diff --git a/src/config/mod.rs b/src/config/mod.rs
index cd1ad94..7816539 100644
--- a/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ fn default_restore_clipboard_delay() -> i32 { 300 }
 fn default_exclude_default_entries() -> bool {false}
 fn default_secure_input_watcher_enabled() -> bool {true}
 fn default_secure_input_notification() -> bool {true}
+fn default_show_notifications() -> bool {true}
+fn default_show_icon() -> bool {true}
 fn default_secure_input_watcher_interval() -> i32 {5000}
 fn default_matches() -> Vec<Match> { Vec::new() }
 fn default_global_vars() -> Vec<MatchVariable> { Vec::new() }
@@ -156,6 +158,12 @@ pub struct Configs {
     #[serde(default = "default_exclude_default_entries")]
     pub exclude_default_entries: bool,
 
+    #[serde(default = "default_show_notifications")]
+    pub show_notifications: bool,
+
+    #[serde(default = "default_show_icon")]
+    pub show_icon: bool,
+
     #[serde(default = "default_matches")]
     pub matches: Vec<Match>,
 
@@ -205,6 +213,8 @@ impl Configs {
         validate_field!(result, self.secure_input_watcher_enabled, default_secure_input_watcher_enabled());
         validate_field!(result, self.secure_input_watcher_interval, default_secure_input_watcher_interval());
         validate_field!(result, self.secure_input_notification, default_secure_input_notification());
+        validate_field!(result, self.show_notifications, default_show_notifications());
+        validate_field!(result, self.show_icon, default_show_icon());
 
         result
     }
diff --git a/src/engine.rs b/src/engine.rs
index 0527533..79730c7 100644
--- a/src/engine.rs
+++ b/src/engine.rs
@@ -257,7 +257,11 @@ impl <'a, S: KeyboardManager, C: ClipboardManager, M: ConfigManager<'a>, U: UIMa
         let mut enabled_ref = self.enabled.borrow_mut();
         *enabled_ref = status;
 
-        self.ui_manager.notify(message);
+        let config = self.config_manager.default_config();
+
+        if config.show_notifications {
+            self.ui_manager.notify(message);
+        }
     }
 
     fn on_passive(&self) {
@@ -351,7 +355,8 @@ impl <'a, S: KeyboardManager, C: ClipboardManager,
             SystemEvent::SecureInputEnabled(app_name, path) => {
                 info!("SecureInput has been acquired by {}, preventing espanso from working correctly. Full path: {}", app_name, path);
 
-                if self.config_manager.default_config().secure_input_notification {
+                let config = self.config_manager.default_config();
+                if config.secure_input_notification && config.show_notifications {
                     self.ui_manager.notify_delay(&format!("{} has activated SecureInput. Espanso won't work until you disable it.", app_name), 5000);
                 }
             },
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index dc788fd..739976e 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -350,7 +350,9 @@ fn daemon_background(receive_channel: Receiver<Event>, config_set: ConfigSet, is
     let config_manager = RuntimeConfigManager::new(config_set, system_manager);
 
     let ui_manager = ui::get_uimanager();
-    ui_manager.notify("espanso is running!");
+    if config_manager.default_config().show_notifications {
+        ui_manager.notify("espanso is running!");
+    }
 
     let clipboard_manager = clipboard::get_manager();