diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/push/APNSender.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/push/APNSender.java
index faae2a6d6..7ca016050 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/push/APNSender.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/push/APNSender.java
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ public class APNSender implements Managed {
     
     ListenableFuture<ApnResult> future = apnsClient.send(message.getApnId(), topic,
                                                          message.getMessage(),
-                                                         Instant.ofEpochMilli(message.getExpirationTime()));
+                                                         Instant.ofEpochMilli(message.getExpirationTime()),
+                                                         message.isVoip());
 
     Futures.addCallback(future, new FutureCallback<ApnResult>() {
       @Override
diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/push/RetryingApnsClient.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/push/RetryingApnsClient.java
index 706e43ca7..91a1419e8 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/push/RetryingApnsClient.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/push/RetryingApnsClient.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import com.eatthepath.pushy.apns.ApnsClient;
 import com.eatthepath.pushy.apns.ApnsClientBuilder;
 import com.eatthepath.pushy.apns.DeliveryPriority;
 import com.eatthepath.pushy.apns.PushNotificationResponse;
+import com.eatthepath.pushy.apns.PushType;
 import com.eatthepath.pushy.apns.auth.ApnsSigningKey;
 import com.eatthepath.pushy.apns.metrics.dropwizard.DropwizardApnsClientMetricsListener;
 import com.eatthepath.pushy.apns.util.SimpleApnsPushNotification;
@@ -54,9 +55,9 @@ public class RetryingApnsClient {
     this.apnsClient = apnsClient;
   }
 
-  ListenableFuture<ApnResult> send(final String apnId, final String topic, final String payload, final Instant expiration) {
+  ListenableFuture<ApnResult> send(final String apnId, final String topic, final String payload, final Instant expiration, final boolean isVoip) {
     SettableFuture<ApnResult>  result       = SettableFuture.create();
-    SimpleApnsPushNotification notification = new SimpleApnsPushNotification(apnId, topic, payload, expiration, DeliveryPriority.IMMEDIATE);
+    SimpleApnsPushNotification notification = new SimpleApnsPushNotification(apnId, topic, payload, expiration, DeliveryPriority.IMMEDIATE, isVoip ? PushType.VOIP : PushType.ALERT);
         
     apnsClient.sendNotification(notification).whenComplete(new ResponseHandler(result));