diff --git a/install/data/defaults.json b/install/data/defaults.json
index 811ffa243bb7..d8ae3a488f27 100644
--- a/install/data/defaults.json
+++ b/install/data/defaults.json
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@
     "hideEmail": 0,
     "allowGuestHandles": 0,
     "guestsIncrementTopicViews": 1,
+    "allowGuestReplyNotifications": 1,
     "incrementTopicViewsInterval": 60,
     "recentMaxTopics": 200,
     "disableRecentCategoryFilter": 0,
diff --git a/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/guest.json b/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/guest.json
index 3ba81aa778e6..75d44f37e41f 100644
--- a/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/guest.json
+++ b/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/guest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
-	"handles": "Guest Handles",
+	"settings": "Settings",
 	"handles.enabled": "Allow guest handles",
 	"handles.enabled-help": "This option exposes a new field that allows guests to pick a name to associate with each post they make. If disabled, they will simply be called \"Guest\"",
-	"topic-views": "Topic views",
-	"topic-views.enabled": "Allow guests to increase topic view counts"
+	"topic-views.enabled": "Allow guests to increase topic view counts",
+	"reply-notifications.enabled": "Allow guests to generate reply notifications"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/topics/create.js b/src/topics/create.js
index afa8498b7233..ca55a8066e31 100644
--- a/src/topics/create.js
+++ b/src/topics/create.js
@@ -187,12 +187,14 @@ module.exports = function (Topics) {
 			user.setUserField(uid, 'lastonline', Date.now());
 		}
 
-		Topics.notifyFollowers(postData, uid, {
-			type: 'new-reply',
-			bodyShort: translator.compile('notifications:user_posted_to', postData.user.username, postData.topic.title),
-			nid: 'new_post:tid:' + postData.topic.tid + ':pid:' + postData.pid + ':uid:' + uid,
-			mergeId: 'notifications:user_posted_to|' + postData.topic.tid,
-		});
+		if (parseInt(uid, 10) || meta.config.allowGuestReplyNotifications) {
+			Topics.notifyFollowers(postData, uid, {
+				type: 'new-reply',
+				bodyShort: translator.compile('notifications:user_posted_to', postData.user.username, postData.topic.title),
+				nid: 'new_post:tid:' + postData.topic.tid + ':pid:' + postData.pid + ':uid:' + uid,
+				mergeId: 'notifications:user_posted_to|' + postData.topic.tid,
+			});
+		}
 
 		analytics.increment(['posts', 'posts:byCid:' + data.cid]);
 		plugins.fireHook('action:topic.reply', { post: _.clone(postData), data: data });
diff --git a/src/views/admin/settings/guest.tpl b/src/views/admin/settings/guest.tpl
index 368f384b794f..3adaf9917c5a 100644
--- a/src/views/admin/settings/guest.tpl
+++ b/src/views/admin/settings/guest.tpl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!-- IMPORT admin/partials/settings/header.tpl -->
 
 <div class="row">
-	<div class="col-sm-2 col-xs-12 settings-header">[[admin/settings/guest:handles]]</div>
+	<div class="col-sm-2 col-xs-12 settings-header">[[admin/settings/guest:settings]]</div>
 	<div class="col-sm-10 col-xs-12">
 		<form role="form">
 			<div class="checkbox">
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
 				[[admin/settings/guest:handles.enabled-help]]
 			</p>
 		</form>
-	</div>
-	<div class="col-sm-2 col-xs-12 settings-header">[[admin/settings/guest:topic-views]]</div>
-	<div class="col-sm-10 col-xs-12">
 		<form role="form">
 			<div class="checkbox">
 				<label class="mdl-switch mdl-js-switch mdl-js-ripple-effect">
@@ -25,6 +22,14 @@
 				</label>
 			</div>
 		</form>
+		<form role="form">
+			<div class="checkbox">
+				<label class="mdl-switch mdl-js-switch mdl-js-ripple-effect">
+					<input class="mdl-switch__input" type="checkbox" data-field="allowGuestReplyNotifications">
+					<span class="mdl-switch__label"><strong>[[admin/settings/guest:reply-notifications.enabled]]</strong></span>
+				</label>
+			</div>
+		</form>
 	</div>
 </div>