diff --git a/doc/configuration.rst b/doc/configuration.rst
index 8abc172..7b5d050 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.rst
+++ b/doc/configuration.rst
@@ -734,6 +734,15 @@ Defaults to: ``False``.
     This does not disable emails to the email address set in ``EMAIL_ERROR``.
 
 
+FEDMSG_NOTIFICATIONS
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+This configuration key allows to turn on or off notifications via `fedmsg
+<http://www.fedmsg.com/>`_.
+
+Defaults to: ``True``.
+
+
 ALLOW_DELETE_BRANCH
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/pagure/lib/notify.py b/pagure/lib/notify.py
index 6165436..5867d68 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/notify.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/notify.py
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ if pagure_config['EVENTSOURCE_SOURCE']:
 
 def fedmsg_publish(*args, **kwargs):  # pragma: no cover
     ''' Try to publish a message on the fedmsg bus. '''
+    if not pagure_config.get('FEDMSG_NOTIFICATIONS', True):
+        return
+
     # We catch Exception if we want :-p
     # pylint: disable=broad-except
     # Ignore message about fedmsg import