diff --git a/src/IDF/Commit.php b/src/IDF/Commit.php
index 98e1137..6587148 100644
--- a/src/IDF/Commit.php
+++ b/src/IDF/Commit.php
@@ -154,6 +154,25 @@ class IDF_Commit extends Pluf_Model
         $commit->origauthor = $change->author;
         $commit->creation_dtime = $change->date;
         $commit->create();
+        // We notify the creation of the commit
+        if ('' != $project->getConf()->getVal('source_notification_email', '')) {
+            $context = new Pluf_Template_Context(
+                       array(
+                             'c' => $commit,
+                             'project' => $project,
+                             'url_base' => Pluf::f('url_base'),
+                             )
+                                                     );
+            $tmpl = new Pluf_Template('idf/source/commit-created-email.txt');
+            $text_email = $tmpl->render($context);
+            $email = new Pluf_Mail(Pluf::f('from_email'), 
+                       $project->getConf()->getVal('source_notification_email'),
+                       sprintf(__('New Commit %s - %s (%s)'),
+                               $commit->scm_id, $commit->summary, $project->shortname));
+            $email->addTextMessage($text_email);
+            $email->sendMail();
+        }
+        
         return $commit;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/IDF/templates/idf/source/commit-created-email.txt b/src/IDF/templates/idf/source/commit-created-email.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1734922
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/IDF/templates/idf/source/commit-created-email.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{trans 'Hello,'}
+
+{blocktrans}A new commit has been created:{/blocktrans}
+
+{$c.summary|safe}
+{trans 'Commit:'} {$c.scm_id|safe}
+{trans 'Project:'} {$project.name|safe}
+{trans 'Created by:'} {$c.get_author|safe}
+{trans 'Created at:'} {$c.creation_dtime|date:"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"}
+{if $c.fullmessage}
+{trans 'Content:'}
+
+{$c.fullmessage}
+{/if}
+--
+{trans 'Commit details:'} {$url_base}{url 'IDF_Views_Source::commit', array($project.shortname, $c.scm_id)}