diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/sync/SyncService.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/sync/SyncService.java
index 4c89ebc19..16130ac9b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/sync/SyncService.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/sync/SyncService.java
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ public class SyncService extends Worker {
         PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(getApplicationContext(),
                 R.id.pending_intent_sync_error, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
         Notification notification = new NotificationCompat.Builder(getApplicationContext(),
-                NotificationUtils.CHANNEL_ID_ERROR)
+                NotificationUtils.CHANNEL_ID_SYNC_ERROR)
                 .setContentTitle(getApplicationContext().getString(R.string.gpodnetsync_error_title))
                 .setContentText(description)
                 .setContentIntent(pendingIntent)
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/util/gui/NotificationUtils.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/util/gui/NotificationUtils.java
index f546ca019..ddbe68938 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/util/gui/NotificationUtils.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/util/gui/NotificationUtils.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ public class NotificationUtils {
     public static final String CHANNEL_ID_DOWNLOADING = "downloading";
     public static final String CHANNEL_ID_PLAYING = "playing";
     public static final String CHANNEL_ID_ERROR = "error";
+    public static final String CHANNEL_ID_SYNC_ERROR = "sync_error";
     public static final String CHANNEL_ID_AUTO_DOWNLOAD = "auto_download";
 
     public static void createChannels(Context context) {
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ public class NotificationUtils {
             mNotificationManager.createNotificationChannel(createChannelDownloading(context));
             mNotificationManager.createNotificationChannel(createChannelPlaying(context));
             mNotificationManager.createNotificationChannel(createChannelError(context));
+            mNotificationManager.createNotificationChannel(createChannelSyncError(context));
             mNotificationManager.createNotificationChannel(createChannelAutoDownload(context));
         }
     }
@@ -65,6 +67,14 @@ public class NotificationUtils {
         return mChannel;
     }
 
+    @RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
+    private static NotificationChannel createChannelSyncError(Context c) {
+        NotificationChannel notificationChannel = new NotificationChannel(CHANNEL_ID_SYNC_ERROR,
+                c.getString(R.string.notification_channel_sync_error), NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_HIGH);
+        notificationChannel.setDescription(c.getString(R.string.notification_channel_sync_error_description));
+        return notificationChannel;
+    }
+
     @RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
     private static NotificationChannel createChannelAutoDownload(Context c) {
         NotificationChannel mChannel = new NotificationChannel(CHANNEL_ID_AUTO_DOWNLOAD,
diff --git a/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 266d9d362..bcc8e6303 100644
--- a/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/core/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -845,7 +845,9 @@
     <string name="notification_channel_playing">Currently playing</string>
     <string name="notification_channel_playing_description">Allows to control playback. This is the main notification you see while playing a podcast.</string>
     <string name="notification_channel_error">Errors</string>
-    <string name="notification_channel_error_description">Shown if something went wrong, for example if download or gpodder sync fails.</string>
+    <string name="notification_channel_error_description">Shown if something went wrong, for example if download or feed update fails.</string>
+    <string name="notification_channel_sync_error">Synchronization Errors</string>
+    <string name="notification_channel_sync_error_description">Shown when gpodder synchronization fails.</string>
     <string name="notification_channel_auto_download">Auto Downloads</string>
     <string name="notification_channel_episode_auto_download">Shown when episodes have been automatically downloaded.</string>