diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 720a2b6..a895aff 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 .vagrant
 node_modules
 *.log
-.ts-node
\ No newline at end of file
+.ts-node
+.idea
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d69238d..e708374 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ tsnd --respawn server.ts
 - `--clear` (`--cls`) Will clear screen on restart
 - `--watch` - Explicitly add files or folders to watch and restart on change (list separated by commas)
 - `--exit-child` - Adds 'SIGTERM' exit handler in a child process.
+- `--notifyLevel` - `error` or `info` (default). The level for which OS level notifications should be sent
 
 **Caveats and points of notice:**
 
diff --git a/bin/ts-node-dev b/bin/ts-node-dev
index 7575ede..bc4f101 100644
--- a/bin/ts-node-dev
+++ b/bin/ts-node-dev
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ var opts = minimist(devArgs, {
     'ignore-watch',
     'interval',
     'debounce',
+    'notifyLevel',
     'watch'
   ],
   alias: {
diff --git a/lib/cfg.js b/lib/cfg.js
index c6a5e9e..efac5f2 100644
--- a/lib/cfg.js
+++ b/lib/cfg.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ module.exports = function (main, opts) {
     if (opts.respawn) c.respawn = true;
     if (opts.notify === false) c.notify = false;
     if (opts.clear || opts.cls) c.clear = true;
+    if (opts.notifyLevel) c.notifyLevel = opts.notifyLevel
   }
   
   var ignoreWatch = ([]).concat(opts && opts['ignore-watch'] || []).concat(c.ignore || []);  
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ module.exports = function (main, opts) {
     vm: c.vm !== false,
     fork: c.fork !== false,
     notify: c.notify !== false,
+    notifyLevel: c.notifyLevel || 'DEBUG',
     deps: c.deps,
     timestamp: c.timestamp || (c.timestamp !== false && 'HH:MM:ss'),
     clear: !!(c.clear),
diff --git a/lib/child-require-hook.js b/lib/child-require-hook.js
index 36515e4..3b97c1e 100644
--- a/lib/child-require-hook.js
+++ b/lib/child-require-hook.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ var fs = require('fs')
 var getCompiledPath = require('./get-compiled-path')
 var sep = require('path').sep
 var join = require('path').join
+var notify = require(join(__dirname, './notify'))
 var execSync = require('child_process').execSync
 var compilationId
 var timeThreshold = 0
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ var readyFile
 var execCheck = false
 var exitChild = false
 var sourceMapSupportPath
+var cfg = {}
 
 var checkFileScript = join(__dirname, 'check-file-exists.js')
 
@@ -113,6 +115,12 @@ if (readyFile) {
   }
 }
 
+process.on('uncaughtException', err => {
+  notify(cfg, null, err)('Error', err.message || err.stack, 'error')
+  process.exitCode = 1
+  process.kill(process.pid, 'SIGTERM')
+})
+
 if (exitChild) {
   process.on('SIGTERM', function() {
     console.log('Child got SIGTERM, exiting.')
diff --git a/lib/compiler.js b/lib/compiler.js
index 08a2bc3..99721e8 100644
--- a/lib/compiler.js
+++ b/lib/compiler.js
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ var compilationInstanceStamp = Math.random()
 var compiler = {
   allowJs: false,
   tsConfigPath: '',
+  cfg: {},
+  setConfig(cfg) {
+    this.cfg = cfg
+  },
   getCompilationId: function() {
     return compilationInstanceStamp
   },    
@@ -117,6 +121,10 @@ var compiler = {
       /__dirname/,
       '"' + __dirname.replace(/\\/g, '/') + '"'
     )
+    fileData = fileData.replace(
+      'var cfg = {}',
+      'var cfg = ' + JSON.stringify(this.cfg)
+    )
     fs.writeFileSync(compiler.getChildHookPath(), fileData)
   },
   init: function(options) {
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 3f44013..ba95a80 100755
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ module.exports = function(script, scriptArgs, nodeArgs, opts) {
   var log = require('./log')(cfg)
   var notify = require('./notify')(cfg, log)
   opts.log = log
+  compiler.setConfig(cfg)
   compiler.init(opts)
 
   compiler.notify = notify
diff --git a/lib/notify.js b/lib/notify.js
index 204ba71..ccc2ab7 100644
--- a/lib/notify.js
+++ b/lib/notify.js
@@ -5,14 +5,25 @@ function icon(level) {
   return path.resolve(__dirname, '../icons/node_' + level + '.png');
 }
 
+function levelToInt(strLevel) {
+  if (!strLevel) return 0;
+  switch (strLevel.toLowerCase()) {
+    case 'info': return 1;
+    case 'error': return 3;
+    default: return 0;
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Displays a desktop notification and writes a message to the console.
  */
 module.exports = function (cfg, log) {
   return function (title, msg, level) {
     level = level || 'info';
-    log([title, msg].filter(_ => _).join(': '), level);
-    if (cfg.notify) {
+    if (log) {
+      log([title, msg].filter(_ => _).join(': '), level);
+    }
+    if (cfg.notify && levelToInt(cfg.notifyLevel) <= levelToInt(level)) {
       notifier.notify({
         title: title || 'node.js',
         icon: icon(level),