diff --git a/lua/noice/view/backend/notify.lua b/lua/noice/view/backend/notify.lua
index cdaf56e..fdb173f 100644
--- a/lua/noice/view/backend/notify.lua
+++ b/lua/noice/view/backend/notify.lua
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ local Manager = require("noice.message.manager")
 ---@field level? string|number Message log level
 ---@field merge boolean Merge messages into one Notification or create separate notifications
 ---@field replace boolean Replace existing notification or create a new one
+---@field render? notify.RenderFun
+---@field timeout? integer
 local defaults = {
   title = "Notification",
   merge = false,
@@ -127,6 +129,7 @@ function NotifyView:_notify(msg)
 
   local opts = {
     title = msg.title or self._opts.title,
+    timeout = self._opts.timeout,
     replace = self._opts.replace and self.notif[instance],
     keep = function()
       return Util.is_blocking()