diff --git a/frigate/comms/webpush.py b/frigate/comms/webpush.py
index 9cf7d688b..85f4ac7d6 100644
--- a/frigate/comms/webpush.py
+++ b/frigate/comms/webpush.py
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ class WebPushClient(Communicator):  # type: ignore[misc]
         self.claim_headers = None
         self.web_pushers: list[WebPusher] = []
 
+        if not self.config.notifications.email:
+            logger.warning("Email must be provided for push notifications to be sent.")
+
         # Pull keys from PEM or generate if they do not exist
         self.vapid = Vapid01.from_file(os.path.join(CONFIG_DIR, "notifications.pem"))
 
@@ -44,12 +47,15 @@ class WebPushClient(Communicator):  # type: ignore[misc]
             self.send_message(json.loads(payload))
 
     def send_message(self, payload: dict[str, any]) -> None:
+        if not self.config.notifications.email:
+            return
+
         # check for valid claim or create new one
         now = datetime.datetime.now().timestamp()
         if self.claim is None or self.claim["exp"] < now:
             # create new claim
             self.claim = {
-                "sub": "mailto:test@example.com",
+                "sub": f"mailto:{self.config.notifications.email}",
                 "aud": "https://fcm.googleapis.com",
                 "exp": (
                     datetime.datetime.now() + datetime.timedelta(hours=1)
diff --git a/frigate/config.py b/frigate/config.py
index e06b0baa2..0c801d67d 100644
--- a/frigate/config.py
+++ b/frigate/config.py
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ class AuthConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
 
 class NotificationConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
     enabled: bool = Field(default=False, title="Enable notifications")
-    base_url: Optional[str] = Field(
-        default=None, title="Base url for notification link and image."
+    email: Optional[str] = Field(
+        default=None, title="Email required for push."
     )
 
 
diff --git a/web/src/pages/Settings.tsx b/web/src/pages/Settings.tsx
index 385379dfc..bc2167484 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/Settings.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/Settings.tsx
@@ -60,13 +60,17 @@ export default function Settings() {
   const settingsViews = useMemo(() => {
     const views = [...allSettingsViews];
 
-    if (!("Notification" in window) || !window.isSecureContext) {
+    if (
+      !("Notification" in window) ||
+      !window.isSecureContext ||
+      !config?.notifications.enabled
+    ) {
       const index = views.indexOf("notifications");
       views.splice(index, 1);
     }
 
     return views;
-  }, []);
+  }, [config]);
 
   // TODO: confirm leave page
   const [unsavedChanges, setUnsavedChanges] = useState(false);
diff --git a/web/src/views/settings/NotificationsSettingsView.tsx b/web/src/views/settings/NotificationsSettingsView.tsx
index 2b7371409..1ff6658cd 100644
--- a/web/src/views/settings/NotificationsSettingsView.tsx
+++ b/web/src/views/settings/NotificationsSettingsView.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import Heading from "@/components/ui/heading";
-import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label";
 import { Toaster } from "@/components/ui/sonner";
-import { Switch } from "@/components/ui/switch";
 import { FrigateConfig } from "@/types/frigateConfig";
 import axios from "axios";
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
@@ -69,27 +67,6 @@ export default function NotificationView() {
             Notification Settings
           </Heading>
 
-          <div className="mt-2 space-y-6">
-            <div className="space-y-3">
-              <div className="flex flex-row items-center justify-start gap-2">
-                <Switch
-                  id="auto-live"
-                  checked={config?.notifications?.enabled}
-                  onCheckedChange={() => {}}
-                />
-                <Label className="cursor-pointer" htmlFor="auto-live">
-                  Notifications
-                </Label>
-              </div>
-              <div className="my-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-                <p>
-                  Enable notifications for Frigate alerts. This requires Frigate
-                  to be externally accessible.
-                </p>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-
           {config?.notifications.enabled && (
             <div className="mt-2 space-y-6">
               <div className="space-y-3">