diff --git a/config.h.cmake b/config.h.cmake
index 2a4fe035a..cc80a2e04 100644
--- a/config.h.cmake
+++ b/config.h.cmake
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #cmakedefine HAVE_VFORK
 
 #define ICINGA_PREFIX "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}"
+#define ICINGA_SYSCONFDIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_SYSCONFDIR}"
 #define ICINGA_LOCALSTATEDIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LOCALSTATEDIR}"
 #define ICINGA_PKGDATADIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATADIR}/icinga2"
 
diff --git a/doc/4.2-global-variables.md b/doc/4.2-global-variables.md
index 247db3c15..becc1de5e 100644
--- a/doc/4.2-global-variables.md
+++ b/doc/4.2-global-variables.md
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-## <a id="global-variables"> Global Variables
+## <a id="global-variables"></a> Global Variables
 
 Icinga 2 provides a number of special global variables:
 
 Variable                  |Description
 --------------------------|-------------------
 IcingaPrefixDir           |**Read-only.** Contains the installation prefix that was specified with cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX. Defaults to /usr/local
+IcingaSysconfDir          |**Read-only.** Contains the path of the sysconf directory. Defaults to IcingaPrefixDir + "/etc".
 IcingaLocalStateDir       |**Read-only.** Contains the path of the local state directory. Defaults to IcingaPrefixDir + "/var".
 IcingaPkgDataDir          |**Read-only.** Contains the path of the package data directory. Defaults to IcingaPrefixDir + "/share/icinga2".
 IcingaStatePath           |**Read-write.** Contains the path of the Icinga 2 state file. Defaults to IcingaLocalStateDir + "/lib/icinga2/icinga2.state".
diff --git a/etc/CMakeLists.txt b/etc/CMakeLists.txt
index 864350f9f..00c07c9c2 100644
--- a/etc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/etc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ install_if_not_exists(icinga2/features-available/notification.conf ${CMAKE_INSTA
 install_if_not_exists(icinga2/features-available/perfdata.conf ${CMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR}/icinga2/features-available)
 install_if_not_exists(icinga2/features-available/statusdata.conf ${CMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR}/icinga2/features-available)
 install_if_not_exists(icinga2/features-available/syslog.conf ${CMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR}/icinga2/features-available)
+install_if_not_exists(icinga2/scripts/mail-notification.sh ${CMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR}/icinga2/scripts)
 
 install(CODE "file(MAKE_DIRECTORY \"\$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_SYSCONFDIR}/icinga2/features-enabled\")")
 install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND \"${CMAKE_COMMAND}\" -E create_symlink ../features-available/checker.conf \"\$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_SYSCONFDIR}/icinga2/features-enabled/checker.conf\")")
diff --git a/etc/icinga2/conf.d/notifications.conf b/etc/icinga2/conf.d/notifications.conf
index 9f58e558f..36013c512 100644
--- a/etc/icinga2/conf.d/notifications.conf
+++ b/etc/icinga2/conf.d/notifications.conf
@@ -22,27 +22,21 @@ template Notification "mail-notification" {
 }
 
 object NotificationCommand "mail-service-notification" inherits "plugin-notification-command" {
-  command = [
-    "/usr/bin/printf",
-    "\"%b\"",
-    {{{\"***** Icinga  *****
+  command = [ (IcingaSysconfDir + "/icinga2/scripts/mail-notification.sh") ],
 
-    Notification Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$
-
-    Service: $SERVICEDESC$
-    Host: $HOSTALIAS$
-    Address: $HOSTADDRESS$
-    State: $SERVICESTATE$
-
-    Date/Time: $LONGDATETIME$
-
-    Additional Info: $SERVICEOUTPUT$
-
-    Comment: [$NOTIFICATIONAUTHORNAME$] $NOTIFICATIONCOMMENT$\"}}},
-    "/bin/mail",
-    "-s",
-    "\"$NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ - $HOSTDISPLAYNAME$ - $SERVICEDISPLAYNAME$ is $SERVICESTATE$\"",
-    "$USEREMAIL$"
+  export_macros = [
+    "NOTIFICATIONTYPE",
+    "SERVICEDESC",
+    "HOSTALIAS",
+    "HOSTADDRESS",
+    "SERVICESTATE",
+    "LONGDATETIME",
+    "SERVICEOUTPUT",
+    "NOTIFICATIONAUTHORNAME",
+    "NOTIFICATIONCOMMENT",
+    "HOSTDISPLAYNAME",
+    "SERVICEDISPLAYNAME",
+    "USEREMAIL"
   ]
 }
 
