diff --git a/Meshtastic/Extensions/UserDefaults.swift b/Meshtastic/Extensions/UserDefaults.swift
index ab5f2ba9..6af3a3fd 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Extensions/UserDefaults.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Extensions/UserDefaults.swift
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ extension UserDefaults {
 		case enableDetectionNotifications
 		case detectionSensorRole
 		case enableSmartPosition
+		case newNodeNotifications
 		case modemPreset
 		case firmwareVersion
 		case testIntEnum
@@ -143,6 +144,9 @@ extension UserDefaults {
 
 	@UserDefault(.enableSmartPosition, defaultValue: false)
 	static var enableSmartPosition: Bool
+	
+	@UserDefault(.newNodeNotifications, defaultValue: false)
+	static var newNodeNotifications: Bool
 
 	@UserDefault(.modemPreset, defaultValue: 0)
 	static var modemPreset: Int
diff --git a/Meshtastic/Persistence/UpdateCoreData.swift b/Meshtastic/Persistence/UpdateCoreData.swift
index 1ac1b6e2..90a35cce 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Persistence/UpdateCoreData.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Persistence/UpdateCoreData.swift
@@ -177,6 +177,22 @@ func upsertNodeInfoPacket (packet: MeshPacket, context: NSManagedObjectContext)
 					newUser.role = Int32(newUserMessage.role.rawValue)
 					newUser.hwModel = String(describing: newUserMessage.hwModel).uppercased()
 					newNode.user = newUser
+					
+					
+					if (UserDefaults.newNodeNotifications){
+						let manager = LocalNotificationManager()
+						manager.notifications = [
+							Notification(
+								id: (UUID().uuidString),
+								title: "New Node",
+								subtitle: "\(newUser.longName ?? "unknown".localized)",
+								content: "New Node has been discovered",
+								target: "nodeInfo",
+								path: "meshtastic://nodeInfo"
+							)
+						]
+						manager.schedule()
+					}
 				}
 			} else {
 				let newUser = UserEntity(context: context)
diff --git a/Meshtastic/Views/Settings/AppSettings.swift b/Meshtastic/Views/Settings/AppSettings.swift
index cd9ef8f4..48b689f6 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Views/Settings/AppSettings.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Views/Settings/AppSettings.swift
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ struct AppSettings: View {
 	@StateObject var locationHelper = LocationHelper()
 	@State var provideLocation: Bool = UserDefaults.provideLocation
 	@State var enableSmartPosition: Bool = UserDefaults.enableSmartPosition
+	@State var newNodeNotifications: Bool = UserDefaults.newNodeNotifications
 	@State var useLegacyMap: Bool = UserDefaults.mapUseLegacy
 	@State var provideLocationInterval: Int = UserDefaults.provideLocationInterval
 	@State private var isPresentingCoreDataResetConfirm = false
@@ -52,6 +53,12 @@ struct AppSettings: View {
 					}
 					.toggleStyle(SwitchToggleStyle(tint: .accentColor))
 				}
+				
+				Section(header: Text("Notifications")){
+					Toggle(isOn: $newNodeNotifications){
+						Label("appsettings.newNodeNotifications", systemImage: "bell.fill")
+					}
+				}
 				Section(header: Text("phone.gps")) {
 					if #available(iOS 17.0, macOS 14.0, *) {
 						GPSStatus()
@@ -156,6 +163,10 @@ struct AppSettings: View {
 				self.bleManager.sendWantConfig()
 			}
 		}
+		
+		.onChange(of: newNodeNotifications){ newNewNodeNotifications in
+			UserDefaults.newNodeNotifications = newNewNodeNotifications
+		}
 		.onChange(of: enableSmartPosition) { newEnableSmartPosition in
 			UserDefaults.enableSmartPosition = newEnableSmartPosition
 		}
diff --git a/de.lproj/Localizable.strings b/de.lproj/Localizable.strings
index 54b004f6..8807fc05 100644
--- a/de.lproj/Localizable.strings
+++ b/de.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -339,3 +339,4 @@
 "user.details"="Benutzer Details";
 "voltage"="Voltage";
 "waiting"="Warte...";
+"appsettings.newNodeNotifications"="New Node Notifications";
diff --git a/en.lproj/Localizable.strings b/en.lproj/Localizable.strings
index 28c468d2..bda5169b 100644
--- a/en.lproj/Localizable.strings
+++ b/en.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -354,3 +354,4 @@
 "user.details"="User Details";
 "voltage"="Voltage";
 "waiting"="Waiting. . .";
+"appsettings.newNodeNotifications"="New Node Notifications";
diff --git a/fr.lproj/Localizable.strings b/fr.lproj/Localizable.strings
index 717d5997..ee20ea01 100644
--- a/fr.lproj/Localizable.strings
+++ b/fr.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -319,3 +319,4 @@
 "user.details"="Détails de l'utilisateur";
 "voltage"="Tension";
 "waiting"="En attente . . .";
+"appsettings.newNodeNotifications"="New Node Notifications";
diff --git a/he.lproj/Localizable.strings b/he.lproj/Localizable.strings
index ce0d9316..ab80c974 100644
--- a/he.lproj/Localizable.strings
+++ b/he.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -343,3 +343,4 @@
 "user.details"="פרטי משתמש";
 "voltage"="וולטז'";
 "waiting"="ממתין. . .";
+"appsettings.newNodeNotifications"="New Node Notifications";
diff --git a/pl.lproj/Localizable.strings b/pl.lproj/Localizable.strings
index 82b7aa4c..6a6e1df5 100644
--- a/pl.lproj/Localizable.strings
+++ b/pl.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -340,3 +340,4 @@
 "user.details"="Szczegóły użytkownika";
 "voltage"="Napięcie";
 "waiting"="Czekam. . .";
+"appsettings.newNodeNotifications"="New Node Notifications";
diff --git a/se.lproj/Localizable.strings b/se.lproj/Localizable.strings
index 00febe5d..4fffdbfc 100644
--- a/se.lproj/Localizable.strings
+++ b/se.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -354,3 +354,4 @@
 "user.details"="Användaruppgifter";
 "voltage"="Spänning";
 "waiting"="Väntar...";
+"appsettings.newNodeNotifications"="New Node Notifications";
diff --git a/zh-Hans.lproj/Localizable.strings b/zh-Hans.lproj/Localizable.strings
index 9a424c0e..935c3985 100644
--- a/zh-Hans.lproj/Localizable.strings
+++ b/zh-Hans.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -339,3 +339,4 @@
 "user.details"="用户信息";
 "voltage"="电压";
 "waiting"="等待中...";
+"appsettings.newNodeNotifications"="New Node Notifications";
diff --git a/zh-Hant-TW.lproj/Localizable.strings b/zh-Hant-TW.lproj/Localizable.strings
index 4a557826..f3f007c2 100644
--- a/zh-Hant-TW.lproj/Localizable.strings
+++ b/zh-Hant-TW.lproj/Localizable.strings
@@ -338,3 +338,4 @@
 "user.details"="使用者資料";
 "voltage"="電壓";
 "waiting"="等待中...";
+"appsettings.newNodeNotifications"="New Node Notifications";