diff --git a/app/Bus/Handlers/Events/Component/SendComponentUpdateEmailNotificationHandler.php b/app/Bus/Handlers/Events/Component/SendComponentUpdateEmailNotificationHandler.php
index 33c77fb2..6ecdbfca 100644
--- a/app/Bus/Handlers/Events/Component/SendComponentUpdateEmailNotificationHandler.php
+++ b/app/Bus/Handlers/Events/Component/SendComponentUpdateEmailNotificationHandler.php
@@ -12,12 +12,20 @@
 namespace CachetHQ\Cachet\Bus\Handlers\Events\Component;
 
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Bus\Events\Component\ComponentStatusWasChangedEvent;
+use CachetHQ\Cachet\Integrations\Contracts\System;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\Component;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\Subscriber;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Notifications\Component\ComponentStatusChangedNotification;
 
 class SendComponentUpdateEmailNotificationHandler
 {
+    /**
+     * The system instance.
+     *
+     * @var \CachetHQ\Cachet\Integrations\Contracts\System
+     */
+    protected $system;
+
     /**
      * The subscriber instance.
      *
@@ -32,8 +40,9 @@ class SendComponentUpdateEmailNotificationHandler
      *
      * @return void
      */
-    public function __construct(Subscriber $subscriber)
+    public function __construct(System $system, Subscriber $subscriber)
     {
+        $this->system = $system;
         $this->subscriber = $subscriber;
     }
 
@@ -48,8 +57,8 @@ class SendComponentUpdateEmailNotificationHandler
     {
         $component = $event->component;
 
-        // If we're silent, then don't send this.
-        if ($event->silent) {
+        // If we're silent or the notifications are suppressed don't send this.
+        if ($event->silent || !$this->system->canNotifySubscribers()) {
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/app/Bus/Handlers/Events/Incident/SendIncidentEmailNotificationHandler.php b/app/Bus/Handlers/Events/Incident/SendIncidentEmailNotificationHandler.php
index b85b8fc8..d30916d1 100644
--- a/app/Bus/Handlers/Events/Incident/SendIncidentEmailNotificationHandler.php
+++ b/app/Bus/Handlers/Events/Incident/SendIncidentEmailNotificationHandler.php
@@ -12,11 +12,19 @@
 namespace CachetHQ\Cachet\Bus\Handlers\Events\Incident;
 
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Bus\Events\Incident\IncidentWasCreatedEvent;
+use CachetHQ\Cachet\Integrations\Contracts\System;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\Subscriber;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Notifications\Incident\NewIncidentNotification;
 
 class SendIncidentEmailNotificationHandler
 {
+    /**
+     * The system instance.
+     *
+     * @var \CachetHQ\Cachet\Integrations\Contracts\System
+     */
+    protected $system;
+
     /**
      * The subscriber instance.
      *
@@ -27,12 +35,14 @@ class SendIncidentEmailNotificationHandler
     /**
      * Create a new send incident email notification handler.
      *
-     * @param \CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\Subscriber $subscriber
+     * @param \CachetHQ\Cachet\Integrations\Contracts\System $system
+     * @param \CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\Subscriber             $subscriber
      *
      * @return void
      */
-    public function __construct(Subscriber $subscriber)
+    public function __construct(System $system, Subscriber $subscriber)
     {
+        $this->system = $system;
         $this->subscriber = $subscriber;
     }
 
@@ -47,7 +57,7 @@ class SendIncidentEmailNotificationHandler
     {
         $incident = $event->incident;
 
-        if (!$event->notify) {
+        if (!$event->notify || !$this->system->canNotifySubscribers()) {
             return false;
         }
 
diff --git a/app/Bus/Handlers/Events/IncidentUpdate/SendIncidentUpdateEmailNotificationHandler.php b/app/Bus/Handlers/Events/IncidentUpdate/SendIncidentUpdateEmailNotificationHandler.php
index 7b392200..44760481 100644
--- a/app/Bus/Handlers/Events/IncidentUpdate/SendIncidentUpdateEmailNotificationHandler.php
+++ b/app/Bus/Handlers/Events/IncidentUpdate/SendIncidentUpdateEmailNotificationHandler.php
@@ -12,11 +12,19 @@
 namespace CachetHQ\Cachet\Bus\Handlers\Events\IncidentUpdate;
 
