diff --git a/services/notifications/pkg/command/server.go b/services/notifications/pkg/command/server.go
index cfdd7a57a1..f409ce8ce2 100644
--- a/services/notifications/pkg/command/server.go
+++ b/services/notifications/pkg/command/server.go
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ func Server(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
 		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
 			logger := logging.Configure(cfg.Service.Name, cfg.Log)
 
+			err := grpc.Configure(grpc.GetClientOptions(&cfg.GRPCClientTLS)...)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
 			gr := run.Group{}
 
 			ctx, cancel := func() (context.Context, context.CancelFunc) {
diff --git a/services/notifications/pkg/config/config.go b/services/notifications/pkg/config/config.go
index 9c0a319818..83491eeebb 100644
--- a/services/notifications/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/services/notifications/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ type Config struct {
 
 	WebUIURL string `yaml:"ocis_url" env:"OCIS_URL;NOTIFICATIONS_WEB_UI_URL" desc:"The public facing URL of the oCIS Web UI, used e.g. when sending notification eMails"`
 
-	Notifications Notifications `yaml:"notifications"`
+	Notifications Notifications        `yaml:"notifications"`
+	GRPCClientTLS shared.GRPCClientTLS `yaml:"grpc_client_tls"`
 
 	Context context.Context `yaml:"-"`
 }