diff --git a/constants/constants.go b/constants/constants.go
index e18be1da..dce3de1a 100644
--- a/constants/constants.go
+++ b/constants/constants.go
@@ -15,3 +15,6 @@ const (
 	EnvSlackBotName  = "SLACK_BOT_NAME"
 	EnvSlackChannels = "SLACK_CHANNELS"
 )
+
+// EnvNotificationLevel - minimum level for notifications, defaults to info
+const EnvNotificationLevel = "NOTIFICATION_LEVEL"
diff --git a/extension/notification/notification.go b/extension/notification/notification.go
index a41dfce0..e40fd121 100644
--- a/extension/notification/notification.go
+++ b/extension/notification/notification.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ var (
 // notifiers.
 type Config struct {
 	Attempts int
+	Level    types.Level
 	Params   map[string]interface{} `yaml:",inline"`
 }
 
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ func RegisterSender(name string, s Sender) {
 type DefaultNotificationSender struct {
 	config  *Config
 	stopper *stopper.Stopper
+	level   types.Level
 }
 
 // New - create new sender
@@ -118,6 +120,10 @@ func (m *DefaultNotificationSender) Senders() map[string]Sender {
 
 // Send - send notifications through all configured senders
 func (m *DefaultNotificationSender) Send(event types.EventNotification) error {
+	if event.Level < m.config.Level {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	sendersM.RLock()
 	defer sendersM.RUnlock()
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index cf89196e..00766328 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -74,8 +74,21 @@ func main() {
 	ctx, cancel := netContext.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
 
+	notificationLevel := types.LevelInfo
+	if os.Getenv(constants.EnvNotificationLevel) != "" {
+		parsedLevel, err := types.ParseLevel(os.Getenv(constants.EnvNotificationLevel))
+		if err != nil {
+			log.WithFields(log.Fields{
+				"error": err,
+			}).Errorf("main: got error while parsing notification level, defaulting to: %s", notificationLevel)
+		} else {
+			notificationLevel = parsedLevel
+		}
+	}
+
 	notifCfg := &notification.Config{
 		Attempts: 10,
+		Level:    notificationLevel,
 	}
 	sender := notification.New(ctx)