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Bus\Events\IncidentUpdate\IncidentUpdateWasReportedEvent;
+use CachetHQ\Cachet\Integrations\Contracts\System;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\Subscriber;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Notifications\IncidentUpdate\IncidentUpdatedNotification;
 
 class SendIncidentUpdateEmailNotificationHandler
 {
+    /**
+     * The system instance.
+     *
+     * @var \CachetHQ\Cachet\Integrations\Contracts\System
+     */
+    protected $system;
+
     /**
      * The subscriber instance.
      *
@@ -27,12 +35,14 @@ class SendIncidentUpdateEmailNotificationHandler
     /**
      * Create a new send incident email notification handler.
      *
-     * @param \CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\Subscriber $subscriber
+     * @param \CachetHQ\Cachet\Integrations\Contracts\System $system
+     * @param \CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\Subscriber             $subscriber
      *
      * @return void
      */
-    public function __construct(Subscriber $subscriber)
+    public function __construct(System $system, Subscriber $subscriber)
     {
+        $this->system = $system;
         $this->subscriber = $subscriber;
     }
 
@@ -48,8 +58,8 @@ class SendIncidentUpdateEmailNotificationHandler
         $update = $event->update;
         $incident = $update->incident;
 
-        // Only send emails for public incidents.
-        if (!$incident->visible) {
+        // Only send emails for public incidents while the system is not under scheduled maintenance.
+        if (!$incident->visible || !$this->system->canNotifySubscribers()) {
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Dashboard/IncidentController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Dashboard/IncidentController.php
index 94494386..3822a812 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Dashboard/IncidentController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Dashboard/IncidentController.php
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use CachetHQ\Cachet\Bus\Commands\Incident\RemoveIncidentCommand;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Bus\Commands\Incident\UpdateIncidentCommand;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Bus\Commands\IncidentUpdate\CreateIncidentUpdateCommand;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Bus\Commands\IncidentUpdate\UpdateIncidentUpdateCommand;
+use CachetHQ\Cachet\Integrations\Contracts\System;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\Component;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\ComponentGroup;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\Incident;
@@ -48,6 +49,13 @@ class IncidentController extends Controller
      */
     protected $auth;
 
+    /**
+     * The system instance.
+     *
+     * @var \CachetHQ\Cachet\Integrations\Contracts\System
+     */
+    protected $system;
+
     /**
      * Creates a new incident controller instance.
      *
@@ -55,9 +63,10 @@ class IncidentController extends Controller
      *
      * @return void
      */
-    public function __construct(Guard $auth)
+    public function __construct(Guard $auth, System $system)
     {
         $this->auth = $auth;
+        $this->system = $system;
 
         View::share('sub_title', trans('dashboard.incidents.title'));
     }
@@ -87,6 +96,7 @@ class IncidentController extends Controller
             ->withPageTitle(trans('dashboard.incidents.add.title').' - '.trans('dashboard.dashboard'))
             ->withComponentsInGroups(ComponentGroup::with('components')->get())
             ->withComponentsOutGroups(Component::where('group_id', '=', 0)->get())
+            ->withNotificationsEnabled($this->system->canNotifySubscribers())
             ->withIncidentTemplates(IncidentTemplate::all());
     }
 
@@ -225,7 +235,8 @@ class IncidentController extends Controller
             ->withPageTitle(trans('dashboard.incidents.edit.title').' - '.trans('dashboard.dashboard'))
             ->withIncident($incident)
             ->withComponentsInGroups(ComponentGroup::with('components')->get())
-            ->withComponentsOutGroups(Component::where('group_id', '=', 0)->get());
+            ->withComponentsOutGroups(Component::where('group_id', '=', 0)->get())
+            ->withNotificationsEnabled($this->system->canNotifySubscribers());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -309,7 +320,9 @@ class IncidentController extends Controller
      */
     public function showCreateIncidentUpdateAction(Incident $incident)
     {
-        return View::make('dashboard.incidents.updates.add')->withIncident($incident);
+        return View::make('dashboard.incidents.updates.add')
+            ->withIncident($incident)
+            ->withNotificationsEnabled($this->system->canNotifySubscribers());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -351,7 +364,8 @@ class IncidentController extends Controller
     {
         return View::make('dashboard.incidents.updates.edit')
             ->withIncident($incident)
-            ->withUpdate($incidentUpdate);
+            ->withUpdate($incidentUpdate)
+            ->withNotificationsEnabled($this->system->canNotifySubscribers());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/app/Integrations/Contracts/System.php b/app/Integrations/Contracts/System.php
index 385ad501..a064e710 100644
--- a/app/Integrations/Contracts/System.php
+++ b/app/Integrations/Contracts/System.php
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ interface System
      */
     public function getStatus();
 
+    /**
+     * Determine if Cachet is allowed to send notifications to users, subscribers or third party tools.
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function canNotifySubscribers();
+
     /**
      * Get the cachet version.
      *
diff --git a/app/Integrations/Core/System.php b/app/Integrations/Core/System.php
index ccf5bb0c..87afeafc 100644
--- a/app/Integrations/Core/System.php
+++ b/app/Integrations/Core/System.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace CachetHQ\Cachet\Integrations\Core;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Integrations\Contracts\System as SystemContract;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\Component;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\Incident;
+use CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\Schedule;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Guard;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Config\Repository;
 
