diff --git a/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_general.tmpl b/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_general.tmpl
index ab63a537..4973f89b 100644
--- a/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_general.tmpl
+++ b/gui/slick/interfaces/default/config_general.tmpl
@@ -92,13 +92,20 @@
                             <input type="checkbox" name="auto_update" id="auto_update" #if $sickbeard.AUTO_UPDATE then "checked=\"checked\"" else ""#/>
                             <label class="clearfix" for="auto_update">
                                 <span class="component-title">Automatic Updates</span>
-                                <span class="component-desc">Automatically get and install updates for SickRage when available. These</span>
+                                <span class="component-desc">Automatically get and install updates for SickRage when available.</span>
                             </label>
                             <label class="nocheck clearfix">
                                 <span class="component-title">&nbsp;</span>
                                 <span class="component-desc">updates run on startup and in the background on the interval specified above.</span>
                             </label>
                         </div>
+                        <div class="field-pair">
+                            <input type="checkbox" name="notify_on_update" id="notify_on_update" #if $sickbeard.NOTIFY_ON_UPDATE then "checked=\"checked\"" else ""#/>
+                            <label class="clearfix" for="notify_on_update">
+                                <span class="component-title">Notify on Update</span>
+                                <span class="component-desc">Sends the notification SickRage has been updated to all enabled notifiers.</span>
+                            </label>
+                        </div>
 
                         <div class="field-pair">
                             <input type="checkbox" name="sort_article" id="sort_article" #if $sickbeard.SORT_ARTICLE then "checked=\"checked\"" else ""#/>
diff --git a/sickbeard/__init__.py b/sickbeard/__init__.py
index 70ccffab..46491d9a 100644
--- a/sickbeard/__init__.py
+++ b/sickbeard/__init__.py
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ NEWEST_VERSION = None
 NEWEST_VERSION_STRING = None
 VERSION_NOTIFY = None
 AUTO_UPDATE = None
+NOTIFY_ON_UPDATE = None
 CUR_COMMIT_HASH = None
 
