystemNotificationsService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/system-notifications/system-notifications.service";
+import { UnsupportedSystemNotificationsService } from "@bitwarden/common/platform/system-notifications/unsupported-system-notifications.service";
 import { SendApiService } from "@bitwarden/common/tools/send/services/send-api.service.abstraction";
 import { InternalSendService } from "@bitwarden/common/tools/send/services/send.service.abstraction";
 import { CipherService } from "@bitwarden/common/vault/abstractions/cipher.service";
@@ -183,7 +184,10 @@ import { ForegroundTaskSchedulerService } from "../../platform/services/task-sch
 import { BrowserStorageServiceProvider } from "../../platform/storage/browser-storage-service.provider";
 import { ForegroundMemoryStorageService } from "../../platform/storage/foreground-memory-storage.service";
 import { ForegroundSyncService } from "../../platform/sync/foreground-sync.service";
-import { BrowserSystemNotificationService } from "../../platform/system-notifications/browser-system-notification.service";
+import {
+  BrowserSystemNotificationService,
+  isNotificationsSupported,
+} from "../../platform/system-notifications/browser-system-notification.service";
 import { fromChromeRuntimeMessaging } from "../../platform/utils/from-chrome-runtime-messaging";
 import { FilePopoutUtilsService } from "../../tools/popup/services/file-popout-utils.service";
 import { Fido2UserVerificationService } from "../../vault/services/fido2-user-verification.service";
@@ -581,7 +585,13 @@ const safeProviders: SafeProvider[] = [
   }),
   safeProvider({
     provide: SystemNotificationsService,
-    useClass: BrowserSystemNotificationService,
+    useFactory: (platformUtilsService: PlatformUtilsService) => {
+      if (isNotificationsSupported()) {
+        return new BrowserSystemNotificationService(platformUtilsService);
+      }
+
+      return new UnsupportedSystemNotificationsService();
+    },
     deps: [PlatformUtilsService],
   }),
   safeProvider({
@@ -613,11 +623,6 @@ const safeProviders: SafeProvider[] = [
     useClass: SsoUrlService,
     deps: [],
   }),
-  safeProvider({
-    provide: SystemNotificationsService,
-    useClass: BrowserSystemNotificationService,
-    deps: [PlatformUtilsService],
-  }),
   safeProvider({
     provide: LoginComponentService,
     useClass: ExtensionLoginComponentService,
diff --git a/libs/common/src/platform/system-notifications/system-notifications.service.ts b/libs/common/src/platform/system-notifications/system-notifications.service.ts
index f36e7da96ad..275b07342c2 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/platform/system-notifications/system-notifications.service.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/platform/system-notifications/system-notifications.service.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ export type SystemNotificationEvent = {
  * A service responsible for displaying operating system level server notifications.
  */
 export abstract class SystemNotificationsService {
+  /**
+   * Used to know if a given platform supports system notifications. This check should
+   * be used to guard any usage of the other members in this service.
+   */
+  abstract isSupported(): boolean;
+
   abstract notificationClicked$: Observable<SystemNotificationEvent>;
 
   /**
@@ -50,9 +56,4 @@ export abstract class SystemNotificationsService {
    * @param clearInfo Any info needed required to clear a notification.
    */
   abstract clear(clearInfo: SystemNotificationClearInfo): Promise<void>;
-
-  /**
-   * Used to know if a given platform supports server notifications.
-   */
-  abstract isSupported(): boolean;
 }