@@ -102,6 +103,21 @@ class System implements SystemContract
         return $status;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Determine if Cachet is allowed to send notifications to users, subscribers or third party tools.
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function canNotifySubscribers()
+    {
+        $maintenancePeriods = Schedule::inProgress()->count();
+        if ($maintenancePeriods === 0) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return !$this->config->get('setting.suppress_notifications_in_maintenance');
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the cachet version.
      *
diff --git a/app/Models/Schedule.php b/app/Models/Schedule.php
index 46b57389..6202952b 100644
--- a/app/Models/Schedule.php
+++ b/app/Models/Schedule.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\Traits\SearchableTrait;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Models\Traits\SortableTrait;
 use CachetHQ\Cachet\Presenters\SchedulePresenter;
 use Carbon\Carbon;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use McCool\LaravelAutoPresenter\HasPresenter;
 
@@ -151,6 +152,20 @@ class Schedule extends Model implements HasPresenter
         return $this->morphMany(Meta::class, 'meta');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Scope schedules that are in progress.
+     *
+     * @param \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder $query
+     *
+     * @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder
+     */
+    public function scopeInProgress(Builder $query)
+    {
+        return $query->where('scheduled_at', '<=', Carbon::now())->where('status', '!=', self::COMPLETE)->where(function ($query) {
+            $query->whereNull('completed_at')->orWhere('completed_at', '>', Carbon::now());
+        });
+    }
+
     /**
      * Scopes schedules to those in the future.
      *
diff --git a/config/setting.php b/config/setting.php
index e438690a..4f58d404 100644
--- a/config/setting.php
+++ b/config/setting.php
@@ -33,6 +33,18 @@ return [
 
     'enable_subscribers' => true,
 
+    /*
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    | Suppress notifications while in maintenance
+    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    |
+    | Whether to suppress notification channels if an issue is created during
+    | planned or in-progress maintenance periods.
+    |
+    */
+
+    'suppress_notifications_in_maintenance' => true,
+
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     | Automatic Localization
diff --git a/resources/lang/en/forms.php b/resources/lang/en/forms.php
index 3d4523b0..cb1ed400 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en/forms.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en/forms.php
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ return [
         'message-help'       => 'You may also use Markdown.',
         'occurred_at'        => 'When did this incident occur?',
         'notify_subscribers' => 'Notify subscribers?',
+        'notify_disabled'    => 'Due to scheduled maintenance, notifications about this incident or its components will be suppressed.',
         'visibility'         => 'Incident Visibility',
         'stick_status'       => 'Stick Incident',
         'stickied'           => 'Stickied',
@@ -147,20 +148,21 @@ return [
     'settings' => [
         // Application setup
         'app-setup' => [
-            'site-name'                    => 'Site Name',
-            'site-url'                     => 'Site URL',
-            'display-graphs'               => 'Display graphs on status page?',
-            'about-this-page'              => 'About this page',
-            'days-of-incidents'            => 'How many days of incidents to show?',
-            'time_before_refresh'          => 'Status page refresh rate (in seconds).',
-            'banner'                       => 'Banner Image',
-            'banner-help'                  => "It's recommended that you upload files no bigger than 930px wide .",
-            'subscribers'                  => 'Allow people to signup to email notifications?',
-            'skip_subscriber_verification' => 'Skip verifying of users? (Be warned, you could be spammed)',
-            'automatic_localization'       => 'Automatically localise your status page to your visitor\'s language?',
-            'enable_external_dependencies' => 'Enable Third Party Dependencies (Google Fonts, Trackers, etc...)',
-            'show_timezone'                => 'Show the timezone the status page is running in.',
-            'only_disrupted_days'          => 'Only show days containing incidents in the timeline?',
+            'site-name'                             => 'Site Name',
+            'site-url'                              => 'Site URL',
+            'display-graphs'                        => 'Display graphs on status page?',
+            'about-this-page'                       => 'About this page',
+            'days-of-incidents'                     => 'How many days of incidents to show?',
+            'time_before_refresh'                   => 'Status page refresh rate (in seconds).',
+            'banner'                                => 'Banner Image',
+            'banner-help'                           => "It's recommended that you upload files no bigger than 930px wide .",
+            'subscribers'                           => 'Allow people to signup to email notifications?',
+            'suppress_notifications_in_maintenance' => 'Suppress notifications when incident occurs during maintenance period?',
+            'skip_subscriber_verification'          => 'Skip verifying of users? (Be warned, you could be spammed)',
+            'automatic_localization'                => 'Automatically localise your status page to your visitor\'s language?',
+            'enable_external_dependencies'          => 'Enable Third Party Dependencies (Google Fonts, Trackers, etc...)',
+            'show_timezone'                         => 'Show the timezone the status page is running in.',
+            'only_disrupted_days'                   => 'Only show days containing incidents in the timeline?',
         ],
         'analytics' => [
             'analytics_google'       => 'Google Analytics code',
diff --git a/resources/views/dashboard/incidents/add.blade.php b/resources/views/dashboard/incidents/add.blade.php
index fb3891a9..eb758484 100644
--- a/resources/views/dashboard/incidents/add.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/dashboard/incidents/add.blade.php
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
 <div class="content-wrapper">
     <div class="row">
         <div class="col-md-12">
+            @if(!$notifications_enabled)
+            <div class="alert alert-info" role="alert">
+                {{ trans('forms.incidents.notify_disabled') }}
+            </div>
+            @endif
             @include('dashboard.partials.errors')
             <report-incident inline-template>
                 <form class="form-vertical" name="IncidentForm" role="form" method="POST" autocomplete="off">
@@ -115,6 +120,7 @@
                             <label>{{ trans('forms.incidents.occurred_at') }}</label> <small class="text-muted">{{ trans('forms.optional') }}</small>
                             <input type="text" name="occurred_at" class="form-control" rel="datepicker-custom" data-date-format="YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm" placeholder="{{ trans('forms.optional') }}">
                         </div>
+                        @if($notifications_enabled)
                         <input type="hidden" name="notify" value="0">
                         <div class="checkbox">
                             <label>
@@ -122,6 +128,7 @@
                                 {{ trans('forms.incidents.notify_subscribers') }}
                             </label>
                         </div>
+                        @endif
                     </fieldset>
 
