diff --git a/src/IDF/Form/Upload.php b/src/IDF/Form/Upload.php
index 91807fd..917a2f7 100644
--- a/src/IDF/Form/Upload.php
+++ b/src/IDF/Form/Upload.php
@@ -159,6 +159,22 @@ class IDF_Form_Upload extends Pluf_Form
         foreach ($tags as $tag) {
             $upload->setAssoc($tag);
         }
+        // Send the notification
+        if ('' != $this->project->getConf()->getVal('downloads_notification_email', '')) {
+            $context = new Pluf_Template_Context(
+                      array('file' => $upload,
+                            'urlfile' => $upload->getAbsoluteUrl($this->project),
+                            'project' => $this->project,
+                            'tags' => $upload->get_tags_list(),
+                            ));
+            $tmpl = new Pluf_Template('idf/downloads/download-created-email.txt');
+            $text_email = $tmpl->render($context);
+            $email = new Pluf_Mail(Pluf::f('from_email'), $this->project->getConf()->getVal('downloads_notification_email'),
+                                   sprintf(__('New download - %s (%s)'),
+                                           $upload->summary, $this->project->shortname));
+            $email->addTextMessage($text_email);
+            $email->sendMail();
+        }
         return $upload;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/IDF/templates/idf/downloads/download-created-email.txt b/src/IDF/templates/idf/downloads/download-created-email.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0022a39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/IDF/templates/idf/downloads/download-created-email.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{trans 'Hello,'}
+
+{blocktrans}A new file is available for download:{/blocktrans}
+
+{$file.summary|safe}
+{$file} - {$file.filesize|ssize}
+{trans 'Project:'} {$project.name|safe}
+{trans 'Submitted by:'} {$file.get_submitter|safe}
+{if $tags.count()}{trans 'Labels:'}
+{foreach $tags as $tag} {$tag.class|safe}:{$tag.name|safe}
+{/foreach}{/if}
+{trans 'Download:'} {$urlfile}