diff --git a/app/activitypub/util.py b/app/activitypub/util.py
index 81c61be3..9e211071 100644
--- a/app/activitypub/util.py
+++ b/app/activitypub/util.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from typing import Union, Tuple
 from flask import current_app, request, g, url_for
 from sqlalchemy import text
 from app import db, cache, constants, celery
+from app.community.util import notify_about_post
 from app.models import User, Post, Community, BannedInstances, File, PostReply, AllowedInstances, Instance, utcnow, \
     PostVote, PostReplyVote, ActivityPubLog, Notification, Site
 import time
@@ -1040,6 +1041,9 @@ def create_post(activity_log: ActivityPubLog, community: Community, request_json
 
         if post.image_id:
             make_image_sizes(post.image_id, 266, None, 'posts')
+
+        notify_about_post(post)
+
         if user.reputation > 100:
             vote = PostVote(user_id=1, author_id=post.user_id,
                             post_id=post.id,
diff --git a/app/community/routes.py b/app/community/routes.py
index 08a37ad4..4e3be6f1 100644
--- a/app/community/routes.py
+++ b/app/community/routes.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ from app.activitypub.util import default_context
 from app.community.forms import SearchRemoteCommunity, AddLocalCommunity, CreatePostForm, ReportCommunityForm, \
     DeleteCommunityForm
 from app.community.util import search_for_community, community_url_exists, actor_to_community, \
-    opengraph_parse, url_to_thumbnail_file, save_post, save_icon_file, save_banner_file, send_to_remote_instance
+    opengraph_parse, url_to_thumbnail_file, save_post, save_icon_file, save_banner_file, send_to_remote_instance, \
+    notify_about_post
 from app.constants import SUBSCRIPTION_MEMBER, SUBSCRIPTION_OWNER, POST_TYPE_LINK, POST_TYPE_ARTICLE, POST_TYPE_IMAGE, \
     SUBSCRIPTION_PENDING
 from app.models import User, Community, CommunityMember, CommunityJoinRequest, CommunityBan, Post, \
@@ -223,13 +224,13 @@ def subscribe(actor):
                 success = post_request(community.ap_inbox_url, follow, current_user.private_key,
                                                            current_user.profile_id() + '#main-key')
                 if success:
-                    flash('Your request to join has been sent to ' + community.title)
+                    flash(_('You have joined %(name)s', name=community.title))
                 else:
-                    flash('There was a problem while trying to join.', 'error')
+                    flash(_('There was a problem while trying to join.'), 'error')
             else:  # for local communities, joining is instant
                 banned = CommunityBan.query.filter_by(user_id=current_user.id, community_id=community.id).first()
                 if banned:
-                    flash('You cannot join this community')
+                    flash(_('You cannot join this community'))
                 else:
                     member = CommunityMember(user_id=current_user.id, community_id=community.id)
                     db.session.add(member)
@@ -340,6 +341,8 @@ def add_post(actor):
         post.ap_id = f"https://{current_app.config['SERVER_NAME']}/post/{post.id}"
         db.session.commit()
 
