diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index ea88cd39b6..19661805c2 100755
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ define ( 'NOTIFY_PROFILE',  0x0040 );
 define ( 'NOTIFY_TAGSELF',  0x0080 );
 define ( 'NOTIFY_TAGSHARE', 0x0100 );
 
+define ( 'NOTIFY_SYSTEM',   0x8000 );
+
+
 /**
  * various namespaces we may need to parse
  */
diff --git a/include/enotify.php b/include/enotify.php
index a505f1f040..e4617ab496 100755
--- a/include/enotify.php
+++ b/include/enotify.php
@@ -151,6 +151,11 @@ function notification($params) {
 
 	if($params['type'] == NOTIFY_CONFIRM) {
 
+	}
+
+	if($params['type'] == NOTIFY_SYSTEM) {
+
+
 	}
 
 	// from here on everything is in the recipients language
@@ -223,7 +228,7 @@ function notification($params) {
 	// send email notification if notification preferences permit
 
 	require_once('bbcode.php');
-	if(intval($params['notify_flags']) & intval($params['type'])) {
+	if((intval($params['notify_flags']) & intval($params['type'])) || $params['type'] == NOTIFY_SYSTEM) {
 
 		logger('notification: sending notification email');