diff --git a/src/main/java/uk/ac/cam/cl/dtg/isaac/dos/content/Notification.java b/src/main/java/uk/ac/cam/cl/dtg/isaac/dos/content/Notification.java
index a665967400..a560b89b9a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/uk/ac/cam/cl/dtg/isaac/dos/content/Notification.java
+++ b/src/main/java/uk/ac/cam/cl/dtg/isaac/dos/content/Notification.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 public class Notification extends Content {
   private ExternalReference externalReference;
   private Instant expiry;
+  private Instant startDate;
 
   /**
    * Notification object constructor taking a string value for the notification content.
@@ -79,4 +80,25 @@ public Instant getExpiry() {
   public void setExpiry(final Instant expiry) {
     this.expiry = expiry;
   }
+
+
+  /**
+   * Gets the startDate.
+   *
+   * @return the startDate
+   */
+  public Instant getStartDate() {
+    return startDate;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the startDate.
+   *
+   * @param startDate the startDate to set
+   */
+  public void setStartDate(final Instant startDate) {
+    this.startDate = startDate;
+  }
 }
+
+
diff --git a/src/main/java/uk/ac/cam/cl/dtg/isaac/dto/content/NotificationDTO.java b/src/main/java/uk/ac/cam/cl/dtg/isaac/dto/content/NotificationDTO.java
index b4ca4838e5..244533b170 100644
--- a/src/main/java/uk/ac/cam/cl/dtg/isaac/dto/content/NotificationDTO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/uk/ac/cam/cl/dtg/isaac/dto/content/NotificationDTO.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 public class NotificationDTO extends ContentDTO {
   private ExternalReference externalReference;
   private Instant expiry;
+  private Instant startDate;
 
   /**
    * Notification object constructor taking a string value for the notification content.
@@ -79,4 +80,23 @@ public Instant getExpiry() {
   public void setExpiry(final Instant expiry) {
     this.expiry = expiry;
   }
+
+
+/**
+ * Gets the startDate.
+ *
+ * @return the startDate
+ */
+  public Instant getStartDate() {
+  return startDate;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sets the startDate.
+ *
+ * @param startDate the startDate to set
+ */
+  public void setStartDate(final Instant startDate) {
+  this.startDate = startDate;
+}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/uk/ac/cam/cl/dtg/segue/api/managers/NotificationPicker.java b/src/main/java/uk/ac/cam/cl/dtg/segue/api/managers/NotificationPicker.java
index 828d96e474..81f8db95c3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/uk/ac/cam/cl/dtg/segue/api/managers/NotificationPicker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/uk/ac/cam/cl/dtg/segue/api/managers/NotificationPicker.java
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ public NotificationPicker(final GitContentManager contentManager, @Named(CONTENT
 
   /**
    * getAvailableNotificationsForUser.
-   *
    * @param user to select notifications for.
    * @return the list of content to show to the user.
    * @throws ContentManagerException if something goes wrong looking up the content.
@@ -100,6 +99,11 @@ public List<ContentDTO> getAvailableNotificationsForUser(final RegisteredUserDTO
         continue;
       }
 
+      if (notification.getStartDate() != null && Instant.now().isBefore(notification.getStartDate())) {
+        // skip showing this notification yet
+        continue;
+      }
+
       String roleTag = user.getRole().name().toLowerCase();
       if (null == c.getTags() || !c.getTags().contains(roleTag)) {
         // Skip irrelevant notifications