diff --git a/client/app/core/appliance-info.service.js b/client/app/core/appliance-info.service.js
index 7dd175fe0..3e6b1cd29 100644
--- a/client/app/core/appliance-info.service.js
+++ b/client/app/core/appliance-info.service.js
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ export function ApplianceInfo ($sessionStorage) {
       role: data.identity.role,
       suiVersion: gitHash.gitCommit,
       miqVersion: data.server_info.version + '.' + data.server_info.build,
-      server: data.server_info.appliance
+      server: data.server_info.appliance,
+      asyncNotify: data.settings.asynchronous_notifications || true
     }
     $sessionStorage.applianceInfo = applianceInfo
   }
diff --git a/client/app/core/appliance-info.service.spec.js b/client/app/core/appliance-info.service.spec.js
index f42601c81..96679432d 100644
--- a/client/app/core/appliance-info.service.spec.js
+++ b/client/app/core/appliance-info.service.spec.js
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ describe('Appliance Info Service', () => {
       'role': 'EvmRole-super_administrator',
       'miqVersion': 'master.20170510164252_9e5df30',
       'suiVersion': '',
-      'server': 'EVM'
+      'server': 'EVM',
+      'asyncNotify': 'true'
     }
     ApplianceInfo.set(applianceInfoData)
     const currentApplianceInfo = ApplianceInfo.get()
diff --git a/client/app/core/authorization.config.js b/client/app/core/authorization.config.js
index 0dac49017..6f80f8405 100644
--- a/client/app/core/authorization.config.js
+++ b/client/app/core/authorization.config.js
@@ -91,10 +91,6 @@ export function authInit ($rootScope, $state, $log, Session, $sessionStorage, La
     }
     syncSession()
     .then(rbacReloadOrLogin(toState, toParams))
-    .then(() => {
-      const cable = ActionCable.createConsumer('/ws/notifications')
-      cable.subscriptions.create('NotificationChannel', {})
-    })
     .catch(badUser)
   }
 
diff --git a/client/app/core/event-notifications.service.js b/client/app/core/event-notifications.service.js
index 527b76de9..d51c1a3df 100644
--- a/client/app/core/event-notifications.service.js
+++ b/client/app/core/event-notifications.service.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /** @ngInject */
-export function EventNotificationsFactory ($timeout, lodash, CollectionsApi, RBAC) {
+export function EventNotificationsFactory ($log, $timeout, lodash, CollectionsApi, RBAC, ApplianceInfo, ActionCable,
+                                           Session) {
   const state = {}
   const toastDelay = 8 * 1000
   const service = {
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ export function EventNotificationsFactory ($timeout, lodash, CollectionsApi, RBA
   }
 
   notificationsInit()
+  actionCableInit()
 
   return service
 
@@ -233,6 +235,26 @@ export function EventNotificationsFactory ($timeout, lodash, CollectionsApi, RBA
     }
   }
 
+  function actionCableInit () {
+    if (ApplianceInfo.get().asyncNotify) {
+      const cable = ActionCable.createConsumer('/ws/notifications')
+      cable.subscriptions.create('NotificationChannel', {
+        disconnected: () => {
+          const vm = this
+          Session.requestWsToken().then(null, () => {
+            $log.warn('Unable to retrieve a valid ws_token!')
+            // Disconnect permanently if the ws_token cannot be fetched
+            vm.consumer.connection.close({allowReconnect: false})
+          })
+        },
+        received: (data) => {
+          const msg = miqFormatNotification(data.text, data.bindings)
+          add(data.level, data.level === 'error' ? 'danger' : data.level, msg, {message: msg}, data.id)
+        }
+      })
+    }
+  }
+
   function removeToast (notification) {
     const index = state.toastNotifications.indexOf(notification)
     if (index > -1) {
diff --git a/client/app/states/login/login.state.js b/client/app/states/login/login.state.js
index b3a9075ba..6aa0cd54f 100644
--- a/client/app/states/login/login.state.js
+++ b/client/app/states/login/login.state.js
@@ -74,10 +74,6 @@ function StateController ($window, $state, Text, RBAC, API_LOGIN, API_PASSWORD,
         Session.destroy()
       }
     })
-    .then(() => {
-      const cable = ActionCable.createConsumer('/ws/notifications')
-      cable.subscriptions.create('NotificationChannel', {})
-    })
     .catch((response) => {
       if (response.status === 401) {
         vm.credentials.login = ''