diff --git a/lib/icinga/icinga-type.conf b/lib/icinga/icinga-type.conf
index 08ae85a54..e6ffb89ff 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/icinga-type.conf
+++ b/lib/icinga/icinga-type.conf
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ type Host {
 			%attribute number "check_interval",
 			%attribute number "retry_interval",
 
+			%attribute number "enable_notifications",
 			%attribute number "notification_interval",
 			%attribute name(TimePeriod) "notification_period",
 
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ type Host {
 	%attribute number "check_interval",
 	%attribute number "retry_interval",
 
+	%attribute number "enable_notifications",
 	%attribute number "notification_interval",
 	%attribute name(TimePeriod) "notification_period",
 
@@ -279,6 +281,8 @@ type Notification {
 		%attribute number "end",
 	},
 
+	%attribute number "enable_notifications",
+
 	%attribute name(NotificationCommand) "notification_command",
 
 	%attribute number "notification_interval",
@@ -299,6 +303,7 @@ type User {
 		%attribute name(UserGroup) "*"
 	},
 
+	%attribute number "enable_notifications",
 	%attribute number "notification_type_filter",
 	%attribute number "notification_state_filter"
 
diff --git a/lib/icinga/user.cpp b/lib/icinga/user.cpp
index c4ce9291f..0790e2397 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/user.cpp
+++ b/lib/icinga/user.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ User::User(const Dictionary::Ptr& serializedUpdate)
 	RegisterAttribute("display_name", Attribute_Config, &m_DisplayName);
 	RegisterAttribute("macros", Attribute_Config, &m_Macros);
 	RegisterAttribute("groups", Attribute_Config, &m_Groups);
+	RegisterAttribute("enable_notifications", Attribute_Config, &m_EnableNotifications);
 	RegisterAttribute("notification_period", Attribute_Config, &m_NotificationPeriod);
 	RegisterAttribute("notification_type_filter", Attribute_Config, &m_NotificationTypeFilter);
 	RegisterAttribute("notification_state_filter", Attribute_Config, &m_NotificationStateFilter);
@@ -76,6 +77,20 @@ Dictionary::Ptr User::GetMacros(void) const
 	return m_Macros;
 }
 
+bool User::GetEnableNotifications(void) const
+{
+	if (m_EnableNotifications.IsEmpty())
+		return true;
+	else
+		return m_EnableNotifications;
+}
+
+void User::SetEnableNotifications(bool enabled)
+{
+	m_EnableNotifications = enabled;
+	Touch("enable_notifications");
+}
+
 TimePeriod::Ptr User::GetNotificationPeriod(void) const
 {
 	return TimePeriod::GetByName(m_NotificationPeriod);
diff --git a/lib/icinga/user.h b/lib/icinga/user.h
index 6cf3bf19e..7a5f3dbec 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/user.h
+++ b/lib/icinga/user.h
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ public:
 
 	String GetDisplayName(void) const;
 	Array::Ptr GetGroups(void) const;
+
+	/* Notifications */
+	bool GetEnableNotifications(void) const;
+	void SetEnableNotifications(bool enabled);
 	TimePeriod::Ptr GetNotificationPeriod(void) const;
  	unsigned long GetNotificationTypeFilter(void) const;
 	unsigned long GetNotificationStateFilter(void) const;
@@ -60,8 +64,9 @@ protected:
 private:
 	Attribute<String> m_DisplayName;
 	Attribute<Dictionary::Ptr> m_Macros;
-	Attribute<String> m_NotificationPeriod;
 	Attribute<Array::Ptr> m_Groups;
+	Attribute<bool> m_EnableNotifications;
+	Attribute<String> m_NotificationPeriod;
 	Attribute<long> m_NotificationTypeFilter;
 	Attribute<long> m_NotificationStateFilter;
 };