diff --git a/data/notifications.gschema.xml b/data/notifications.gschema.xml
index 7ffe2f4c..9f4fa18a 100644
--- a/data/notifications.gschema.xml
+++ b/data/notifications.gschema.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
     <child name="applications" schema="io.elementary.notifications.applications" />
   </schema>
   <schema id="io.elementary.notifications.applications">
+    <key type="b" name="bypass-do-not-disturb">
+      <default>false</default>
+      <summary>Notify despite Do Not Disturb is enabled</summary>
+    </key>
     <key type="b" name="ask">
       <default>true</default>
       <summary>Ask before allowing notifications</summary>
diff --git a/src/DBus.vala b/src/DBus.vala
index 2ffbd735..af45bdfb 100644
--- a/src/DBus.vala
+++ b/src/DBus.vala
@@ -113,14 +113,13 @@ public class Notifications.Server : Object {
             send_confirmation (app_icon, hints);
         } else {
             var notification = new Notifications.Notification (app_name, app_icon, summary, body, actions, hints);
+            var app_settings = new GLib.Settings.full (
+                SettingsSchemaSource.get_default ().lookup ("io.elementary.notifications.applications", true),
+                null,
+                "/io/elementary/notifications/applications/%s/".printf (notification.app_id)
+            );
 
-            if (!settings.get_boolean ("do-not-disturb") || notification.priority == GLib.NotificationPriority.URGENT) {
-                var app_settings = new GLib.Settings.full (
-                    SettingsSchemaSource.get_default ().lookup ("io.elementary.notifications.applications", true),
-                    null,
-                    "/io/elementary/notifications/applications/%s/".printf (notification.app_id)
-                );
-
+            if (!settings.get_boolean ("do-not-disturb") || app_settings.get_boolean ("bypass-do-not-disturb") || notification.priority == GLib.NotificationPriority.URGENT) {
                 if (app_settings.get_boolean ("bubbles")) {
                     if (bubbles.has_key (id) && bubbles[id] != null) {
                         bubbles[id].replace (notification);