diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 35c3988..73a3374 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ buildscript {
 apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
 
 android {
-    compileSdkVersion 23
-    buildToolsVersion "25.0.2"
+    compileSdkVersion 27
+    buildToolsVersion "25.0.3"
 
     defaultConfig {
         minSdkVersion 16
-        targetSdkVersion 22
+        targetSdkVersion 27
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0"
     }
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/jamesisaac/rnbackgroundtask/HeadlessTaskService.java b/android/src/main/java/com/jamesisaac/rnbackgroundtask/HeadlessTaskService.java
index 79a9083..ef35c44 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/jamesisaac/rnbackgroundtask/HeadlessTaskService.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/jamesisaac/rnbackgroundtask/HeadlessTaskService.java
@@ -9,10 +9,34 @@
 import com.facebook.react.jstasks.HeadlessJsTaskConfig;
 import com.facebook.react.HeadlessJsTaskService;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
+import android.app.Notification;
+import android.app.NotificationChannel;
+import android.app.NotificationManager;
+import android.content.Context;
 
 public class HeadlessTaskService extends HeadlessJsTaskService {
     private static final String TAG = "BackgroundTask";
 
+    @Override
+    @SuppressLint("WrongConstant")
+    public void onCreate() {
+        super.onCreate();
+        if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
+            Context mContext = this.getApplicationContext();
+            String CHANNEL_ID = "Background job";
+            NotificationChannel channel = new NotificationChannel(CHANNEL_ID, CHANNEL_ID, NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_LOW);
+            ((NotificationManager) getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE)).createNotificationChannel(channel);
+
+            Notification notification =
+                    new Notification.Builder(mContext, CHANNEL_ID)
+                            .setContentTitle("Running background job")
+                            .setContentText(mContext.getPackageName())
+                            .build();
+            startForeground(1, notification);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected @Nullable HeadlessJsTaskConfig getTaskConfig(Intent intent) {
         Bundle extras = intent.getExtras();
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/jamesisaac/rnbackgroundtask/RNJob.java b/android/src/main/java/com/jamesisaac/rnbackgroundtask/RNJob.java
index 20cb0ab..5f670fe 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/jamesisaac/rnbackgroundtask/RNJob.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/jamesisaac/rnbackgroundtask/RNJob.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import android.util.Log;
 import com.evernote.android.job.util.support.PersistableBundleCompat;
 import com.evernote.android.job.Job;
+import android.os.Build;
 
 /**
  * The single task which this library is able to schedule.
@@ -32,8 +33,12 @@ protected Result onRunJob(Params params) {
         Context context = getContext().getApplicationContext();
         Intent service = new Intent(context, HeadlessTaskService.class);
         service.putExtras(headlessExtras);
-        context.startService(service);
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
+            context.startForegroundService(service);
+        } else {
+            context.startService(service);
+        }
 
         return Result.SUCCESS;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}