diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a0ac3b1..18c7b59 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -538,6 +538,7 @@ Request body must has a notifications array. The following is a parameter table
 | notification            | string array | payload of a FCM message                                                                          | -        | only Android. See the [detail](#android-notification-payload) |
 | expiration              | int          | expiration for notification                                                                       | -        | only iOS                                                      |
 | apns_id                 | string       | A canonical UUID that identifies the notification                                                 | -        | only iOS                                                      |
+| push_type               | string       | The type of the notification. The value of this header is alert or background.                    | -        | only iOS                                                      |
 | badge                   | int          | badge count                                                                                       | -        | only iOS                                                      |
 | category                | string       | the UIMutableUserNotificationCategory object                                                      | -        | only iOS                                                      |
 | alert                   | string array | payload of a iOS message                                                                          | -        | only iOS. See the [detail](#ios-alert-payload)                |
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c268178..2b55a85 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.8
 	github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.1.2
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.0.0
-	github.com/sideshow/apns2 v0.16.0
+	github.com/sideshow/apns2 v0.19.0
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.4.2
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.4.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.3.0
diff --git a/gorush/notification.go b/gorush/notification.go
index 1734661..fe920df 100644
--- a/gorush/notification.go
+++ b/gorush/notification.go
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ type PushNotification struct {
 	ApnsID      string   `json:"apns_id,omitempty"`
 	CollapseID  string   `json:"collapse_id,omitempty"`
 	Topic       string   `json:"topic,omitempty"`
+	PushType    string   `json:"push_type,omitempty"`
 	Badge       *int     `json:"badge,omitempty"`
 	Category    string   `json:"category,omitempty"`
 	ThreadID    string   `json:"thread-id,omitempty"`
diff --git a/gorush/notification_apns.go b/gorush/notification_apns.go
index 76a8170..61060ab 100644
--- a/gorush/notification_apns.go
+++ b/gorush/notification_apns.go
@@ -183,6 +183,10 @@ func GetIOSNotification(req PushNotification) *apns2.Notification {
 		notification.Priority = apns2.PriorityLow
 	}
 
+	if len(req.PushType) > 0 {
+		notification.PushType = apns2.EPushType(req.PushType)
+	}
+
 	payload := payload.NewPayload()
 
 	// add alert object if message length > 0