diff --git a/src/notifications/channels/notifGeolocationHeartbeatSync.js b/src/notifications/channels/notifGeolocationHeartbeatSync.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4bce333
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/notifications/channels/notifGeolocationHeartbeatSync.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { createLogger } from "~/lib/logger";
+import { BACKGROUND_SCOPES } from "~/lib/logger/scopes";
+import { executeHeartbeatSync } from "~/location/backgroundTask";
+
+const heartbeatLogger = createLogger({
+  module: BACKGROUND_SCOPES.NOTIFICATIONS,
+  feature: "geolocation-heartbeat-sync",
+});
+
+export default async function notifGeolocationHeartbeatSync(data) {
+  try {
+    heartbeatLogger.info(
+      "Received iOS geolocation heartbeat sync notification",
+      {
+        data,
+      },
+    );
+
+    // This is a silent notification - no visible notification is displayed
+    // Instead, we trigger the geolocation heartbeat sync directly
+
+    heartbeatLogger.info("Triggering geolocation heartbeat sync");
+
+    // Execute the heartbeat sync to force location update
+    await executeHeartbeatSync();
+
+    heartbeatLogger.info("Geolocation heartbeat sync completed successfully");
+  } catch (error) {
+    heartbeatLogger.error("Failed to execute geolocation heartbeat sync", {
+      error: error.message,
+      stack: error.stack,
+      data,
+    });
+
+    // Don't throw the error - this is a background operation
+    // and we don't want to crash the notification handler
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/notifications/displayNotificationHandler.js b/src/notifications/displayNotificationHandler.js
index dae822c..5c341fa 100644
--- a/src/notifications/displayNotificationHandler.js
+++ b/src/notifications/displayNotificationHandler.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import notifSuggestKeepOpen from "./channels/notifSuggestKeepOpen";
 import notifRelativeAllowAsk from "./channels/notifRelativeAllowAsk";
 import notifRelativeInvitation from "./channels/notifRelativeInvitation";
 import notifBackgroundGeolocationLost from "./channels/notifBackgroundGeolocationLost";
+import notifGeolocationHeartbeatSync from "./channels/notifGeolocationHeartbeatSync";
 
 const displayLogger = createLogger({
   module: BACKGROUND_SCOPES.NOTIFICATIONS,
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ const SUPPORTED_ACTIONS = {
   "relative-allow-ask": notifRelativeAllowAsk,
   "relative-invitation": notifRelativeInvitation,
   "background-geolocation-lost": notifBackgroundGeolocationLost,
+  "geolocation-heartbeat-sync": notifGeolocationHeartbeatSync,
 };
 
 export default async function displayNotificationHandler(data) {