diff --git a/src/notifications.js b/src/notifications.js
index 6d6c360304..faf4cd4b5c 100644
--- a/src/notifications.js
+++ b/src/notifications.js
@@ -129,6 +129,12 @@ Notifications.create = async function (data) {
 	}
 	const now = Date.now();
 	data.datetime = now;
+	const result = await plugins.hooks.fire('filter:notifications.create', {
+		data: data,
+	});
+	if (!result.data) {
+		return;
+	}
 	await Promise.all([
 		db.sortedSetAdd('notifications', now, data.nid),
 		db.setObject(`notifications:${data.nid}`, data),