diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index af8440c..a1a4a48 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -290,3 +290,5 @@ en:
               description: "You can find the channel name in the Chat Integration settings"
             provider:
               label: Provider
+            trigger_with_pms:
+              label: Trigger with PMs
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugin.rb b/plugin.rb
index 0f76787..14bf610 100644
--- a/plugin.rb
+++ b/plugin.rb
@@ -97,13 +97,16 @@ after_initialize do
             },
             required: true
       field :channel_name, component: :text, required: true
+      field :trigger_with_pms, component: :boolean
 
       version 1
 
       triggerables %i[topic_tags_changed]
 
       script do |context, fields, automation|
-        next if context["topic"].private_message?
+        if context["topic"].private_message?
+          next unless fields.dig("trigger_with_pms", "value")
+        end
 
         # DiscourseTagging.tag_topic_by_names runs on topic creation and on tags change
         # we only want to send a message when tags change
diff --git a/spec/integration/automation_spec.rb b/spec/integration/automation_spec.rb
index 788a8be..5a341c6 100644
--- a/spec/integration/automation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/automation_spec.rb
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ RSpec.describe "Triggering notifications" do
       expect(validated_provider.sent_messages.length).to eq(0)
     end
 
-    it "should not trigger notifications for PMs" do
+    it "should not trigger notifications for PMs by default" do
       automation.upsert_field!(
         "watching_categories",
         "categories",
@@ -95,15 +95,25 @@ RSpec.describe "Triggering notifications" do
         target: "trigger",
       )
 
-      topic =
-        TopicCreator.create(
-          admin,
-          Guardian.new(admin),
-          valid_attrs.merge(archetype: Archetype.private_message, target_usernames: admin.username),
-        )
+      pm = Fabricate(:private_message_topic)
+      DiscourseTagging.tag_topic_by_names(pm, Guardian.new(admin), [tag.name])
 
-      DiscourseTagging.tag_topic_by_names(topic, Guardian.new(admin), [tag.name])
       expect(validated_provider.sent_messages.length).to eq(0)
     end
+
+    it "should trigger notifications for PMs when trigger_with_pms is set" do
+      automation.upsert_field!(
+        "watching_categories",
+        "categories",
+        { "value" => [nil] },
+        target: "trigger",
+      )
+      automation.upsert_field!("trigger_with_pms", "boolean", { "value" => true }, target: "script")
+
+      pm = Fabricate(:private_message_topic)
+      DiscourseTagging.tag_topic_by_names(pm, Guardian.new(admin), [tag.name])
+
+      expect(validated_provider.sent_messages.length).to eq(1)
+    end
   end
 end