diff --git a/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/pubsub/ConfigureForm.java b/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/pubsub/ConfigureForm.java
index 3ff1cebd5..4f8f65f54 100644
--- a/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/pubsub/ConfigureForm.java
+++ b/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/pubsub/ConfigureForm.java
@@ -406,6 +406,30 @@ public class ConfigureForm extends Form {
         setAnswer(ConfigureNodeFields.notify_retract.getFieldName(), notify);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Determines the type of notifications which are sent.
+     *
+     * @return NotificationType for the node configuration
+     * @since 4.3
+     */
+    public NotificationType getNotificationType() {
+        String value = getFieldValue(ConfigureNodeFields.notification_type);
+        if (value == null)
+            return null;
+        return NotificationType.valueOf(value);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the NotificationType for the node.
+     *
+     * @param notificationType The enum representing the possible options
+     * @since 4.3
+     */
+    public void setNotificationType(NotificationType notificationType) {
+        addField(ConfigureNodeFields.notification_type, FormField.Type.list_single);
+        setAnswer(ConfigureNodeFields.notification_type.getFieldName(), getListSingle(notificationType.toString()));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Determines whether items should be persisted in the node.
      * 
diff --git a/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/pubsub/ConfigureNodeFields.java b/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/pubsub/ConfigureNodeFields.java
index 6a3ce0be9..8e0573fc1 100644
--- a/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/pubsub/ConfigureNodeFields.java
+++ b/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/pubsub/ConfigureNodeFields.java
@@ -147,6 +147,13 @@ public enum ConfigureNodeFields {
      */
     notify_retract,
 
+    /**
+     * The type of notification that the nodes sends.
+     *
+     * <p><b>Value:  {@link NotificationType}</b></p>
+     */
+    notification_type,
+
     /**
      * Whether to persist items to storage.  This is required to have. multiple 
      * items in the node. 
@@ -205,7 +212,7 @@ public enum ConfigureNodeFields {
     title,
 
     /**
-     * The type of node data, ussually specified by the namespace 
+     * The type of node data, usually specified by the namespace
      * of the payload(if any);MAY be a list-single rather than a 
      * text single.
      * 
diff --git a/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/pubsub/NotificationType.java b/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/pubsub/NotificationType.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab311dd2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/pubsub/NotificationType.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/**
+ *
+ * Copyright the original author or authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.jivesoftware.smackx.pubsub;
+
+/**
+ * Specify the delivery style for event notifications.  Denotes possible values
+ * for {@link ConfigureForm#setNotificationType(NotificationType)}.
+ * 
+ * @author Timothy Pitt
+ */
+public enum NotificationType {
+    normal,
+    headline
+}
diff --git a/smack-extensions/src/test/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/pubsub/ConfigureFormTest.java b/smack-extensions/src/test/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/pubsub/ConfigureFormTest.java
index 852d164f5..a5875c9d8 100644
--- a/smack-extensions/src/test/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/pubsub/ConfigureFormTest.java
+++ b/smack-extensions/src/test/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/pubsub/ConfigureFormTest.java
@@ -97,4 +97,14 @@ public class ConfigureFormTest extends InitExtensions {
 
         node.getNodeConfiguration();
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void checkNotificationType() {
+        ConfigureForm form = new ConfigureForm(DataForm.Type.submit);
+        form.setNotificationType(NotificationType.normal);
+        assertEquals(NotificationType.normal, form.getNotificationType());
+        form.setNotificationType(NotificationType.headline);
+        assertEquals(NotificationType.headline, form.getNotificationType());
+    }
+
 }