+        notify_about_post(post)
+
         page = {
             'type': 'Page',
             'id': post.ap_id,
@@ -486,3 +489,22 @@ def community_block_instance(community_id: int):
         db.session.commit()
     flash(_('Content from %(name)s will be hidden.', name=community.instance.domain))
     return redirect(community.local_url())
+
+
+@bp.route('/<int:community_id>/notification', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
+@login_required
+def community_notification(community_id: int):
+    community = Community.query.get_or_404(community_id)
+    member_info = CommunityMember.query.filter(CommunityMember.community_id == community.id,
+                                               CommunityMember.user_id == current_user.id).first()
+    # existing community members get their notification flag toggled
+    if member_info and not member_info.is_banned:
+        member_info.notify_new_posts = not member_info.notify_new_posts
+        db.session.commit()
+    else:   # people who are not yet members become members, with notify on.
+        if not community.user_is_banned(current_user):
+            new_member = CommunityMember(community_id=community.id, user_id=current_user.id, notify_new_posts=True)
+            db.session.add(new_member)
+            db.session.commit()
+
+    return render_template('community/_notification_toggle.html', community=community)
diff --git a/app/community/util.py b/app/community/util.py
index 5905f31e..9f3371d1 100644
--- a/app/community/util.py
+++ b/app/community/util.py
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ from app.activitypub.signature import post_request
 from app.activitypub.util import find_actor_or_create, actor_json_to_model, post_json_to_model
 from app.constants import POST_TYPE_ARTICLE, POST_TYPE_LINK, POST_TYPE_IMAGE
 from app.models import Community, File, BannedInstances, PostReply, PostVote, Post, utcnow, CommunityMember, Site, \
-    Instance
+    Instance, Notification, User
 from app.utils import get_request, gibberish, markdown_to_html, domain_from_url, validate_image, allowlist_html, \
-    html_to_markdown, is_image_url, ensure_directory_exists, inbox_domain, post_ranking
+    html_to_markdown, is_image_url, ensure_directory_exists, inbox_domain, post_ranking, shorten_string
 from sqlalchemy import desc, text
 import os
 from opengraph_parse import parse_page
@@ -387,4 +387,15 @@ def send_to_remote_instance_task(instance_id: int, community_id: int, payload):
             instance.start_trying_again = utcnow() + timedelta(seconds=instance.failures ** 4)
             if instance.failures > 2:
                 instance.dormant = True
-        db.session.commit()
\ No newline at end of file
+        db.session.commit()
+
+
+def notify_about_post(post: Post):
+    people_to_notify = CommunityMember.query.filter_by(community_id=post.community_id, notify_new_posts=True, is_banned=False)
+    for person in people_to_notify:
+        if person.user_id != post.user_id:
+            new_notification = Notification(title=shorten_string(post.title, 25), url=f"/post/{post.id}", user_id=person.user_id, author_id=post.user_id)
+            db.session.add(new_notification)
+            user = User.query.get(person.user_id)  # todo: make this more efficient by doing a join with CommunityMember at the start of the function
+            user.unread_notifications += 1
+            db.session.commit()
diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
index cd86a358..6d6bd9e5 100644
--- a/app/models.py
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -253,6 +253,11 @@ class Community(db.Model):
         else:
             return any(moderator.user_id == user.id and moderator.is_owner for moderator in self.moderators())
 
+    def user_is_banned(self, user):
+        membership = CommunityMember.query.filter(CommunityMember.community_id == self.id, CommunityMember.user_id == user.id).first()
+        return membership.is_banned if membership else False
+
+
     def profile_id(self):
         return self.ap_profile_id if self.ap_profile_id else f"https://{current_app.config['SERVER_NAME']}/c/{self.name}"
 
@@ -265,6 +270,14 @@ class Community(db.Model):
         else:
             return f"https://{current_app.config['SERVER_NAME']}/c/{self.ap_id}"
 
+    def notify_new_posts(self, user_id: int) -> bool:
+        member_info = CommunityMember.query.filter(CommunityMember.community_id == self.id,
+                                                   CommunityMember.is_banned == False,
+                                                   CommunityMember.user_id == user_id).first()
+        if not member_info:
+            return False
+        return member_info.notify_new_posts
+
     # instances that have users which are members of this community. (excluding the current instance)
     def following_instances(self, include_dormant=False) -> List[Instance]:
         instances = Instance.query.join(User, User.instance_id == Instance.id).join(CommunityMember, CommunityMember.user_id == User.id)
@@ -782,6 +795,7 @@ class CommunityMember(db.Model):
     is_moderator = db.Column(db.Boolean, default=False)
     is_owner = db.Column(db.Boolean, default=False)
     is_banned = db.Column(db.Boolean, default=False)
+    notify_new_posts = db.Column(db.Boolean, default=False)
     created_at = db.Column(db.DateTime, default=utcnow)
 
 
diff --git a/app/static/scss/_typography.scss b/app/static/scss/_typography.scss
index 8ec6a69c..f0be9d1e 100644
--- a/app/static/scss/_typography.scss
+++ b/app/static/scss/_typography.scss
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
   content: "\e967";
 }
 
-.fe-bell {
+.fe-bell, .fe-no-bell {
   position: relative;
   top: 1px;
 }
@@ -206,6 +206,18 @@
   content: "\e91e";
 }
 
+.fe-no-bell::before {
+  content: "\e91f";
+}
+
+h1 {
+  .fe-bell, .fe-no-bell {
+    font-size: 18px;
+    top: -5px;
+    left: 17px;
+  }
+}
+
 .fe-magnify {
   position: relative;
   top: 1px;
diff --git a/app/static/structure.css b/app/static/structure.css
index 10ecea11..50377bcd 100644
--- a/app/static/structure.css
+++ b/app/static/structure.css
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ nav, etc which are used site-wide */
   content: "\e967";
 }
 
