diff --git a/plugins/Misc/plugin.py b/plugins/Misc/plugin.py
index 5680589fb..c67068069 100644
--- a/plugins/Misc/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/Misc/plugin.py
@@ -75,10 +75,11 @@ class Misc(callbacks.Plugin):
                                  'observed.  Consider ignoring this bot '
                                  'permanently.')
             ircdb.ignores.add(banmask, time.time() + punishment)
-            irc.reply('You\'ve given me %s invalid commands within the last '
-                      'minute; I\'m now ignoring you for %s.' %
-                      (maximum,
-                       utils.timeElapsed(punishment, seconds=False)))
+            if conf.supybot.abuse.flood.command.invalid.notify():
+                irc.reply('You\'ve given me %s invalid commands within the last '
+                          'minute; I\'m now ignoring you for %s.' %
+                          (maximum,
+                           utils.timeElapsed(punishment, seconds=False)))
             return
         # Now, for normal handling.
         channel = msg.args[0]
diff --git a/src/conf.py b/src/conf.py
index 2340cb2d8..a82b91fd9 100644
--- a/src/conf.py
+++ b/src/conf.py
@@ -651,6 +651,9 @@ registerGlobalValue(supybot.abuse.flood.command.invalid, 'punishment',
     value is higher than supybot.abuse.flood.command.punishment, since it's far
     less likely (and far more annoying) for users to flood witih invalid
     commands than for them to flood with valid commands."""))
+registerGlobalValue(supybot.abuse.flood.command.invalid, 'notify',
+    registry.Boolean(True, """Determines whether the bot will notify people that they're
+    being ignored for invalid command flooding."""))
 
 
 ###