diff --git a/etc/icinga2/scripts/mail-notification.sh b/etc/icinga2/scripts/mail-notification.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..803892dc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/icinga2/scripts/mail-notification.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+template=$(cat <<TEMPLATE
+***** Icinga  *****
+
+Notification Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE
+
+Service: $SERVICEDESC
+Host: $HOSTALIAS
+Address: $HOSTADDRESS
+State: $SERVICESTATE
+
+Date/Time: $LONGDATETIME
+
+Additional Info: $SERVICEOUTPUT
+
+Comment: [$NOTIFICATIONAUTHORNAME] $NOTIFICATIONCOMMENT
+TEMPLATE)
+
+/usr/bin/printf "%b" $template | mail -s "$NOTIFICATIONTYPE - $HOSTDISPLAYNAME - $SERVICEDISPLAYNAME is $SERVICESTATE" $USEREMAIL
+
diff --git a/icinga-app/icinga.cpp b/icinga-app/icinga.cpp
index 1a203521c..d10671b70 100644
--- a/icinga-app/icinga.cpp
+++ b/icinga-app/icinga.cpp
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	Application::InstallExceptionHandlers();
 
 	Application::DeclarePrefixDir(ICINGA_PREFIX);
+	Application::DeclareSysconfDir(ICINGA_SYSCONFDIR);
 	Application::DeclareLocalStateDir(ICINGA_LOCALSTATEDIR);
 	Application::DeclarePkgDataDir(ICINGA_PKGDATADIR);
 
diff --git a/icinga2.spec b/icinga2.spec
index c2cc3565c..600722dce 100644
--- a/icinga2.spec
+++ b/icinga2.spec
@@ -315,10 +315,12 @@ exit 0
 %attr(0750,%{icinga_user},%{icinga_group}) %dir %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/conf.d
 %attr(0750,%{icinga_user},%{icinga_group}) %dir %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/features-available
 %attr(0750,%{icinga_user},%{icinga_group}) %dir %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/features-enabled
+%attr(0750,%{icinga_user},%{icinga_group}) %dir %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/scripts
 %config(noreplace) %attr(0640,%{icinga_user},%{icinga_group}) %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/%{name}.conf
 %config(noreplace) %attr(0640,%{icinga_user},%{icinga_group}) %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/conf.d/*.conf
 %config(noreplace) %attr(0640,%{icinga_user},%{icinga_group}) %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/features-available/*.conf
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/features-enabled/*.conf
+%config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/scripts/*
 %{_sbindir}/%{name}
 %{_bindir}/%{name}-migrate-config
 %{_bindir}/%{name}-build-ca
diff --git a/lib/base/application.cpp b/lib/base/application.cpp
index f6220be8e..932e9f9b7 100644
--- a/lib/base/application.cpp
+++ b/lib/base/application.cpp
@@ -609,6 +609,26 @@ void Application::DeclarePrefixDir(const String& path)
 	ScriptVariable::Declare("IcingaPrefixDir", path);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Retrives the path of the sysconf dir.
+ *
+ * @returns The path.
+ */
+String Application::GetSysconfDir(void)
+{
+	return ScriptVariable::Get("IcingaSysconfDir");
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sets the path of the sysconf dir.
+ *
+ * @param path The new path.
+ */
+void Application::DeclareSysconfDir(const String& path)
+{
+	ScriptVariable::Declare("IcingaSysconfDir", path);
+}
+
 /**
  * Retrieves the path for the local state dir.
  *
diff --git a/lib/base/application.h b/lib/base/application.h
index 98e7ee1e5..720f43c70 100644
--- a/lib/base/application.h
+++ b/lib/base/application.h
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ public:
 	static String GetPrefixDir(void);
 	static void DeclarePrefixDir(const String& path);
 
+	static String GetSysconfDir(void);
+	static void DeclareSysconfDir(const String& path);
+
 	static String GetLocalStateDir(void);
 	static void DeclareLocalStateDir(const String& path);