-.fe-bell {
+.fe-bell, .fe-no-bell {
   position: relative;
   top: 1px;
 }
@@ -234,6 +234,16 @@ nav, etc which are used site-wide */
   content: "\e91e";
 }
 
+.fe-no-bell::before {
+  content: "\e91f";
+}
+
+h1 .fe-bell, h1 .fe-no-bell {
+  font-size: 18px;
+  top: -5px;
+  left: 17px;
+}
+
 .fe-magnify {
   position: relative;
   top: 1px;
diff --git a/app/static/styles.css b/app/static/styles.css
index a1fa418a..a8b02614 100644
--- a/app/static/styles.css
+++ b/app/static/styles.css
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
   content: "\e967";
 }
 
-.fe-bell {
+.fe-bell, .fe-no-bell {
   position: relative;
   top: 1px;
 }
@@ -233,6 +233,16 @@
   content: "\e91e";
 }
 
+.fe-no-bell::before {
+  content: "\e91f";
+}
+
+h1 .fe-bell, h1 .fe-no-bell {
+  font-size: 18px;
+  top: -5px;
+  left: 17px;
+}
+
 .fe-magnify {
   position: relative;
   top: 1px;
diff --git a/app/templates/community/_notification_toggle.html b/app/templates/community/_notification_toggle.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..42bfe40e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/templates/community/_notification_toggle.html
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<a href="/community/{{ community.id }}/notification"
+class="fe {{ 'fe-bell' if community.notify_new_posts(current_user.id) else 'fe-no-bell' }} no-underline"
+hx-post="/community/{{ community.id }}/notification" hx-trigger="click throttle:1s" hx-swap="outerHTML"
+title="{{ _('Notify about every new post. Not advisable in high traffic communities!') }}"></a>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/templates/community/community.html b/app/templates/community/community.html
index 0e73defe..230e3329 100644
--- a/app/templates/community/community.html
+++ b/app/templates/community/community.html
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@
                 </nav>
             </div>
             <img class="community_icon_big bump_up rounded-circle" src="{{ community.icon_image() }}" />
-            <h1 class="mt-2">{{ community.title }}</h1>
+            <h1 class="mt-2">{{ community.title }}
+                {% if current_user.is_authenticated %}
+                    {% include 'community/_notification_toggle.html' %}
+                {% endif %}
+            </h1>
         {% elif community.icon_id %}
             <div class="row">
                 <nav aria-label="breadcrumb" id="breadcrumb_nav" title="Navigation">
@@ -29,7 +33,11 @@
                     <img class="community_icon_big rounded-circle" src="{{ community.icon_image() }}" />
                 </div>
                 <div class="col-10">
-                    <h1 class="mt-3">{{ community.title }}</h1>
+                    <h1 class="mt-3">{{ community.title }}
+                        {% if current_user.is_authenticated %}
+                            {% include 'community/_notification_toggle.html' %}
+                        {% endif %}
+                    </h1>
                 </div>
             </div>
         {% else %}
@@ -40,7 +48,11 @@
                 <li class="breadcrumb-item active">{{ community.title|shorten }}</li>
               </ol>
             </nav>
-            <h1 class="mt-2">{{ community.title }}</h1>
+            <h1 class="mt-2">{{ community.title }}
+                {% if current_user.is_authenticated %}
+                    {% include 'community/_notification_toggle.html' %}
+                {% endif %}
+            </h1>
         {% endif %}
         {% include "community/_community_nav.html" %}
         <div class="post_list">
diff --git a/migrations/versions/dc49309fc13e_community_notifications.py b/migrations/versions/dc49309fc13e_community_notifications.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61d2bbd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/versions/dc49309fc13e_community_notifications.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+"""community notifications
+
+Revision ID: dc49309fc13e
+Revises: fd5d3a9cb584
+Create Date: 2024-01-07 10:35:55.484246
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = 'dc49309fc13e'
+down_revision = 'fd5d3a9cb584'
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    with op.batch_alter_table('community_member', schema=None) as batch_op:
+        batch_op.add_column(sa.Column('notify_new_posts', sa.Boolean(), nullable=True))
+
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    with op.batch_alter_table('community_member', schema=None) as batch_op:
+        batch_op.drop_column('notify_new_posts')
+
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###