diff --git a/iterableapi/src/main/java/com/iterable/iterableapi/IterableConfig.java b/iterableapi/src/main/java/com/iterable/iterableapi/IterableConfig.java
index 6e4bf7c45..ec36bcfd0 100644
--- a/iterableapi/src/main/java/com/iterable/iterableapi/IterableConfig.java
+++ b/iterableapi/src/main/java/com/iterable/iterableapi/IterableConfig.java
@@ -140,6 +140,15 @@ public class IterableConfig {
     @Nullable
     final IterableAPIMobileFrameworkInfo mobileFrameworkInfo;
 
+    /**
+     * Custom notification channel name for push notifications.
+     * If set, this name will be used for all Iterable notification channels instead of
+     * deriving the channel name from the sound file name. This prevents non-human-readable
+     * sound file names from appearing as channel names in the device notification settings.
+     */
+    @Nullable
+    final String notificationChannelName;
+
     /**
      * Base URL for Webview content loading. Specifically used to enable CORS for external resources.
      * If null or empty, defaults to empty string (original behavior with about:blank origin).
@@ -148,6 +157,15 @@ public class IterableConfig {
     @Nullable
     final String webViewBaseUrl;
 
+    /**
+     * Get the configured notification channel name
+     * @return Custom notification channel name, or null if not configured
+     */
+    @Nullable
+    public String getNotificationChannelName() {
+        return notificationChannelName;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the configured WebView base URL
      * @return Base URL for WebView content, or null if not configured
@@ -182,6 +200,7 @@ private IterableConfig(Builder builder) {
         iterableUnknownUserHandler = builder.iterableUnknownUserHandler;
         decryptionFailureHandler = builder.decryptionFailureHandler;
         mobileFrameworkInfo = builder.mobileFrameworkInfo;
+        notificationChannelName = builder.notificationChannelName;
         webViewBaseUrl = builder.webViewBaseUrl;
     }
 
@@ -210,6 +229,7 @@ public static class Builder {
         private int eventThresholdLimit = 100;
         private IterableIdentityResolution identityResolution = new IterableIdentityResolution();
         private IterableUnknownUserHandler iterableUnknownUserHandler;
+        private String notificationChannelName;
         private String webViewBaseUrl;
 
         public Builder() {}
@@ -453,6 +473,18 @@ public Builder setMobileFrameworkInfo(@NonNull IterableAPIMobileFrameworkInfo mo
             return this;
         }
 
+        /**
+         * Set a custom notification channel name for push notifications.
+         * If set, this name will be used for all Iterable notification channels instead of
+         * deriving the channel name from the sound file name.
+         * @param notificationChannelName Custom channel name for notifications
+         */
+        @NonNull
+        public Builder setNotificationChannelName(@Nullable String notificationChannelName) {
+            this.notificationChannelName = notificationChannelName;
+            return this;
+        }
+
         /**
          * Set the base URL for WebView content loading. Used to enable CORS for external resources.
          * If not set or null, defaults to empty string (original behavior with about:blank origin).
diff --git a/iterableapi/src/main/java/com/iterable/iterableapi/IterableNotificationHelper.java b/iterableapi/src/main/java/com/iterable/iterableapi/IterableNotificationHelper.java
index fdcae7024..c470d4a8f 100644
--- a/iterableapi/src/main/java/com/iterable/iterableapi/IterableNotificationHelper.java
+++ b/iterableapi/src/main/java/com/iterable/iterableapi/IterableNotificationHelper.java
@@ -158,9 +158,21 @@ public IterableNotificationBuilder createNotification(Context context, Bundle ex
 
             soundUri = getSoundUri(context, soundName, soundUrl);
 
-            String channelName = (soundUri == Settings.System.DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION_URI)
-                    ? getChannelName(context)
-                    : soundName;
+            // Use custom channel name from config if available, otherwise fall back to sound name
+            String customChannelName = null;
+            IterableConfig config = IterableApi.getInstance().config;
+            if (config != null) {
+                customChannelName = config.getNotificationChannelName();
+            }
+
+            String channelName;
+            if (customChannelName != null && !customChannelName.isEmpty()) {
+                channelName = customChannelName;
+            } else if (soundUri == Settings.System.DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION_URI) {
+                channelName = getChannelName(context);
+            } else {
+                channelName = soundName;
+            }
 
             String channelId = (soundUri == Settings.System.DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION_URI)
                     ? context.getPackageName()
diff --git a/iterableapi/src/test/java/com/iterable/iterableapi/IterableConfigTest.kt b/iterableapi/src/test/java/com/iterable/iterableapi/IterableConfigTest.kt
index b017c66a6..588e1616f 100644
--- a/iterableapi/src/test/java/com/iterable/iterableapi/IterableConfigTest.kt
+++ b/iterableapi/src/test/java/com/iterable/iterableapi/IterableConfigTest.kt
@@ -51,4 +51,19 @@ class IterableConfigTest {
         val config: IterableConfig = configBuilder.build()
         assertFalse(config.keychainEncryption)
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun defaultNotificationChannelName() {
+        val configBuilder: IterableConfig.Builder = IterableConfig.Builder()
+        val config: IterableConfig = configBuilder.build()
+        assertThat(config.notificationChannelName, `is`(nullValue()))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun setNotificationChannelName() {
+        val configBuilder: IterableConfig.Builder = IterableConfig.Builder()
+            .setNotificationChannelName("My App Notifications")
+        val config: IterableConfig = configBuilder.build()
+        assertThat(config.notificationChannelName, `is`("My App Notifications"))
+    }
 }
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