diff --git a/src/Gui/NotificationArea.cpp b/src/Gui/NotificationArea.cpp
index 8e81a502cc..6e4d6fd8c8 100644
--- a/src/Gui/NotificationArea.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/NotificationArea.cpp
@@ -991,17 +991,13 @@ void NotificationArea::showInNotificationArea()
 
         msgw += QString::fromLatin1("</table></p>");
 
-        // Calculate the main window QRect in global screen coordinates.
-        auto mainwindow = getMainWindow();
-        auto mainwindowrect = mainwindow->rect();
-        auto globalmainwindowrect =
-            QRect(mainwindow->mapToGlobal(mainwindowrect.topLeft()), mainwindowrect.size());
-
         NotificationBox::showText(this->mapToGlobal(QPoint()),
                                   msgw,
+                                  getMainWindow(),
                                   pImp->notificationExpirationTime,
                                   pImp->minimumOnScreenTime,
-                                  globalmainwindowrect,
+                                  NotificationBox::OnlyIfReferenceActive |
+                                  NotificationBox::RestrictAreaToReference,
                                   pImp->notificationWidth);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Gui/NotificationBox.cpp b/src/Gui/NotificationBox.cpp
index 3699a37593..ff07a9646a 100644
--- a/src/Gui/NotificationBox.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/NotificationBox.cpp
@@ -309,9 +309,28 @@ bool NotificationLabel::notificationLabelChanged(const QString& text)
 
 /***************************** NotificationBox **********************************/
 
-void NotificationBox::showText(const QPoint& pos, const QString& text, int displayTime,
-                               unsigned int minShowTime, const QRect &restrictionarea, int width)
+void NotificationBox::showText(const QPoint& pos, const QString& text, QWidget * referenceWidget, int displayTime,
+                         unsigned int minShowTime, Options options,
+                         int width)
 {
+    QRect restrictionarea = {};
+
+    if(referenceWidget) {
+        if(options & Options::OnlyIfReferenceActive) {
+            if (!referenceWidget->isActiveWindow()) {
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if(options & Options::RestrictAreaToReference) {
+            // Calculate the main window QRect in global screen coordinates.
+            auto mainwindowrect = referenceWidget->rect();
+
+            restrictionarea =
+                QRect(referenceWidget->mapToGlobal(mainwindowrect.topLeft()), mainwindowrect.size());
+        }
+    }
+
     // a label does already exist
     if (NotificationLabel::instance && NotificationLabel::instance->isVisible()) {
         if (text.isEmpty()) {// empty text means hide current label
diff --git a/src/Gui/NotificationBox.h b/src/Gui/NotificationBox.h
index 4ddcd93083..dca3cd9bf6 100644
--- a/src/Gui/NotificationBox.h
+++ b/src/Gui/NotificationBox.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #ifndef GUI_NOTIFICATIONBOX_H
 #define GUI_NOTIFICATIONBOX_H
 
+#include <type_traits>
 
 namespace Gui
 {
@@ -48,21 +49,30 @@ class NotificationBox
     NotificationBox() = delete;
 
 public:
+     enum Options {
+         None = 0x0,
+         RestrictAreaToReference = 0x1,
+         OnlyIfReferenceActive = 0x2,
+    };
+
     /** Shows a non-intrusive notification.
      * @param pos Position at which the notification will be shown
+     * @param text Message to be shown
+     * @param referenceWidget If provided, will set the reference to calculate a restrictionarea (see below restrictAreaToReference) and
+     * to prevent notifications for being shown if not active.
      * @param displayTime Time after which the notification will auto-close (unless it is closed by
      * an event, see class documentation above)
      * @param minShowTime  Time during which the notification can only be made disappear by popping
      * it out (clicking inside it).
-     * @param restrictionarea Try to keep the NotificationBox within this area. If this area is not
-     * provided, the whole screen is used as restriction area. This are must be provided in global
-     * screen coordinates.
+     * @param restrictAreaToReference Try to keep the NotificationBox within the QRect of the referenceWidget. if false or referenceWidget is
+     * nullptr, the whole screen is used as restriction area.
+     * @param onlyIfReferenceActive Show only if the reference window is active.
      * @param width Fixes the width of the notification. Default value makes the width to be system
      * determined (dependent on the text). If a fixed width is provided it is enforced over the
      * restrictionarea.
      */
-    static void showText(const QPoint& pos, const QString& text, int displayTime = -1,
-                         unsigned int minShowTime = 0, const QRect& restrictionarea = {},
+    static void showText(const QPoint& pos, const QString& text, QWidget * referenceWidget = nullptr, int displayTime = -1,
+                         unsigned int minShowTime = 0, Options options = Options::None,
                          int width = 0);
     /// Hides a notification.
     static inline void hideText()
@@ -83,6 +93,11 @@ public:
     static void setFont(const QFont&);
 };
 
+inline NotificationBox::Options operator|(NotificationBox::Options lhs, NotificationBox::Options rhs) {
+    return static_cast<NotificationBox::Options>(
+        static_cast<std::underlying_type<NotificationBox::Options>::type>(lhs) |
+        static_cast<std::underlying_type<NotificationBox::Options>::type>(rhs));
+}
 
 }// namespace Gui