diff --git a/.config/kak/autoload/local-kakrc.kak b/.config/kak/autoload/local-kakrc.kak
index 20b73c02..48be876a 100644
--- a/.config/kak/autoload/local-kakrc.kak
+++ b/.config/kak/autoload/local-kakrc.kak
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ provide-module local-kakrc %—
         Whether to automatically load .kakrc if it's trusted.
         Otherwise, you must load manually with local-kakrc-load.
     } bool local_kakrc_autoload false
+    declare-option -docstring %{
+        Whether to use 'notify-send' for notifications.
+    } bool local_kakrc_notify_send false
 
     # ensures that the file exists
     define-command -hidden local-kakrc-ensure-file %{