diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/res/values/defaults.xml b/packages/SettingsProvider/res/values/defaults.xml
index 52e04d7dadb1c..41f910898cca6 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/res/values/defaults.xml
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/res/values/defaults.xml
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@
     <string name="def_lock_sound" translatable="false">/system/media/audio/ui/Lock.ogg</string>
     <string name="def_unlock_sound" translatable="false">/system/media/audio/ui/Unlock.ogg</string>
 
+    <!-- Notifications use ringer volume -->
+    <bool name="def_notifications_use_ring_volume">true</bool>
+
     <!-- Default for Settings.System.VIBRATE_IN_SILENT -->
     <bool name="def_vibrate_in_silent">true</bool>
 </resources>
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/DatabaseHelper.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/DatabaseHelper.java
index ad04bb4334c47..f7ec294296829 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/DatabaseHelper.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/DatabaseHelper.java
@@ -1068,6 +1068,11 @@ public class DatabaseHelper extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
     
             loadBooleanSetting(stmt, Settings.System.VIBRATE_IN_SILENT,
                     R.bool.def_vibrate_in_silent);
+
+            // Set notification volume to follow ringer volume by default
+            loadBooleanSetting(stmt, Settings.System.NOTIFICATIONS_USE_RING_VOLUME,
+                    R.bool.def_notifications_use_ring_volume);
+
         } finally {
             if (stmt != null) stmt.close();
         }