                     <div class="form-group">
diff --git a/resources/views/dashboard/incidents/edit.blade.php b/resources/views/dashboard/incidents/edit.blade.php
index 039434c6..6cb199f4 100644
--- a/resources/views/dashboard/incidents/edit.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/dashboard/incidents/edit.blade.php
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
 <div class="content-wrapper">
     <div class="row">
         <div class="col-md-12">
+            @if(!$notifications_enabled)
+                <div class="alert alert-info" role="alert">
+                    {{ trans('forms.incidents.notify_disabled') }}
+                </div>
+            @endif
             @include('dashboard.partials.errors')
             <form class="form-vertical" name="IncidentForm" role="form" method="POST" autocomplete="off">
                 <input type="hidden" name="_token" value="{{ csrf_token() }}">
diff --git a/resources/views/dashboard/incidents/updates/add.blade.php b/resources/views/dashboard/incidents/updates/add.blade.php
index 7fe831fd..9569bfcc 100644
--- a/resources/views/dashboard/incidents/updates/add.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/dashboard/incidents/updates/add.blade.php
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
 <div class="content-wrapper">
     <div class="row">
         <div class="col-md-12">
+            @if(!$notifications_enabled)
+                <div class="alert alert-info" role="alert">
+                    {{ trans('forms.incidents.notify_disabled') }}
+                </div>
+            @endif
             @include('dashboard.partials.errors')
             <form class="form-vertical" name="IncidentUpdateForm" role="form" method="POST" autocomplete="off">
                 <input type="hidden" name="_token" value="{{ csrf_token() }}">
diff --git a/resources/views/dashboard/incidents/updates/edit.blade.php b/resources/views/dashboard/incidents/updates/edit.blade.php
index a65e11ff..6832e223 100644
--- a/resources/views/dashboard/incidents/updates/edit.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/dashboard/incidents/updates/edit.blade.php
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
 <div class="content-wrapper">
     <div class="row">
         <div class="col-md-12">
+            @if(!$notifications_enabled)
+                <div class="alert alert-info" role="alert">
+                    {{ trans('forms.incidents.notify_disabled') }}
+                </div>
+            @endif
             @include('dashboard.partials.errors')
             <form class="form-vertical" name="IncidentUpdateForm" role="form" method="POST" autocomplete="off">
                 <input type="hidden" name="_token" value="{{ csrf_token() }}">
diff --git a/resources/views/dashboard/settings/app-setup.blade.php b/resources/views/dashboard/settings/app-setup.blade.php
index 62cc0660..7238aeaf 100644
--- a/resources/views/dashboard/settings/app-setup.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/dashboard/settings/app-setup.blade.php
@@ -68,6 +68,17 @@
                                 </div>
                             </div>
                         </div>
+                        <div class="row">
+                            <div class="col-xs-12">
+                                <div class="checkbox">
+                                    <label>
+                                        <input type="hidden" value="0" name="suppress_notifications_in_maintenance">
+                                        <input type="checkbox" value="1" name="suppress_notifications_in_maintenance" {{ Config::get('setting.suppress_notifications_in_maintenance') ? 'checked' : null }}>
+                                        {{ trans('forms.settings.app-setup.suppress_notifications_in_maintenance') }}
+                                    </label>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
                         <div class="row">
                             <div class="col-xs-12">
                                 <div class="checkbox">