 INIT_LOCK = Lock()
@@ -457,7 +458,7 @@ def initialize(consoleLogging=True):
             USE_NMA, NMA_NOTIFY_ONSNATCH, NMA_NOTIFY_ONDOWNLOAD, NMA_NOTIFY_ONSUBTITLEDOWNLOAD, NMA_API, NMA_PRIORITY, \
             USE_PUSHALOT, PUSHALOT_NOTIFY_ONSNATCH, PUSHALOT_NOTIFY_ONDOWNLOAD, PUSHALOT_NOTIFY_ONSUBTITLEDOWNLOAD, PUSHALOT_AUTHORIZATIONTOKEN, \
             USE_PUSHBULLET, PUSHBULLET_NOTIFY_ONSNATCH, PUSHBULLET_NOTIFY_ONDOWNLOAD, PUSHBULLET_NOTIFY_ONSUBTITLEDOWNLOAD, PUSHBULLET_API, PUSHBULLET_DEVICE, \
-            versionCheckScheduler, VERSION_NOTIFY, AUTO_UPDATE, PROCESS_AUTOMATICALLY, UNPACK, CPU_PRESET, \
+            versionCheckScheduler, VERSION_NOTIFY, AUTO_UPDATE, NOTIFY_ON_UPDATE, PROCESS_AUTOMATICALLY, UNPACK, CPU_PRESET, \
             KEEP_PROCESSED_DIR, PROCESS_METHOD, TV_DOWNLOAD_DIR, MIN_DAILYSEARCH_FREQUENCY, DEFAULT_UPDATE_FREQUENCY, MIN_UPDATE_FREQUENCY, UPDATE_FREQUENCY, \
             showQueueScheduler, searchQueueScheduler, ROOT_DIRS, CACHE_DIR, ACTUAL_CACHE_DIR, TIMEZONE_DISPLAY, \
             NAMING_PATTERN, NAMING_MULTI_EP, NAMING_FORCE_FOLDERS, NAMING_ABD_PATTERN, NAMING_CUSTOM_ABD, NAMING_SPORTS_PATTERN, NAMING_CUSTOM_SPORTS, NAMING_STRIP_YEAR, \
@@ -589,6 +590,7 @@ def initialize(consoleLogging=True):
         STATUS_DEFAULT = check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'status_default', SKIPPED)
         VERSION_NOTIFY = check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'version_notify', 1)
         AUTO_UPDATE = check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'auto_update', 0)
+        NOTIFY_ON_UPDATE = check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'notify_on_update', 1)
         FLATTEN_FOLDERS_DEFAULT = bool(check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'flatten_folders_default', 0))
         INDEXER_DEFAULT = check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'indexer_default', 0)
         INDEXER_TIMEOUT = check_setting_int(CFG, 'General', 'indexer_timeout', 10)
@@ -1388,6 +1390,7 @@ def save_config():
     new_config['General']['provider_order'] = ' '.join(PROVIDER_ORDER)
     new_config['General']['version_notify'] = int(VERSION_NOTIFY)
     new_config['General']['auto_update'] = int(AUTO_UPDATE)
+    new_config['General']['notify_on_update'] = int(NOTIFY_ON_UPDATE)
     new_config['General']['naming_strip_year'] = int(NAMING_STRIP_YEAR)
     new_config['General']['naming_pattern'] = NAMING_PATTERN
     new_config['General']['naming_custom_abd'] = int(NAMING_CUSTOM_ABD)
diff --git a/sickbeard/notifiers/__init__.py b/sickbeard/notifiers/__init__.py
index 683cb72c..702e4100 100644
--- a/sickbeard/notifiers/__init__.py
+++ b/sickbeard/notifiers/__init__.py
@@ -103,5 +103,6 @@ def notify_snatch(ep_name):
         n.notify_snatch(ep_name)
         
 def notify_sickrage_update(new_version = ""):
-    for n in notifiers:
-        n.notify_sickrage_update(new_version)
+    if sickbeard.NOTIFY_ON_UPDATE:
+        for n in notifiers:
+            n.notify_sickrage_update(new_version)
diff --git a/sickbeard/webserve.py b/sickbeard/webserve.py
index d76199fd..a97b8304 100644
--- a/sickbeard/webserve.py
+++ b/sickbeard/webserve.py
@@ -1401,7 +1401,7 @@ class ConfigGeneral(MainHandler):
                     update_shows_on_start=None, update_frequency=None, launch_browser=None, web_username=None,
                     use_api=None, api_key=None, indexer_default=None, timezone_display=None, cpu_preset=None,
                     web_password=None, version_notify=None, enable_https=None, https_cert=None, https_key=None,
-                    handle_reverse_proxy=None, sort_article=None, auto_update=None, proxy_setting=None,
+                    handle_reverse_proxy=None, sort_article=None, auto_update=None, notify_on_update=None, proxy_setting=None,
                     anon_redirect=None, git_path=None, calendar_unprotected=None,
                     fuzzy_dating=None, trim_zero=None, date_preset=None, date_preset_na=None, time_preset=None,
                     indexer_timeout=None):
@@ -1412,6 +1412,7 @@ class ConfigGeneral(MainHandler):
         sickbeard.LAUNCH_BROWSER = config.checkbox_to_value(launch_browser)
         config.change_VERSION_NOTIFY(config.checkbox_to_value(version_notify))
         sickbeard.AUTO_UPDATE = config.checkbox_to_value(auto_update)
+        sickbeard.NOTIFY_ON_UPDATE = config.checkbox_to_value(notify_on_update)
         # sickbeard.LOG_DIR is set in config.change_LOG_DIR()
 
         sickbeard.UPDATE_SHOWS_ON_START = config.checkbox_to_value(update_shows_on_start)