diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index e497ed4..e27e3c6 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -307,6 +307,8 @@ galera_notify_smtp_password: ""
 galera_notify_smtp_port: 25
 # Set to True if you need SMTP over SSL
 galera_notify_smtp_ssl: False
+# Set to True if you need SMTP over STARTTLS
+galera_notify_smtp_starttls: False
 
 # Defines if cacti monitoring should be enabled for mysql - If used. May remove later.
 galera_enable_cacti_monitoring: false
diff --git a/templates/etc/mysql/galeranotify.py.j2 b/templates/etc/mysql/galeranotify.py.j2
index 3894af3..02886bd 100644
--- a/templates/etc/mysql/galeranotify.py.j2
+++ b/templates/etc/mysql/galeranotify.py.j2
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ SMTP_PORT = {{ galera_notify_smtp_port }}
 # Set to True if you need SMTP over SSL
 SMTP_SSL = {{ galera_notify_smtp_ssl }}
 
+# Set to True if you need SMTP over TLS
+SMTP_STARTTLS = {{ galera_notify_smtp_starttls }}
+
 # Set to True if you need to authenticate to your SMTP server
 SMTP_AUTH = {{ galera_notify_smtp_auth }}
 # Fill in authorization information here if True above
@@ -90,7 +93,7 @@ def main(argv):
                 message_obj.set_index(arg)
         try:
             send_notification(MAIL_FROM, MAIL_TO, 'Galera Notification: ' + THIS_SERVER, DATE,
-                              str(message_obj), SMTP_SERVER, SMTP_PORT, SMTP_SSL, SMTP_AUTH,
+                              str(message_obj), SMTP_SERVER, SMTP_PORT, SMTP_SSL, SMTP_STARTTLS, SMTP_AUTH,
                               SMTP_USERNAME, SMTP_PASSWORD)
         except Exception, e:
             print "Unable to send notification: %s" % e
@@ -102,7 +105,7 @@ def main(argv):
     sys.exit(0)
 
 def send_notification(from_email, to_email, subject, date, message, smtp_server,
-                      smtp_port, use_ssl, use_auth, smtp_user, smtp_pass):
+                      smtp_port, use_ssl, use_starttls, use_auth, smtp_user, smtp_pass):
     msg = MIMEText(message)
 
     msg['From'] = from_email
@@ -116,6 +119,9 @@ def send_notification(from_email, to_email, subject, date, message, smtp_server,
     else:
         mailer = smtplib.SMTP(smtp_server, smtp_port)
 
+    if(use_starttls):
+        mailer.starttls()
+
     if(use_auth):
         mailer.login(smtp_user, smtp_pass)