diff --git a/kcontrol/hwmanager/hwdevicetray.cpp b/kcontrol/hwmanager/hwdevicetray.cpp
index 1a9ec1658..1980f90d1 100644
--- a/kcontrol/hwmanager/hwdevicetray.cpp
+++ b/kcontrol/hwmanager/hwdevicetray.cpp
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ void HwDeviceSystemTray::contextMenuAboutToShow(TDEPopupMenu* menu) {
 
 	menu->insertTitle(SmallIcon("configure"), i18n("Global Configuration"));
 
-	TDEAction *actHardwareConfig = new TDEAction(i18n("Configure Devices..."), SmallIconSet("kcmpci"), TDEShortcut(), TQT_TQOBJECT(this), TQT_SLOT(slotHardwareConfig()), actionCollection());
+	TDEAction *actHardwareConfig = new TDEAction(i18n("Show Device Manager..."), SmallIconSet("kcmpci"), TDEShortcut(), TQT_TQOBJECT(this), TQT_SLOT(slotHardwareConfig()), actionCollection());
 	actHardwareConfig->plug(menu);
 
 	TDEAction *actShortcutKeys = new TDEAction(i18n("Configure Shortcut Keys..."), SmallIconSet("configure"), TDEShortcut(), TQT_TQOBJECT(this), TQT_SLOT(slotEditShortcutKeys()), actionCollection());
@@ -637,17 +637,25 @@ void HwDeviceSystemTray::slotEditShortcutKeys() {
 
 void HwDeviceSystemTray::deviceAdded(TDEGenericDevice* device) {
 #ifdef __TDE_HAVE_TDEHWLIB
-	if (device->type() == TDEGenericDeviceType::Disk) {
-		TDEStorageDevice* sdevice = static_cast<TDEStorageDevice*>(device);
-		if (isMonitoredDevice(sdevice)) {
-			TQString uuid = sdevice->diskUUID();
-			if (uuid == "") {
-				uuid = sdevice->systemPath();
+	TDEConfig config("mediamanagerrc");
+	config.setGroup("Global");
+	if (config.readBoolEntry("DeviceMonitorPopupsEnabled", true))
+	{
+		if (device->type() == TDEGenericDeviceType::Disk)
+		{
+			TDEStorageDevice* sdevice = static_cast<TDEStorageDevice*>(device);
+			if (isMonitoredDevice(sdevice))
+			{
+				TQString uuid = sdevice->diskUUID();
+				if (uuid == "")
+				{
+					uuid = sdevice->systemPath();
+				}
+				m_hardwareNotifierContainer->displayMessage(
+					i18n("A disk device has been added!"),
+					i18n("%1 (%2)").arg(sdevice->friendlyName(), sdevice->deviceNode()), SmallIcon("drive-harddisk-unmounted"),
+					0, 0, "ADD: " + uuid);
 			}
-			m_hardwareNotifierContainer->displayMessage(
-				i18n("A disk device has been added!"),
-				i18n("%1 (%2)").arg(sdevice->friendlyName(), sdevice->deviceNode()), SmallIcon("drive-harddisk-unmounted"),
-				0, 0, "ADD: " + uuid);
 		}
 	}
 #endif
@@ -655,17 +663,25 @@ void HwDeviceSystemTray::deviceAdded(TDEGenericDevice* device) {
 
 void HwDeviceSystemTray::deviceRemoved(TDEGenericDevice* device) {
 #ifdef __TDE_HAVE_TDEHWLIB
-	if (device->type() == TDEGenericDeviceType::Disk) {
-		TDEStorageDevice* sdevice = static_cast<TDEStorageDevice*>(device);
-		if (isMonitoredDevice(sdevice)) {
-			TQString uuid = sdevice->diskUUID();
-			if (uuid == "") {
-				uuid = sdevice->systemPath();
+	TDEConfig config("mediamanagerrc");
+	config.setGroup("Global");
+	if (config.readBoolEntry("DeviceMonitorPopupsEnabled", true))
+	{
+		if (device->type() == TDEGenericDeviceType::Disk)
+		{
+			TDEStorageDevice* sdevice = static_cast<TDEStorageDevice*>(device);
+			if (isMonitoredDevice(sdevice))
+			{
+				TQString uuid = sdevice->diskUUID();
+				if (uuid == "")
+				{
+					uuid = sdevice->systemPath();
+				}
+				m_hardwareNotifierContainer->displayMessage(
+					i18n("A disk device has been removed!"),
+					i18n("%1 (%2)").arg(sdevice->friendlyName(), sdevice->deviceNode()), SmallIcon("drive-harddisk-unmounted"),
+					0, 0, "REMOVE: " + uuid);
 			}
-			m_hardwareNotifierContainer->displayMessage(
-				i18n("A disk device has been removed!"),
-				i18n("%1 (%2)").arg(sdevice->friendlyName(), sdevice->deviceNode()), SmallIcon("drive-harddisk-unmounted"),
-				0, 0, "REMOVE: " + uuid);
 		}
 	}
 #endif
@@ -673,17 +689,25 @@ void HwDeviceSystemTray::deviceRemoved(TDEGenericDevice* device) {
 
