diff --git a/app/Listeners/Payment/PaymentNotification.php b/app/Listeners/Payment/PaymentNotification.php
index 3a1172a765..b4d3de7753 100644
--- a/app/Listeners/Payment/PaymentNotification.php
+++ b/app/Listeners/Payment/PaymentNotification.php
@@ -110,6 +110,13 @@ class PaymentNotification implements ShouldQueue
             if (($key = array_search('mail', $methods)) !== false) {
                 unset($methods[$key]);
 
+                //new check, IF the payment is on a recurring invoice AND the user had notifications disabled for recurring invoices. then we disable the notification for this payment.
+                $disabled_recurring_invoice_notifications = $this->findUserEntityNotificationType($payment, $company_user,['disable_recurring_payment_notification']);
+
+                if ($payment->invoices->first()->recurring_id && (array_search('mail', $disabled_recurring_invoice_notifications) !== false)) {
+                continue;
+                }
+
                 $nmo = new NinjaMailerObject();
                 $nmo->mailable = new NinjaMailer((new EntityPaidObject($payment, $company_user->portalType()))->build());
                 $nmo->company = $event->company;
diff --git a/lang/en/texts.php b/lang/en/texts.php
index 9624a18aa4..d4c2059496 100644
--- a/lang/en/texts.php
+++ b/lang/en/texts.php
@@ -5591,6 +5591,8 @@ $lang = array(
     'docuninja_disable_warning' => 'This will remove all access to your DocuNinja account.',
     'docuninja_downgrade_info' => 'Your user limit will automatically be reduced at the end of the current billing cycle.',
     'recurring_invoice_item' => 'Recurring Invoice Item',
+    'disable_recurring_payment_notification' => 'Disable Recurring Payment Notification',
+    'disable_recurring_payment_notification_help' => 'Successful recurring invoice payment notifications will not be sent.',
 );
 
 return $lang;