diff --git a/native/ios/Comm/CommIOSNotifications/CommIOSNotifications.h b/native/ios/Comm/CommIOSNotifications/CommIOSNotifications.h
--- a/native/ios/Comm/CommIOSNotifications/CommIOSNotifications.h
+++ b/native/ios/Comm/CommIOSNotifications/CommIOSNotifications.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 + (void)didReceiveRemoteNotification:(NSDictionary *)notification
               fetchCompletionHandler:
                   (void (^)(UIBackgroundFetchResult))completionHandler;
++ (void)didReceiveBackgroundMessageInfos:(NSDictionary *)notification;
 + (void)clearNotificationFromNotificationsCenter:(NSString *)notificationId
                                completionHandler:
                                    (void (^)(UIBackgroundFetchResult))
diff --git a/native/ios/Comm/CommIOSNotifications/CommIOSNotifications.mm b/native/ios/Comm/CommIOSNotifications/CommIOSNotifications.mm
--- a/native/ios/Comm/CommIOSNotifications/CommIOSNotifications.mm
+++ b/native/ios/Comm/CommIOSNotifications/CommIOSNotifications.mm
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 NSString *const CommIOSNotificationsReceivedForeground =
     @"CommIOSNotificationsReceivedForeground";
 NSString *const CommIOSNotificationsOpened = @"CommIOSNotificationsOpened";
+NSString *const CommIOSNotificationsReceivedBackground =
+    @"CommIOSNotificationsReceivedBackground";
 
 /*
  UIBackgroundFetchResult enum converter to pass fetch result value
@@ -88,6 +90,11 @@
          selector:@selector(handleNotificationOpened:)
              name:CommIOSNotificationsOpened
            object:nil];
+  [NSNotificationCenter.defaultCenter
+      addObserver:self
+         selector:@selector(handleNotificationReceivedBackground:)
+             name:CommIOSNotificationsReceivedBackground
+           object:nil];
   return self;
 }
 
@@ -100,7 +107,8 @@
     @"remoteNotificationsRegistered",
     @"remoteNotificationsRegistrationFailed",
     @"notificationReceivedForeground",
-    @"notificationOpened"
+    @"notificationOpened",
+    @"notificationReceivedBackground",
   ];
 }
 
@@ -171,6 +179,13 @@
   }
 }
 
++ (void)didReceiveBackgroundMessageInfos:(NSDictionary *)notification {
+  [NSNotificationCenter.defaultCenter
+      postNotificationName:CommIOSNotificationsReceivedBackground
+                    object:self
+                  userInfo:notification];
+}
+
 + (void)clearNotificationFromNotificationsCenter:(NSString *)notificationId
                                completionHandler:
                                    (void (^)(UIBackgroundFetchResult))
@@ -249,6 +264,14 @@
   [self handleNotifInfo:sysNotif.userInfo withName:@"notificationOpened"];
 }
 
+- (void)handleNotificationReceivedBackground:(NSNotification *)sysNotif {
+  if (!_hasListeners) {
+    return;
+  }
+  [self sendEventWithName:@"notificationReceivedBackground"
+                     body:sysNotif.userInfo];
+}
+
 /*
  Helper methods
 */
diff --git a/native/push/ios.js b/native/push/ios.js
--- a/native/push/ios.js
+++ b/native/push/ios.js
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
     remoteNotificationsRegistrationFailed: [void],
     notificationReceivedForeground: [CoreIOSNotificationData],
     notificationOpened: [CoreIOSNotificationData],
+    notificationReceivedBackground: [{ +messageInfos: ?string }],
   }>,
 > {
   return new NativeEventEmitter(CommIOSNotifications);