diff --git a/plugins/RSS/config.py b/plugins/RSS/config.py
index 47ac92f59..28bcad79e 100644
--- a/plugins/RSS/config.py
+++ b/plugins/RSS/config.py
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ conf.registerGlobalValue(RSS, 'sortFeedItems',
     FeedItemSortOrder('asInFeed', _("""Determines whether feed items should be
     sorted by their publication/update timestamp or kept in the same order as
     they appear in a feed.""")))
+conf.registerChannelValue(RSS, 'notice',
+    registry.Boolean(False, _("""Determines whether announces will be sent
+    as notices instead of privmsgs.""")))
 
 ####################
 # Headlines filtering
diff --git a/plugins/RSS/plugin.py b/plugins/RSS/plugin.py
index b5ee7365c..9c782c363 100644
--- a/plugins/RSS/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/RSS/plugin.py
@@ -404,7 +404,11 @@ class RSS(callbacks.Plugin):
     def announce_entry(self, irc, channel, feed, entry):
         if self.should_send_entry(channel, entry):
             s = self.format_entry(channel, feed, entry, True)
-            irc.queueMsg(ircmsgs.privmsg(channel, s))
+            if self.registryValue('notice', channel):
+                m = ircmsgs.notice(channel, s)
+            else:
+                m = ircmsgs.privmsg(channel, s)
+            irc.queueMsg(m)
 
 
     ##########