diff --git a/app/src/basic/res/xml/preferences.xml b/app/src/basic/res/xml/preferences.xml
index c1e62f5ca..6744145bb 100644
--- a/app/src/basic/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/basic/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@
                 android:summary="@string/keep_install_history_summary"
                 android:defaultValue="false"
                 android:dependency="expert"/>
+        <CheckBoxPreference
+                android:key="hideAllNotifications"
+                android:title="@string/hide_all_notifications"
+                android:summary="@string/hide_all_notifications_summary"
+                android:defaultValue="false"
+                android:dependency="expert"/>
         <CheckBoxPreference
                 android:key="forceOldIndex"
                 android:title="@string/force_old_index"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/NotificationHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/NotificationHelper.java
index c0eda020e..5c290d4e9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/NotificationHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/NotificationHelper.java
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class NotificationHelper {
             return;
         }
 
-        if (!notificationManager.areNotificationsEnabled()) {
+        if (!notificationManager.areNotificationsEnabled() || Preferences.get().hideAllNotifications()) {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ class NotificationHelper {
     }
 
     private void createSummaryNotifications() {
-        if (!notificationManager.areNotificationsEnabled()) {
+        if (!notificationManager.areNotificationsEnabled() || Preferences.get().hideAllNotifications()) {
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/Preferences.java b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/Preferences.java
index 6c42f88d7..e911b653a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/Preferences.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/fdroid/fdroid/Preferences.java
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ public final class Preferences implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceCh
     public static final String PREF_PANIC_EXIT = "pref_panic_exit";
     public static final String PREF_PANIC_HIDE = "pref_panic_hide";
     public static final String PREF_HIDE_ON_LONG_PRESS_SEARCH = "hideOnLongPressSearch";
+    public static final String PREF_HIDE_ALL_NOTIFICATIONS = "hideAllNotifications";
 
     public static final int OVER_NETWORK_NEVER = 0;
     public static final int OVER_NETWORK_ON_DEMAND = 1;
@@ -489,6 +490,14 @@ public final class Preferences implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceCh
         return preferences.getBoolean(PREF_HIDE_ON_LONG_PRESS_SEARCH, IGNORED_B);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Preference for whitelabel builds that are meant to be entirely controlled
+     * by the server, without user interaction, e.g. "appliances".
+     */
+    public boolean hideAllNotifications() {
+        return preferences.getBoolean(PREF_HIDE_ALL_NOTIFICATIONS, IGNORED_B);
+    }
+
     /**
      * This is cached as it is called several times inside app list adapters.
      * Providing it here means the shared preferences file only needs to be
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index b7694ee40..7cf88e1d4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
     <string name="updates">Updates</string>
     <string name="unstable_updates">Unstable updates</string>
     <string name="unstable_updates_summary">Suggest updates to unstable versions</string>
+    <string name="hide_all_notifications">Hide all notifications</string>
+    <string name="hide_all_notifications_summary">Prevent all actions from showing in the status bar and notification
+        drawer.
+    </string>
     <string name="keep_install_history">Keep install history</string>
     <string name="keep_install_history_summary">Store a log of all installs and uninstalls in a private store</string>
     <string name="force_old_index">Force old index format</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
index 84b3c138d..201964225 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -165,6 +165,12 @@
                 android:summary="@string/keep_install_history_summary"
                 android:defaultValue="false"
                 android:dependency="expert"/>
+        <CheckBoxPreference
+                android:key="hideAllNotifications"
+                android:title="@string/hide_all_notifications"
+                android:summary="@string/hide_all_notifications_summary"
+                android:defaultValue="false"
+                android:dependency="expert"/>
         <CheckBoxPreference
                 android:key="forceOldIndex"
                 android:title="@string/force_old_index"