diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 16d91675..30bd8f47 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
   attr_accessible :login
 
 
+  #
+  # Notification levels
+  #
+  N_DISABLED = 0
+  N_PARTICIPATING = 1
+  N_WATCH = 2
+
   #
   # Relations
   #
diff --git a/db/migrate/20130325173941_add_notification_level_to_user.rb b/db/migrate/20130325173941_add_notification_level_to_user.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9f466e38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20130325173941_add_notification_level_to_user.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class AddNotificationLevelToUser < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def change
+    add_column :users, :notification_level, :integer, null: false, default: 1
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index e4349ac4..3c8b9eae 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended to check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 20130318212250) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 20130325173941) do
 
   create_table "events", :force => true do |t|
     t.string   "target_type"
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 20130318212250) do
     t.boolean  "can_create_team",        :default => true,  :null => false
     t.string   "state"
     t.integer  "color_scheme_id",        :default => 1,     :null => false
+    t.integer  "notification_level",     :default => 1,     :null => false
   end
 
   add_index "users", ["admin"], :name => "index_users_on_admin"