diff --git a/ironic/common/rpc.py b/ironic/common/rpc.py
index 212bec699c..7c02be69b0 100644
--- a/ironic/common/rpc.py
+++ b/ironic/common/rpc.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from ironic.common import exception
 
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 TRANSPORT = None
+NOTIFICATION_TRANSPORT = None
 NOTIFIER = None
 
 ALLOWED_EXMODS = [
@@ -47,16 +48,23 @@ def init(conf):
     TRANSPORT = messaging.get_transport(conf,
                                         allowed_remote_exmods=exmods,
                                         aliases=TRANSPORT_ALIASES)
+    NOTIFICATION_TRANSPORT = messaging.get_notification_transport(
+        conf,
+        allowed_remote_exmods=exmods,
+        aliases=TRANSPORT_ALIASES)
     serializer = RequestContextSerializer(messaging.JsonPayloadSerializer())
-    NOTIFIER = messaging.Notifier(TRANSPORT, serializer=serializer)
+    NOTIFIER = messaging.Notifier(NOTIFICATION_TRANSPORT,
+                                  serializer=serializer)
 
 
 def cleanup():
-    global TRANSPORT, NOTIFIER
+    global TRANSPORT, NOTIFICATION_TRANSPORT, NOTIFIER
     assert TRANSPORT is not None
+    assert NOTIFICATION_TRANSPORT is not None
     assert NOTIFIER is not None
     TRANSPORT.cleanup()
-    TRANSPORT = NOTIFIER = None
+    NOTIFICATION_TRANSPORT.cleanup()
+    TRANSPORT = NOTIFICATION_TRANSPORT = NOTIFIER = None
 
 
 def set_defaults(control_exchange):
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/configure-notifications-72824356e7d8832a.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/configure-notifications-72824356e7d8832a.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c3ba116469
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/configure-notifications-72824356e7d8832a.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+features:
+  - It is now possible to configure the notifications tu use a different
+    transport URL than the RPCs. These could potentially be completely
+    different message broker hosts (though they don't need to be). If the
+    notification-specific configuration is not provided, the notifier will use
+    the same transport as the RPCs.
+