diff --git a/telegram/bot.py b/telegram/bot.py
index 694bd8f09..a636b1bb7 100644
--- a/telegram/bot.py
+++ b/telegram/bot.py
@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ class Bot(TelegramObject):
             reply_to_message_id = kwargs.get('reply_to_message_id')
             data['reply_to_message_id'] = reply_to_message_id
 
+        if kwargs.get('disable_notification'):
+            disable_notification = kwargs.get('disable_notification')
+            data['disable_notification'] = disable_notification
+
         if kwargs.get('reply_markup'):
             reply_markup = kwargs.get('reply_markup')
             if isinstance(reply_markup, ReplyMarkup):
@@ -213,6 +217,10 @@ class Bot(TelegramObject):
             UTF8 characters.
           disable_web_page_preview:
             Disables link previews for links in this message. [Optional]
+          disable_notification:
+            Sends the message silently. iOS users will not receive
+            a notification, Android users will receive a notification
+            with no sound. Other apps coming soon. [Optional]
           reply_to_message_id:
             If the message is a reply, ID of the original message. [Optional]
           reply_markup:
@@ -252,6 +260,10 @@ class Bot(TelegramObject):
             - Chat id.
           message_id:
             Unique message identifier.
+          disable_notification:
+            Sends the message silently. iOS users will not receive
+            a notification, Android users will receive a notification
+            with no sound. Other apps coming soon. [Optional]
 
         Returns:
           A telegram.Message instance representing the message forwarded.
@@ -288,6 +300,10 @@ class Bot(TelegramObject):
           caption:
             Photo caption (may also be used when resending photos by file_id).
             [Optional]
+          disable_notification:
+            Sends the message silently. iOS users will not receive
+            a notification, Android users will receive a notification
+            with no sound. Other apps coming soon. [Optional]
           reply_to_message_id:
             If the message is a reply, ID of the original message. [Optional]
           reply_markup:
@@ -342,6 +358,10 @@ class Bot(TelegramObject):
             Performer of sent audio. [Optional]
           title:
             Title of sent audio. [Optional]
+          disable_notification:
+            Sends the message silently. iOS users will not receive
+            a notification, Android users will receive a notification
+            with no sound. Other apps coming soon. [Optional]
           reply_to_message_id:
             If the message is a reply, ID of the original message. [Optional]
           reply_markup:
@@ -386,6 +406,10 @@ class Bot(TelegramObject):
           filename:
             File name that shows in telegram message (it is usefull when you
             send file generated by temp module, for example). [Optional]
+          disable_notification:
+            Sends the message silently. iOS users will not receive
+            a notification, Android users will receive a notification
+            with no sound. Other apps coming soon. [Optional]
           reply_to_message_id:
             If the message is a reply, ID of the original message. [Optional]
           reply_markup:
@@ -422,6 +446,10 @@ class Bot(TelegramObject):
             Sticker to send. You can either pass a file_id as String to resend
             a sticker that is already on the Telegram servers, or upload a new
             sticker using multipart/form-data.
+          disable_notification:
+            Sends the message silently. iOS users will not receive
+            a notification, Android users will receive a notification
+            with no sound. Other apps coming soon. [Optional]
           reply_to_message_id:
             If the message is a reply, ID of the original message. [Optional]
           reply_markup:
@@ -466,6 +494,10 @@ class Bot(TelegramObject):
           timeout:
             float. If this value is specified, use it as the definitive timeout
             (in seconds) for urlopen() operations. [Optional]
+          disable_notification:
+            Sends the message silently. iOS users will not receive
+            a notification, Android users will receive a notification
+            with no sound. Other apps coming soon. [Optional]
           reply_to_message_id:
             If the message is a reply, ID of the original message. [Optional]
           reply_markup:
@@ -512,6 +544,10 @@ class Bot(TelegramObject):
             a new audio file using multipart/form-data.
           duration:
             Duration of sent audio in seconds. [Optional]
+          disable_notification:
+            Sends the message silently. iOS users will not receive
+            a notification, Android users will receive a notification
+            with no sound. Other apps coming soon. [Optional]
           reply_to_message_id:
             If the message is a reply, ID of the original message. [Optional]
           reply_markup:
@@ -549,6 +585,10 @@ class Bot(TelegramObject):
             Latitude of location.
           longitude:
             Longitude of location.
+          disable_notification:
+            Sends the message silently. iOS users will not receive
+            a notification, Android users will receive a notification
+            with no sound. Other apps coming soon. [Optional]
           reply_to_message_id:
             If the message is a reply, ID of the original message. [Optional]
           reply_markup:
diff --git a/tests/test_bot.py b/tests/test_bot.py
index d861df198..e47320c53 100644
--- a/tests/test_bot.py
+++ b/tests/test_bot.py
@@ -61,6 +61,17 @@ class BotTest(BaseTest, unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(message.text, u'Моё судно на воздушной подушке полно угрей')
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(message.date, datetime))
 
+    @flaky(3, 1)
+    @timeout(10)
+    def testSilentSendMessage(self):
+        message = self._bot.sendMessage(chat_id=self._chat_id,
+                                        text='Моё судно на воздушной подушке полно угрей',
+                                        disable_notification=True)
+
+        self.assertTrue(self.is_json(message.to_json()))
+        self.assertEqual(message.text, u'Моё судно на воздушной подушке полно угрей')
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(message.date, datetime))
+
     @flaky(3, 1)
     @timeout(10)
     def testGetUpdates(self):
@@ -93,6 +104,18 @@ class BotTest(BaseTest, unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(message.photo[0].file_size, 1451)
         self.assertEqual(message.caption, 'testSendPhoto')
 
+    @flaky(3, 1)
+    @timeout(10)
+    def testSilentSendPhoto(self):
+        message = self._bot.sendPhoto(photo=open('tests/data/telegram.png', 'rb'),
+                                      caption='testSendPhoto',
+                                      chat_id=self._chat_id,
+                                      disable_notification=True)
+
+        self.assertTrue(self.is_json(message.to_json()))
+        self.assertEqual(message.photo[0].file_size, 1451)
+        self.assertEqual(message.caption, 'testSendPhoto')
+
     @flaky(3, 1)
     @timeout(10)
     def testResendPhoto(self):