diff --git a/server/Server.js b/server/Server.js
index 9c925459..5500a14b 100644
--- a/server/Server.js
+++ b/server/Server.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ const ApiRouter = require('./routers/ApiRouter')
 const HlsRouter = require('./routers/HlsRouter')
 const StaticRouter = require('./routers/StaticRouter')
 
+const NotificationManager = require('./managers/NotificationManager')
 const CoverManager = require('./managers/CoverManager')
 const AbMergeManager = require('./managers/AbMergeManager')
 const CacheManager = require('./managers/CacheManager')
@@ -64,13 +65,14 @@ class Server {
     this.auth = new Auth(this.db)
 
     // Managers
+    this.notificationManager = new NotificationManager(this.db)
     this.backupManager = new BackupManager(this.db, this.emitter.bind(this))
     this.logManager = new LogManager(this.db)
     this.cacheManager = new CacheManager()
     this.abMergeManager = new AbMergeManager(this.db, this.clientEmitter.bind(this))
     this.playbackSessionManager = new PlaybackSessionManager(this.db, this.emitter.bind(this), this.clientEmitter.bind(this))
     this.coverManager = new CoverManager(this.db, this.cacheManager)
-    this.podcastManager = new PodcastManager(this.db, this.watcher, this.emitter.bind(this))
+    this.podcastManager = new PodcastManager(this.db, this.watcher, this.emitter.bind(this), this.notificationManager)
     this.audioMetadataManager = new AudioMetadataMangaer(this.db, this.emitter.bind(this), this.clientEmitter.bind(this))
     this.rssFeedManager = new RssFeedManager(this.db, this.emitter.bind(this))
 
diff --git a/server/managers/NotificationManager.js b/server/managers/NotificationManager.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b71bfad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/managers/NotificationManager.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+const Logger = require("../Logger")
+
+class NotificationManager {
+  constructor() { }
+
+  onNewPodcastEpisode(libraryItem, episode) {
+    Logger.debug(`[NotificationManager] onNewPodcastEpisode: Episode "${episode.title}" for podcast ${libraryItem.media.metadata.title}`)
+  }
+}
+module.exports = NotificationManager
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diff --git a/server/managers/PodcastManager.js b/server/managers/PodcastManager.js
index f9c1b819..73f35f19 100644
--- a/server/managers/PodcastManager.js
+++ b/server/managers/PodcastManager.js
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ const PodcastEpisode = require('../objects/entities/PodcastEpisode')
 const AudioFile = require('../objects/files/AudioFile')
 
 class PodcastManager {
-  constructor(db, watcher, emitter) {
+  constructor(db, watcher, emitter, notificationManager) {
     this.db = db
     this.watcher = watcher
     this.emitter = emitter
+    this.notificationManager = notificationManager
 
     this.downloadQueue = []
     this.currentDownload = null
@@ -122,8 +123,8 @@ class PodcastManager {
     }
     libraryItem.libraryFiles.push(libraryFile)
 
-    // Check setting maxEpisodesToKeep and remove episode if necessary
-    if (this.currentDownload.isAutoDownload) { // only applies for auto-downloaded episodes
+    if (this.currentDownload.isAutoDownload) {
+      // Check setting maxEpisodesToKeep and remove episode if necessary
       if (libraryItem.media.maxEpisodesToKeep && libraryItem.media.episodesWithPubDate.length > libraryItem.media.maxEpisodesToKeep) {
         Logger.info(`[PodcastManager] # of episodes (${libraryItem.media.episodesWithPubDate.length}) exceeds max episodes to keep (${libraryItem.media.maxEpisodesToKeep})`)
         await this.removeOldestEpisode(libraryItem, podcastEpisode.id)
@@ -133,6 +134,11 @@ class PodcastManager {
     libraryItem.updatedAt = Date.now()
     await this.db.updateLibraryItem(libraryItem)
     this.emitter('item_updated', libraryItem.toJSONExpanded())
+
+    if (this.currentDownload.isAutoDownload) { // Notifications only for auto downloaded episodes
+      this.notificationManager.onNewPodcastEpisode(libraryItem, podcastEpisode)
+    }
+
     return true
   }
 
diff --git a/server/objects/Notification.js b/server/objects/Notification.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..754e1997
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/objects/Notification.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+class Notification {
+  constructor(notification = null) {
+    this.id = null
+    this.eventName = ''
+    this.urls = []
+    this.titleTemplate = ''
+    this.bodyTemplate = ''
+    this.enabled = false
+
+    this.createdAt = null
+
+    if (notification) {
+      this.construct(notification)
+    }
+  }
+
+  construct(notification) {
+    this.id = notification.id
+    this.eventName = notification.eventName
+    this.urls = notification.urls || []
+    this.titleTemplate = notification.titleTemplate || ''
+    this.bodyTemplate = notification.bodyTemplate || ''
+    this.enabled = !!notification.enabled
+    this.createdAt = notification.createdAt
+  }
+
+  toJSON() {
+    return {
+      id: this.id,
+      eventName: this.eventName,
+      urls: this.urls,
+      titleTemplate: this.titleTemplate,
+      bodyTemplate: this.bodyTemplate,
+      enabled: this.enabled,
+      createdAt: this.createdAt
+    }
+  }
+}
+module.exports = Notification
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