 void HwDeviceSystemTray::deviceChanged(TDEGenericDevice* device) {
 #ifdef __TDE_HAVE_TDEHWLIB
-	if (device->type() == TDEGenericDeviceType::Disk) {
-		TDEStorageDevice* sdevice = static_cast<TDEStorageDevice*>(device);
-		if (isMonitoredDevice(sdevice)) {
-			TQString uuid = sdevice->diskUUID();
-			if (uuid == "") {
-				uuid = sdevice->systemPath();
+	TDEConfig config("mediamanagerrc");
+	config.setGroup("Global");
+	if (config.readBoolEntry("DeviceMonitorPopupsEnabled", true))
+	{
+		if (device->type() == TDEGenericDeviceType::Disk)
+		{
+			TDEStorageDevice* sdevice = static_cast<TDEStorageDevice*>(device);
+			if (isMonitoredDevice(sdevice))
+			{
+				TQString uuid = sdevice->diskUUID();
+				if (uuid == "")
+				{
+					uuid = sdevice->systemPath();
+				}
+				m_hardwareNotifierContainer->displayMessage(
+					i18n("A disk device has been changed!"),
+					i18n("%1 (%2)").arg(sdevice->friendlyName(), sdevice->deviceNode()), SmallIcon("drive-harddisk-unmounted"),
+					0, 0, "CHANGE: " + uuid);
 			}
-			m_hardwareNotifierContainer->displayMessage(
-				i18n("A disk device has been changed!"),
-				i18n("%1 (%2)").arg(sdevice->friendlyName(), sdevice->deviceNode()), SmallIcon("drive-harddisk-unmounted"),
-				0, 0, "CHANGE: " + uuid);
 		}
 	}
 #endif
diff --git a/tdeioslave/media/libmediacommon/mediamanagersettings.kcfg b/tdeioslave/media/libmediacommon/mediamanagersettings.kcfg
index 32725c1bb..35af31484 100644
--- a/tdeioslave/media/libmediacommon/mediamanagersettings.kcfg
+++ b/tdeioslave/media/libmediacommon/mediamanagersettings.kcfg
@@ -25,8 +25,13 @@
       <default>true</default>
     </entry>
     <entry name="NotificationPopupsEnabled" type="Bool">
-      <label>Enable notification popups</label>
-      <whatsthis>Deselect this if you do not want action request popups to be generated when devices are plugged in.</whatsthis>
+      <label>Enable notification dialogs popups</label>
+      <whatsthis>Deselect this if you do not want action request dialog popups to be generated when devices are plugged in.</whatsthis>
+      <default>true</default>
+    </entry>
+    <entry name="DeviceMonitorPopupsEnabled" type="Bool">
+      <label>Enable device monitor notification popups</label>
+      <whatsthis>Deselect this if you do not want device monitoring popups to be generated when devices are added, modified or removed.</whatsthis>
       <default>true</default>
     </entry>
   </group>
diff --git a/tdeioslave/media/tdecmodule/managermoduleview.ui b/tdeioslave/media/tdecmodule/managermoduleview.ui
index 535adffa9..6b477317b 100644
--- a/tdeioslave/media/tdecmodule/managermoduleview.ui
+++ b/tdeioslave/media/tdecmodule/managermoduleview.ui
@@ -63,6 +63,17 @@
                 <string>Deselect this if you do not want action request dialog popups to be generated when devices are plugged in.</string>
             </property>
         </widget>
+        <widget class="TQCheckBox">
+            <property name="name">
+                <cstring>kcfg_DeviceMonitorPopupsEnabled</cstring>
+            </property>
+            <property name="text">
+                <string>Enable device monitor notification popups</string>
+            </property>
+            <property name="whatsThis" stdset="0">
+                <string>Deselect this if you do not want device monitoring popups to be generated when devices are added, modified or removed.</string>
+            </property>
+        </widget>
         <widget class="TQGroupBox">
             <property name="name">
                 <cstring>groupbox_mount</cstring>
@@ -350,6 +361,7 @@ Display the short name as is; store a long name when the short name is not all u
     <tabstop>kcfg_CdPollingEnabled</tabstop>
     <tabstop>kcfg_AutostartEnabled</tabstop>
     <tabstop>kcfg_NotificationPopupsEnabled</tabstop>
+    <tabstop>kcfg_DeviceMonitorPopupsEnabled</tabstop>
     <tabstop>option_automount</tabstop>
     <tabstop>option_ro</tabstop>
     <tabstop>option_quiet</tabstop>