diff --git a/include/enotify.php b/include/enotify.php
index 9e59f6325..95c61d640 100644
--- a/include/enotify.php
+++ b/include/enotify.php
@@ -624,6 +624,11 @@ function check_item_notification($itemid, $uid, $notification_type) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	if (!DI::pConfig()->get(local_user(), 'system', 'notify_ignored', true) && Contact\User::isIgnored($item['author-id'], $uid)) {
+		Logger::info('Author is ignored, dropping notification', ['cid' => $item['author-id'], 'uid' =>  $uid]);
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	// Generate the notification array
 	$params = [];
 	$params['otype'] = Notify\ObjectType::ITEM;
diff --git a/mod/settings.php b/mod/settings.php
index 6c41856a4..c84be2a5a 100644
--- a/mod/settings.php
+++ b/mod/settings.php
@@ -323,6 +323,8 @@ function settings_post(App $a)
 	$email_textonly   = (($_POST['email_textonly'] == 1) ? 1 : 0);
 	$detailed_notif   = (($_POST['detailed_notif'] == 1) ? 1 : 0);
 
+	$notify_ignored   = (($_POST['notify_ignored'] == 1) ? 1 : 0);
+	
 	$notify = 0;
 
 	if (!empty($_POST['notify1'])) {
@@ -416,6 +418,7 @@ function settings_post(App $a)
 
 	DI::pConfig()->set(local_user(), 'system', 'email_textonly', $email_textonly);
 	DI::pConfig()->set(local_user(), 'system', 'detailed_notif', $detailed_notif);
+	DI::pConfig()->set(local_user(), 'system', 'notify_ignored', $notify_ignored);
 	DI::pConfig()->set(local_user(), 'system', 'unlisted', $unlisted);
 	DI::pConfig()->set(local_user(), 'system', 'accessible-photos', $accessiblephotos);
 
@@ -911,7 +914,11 @@ function settings_content(App $a)
 									DI::pConfig()->get(local_user(), 'system', 'detailed_notif'),
 									DI::l10n()->t('Per default, notifications are condensed to a single notification per item. When enabled every notification is displayed.')],
 
-		'$h_advn' => DI::l10n()->t('Advanced Account/Page Type Settings'),
+		'$notify_ignored' => ['notify_ignored', DI::l10n()->t('Show notifications of ignored contacts') ,
+									DI::pConfig()->get(local_user(), 'system', 'notify_ignored', true),
+									DI::l10n()->t("You don't see posts from ignored contacts. But you still see their comments. This setting controls if you want to still receive regular notifications that are caused by ignored contacts or not.")],
+
+									'$h_advn' => DI::l10n()->t('Advanced Account/Page Type Settings'),
 		'$h_descadvn' => DI::l10n()->t('Change the behaviour of this account for special situations'),
 		'$pagetype' => $pagetype,
 
diff --git a/view/templates/settings/settings.tpl b/view/templates/settings/settings.tpl
index bd0fa5f20..772acd12e 100644
--- a/view/templates/settings/settings.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/settings/settings.tpl
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@
 			{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$email_textonly}}
 			{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$detailed_notif}}
 
+			{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$notify_ignored}}
+
 			{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$desktop_notifications}}
 			<script>
 				(function () {
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/settings.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/settings.tpl
index 91c89643e..0e5ee7a08 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/settings.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/settings.tpl
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@
 						{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$email_textonly}}
 						{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$detailed_notif}}
 
+						{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$notify_ignored}}
+
 						{{* commented out because it was commented out in the original template
 						<div class="field">
 						 <button type="button" onclick="javascript:Notification.requestPermission(function(perm){if(perm === 'granted')alert('{{$desktop_notifications_success_message}}');});">{{$desktop_notifications}}</button>