diff --git a/assets/android/MessagingService.kt b/assets/android/MessagingService.kt
index af0c68e..6478712 100644
--- a/assets/android/MessagingService.kt
+++ b/assets/android/MessagingService.kt
@@ -160,7 +160,13 @@ class MessagingService : FirebaseMessagingService(), OnInitListener {
         val bitcoinDisplayMode = getBitcoinDisplayModeFromPreferences(this)
         val formattedAmount = if (bitcoinDisplayMode == "bip177") "₿ $amount" else "$amount sats"
 
-        val descriptionText = notification.optString("description", "")
+        var descriptionText = notification.optString("description", "")
+        if (descriptionText.isBlank() || descriptionText == "null") {
+            descriptionText = notification.optJSONObject("metadata")
+            ?.optString("comment", "")
+            ?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() && it != "null" }
+            ?: ""
+        }
         val hasDescription = descriptionText.isNotEmpty()
 
         val action = when (notificationType) {
diff --git a/assets/ios/NotificationService.m b/assets/ios/NotificationService.m
index 33e6066..8a6e0bf 100644
--- a/assets/ios/NotificationService.m
+++ b/assets/ios/NotificationService.m
@@ -149,6 +149,12 @@ - (void)didReceiveNotificationRequest:(UNNotificationRequest *)request withConte
     NSString *formattedAmount = isBip177 ? [NSString stringWithFormat:@"₿ %.0f", amountInSats] : [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%.0f sats", amountInSats];
 
     NSString *descriptionText = notificationDict[@"description"];
+    if (![descriptionText isKindOfClass:[NSString class]] || descriptionText.length == 0) {
+        NSDictionary *metadata = notificationDict[@"metadata"];
+        if ([metadata isKindOfClass:[NSDictionary class]]) {
+            descriptionText = metadata[@"comment"];
+        }
+    }
     BOOL hasDescription       = [descriptionText isKindOfClass:[NSString class]] && descriptionText.length > 0;
 
     NSString *notificationTitle = [notificationType isEqualToString:@"hold_invoice_accepted"]