diff --git a/app/services/permitted_attributes/order_cycle.rb b/app/services/permitted_attributes/order_cycle.rb
index 1a7c9047b3..dd74607168 100644
--- a/app/services/permitted_attributes/order_cycle.rb
+++ b/app/services/permitted_attributes/order_cycle.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ module PermittedAttributes
       [
         :name, :orders_open_at, :orders_close_at, :coordinator_id,
         :preferred_product_selection_from_coordinator_inventory_only,
+        :automatic_notifications,
         { schedule_ids: [], coordinator_fee_ids: [] }
       ]
     end
diff --git a/app/views/admin/order_cycles/_advanced_settings.html.haml b/app/views/admin/order_cycles/_advanced_settings.html.haml
index bfbd6e9c91..013af8ee33 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/order_cycles/_advanced_settings.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/order_cycles/_advanced_settings.html.haml
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@
       = f.radio_button :preferred_product_selection_from_coordinator_inventory_only, false
       = f.label :preferred_product_selection_from_coordinator_inventory_only, t('.preferred_product_selection_from_coordinator_inventory_only_all')
 
+  .row
+    .alpha.three.columns
+      = f.label :automatic_notifications, t('.automatic_notifications')
+      .with-tip{ 'data-powertip' => t('.automatic_notifications_tip') }
+        %a= t('admin.whats_this')
+    .omega.eight.columns
+      = f.check_box :automatic_notifications
+
   .row
     .sixteen.columns.alpha.omega.text-center
       %input{ type: 'submit', value: t('.save_reload') }
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index bff8d76dec..a8f201c096 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -1078,6 +1078,8 @@ en:
         add_supplier: 'Add supplier'
         add_distributor: 'Add distributor'
       advanced_settings:
+        automatic_notifications: Automatic notifications
+        automatic_notifications_tip: Automatically notify producers with their orders via emails when order cycles close
         title: Advanced Settings
         choose_product_tip: You can restrict products incoming and outgoing to only %{inventory}'s inventory.
         preferred_product_selection_from_coordinator_inventory_only_here: Coordinator's Inventory Only
diff --git a/spec/controllers/admin/order_cycles_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/admin/order_cycles_controller_spec.rb
index 9f9be23eb5..9ac31eb77a 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/admin/order_cycles_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/admin/order_cycles_controller_spec.rb
@@ -216,6 +216,17 @@ module Admin
           spree_put :update, params.
             merge(order_cycle: { preferred_product_selection_from_coordinator_inventory_only: true })
         end
+
+        it "can update preference automatic_notifications" do
+          expect(OrderCycleForm).to receive(:new).
+            with(order_cycle,
+                 { "automatic_notifications" => true },
+                 anything) { form_mock }
+          allow(form_mock).to receive(:save) { true }
+
+          spree_put :update, params.
+            merge(order_cycle: { automatic_notifications: true })
+        end
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/models/order_cycle_spec.rb b/spec/models/order_cycle_spec.rb
index 3a9fd7006f..dcdcab423e 100644
--- a/spec/models/order_cycle_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/order_cycle_spec.rb
@@ -371,7 +371,9 @@ describe OrderCycle do
   it "clones itself" do
     coordinator = create(:enterprise);
     oc = create(:simple_order_cycle,
-                coordinator_fees: [create(:enterprise_fee, enterprise: coordinator)], preferred_product_selection_from_coordinator_inventory_only: true)
+                coordinator_fees: [create(:enterprise_fee, enterprise: coordinator)], 
+                preferred_product_selection_from_coordinator_inventory_only: true,
+                automatic_notifications: true)
     ex1 = create(:exchange, order_cycle: oc)
     ex2 = create(:exchange, order_cycle: oc)
     oc.clone!
@@ -382,6 +384,7 @@ describe OrderCycle do
     expect(occ.orders_close_at).to be_nil
     expect(occ.coordinator).not_to be_nil
     expect(occ.preferred_product_selection_from_coordinator_inventory_only).to be true
+    expect(occ.automatic_notifications).to eq(oc.automatic_notifications)
     expect(occ.coordinator).to eq(oc.coordinator)
 
     expect(occ.coordinator_fee_ids).not_to be_empty