diff --git a/data/ui/settings-dialog.ui b/data/ui/settings-dialog.ui
index d3077140aad4c429ec6d3f2eb348906325321619..6ff7d1a30f8b6f958ff78ed1eab82394526e387a 100644
--- a/data/ui/settings-dialog.ui
+++ b/data/ui/settings-dialog.ui
@@ -131,6 +131,30 @@
                 <property name="top_attach">3</property>
               </packing>
             </child>           
+			<child>
+              <object class="GtkLabel" id="label7">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+                <property name="halign">end</property>
+                <property name="label" translatable="yes">Show notifications:</property>
+              </object>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="left_attach">0</property>
+                <property name="top_attach">4</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
+            <child>
+              <object class="GtkSwitch" id="ShowNotificationsSwitch">
+                <property name="visible">True</property>
+                <property name="can_focus">True</property>
+                <property name="halign">start</property>
+                <property name="hexpand">True</property>
+              </object>
+              <packing>
+                <property name="left_attach">1</property>
+                <property name="top_attach">4</property>
+              </packing>
+            </child>
             <child>
               <object class="GtkSwitch" id="OnlyShowWorkingStationsSwitch">
                 <property name="visible">True</property>
diff --git a/schemas/de.haecker-felix.gradio.gschema.xml b/schemas/de.haecker-felix.gradio.gschema.xml
index e5d0f6c071327b87604818464792133537e8c94b..23214744ef7f71846aaf30f9760fc3aaf5c00968 100644
--- a/schemas/de.haecker-felix.gradio.gschema.xml
+++ b/schemas/de.haecker-felix.gradio.gschema.xml
@@ -26,10 +26,15 @@
     </key>
 
     <key name="close-to-tray" type="b">
-      <default>true</default>
+      <default>false</default>
       <summary>Close window to tray</summary>
     </key>
 
+    <key name="show-notifications" type="b">
+      <default>false</default>
+      <summary>Show notifications</summary>
+    </key>
+
     <key name="window-height" type="i">
       <default>500</default>
       <summary>Height of the window</summary>
diff --git a/src/Widgets/PlayerToolbar.vala b/src/Widgets/PlayerToolbar.vala
index 8e550425409b25a10b69d4c26b53e6bb27828466..cba932134b510ed5f64ebcfe86aba20ed64de850 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/PlayerToolbar.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/PlayerToolbar.vala
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ namespace Gradio{
 			BitrateLabel.set_text(App.player.tag_bitrate.to_string()  + " Bit/s");
 			CodecLabel.set_text(App.player.tag_audio_codec);
 			ChannelModeLabel.set_text(App.player.tag_channel_mode);
-			if(current_title != App.player.tag_title && App.player.tag_title != null) {
+			if (App.settings.get_boolean ("show-notifications")) {
+	  		 if(current_title != App.player.tag_title && App.player.tag_title != null) {
 				if (App.player.tag_homepage != "") {
 					Util.get_image_from_url.begin(App.player.tag_homepage, 48, 48, (obj, res) => {
 			        	var icon = Util.get_image_from_url.end(res);
@@ -119,7 +120,8 @@ namespace Gradio{
 						}		
 						});
 				}
-			current_title = App.player.tag_title;
+		    	current_title = App.player.tag_title;
+		 	 }
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/Widgets/SettingsDialog.vala b/src/Widgets/SettingsDialog.vala
index a211eda062b086937b8c0e4d7fb94b502fc62bb9..3500eb08707af26fcefa95dbfeef08e5a88db6c1 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/SettingsDialog.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/SettingsDialog.vala
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ namespace Gradio{
 		private Switch LoadPicturesSwitch;
 		[GtkChild]
 		private Switch CloseToTraySwitch;
+		[GtkChild]
+		private Switch ShowNotificationsSwitch;
 
 		private GLib.Settings settings;
 
@@ -58,6 +60,15 @@ namespace Gradio{
 				
 			});
 
+			ShowNotificationsSwitch.notify["active"].connect (() => {
+				if (ShowNotificationsSwitch.active) {
+					settings.set_boolean ("show-notifications", true);
+				} else {
+					settings.set_boolean ("show-notifications", false);
+				}
+				
+			});
+
 		}
 
 		private void load_settings(GLib.Settings settings){
@@ -65,6 +76,7 @@ namespace Gradio{
 			LoadPicturesSwitch.set_active(settings.get_boolean ("load-pictures"));
 			OnlyShowWorkingStationsSwitch.set_active(settings.get_boolean ("only-show-working-stations"));
 			CloseToTraySwitch.set_active(settings.get_boolean ("close-to-tray"));
+			ShowNotificationsSwitch.set_active(settings.get_boolean ("show-notifications"));
 		}
 
 	}