diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 5cb3de3..5977a4f 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"id": "custom-sort",
 	"name": "Custom File Explorer sorting",
-	"version": "0.7.1",
+	"version": "0.7.2",
 	"minAppVersion": "0.15.0",
 	"description": "Allows for manual and automatic, config-driven reordering and sorting of files and folders in File Explorer",
 	"author": "SebastianMC <SebastianMC.github@gmail.com>",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ae84f94..65a1045 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "obsidian-custom-sort",
-	"version": "0.7.1",
+	"version": "0.7.2",
 	"description": "Custom Sort plugin for Obsidian (https://obsidian.md)",
 	"main": "main.js",
 	"scripts": {
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 115032e..518215e 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -29,12 +29,14 @@ interface CustomSortPluginSettings {
 	additionalSortspecFile: string
 	suspended: boolean
 	statusBarEntryEnabled: boolean
+	notificationsEnabled: boolean
 }
 
 const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: CustomSortPluginSettings = {
 	additionalSortspecFile: 'Inbox/Inbox.md',
 	suspended: true,  // if false by default, it would be hard to handle the auto-parse after plugin install
-	statusBarEntryEnabled: true
+	statusBarEntryEnabled: true,
+	notificationsEnabled: true
 }
 
 const SORTSPEC_FILE_NAME: string = 'sortspec.md'
@@ -53,6 +55,12 @@ export default class CustomSortPlugin extends Plugin {
 	sortSpecCache?: SortSpecsCollection | null
 	initialAutoOrManualSortingTriggered: boolean
 
+	showNotice(message: string, timeout?: number) {
+		if (this.settings.notificationsEnabled) {
+			new Notice(message, timeout)
+		}
+	}
+
 	readAndParseSortingSpec() {
 		const mCache: MetadataCache = this.app.metadataCache
 		let failed: boolean = false
@@ -91,14 +99,14 @@ export default class CustomSortPlugin extends Plugin {
 		})
 
 		if (this.sortSpecCache) {
-			new Notice(`Parsing custom sorting specification SUCCEEDED!`)
+			this.showNotice(`Parsing custom sorting specification SUCCEEDED!`)
 		} else {
 			if (anySortingSpecFound) {
 				errorMessage = errorMessage ? errorMessage : `No valid '${SORTINGSPEC_YAML_KEY}:' key(s) in YAML front matter or multiline YAML indentation error or general YAML syntax error`
 			} else {
 				errorMessage = `No custom sorting specification found or only empty specification(s)`
 			}
-			new Notice(`Parsing custom sorting specification FAILED. Suspending the plugin.\n${errorMessage}`, ERROR_NOTICE_TIMEOUT)
+			this.showNotice(`Parsing custom sorting specification FAILED. Suspending the plugin.\n${errorMessage}`, ERROR_NOTICE_TIMEOUT)
 			this.settings.suspended = true
 			this.saveSettings()
 		}
@@ -110,13 +118,13 @@ export default class CustomSortPlugin extends Plugin {
 		this.saveSettings()
 		let iconToSet: string
 		if (this.settings.suspended) {
-			new Notice('Custom sort OFF');
+			this.showNotice('Custom sort OFF');
 			this.sortSpecCache = null
 			iconToSet = ICON_SORT_SUSPENDED
 		} else {
 			this.readAndParseSortingSpec();
 			if (this.sortSpecCache) {
-				new Notice('Custom sort ON');
+				this.showNotice('Custom sort ON');
 				this.initialAutoOrManualSortingTriggered = true
 				iconToSet = ICON_SORT_ENABLED_ACTIVE
 			} else {
@@ -180,7 +188,7 @@ export default class CustomSortPlugin extends Plugin {
 						this.readAndParseSortingSpec()
 						this.initialAutoOrManualSortingTriggered = true
 						if (this.sortSpecCache) { // successful read of sorting specifications?
-							new Notice('Custom sort ON')
+							this.showNotice('Custom sort ON')
 							const fileExplorerView: FileExplorerView = this.getFileExplorer()
 							if (fileExplorerView) {
 								setIcon(this.ribbonIconEl, ICON_SORT_ENABLED_ACTIVE)
@@ -342,5 +350,18 @@ class CustomSortSettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
 					}
 					await this.plugin.saveSettings();
 				}));
+
+		new Setting(containerEl)
+			.setName('Enable notifications of plugin state changes')
+			.setDesc('The plugin can show notifications about its state changes: e.g. when successfully parsed and applied'
+			+ ' the custom sorting specification, or, when the parsing failed. If the notifications are disabled,'
+			+ ' the only indicator of plugin state is the ribbon button icon. The developer console presents the parsing'
+			+ ' error messages regardless if the notifications are enabled or not.')
+			.addToggle(toggle => toggle
+				.setValue(this.plugin.settings.notificationsEnabled)
+				.onChange(async (value) => {
+					this.plugin.settings.notificationsEnabled = value;
+					await this.plugin.saveSettings();
+				}));
 	}
 }
diff --git a/versions.json b/versions.json
index 07c0815..4241a40 100644
--- a/versions.json
+++ b/versions.json
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
 	"0.6.1": "0.12.0",
 	"0.6.2": "0.12.0",
 	"0.7.0": "0.15.0",
-	"0.7.1": "0.15.0"
+	"0.7.1": "0.15.0",
+	"0.7.2": "0.15.0"
 }