diff --git a/git-review.1 b/git-review.1
index 8f99a443..73e40422 100644
--- a/git-review.1
+++ b/git-review.1
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 .Op Fl r Ar remote
 .Op Fl t Ar topic
 .Op Fl \-reviewers Ar reviewer ...
+.Op Fl \-notify Ar type
 .Op Ar branch
 .Nm
 .Fl l
@@ -152,6 +153,8 @@ If not specified, a bug number from the commit summary will be used. Alternative
 Submit review without topic.
 .It Fl \-reviewers Ar reviewer ...
 Subscribe one or more reviewers to the uploaded patch sets.  Reviewers should be identifiable by Gerrit (usually use their Gerrit username or email address).
+.It Fl \-notify Ar type
+Control to whom email notifications are sent.  Possible values are NONE, OWNER, OWNER_REVIEWERS, ALL (the last one is the default).
 .It Fl u , Fl \-update
 Skip cached local copies and force updates from network resources.
 .It Fl l , Fl \-list
diff --git a/git_review/cmd.py b/git_review/cmd.py
index 787eb3d0..11cd0c80 100644
--- a/git_review/cmd.py
+++ b/git_review/cmd.py
@@ -1440,6 +1440,10 @@ review.
                         action="store_true",
                         help="Use remote push-url logic instead of separate"
                              " remotes")
+    parser.add_argument('--notify',
+                        choices=['NONE', 'OWNER', 'OWNER_REVIEWERS', 'ALL'],
+                        help="Control to whom email notifications are sent,"
+                             " defaults to ALL.")
 
     rebase_group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
     rebase_group.add_argument("-R", "--no-rebase", dest="rebase",
@@ -1702,6 +1706,9 @@ review.
     if options.remove_private:
         push_options.append('remove-private')
 
+    if options.notify is not None:
+        push_options.append("notify=%s" % options.notify)
+
     if push_options:
         cmd += "%" + ",".join(push_options)
     if options.dry:
diff --git a/git_review/tests/test_unit.py b/git_review/tests/test_unit.py
index 87ff76f3..553cfac2 100644
--- a/git_review/tests/test_unit.py
+++ b/git_review/tests/test_unit.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import argparse
 import functools
 import os
+import sys
 import textwrap
 
 import fixtures
@@ -365,6 +366,19 @@ class GitReviewUnitTest(testtools.TestCase):
         self.assertRaises(Exception, cmd._main)
         self.assertTrue(resolve_tracking.called)
 
+    @mock.patch('sys.argv', ['argv0', '-n', '--notify', 'OWNER'])
+    @mock.patch('git_review.cmd.check_remote')
+    @mock.patch('git_review.cmd.rebase_changes')
+    @mock.patch('git_review.cmd.set_hooks_commit_msg')
+    @mock.patch('git_review.cmd.assert_one_change')
+    @mock.patch('sys.stdout', io.StringIO())
+    @mock.patch('sys.exit')
+    def test_notify(self, check_remote, rebase, set_hooks, assert_one, exit):
+        cmd._main()
+        sys.stdout.seek(0)
+        stdout = sys.stdout.read()
+        self.assertIn("notify=OWNER", stdout)
+
 
 class DownloadFlagUnitTest(testtools.TestCase):
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/user-notifications-0276f6c14d119225.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/user-notifications-0276f6c14d119225.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8503696c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/user-notifications-0276f6c14d119225.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Added the ``--notify`` option, which can be used to ensure specified
+    receivers receives email notifications