diff --git a/glist/glist.go b/glist/glist.go
index 0d649dd..6464693 100644
--- a/glist/glist.go
+++ b/glist/glist.go
@@ -109,16 +109,24 @@ func (g *GList) ClearChecked() {
 	persistReqC <- g
 }
 
+type SendMethod string
+
+var (
+	NEWLIST  SendMethod = "sendMessage"
+	EDITLIST SendMethod = "editMessageText"
+)
+
 type button struct {
 	Text         string `json:"text"`
 	CallbackData string `json:"callback_data"`
 }
 
 type newListReq struct {
-	ChatID      int    `json:"chat_id"`
-	MessageID   *int   `json:"message_id,omitempty"`
-	Text        string `json:"text"`
-	ReplyMarkup struct {
+	ChatID              int    `json:"chat_id"`
+	MessageID           *int   `json:"message_id,omitempty"`
+	Text                string `json:"text"`
+	DisableNotification *bool  `json:"disable_notification,omitempty"`
+	ReplyMarkup         struct {
 		InlineKeyboard [][]button `json:"inline_keyboard"`
 	} `json:"reply_markup"`
 }
@@ -147,8 +155,12 @@ func makeButtons(items []Entry) [][]button {
 	return buttons
 }
 
-func (g *GList) GenSendListReq() ([]byte, error) {
+func (g *GList) GenSendListReq(method SendMethod) ([]byte, error) {
 	req := newListReq{ChatID: g.ChatID, MessageID: g.MessageID, Text: "List:"}
+	if method == NEWLIST {
+		disableNotification := true
+		req.DisableNotification = &disableNotification
+	}
 	itemButtons := makeButtons(g.Items)
 	controlButtons := []button{{"clear checked", "clear"}}
 	req.ReplyMarkup.InlineKeyboard = append(itemButtons, controlButtons)
diff --git a/glist/glist_test.go b/glist/glist_test.go
index 0560596..6ba2a64 100644
--- a/glist/glist_test.go
+++ b/glist/glist_test.go
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ import (
 
 func TestGList(t *testing.T) {
 	g := NewGList(4342, "foo")
-	data, err := g.GenSendListReq()
+	data, err := g.GenSendListReq(NEWLIST)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	expected := `{"chat_id":4342,"text":"List:","reply_markup":{"inline_keyboard":[[{"text":"foo","callback_data":"foo"}],[{"text":"clear checked","callback_data":"clear"}]]}}`
+	expected := `{"chat_id":4342,"text":"List:","disable_notification":true,"reply_markup":{"inline_keyboard":[[{"text":"foo","callback_data":"foo"}],[{"text":"clear checked","callback_data":"clear"}]]}}`
 	if expected != string(data) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected: %s\n got:%s\n", expected, string(data))
 	}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index f7e0665..31b8c3c 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func handleTextAdded(gl *glist.GList, text string) {
 		gl.Mutex.Lock()
 		defer gl.Mutex.Unlock()
 		if count == gl.AllMsgCounter {
-			resp := sendList(gl, "sendMessage")
+			resp := sendList(gl, glist.NEWLIST)
 			if resp == nil {
 				return
 			}
@@ -219,13 +219,13 @@ func handleButtonClick(gl *glist.GList, messageID int, text string) {
 		deleteMessage(gl.ChatID, messageID)
 		gl.MessageID = nil
 	} else {
-		sendList(gl, "editMessageText")
+		sendList(gl, glist.EDITLIST)
 	}
 }
 
-func sendList(gl *glist.GList, method string) []byte {
+func sendList(gl *glist.GList, method glist.SendMethod) []byte {
 	url := fmt.Sprintf("https://api.telegram.org/bot%s/%s", apiToken, method)
-	sendMsgReq, err := gl.GenSendListReq()
+	sendMsgReq, err := gl.GenSendListReq(method)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Println(err)
 		return nil