diff --git a/docs/meli.conf.5 b/docs/meli.conf.5
index 81383d46..cd9dafe9 100644
--- a/docs/meli.conf.5
+++ b/docs/meli.conf.5
@@ -990,8 +990,14 @@ Enable notifications.
 .Pq Em optional
 Script to pass notifications to, with title as 1st arg and body as 2nd
 .\" default value
-.Pq Em none Ns
-\&.
+.Pq Em none
+.It Ic new_mail_script Ar String
+.Pq Em optional
+A command to pipe new mail notifications through (preferred over
+.Ic script Ns
+), with title as 1st arg and body as 2nd.
+.\" default value
+.Pq Em none
 .It Ic xbiff_file_path Ar String
 .Pq Em optional
 File that gets its size updated when new mail arrives.
diff --git a/src/components/notifications.rs b/src/components/notifications.rs
index a28d99c9..cbc5fb89 100644
--- a/src/components/notifications.rs
+++ b/src/components/notifications.rs
@@ -200,7 +200,14 @@ impl Component for NotificationCommand {
                     }
                 }
 
-                if let Some(ref bin) = context.settings.notifications.script {
+                let mut script = context.settings.notifications.script.as_ref();
+                if *kind == Some(NotificationType::NewMail)
+                    && context.settings.notifications.new_mail_script.is_some()
+                {
+                    script = context.settings.notifications.new_mail_script.as_ref();
+                }
+
+                if let Some(ref bin) = script {
                     match Command::new(bin)
                         .arg(&kind.map(|k| k.to_string()).unwrap_or_default())
                         .arg(title.as_ref().map(String::as_str).unwrap_or("meli"))
diff --git a/src/conf/notifications.rs b/src/conf/notifications.rs
index 6502662a..d4c0bb3b 100644
--- a/src/conf/notifications.rs
+++ b/src/conf/notifications.rs
@@ -31,17 +31,26 @@ pub struct NotificationsSettings {
     /// Default: True
     #[serde(default = "true_val")]
     pub enable: bool,
-    /// A command to pipe notifications through
+
+    /// A command to pipe notifications through.
     /// Default: None
     #[serde(default = "none")]
     pub script: Option<String>,
+
+    /// A command to pipe new mail notifications through (preferred over `script`).
+    /// Default: None
+    #[serde(default = "none")]
+    pub new_mail_script: Option<String>,
+
     /// A file location which has its size changed when new mail arrives (max 128 bytes). Can be
-    /// used to trigger new mail notifications eg with `xbiff(1)`
+    /// used to trigger new mail notifications eg with `xbiff(1)`.
     /// Default: None
     #[serde(default = "none", alias = "xbiff-file-path")]
     pub xbiff_file_path: Option<String>,
+
     #[serde(default = "internal_value_false", alias = "play-sound")]
     pub play_sound: ToggleFlag,
+
     #[serde(default = "none", alias = "sound-file")]
     pub sound_file: Option<String>,
 }
@@ -51,6 +60,7 @@ impl Default for NotificationsSettings {
         Self {
             enable: true,
             script: None,
+            new_mail_script: None,
             xbiff_file_path: None,
             play_sound: ToggleFlag::InternalVal(false),
             sound_file: None,
@@ -65,6 +75,7 @@ impl DotAddressable for NotificationsSettings {
                 match *field {
                     "enable" => self.enable.lookup(field, tail),
                     "script" => self.script.lookup(field, tail),
+                    "new_mail_script" => self.new_mail_script.lookup(field, tail),
                     "xbiff_file_path" => self.xbiff_file_path.lookup(field, tail),
                     "play_sound" => self.play_sound.lookup(field, tail),
                     "sound_file" => self.sound_file.lookup(field, tail),
diff --git a/src/conf/overrides.rs b/src/conf/overrides.rs
index 344c2e0b..22e2bf64 100644
--- a/src/conf/overrides.rs
+++ b/src/conf/overrides.rs
@@ -214,12 +214,16 @@ pub struct NotificationsSettingsOverride {
     #[doc = " Default: True"]
     #[serde(default)]
     pub enable: Option<bool>,
-    #[doc = " A command to pipe notifications through"]
+    #[doc = " A command to pipe notifications through."]
     #[doc = " Default: None"]
     #[serde(default)]
     pub script: Option<Option<String>>,
+    #[doc = " A command to pipe new mail notifications through (preferred over `script`)."]
+    #[doc = " Default: None"]
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub new_mail_script: Option<Option<String>>,
     #[doc = " A file location which has its size changed when new mail arrives (max 128 bytes). Can be"]
-    #[doc = " used to trigger new mail notifications eg with `xbiff(1)`"]
+    #[doc = " used to trigger new mail notifications eg with `xbiff(1)`."]
     #[doc = " Default: None"]
     #[serde(alias = "xbiff-file-path")]
     #[serde(default)]
@@ -236,6 +240,7 @@ impl Default for NotificationsSettingsOverride {
         NotificationsSettingsOverride {
             enable: None,
             script: None,
+            new_mail_script: None,
             xbiff_file_path: None,
             play_sound: None,
             sound_file: None,