diff --git a/app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/model/ApplicationProperties.java b/app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/model/ApplicationProperties.java
index 29e468020..f051bf622 100644
--- a/app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/model/ApplicationProperties.java
+++ b/app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/model/ApplicationProperties.java
@@ -336,8 +336,8 @@ public class ApplicationProperties {
                                 throw new UnsupportedProviderException(
                                         "Logout from the provider "
                                                 + registrationId
-                                                + " is not supported. "
-                                                + "Report it at https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/issues");
+                                                + " is not supported. Report it at"
+                                                + " https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/issues");
                     };
                 }
             }
@@ -537,10 +537,10 @@ public class ApplicationProperties {
         @Override
         public String toString() {
             return """
-                Driver {
-                  driverName='%s'
-                }
-                """
+            Driver {
+              driverName='%s'
+            }
+            """
                     .formatted(driverName);
         }
     }
@@ -646,6 +646,44 @@ public class ApplicationProperties {
         private List<Long> allowChannelIDs = new ArrayList<>();
         private long processingTimeoutSeconds = 180;
         private long pollingIntervalMillis = 2000;
+        private Feedback feedback = new Feedback();
+
+        @Data
+        public static class Feedback {
+            private General general = new General();
+            private Channel channel = new Channel();
+            private User user = new User();
+
+            @Data
+            public static class General {
+                private Boolean enabled = true; // set to 'true' to enable feedback messages
+            }
+
+            @Data
+            public static class Channel {
+                private Boolean noValidDocument =
+                        false; // set to 'true' to deny feedback messages in channels (to avoid
+                // spam)
+                private Boolean processingError =
+                        false; // set to 'true' to deny feedback messages in channels (to avoid
+                // spam)
+                private Boolean errorMessage =
+                        false; // set to 'true' to deny error feedback messages in channels (to
+                // avoid spam)
+            }
+
+            @Data
+            public static class User {
+                private Boolean noValidDocument =
+                        false; // set to 'true' to deny feedback messages to users (to avoid
+                // spam)
+                private Boolean processingError =
+                        false; // set to 'true' to deny feedback messages to users (to avoid
+                // spam)
+                private Boolean errorMessage =
+                        false; // set to 'true' to deny error feedback messages to users (to avoid
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     @Data
diff --git a/app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/service/telegram/TelegramPipelineBot.java b/app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/service/telegram/TelegramPipelineBot.java
index cb93226bf..f2ea1ea21 100644
--- a/app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/service/telegram/TelegramPipelineBot.java
+++ b/app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/service/telegram/TelegramPipelineBot.java
@@ -107,13 +107,17 @@ public class TelegramPipelineBot extends TelegramLongPollingBot {
         if (update.hasMessage() && update.getMessage().hasText()) {
             String message_text = update.getMessage().getText();
             long chat_id = update.getMessage().getChatId();
-            if (message_text.equals("/start")) {
+            if ("/start".equals(message_text)) {
                 sendMessage(
                         chat_id,
-                        "Welcome to the SPDF Telegram Bot!\n\n"
-                                + "To get started, please send me a PDF document that you would like to process."
-                                + " Make sure the document is in PDF format.\n\n"
-                                + "Once I receive your document, I'll begin processing it through the pipeline.");
+                        """
+                        Welcome to the SPDF Telegram Bot!
+
+                        To get started, please send me a PDF document that you would like to process.
+                        Make sure the document is in PDF format.
+
+                        Once I receive your document, I'll begin processing it through the pipeline.
+                        """);
                 return;
             }
         }
@@ -122,10 +126,11 @@ public class TelegramPipelineBot extends TelegramLongPollingBot {
             handleIncomingFile(message);
             return;
         }
-
-        sendMessage(
-                chat.getId(),
-                "No valid file found in the message. Please send a document to process.");
+        if (telegramProperties.getFeedback().getGeneral().getEnabled()) {
+            sendMessage(
+                    chat.getId(),
+                    "No valid file found in the message. Please send a document to process.");
+        }
     }
 
     // ---------------------------
@@ -237,7 +242,8 @@ public class TelegramPipelineBot extends TelegramLongPollingBot {
         if (!hasJsonConfig(chatId)) {
             sendMessage(
                     chatId,
-                    "No JSON configuration file found in the pipeline inbox folder. Please contact the administrator.");
+                    "No JSON configuration file found in the pipeline inbox folder. Please contact"
+                            + " the administrator.");
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/app/core/src/main/resources/settings.yml.template b/app/core/src/main/resources/settings.yml.template
index c7928c91a..f7c798241 100644
--- a/app/core/src/main/resources/settings.yml.template
+++ b/app/core/src/main/resources/settings.yml.template
@@ -124,6 +124,17 @@ telegram:
   allowChannelIDs: [] # List of allowed Telegram channel IDs (e.g. [-1001234567890, -1009876543210]). Leave empty to allow all channels.
   processingTimeoutSeconds: 180 # Maximum time in seconds to wait for processing a Telegram request
   pollingIntervalMillis: 2000 # Interval in milliseconds between polling for new messages
+  feedback:
+    general:
+        enabled: true # set to 'true' to enable feedback messages
+    channel:
+        noValidDocument: false # set to 'true' to deny feedback messages in channels (to avoid spam)
+        processingError: false # set to 'true' to deny feedback messages in channels (to avoid spam)
+        errorMessage: false # set to 'true' to deny error messages in channels (to avoid spam)
+    user:
+        noValidDocument: false # set to 'true' to deny feedback messages to users (to avoid spam)
+        processingError: false # set to 'true' to deny feedback messages to users (to avoid spam)
+        errorMessage: false # set to 'true' to deny error messages to users (to avoid spam)
 
 legal:
   termsAndConditions: https://www.stirling.com/legal/terms-of-service # URL to the terms and conditions of your application (e.g. https://example.com/terms). Empty string to disable or filename to load from local file in static folder