diff --git a/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp b/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp
index 69e67453e8..adeb0d1dcd 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 //
 //  Re-created Bradley Austin Davis on 2016/01/22
 //  Copyright 2016 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//  Copyright 2022 Overte e.V.
 //
 //  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
 //  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
@@ -246,6 +247,16 @@ void setupPreferences() {
         preference->setStep(1);
         preferences->addPreference(preference);
     }
+    
+    {
+        auto getter = []()->bool { 
+            if (!DependencyManager::get<Snapshot>()->_snapshotNotifications.isSet()){
+                DependencyManager::get<Snapshot>()->_snapshotNotifications.set(true);
+            }
+            return DependencyManager::get<Snapshot>()->_snapshotNotifications.get(); };
+        auto setter = [](bool value) { DependencyManager::get<Snapshot>()->_snapshotNotifications.set(value); };
+        preferences->addPreference(new CheckPreference(SNAPSHOTS, "Display snapshot notifications", getter, setter));
+    }
 
     {
         auto getter = []()->bool { return !Menu::getInstance()->isOptionChecked(MenuOption::DisableActivityLogger); };
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/Snapshot.h b/interface/src/ui/Snapshot.h
index 9cff0a6f8b..f6c57b0e42 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/Snapshot.h
+++ b/interface/src/ui/Snapshot.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 //
 //  Created by Stojce Slavkovski on 1/26/14.
 //  Copyright 2014 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//  Copyright 2022 Overte e.V.
 //
 //  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
 //  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ public:
     SnapshotMetaData* parseSnapshotData(QString snapshotPath);
 
     Setting::Handle<QString> _snapshotsLocation{ "snapshotsLocation" };
+    Setting::Handle<bool> _snapshotNotifications{ "snapshotNotifications", true };
     void uploadSnapshot(const QString& filename, const QUrl& href = QUrl(""));
 
 signals: