diff --git a/mod/settings.php b/mod/settings.php
index b01c4fabd..93109fc0c 100644
--- a/mod/settings.php
+++ b/mod/settings.php
@@ -1182,6 +1182,10 @@ function settings_content(&$a) {
 		'$notify7'  => array('notify7', t('You are tagged in a post'), ($notify & NOTIFY_TAGSELF), NOTIFY_TAGSELF, ''),
 		'$notify8'  => array('notify8', t('You are poked/prodded/etc. in a post'), ($notify & NOTIFY_POKE), NOTIFY_POKE, ''),
 
+		'$desktop_notifications' => t('Activate desktop notifications'),
+                '$desktop_notifications_note' => t('Note: This is an experimental feature, as being not supported by each browser'),
+                '$desktop_notifications_success_message' => t('You will now receive desktop notifications!'),
+                
 		'$email_textonly' => array('email_textonly', t('Text-only notification emails'),
 									get_pconfig(local_user(),'system','email_textonly'),
 									t('Send text only notification emails, without the html part')),