diff --git a/src/libmsc/smpp_openbsc.c b/src/libmsc/smpp_openbsc.c
index 10f3cfa..fb9b0f8 100644
--- a/src/libmsc/smpp_openbsc.c
+++ b/src/libmsc/smpp_openbsc.c
@@ -283,8 +283,13 @@
 	llist_for_each_entry(esme, &smsc->esme_list, list) {
 		/* we currently send an alert notification to each ESME that is
 		 * connected, and do not require a (non-existant) delivery
-		 * pending flag to be set before,  FIXME: make this VTY
-		 * configurable */
+		 * pending flag to be set before. */
+		if (!esme->acl->alert_notifications) {
+			LOGP(DSMPP, LOGL_DEBUG,
+				"[%s] is not set to receive Alert Notifications\n",
+					esme->system_id);
+			continue;
+		}
 		if (esme->acl && esme->acl->deliver_src_imsi) {
 			smpp_tx_alert(esme, TON_Subscriber_Number,
 				      NPI_Land_Mobile_E212,
diff --git a/src/libmsc/smpp_smsc.c b/src/libmsc/smpp_smsc.c
index ea5303c..2350d84 100644
--- a/src/libmsc/smpp_smsc.c
+++ b/src/libmsc/smpp_smsc.c
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@
 
 	acl->smsc = smsc;
 	strcpy(acl->system_id, sys_id);
+	acl->alert_notifications = 1;
 	INIT_LLIST_HEAD(&acl->route_list);
 
 	llist_add_tail(&acl->list, &smsc->acl_list);
diff --git a/src/libmsc/smpp_smsc.h b/src/libmsc/smpp_smsc.h
index 27a2646..dc7b7c1 100644
--- a/src/libmsc/smpp_smsc.h
+++ b/src/libmsc/smpp_smsc.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 	int deliver_src_imsi;
 	int osmocom_ext;
 	int dcs_transparent;
+	int alert_notifications;
 	struct llist_head route_list;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/libmsc/smpp_vty.c b/src/libmsc/smpp_vty.c
index be55c4d..5896707 100644
--- a/src/libmsc/smpp_vty.c
+++ b/src/libmsc/smpp_vty.c
@@ -499,6 +499,28 @@
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+DEFUN(cfg_esme_alert_notif, cfg_esme_alert_notif_cmd,
+	"alert-notifications",
+	"Disable sending of SMPP Alert Notifications for this ESME")
+{
+	struct osmo_smpp_acl *acl = vty->index;
+
+	acl->alert_notifications = 1;
+
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+DEFUN(cfg_esme_no_alert_notif, cfg_esme_no_alert_notif_cmd,
+	"no alert-notifications", NO_STR
+	"Disable sending of SMPP Alert Notifications for this ESME")
+{
+	struct osmo_smpp_acl *acl = vty->index;
+
+	acl->alert_notifications = 0;
+
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 
 static void dump_one_esme(struct vty *vty, struct osmo_esme *esme)
 {
@@ -560,6 +582,8 @@
 		vty_out(vty, "  osmocom-extensions%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
 	if (acl->dcs_transparent)
 		vty_out(vty, "  dcs-transparent%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
+	if (acl->alert_notifications)
+		vty_out(vty, "  alert-notifications%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
 
 	llist_for_each_entry(r, &acl->route_list, list)
 		write_esme_route_single(vty, r);
@@ -603,6 +627,8 @@
 	install_element(SMPP_ESME_NODE, &cfg_esme_no_osmo_ext_cmd);
 	install_element(SMPP_ESME_NODE, &cfg_esme_dcs_transp_cmd);
 	install_element(SMPP_ESME_NODE, &cfg_esme_no_dcs_transp_cmd);
+	install_element(SMPP_ESME_NODE, &cfg_esme_alert_notif_cmd);
+	install_element(SMPP_ESME_NODE, &cfg_esme_no_alert_notif_cmd);
 
 	install_element_ve(&show_esme_cmd);