diff --git a/docs/maui/get-started.md b/docs/maui/get-started.md
index e45014fc..7464d3e8 100644
--- a/docs/maui/get-started.md
+++ b/docs/maui/get-started.md
@@ -138,12 +138,15 @@ using CommunityToolkit.Maui;
 ```
 
 In order to use the `MediaElement` correctly the `UseMauiCommunityToolkitMediaElement` method must be called on the `MauiAppBuilder` class when bootstrapping an application the *MauiProgram.cs* file. The following example shows how to perform this.
+You must specify whether to enable the foreground service on Android by setting the `enableForegroundService` parameter to true or false. If you require Rich Media Notifications or background playback on Android, set `enableForegroundService` to `true` when calling `UseMauiCommunityToolkitMediaElement`.
+
+Note: `MediaElement` does not require adding additional `AndroidManifest.xml` permissions for the foreground service. Calling the builder method with `enableForegroundService: true` is sufficient to enable notification and background playback features. When `enableForegroundService` is `true`, the toolkit will automatically add any required Android manifest entries for the foreground service and notifications. If `enableForegroundService` is `false` and you attempt to use background playback features, an exception may be thrown on Android.
 
 ```csharp
 var builder = MauiApp.CreateBuilder();
 builder
     .UseMauiApp<App>()
-    .UseMauiCommunityToolkitMediaElement()
+    .UseMauiCommunityToolkitMediaElement(enableForegroundService: true);
 ```
 
 To use the features of the toolkit please refer to the documentation pages for each specific feature.
diff --git a/docs/maui/views/MediaElement.md b/docs/maui/views/MediaElement.md
index dfdb0330..3da67118 100644
--- a/docs/maui/views/MediaElement.md
+++ b/docs/maui/views/MediaElement.md
@@ -48,14 +48,18 @@ First the using statement needs to be added to the top of your *MauiProgram.cs*
 ```csharp
 using CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement;
 ```
+ 
+> In order to use the `MediaElement` correctly the `UseMauiCommunityToolkitMediaElement` method must be called on the `MauiAppBuilder` class when bootstrapping an application the *MauiProgram.cs* file. The following example shows how to perform this. 
 
-In order to use the `MediaElement` correctly the `UseMauiCommunityToolkitMediaElement` method must be called on the `MauiAppBuilder` class when bootstrapping an application the *MauiProgram.cs* file. The following example shows how to perform this.
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> If you require Rich Media Notifications or background playback on Android, set `enableForegroundService` to `true` when calling `UseMauiCommunityToolkitMediaElement`. MediaElement does not require adding additional `AndroidManifest.xml` permissions for the foreground service. When `enableForegroundService` is `true`, the toolkit will automatically add any required Android manifest entries for the foreground service and notifications. If you do not need background playback, you can set this to `false`. If you fail to call this method, an exception will be thrown when trying to use the `MediaElement`.
 
 ```csharp
 var builder = MauiApp.CreateBuilder();
 builder
     .UseMauiApp<App>()
-    .UseMauiCommunityToolkitMediaElement()
+    .UseMauiCommunityToolkitMediaElement(enableForegroundService: true); // Set to `false` if Rich Notifications and background playback is not required
 ```
 
 For more information on how to do this, please refer to the [Get Started](../get-started.md?tabs=CommunityToolkitMauiMediaElement#adding-the-nuget-packages) page.
@@ -149,6 +153,15 @@ By default, the media that is defined by the `Source` property doesn't immediate
 
 Platform provided media playback controls are enabled by default, and can be disabled by setting the `ShouldShowPlaybackControls` property to `false`.
 
+### Use Rich Media Notifications
+A `MediaElement` can show rich media notifications on Android, iOS, Mac Catalyst, and Windows when media is playing in the background. To enable rich media notifications, the following steps are required:
+1. Enable background video playback by setting the `enableForegroundService` parameter to `true` when calling the `UseMauiCommunityToolkitMediaElement` method in *MauiProgram.cs*. Refer to the **Initializing the package** section above for more information.
+2. Platform specific setup as described in the [Platform specific initialization](#platform-specific-initialization) section.
+3. Set the `MetadataTitle`, `MetadataArtist`, and `MetadataArtworkUrl` properties to provide metadata for the media that is playing as described in the [Using Metadata](#using-metadata) section.
+
+### Foreground service on Android
+To enable background playback on Android, set the `enableForegroundService` parameter to `true` when calling the `UseMauiCommunityToolkitMediaElement` method in *MauiProgram.cs*. MediaElement does not require adding additional `AndroidManifest.xml` permissions for the foreground service — calling the builder method with `enableForegroundService: true` is sufficient to enable notification and background playback features. When `enableForegroundService` is `true`, the toolkit will automatically add any required Android manifest entries for the foreground service and notifications. If `enableForegroundService` is `false` and you attempt to use background playback features, an exception may be thrown on Android.
+
 ### Using Metadata
 
 A `MediaElement` can use metadata for `MediaElement.MetadataTitle`, `MediaElement.MetadataArtist` and `MediaElement.MetadataArtworkUrl`. You can set