diff --git a/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/notifications.json b/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/notifications.json
index da6c9680a3..03fa0ac66a 100644
--- a/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/notifications.json
+++ b/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/notifications.json
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
 	"notifications": "Notifications",
 	"welcome-notification": "Welcome Notification",
 	"welcome-notification-link": "Welcome Notification Link",
-	"welcome-notification-uid": "Welcome Notification User (UID)"
+	"welcome-notification-uid": "Welcome Notification User (UID)",
+	"notification-alert-timeout": "Notification Alert Timeout"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/src/modules/notifications.js b/public/src/modules/notifications.js
index 92574f3eb1..c9be4b87d8 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/notifications.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/notifications.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ define('notifications', ['sounds', 'translator', 'components', 'navigator', 'ben
 			var payload = {
 				alert_id: 'new_notif',
 				title: '[[notifications:new_notification]]',
-				timeout: 2000,
+				timeout: parseInt(config.notificationAlertTimeout, 10) || 5000,
 			};
 
 			if (notifData.path) {
diff --git a/src/controllers/api.js b/src/controllers/api.js
index ed8ad64700..b969b7be8a 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api.js
+++ b/src/controllers/api.js
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ apiController.loadConfig = function (req, callback) {
 	config.bootswatchSkin = meta.config.bootswatchSkin || 'noskin';
 	config.defaultBootswatchSkin = meta.config.bootswatchSkin || 'noskin';
 	config.enablePostHistory = parseInt(meta.config.enablePostHistory || 1, 10) === 1;
+	config.notificationAlertTimeout = parseInt(meta.config.notificationAlertTimeout, 10) || 5000;
 
 	if (config.useOutgoingLinksPage) {
 		config.outgoingLinksWhitelist = meta.config['outgoingLinks:whitelist'];
diff --git a/src/views/admin/settings/notifications.tpl b/src/views/admin/settings/notifications.tpl
index 3e68295699..1f1af27037 100644
--- a/src/views/admin/settings/notifications.tpl
+++ b/src/views/admin/settings/notifications.tpl
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 			<strong>[[admin/settings/notifications:welcome-notification]]</strong><br /> <textarea class="form-control" data-field="welcomeNotification"></textarea><br />
 			<strong>[[admin/settings/notifications:welcome-notification-link]]</strong><br /> <input type="text" class="form-control" data-field="welcomeLink"><br />
 			<strong>[[admin/settings/notifications:welcome-notification-uid]]</strong><br /> <input type="text" class="form-control" data-field="welcomeUid"><br />
+
+			<strong>[[admin/settings/notifications:notification-alert-timeout]]</strong><br /> <input type="text" class="form-control" data-field="notificationAlertTimeout" placeholder="5000"><br />
 		</form>
 	</div>
 </div>