diff --git a/data/io.elementary.wingpanel.notifications.gschema.xml b/data/io.elementary.wingpanel.notifications.gschema.xml
index 599d92e1..a7da9307 100644
--- a/data/io.elementary.wingpanel.notifications.gschema.xml
+++ b/data/io.elementary.wingpanel.notifications.gschema.xml
@@ -6,5 +6,10 @@
     <summary>The expanded state of the headers</summary>
     <description>The expanded state of the headers</description>
   </key>
+  <key name="keep-notifications" type="b">
+    <default>true</default>
+    <summary>Whether to keep notifications</summary>
+    <description>Whether notifications are saved to persist accross reboots</description>
+  </key>
 </schema>
 </schemalist>
diff --git a/src/Widgets/NotificationsList.vala b/src/Widgets/NotificationsList.vala
index ee006f86..9d91a3f9 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/NotificationsList.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/NotificationsList.vala
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ public class Notifications.NotificationsList : Gtk.Bin {
 
     private Gtk.ListBox listbox;
 
+    private static Settings settings;
+
+    static construct {
+        settings = new Settings ("io.elementary.wingpanel.notifications");
+    }
+
     construct {
         app_entries = new Gee.HashMap<string, AppEntry> ();
         table = new HashTable<string, int> (str_hash, str_equal);
@@ -86,7 +92,7 @@ public class Notifications.NotificationsList : Gtk.Bin {
         Idle.add (add_entry.callback);
         yield;
 
-        if (add_to_session) { // If notification was obtained from session do not write it back
+        if (add_to_session && settings.get_boolean ("keep-notifications")) { // If notification was obtained from session do not write it back
             Session.get_instance ().add_notification (notification);
         }