diff --git a/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/settings/plugins/PluginSettingsScreen.kt b/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/settings/plugins/PluginSettingsScreen.kt
index a93a3b10..a1f54c03 100644
--- a/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/settings/plugins/PluginSettingsScreen.kt
+++ b/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/settings/plugins/PluginSettingsScreen.kt
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.compose.collectAsStateWithLifecycle
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewmodel.compose.viewModel
 import coil.compose.AsyncImage
 import de.mm20.launcher2.crashreporter.CrashReporter
+import de.mm20.launcher2.ktx.sendWithBackgroundPermission
 import de.mm20.launcher2.plugin.PluginState
 import de.mm20.launcher2.plugin.PluginType
 import de.mm20.launcher2.ui.R
@@ -312,7 +313,7 @@ fun PluginSettingsScreen(pluginId: String) {
                                     primaryAction = {
                                         TextButton(onClick = {
                                             try {
-                                                state.setupActivity.send()
+                                                state.setupActivity.sendWithBackgroundPermission()
                                             } catch (e: PendingIntent.CanceledException) {
                                                 CrashReporter.logException(e)
                                             }
@@ -362,7 +363,7 @@ fun PluginSettingsScreen(pluginId: String) {
                                     primaryAction = {
                                         TextButton(onClick = {
                                             try {
-                                                state.setupActivity.send()
+                                                state.setupActivity.sendWithBackgroundPermission()
                                             } catch (e: PendingIntent.CanceledException) {
                                                 CrashReporter.logException(e)
                                             }
diff --git a/core/ktx/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ktx/PendingIntent.kt b/core/ktx/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ktx/PendingIntent.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..92f0c3c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/ktx/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ktx/PendingIntent.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package de.mm20.launcher2.ktx
+
+import android.app.ActivityOptions
+import android.app.PendingIntent
+
+fun PendingIntent.sendWithBackgroundPermission() {
+    if (isAtLeastApiLevel(34)) {
+        val options = ActivityOptions.makeBasic()
+            .setPendingIntentCreatorBackgroundActivityStartMode(
+                ActivityOptions.MODE_BACKGROUND_ACTIVITY_START_ALLOWED
+            )
+            .setPendingIntentBackgroundActivityStartMode(
+                ActivityOptions.MODE_BACKGROUND_ACTIVITY_START_ALLOWED
+            )
+            .toBundle()
+        send(options)
+    } else {
+        send()
+    }
+}
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