diff --git a/hr/doctype/leave_application/leave_application.py b/hr/doctype/leave_application/leave_application.py
index 5170e26..981bb98 100755
--- a/hr/doctype/leave_application/leave_application.py
+++ b/hr/doctype/leave_application/leave_application.py
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
 		args = webnotes._dict(args)
 		from utilities.page.messages.messages import post
 		post({"txt": args.message, "contact": args.message_to, "subject": args.subject,
-			"notify": True})
+			"notify": cint(self.doc.follow_via_email)})
 
 @webnotes.whitelist()
 def get_leave_balance(employee, leave_type, fiscal_year):	
diff --git a/hr/doctype/leave_application/leave_application.txt b/hr/doctype/leave_application/leave_application.txt
index 5942eae..f0f1560 100644
--- a/hr/doctype/leave_application/leave_application.txt
+++ b/hr/doctype/leave_application/leave_application.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  {
   "creation": "2013-02-18 18:37:56", 
   "docstatus": 0, 
-  "modified": "2013-02-19 15:21:03", 
+  "modified": "2013-02-19 16:30:05", 
   "modified_by": "Administrator", 
   "owner": "Administrator"
  }, 
@@ -160,6 +160,16 @@
   "permlevel": 0
  }, 
  {
+  "allow_on_submit": 1, 
+  "default": "1", 
+  "doctype": "DocField", 
+  "fieldname": "follow_via_email", 
+  "fieldtype": "Check", 
+  "label": "Follow via Email", 
+  "permlevel": 0, 
+  "print_hide": 1
+ }, 
+ {
   "default": "Today", 
   "doctype": "DocField", 
   "fieldname": "posting_date", 
@@ -183,6 +193,12 @@
  }, 
  {
   "doctype": "DocField", 
+  "fieldname": "column_break_17", 
+  "fieldtype": "Column Break", 
+  "permlevel": 0
+ }, 
+ {
+  "doctype": "DocField", 
   "fieldname": "company", 
   "fieldtype": "Link", 
   "label": "Company",