diff --git a/auto_rx/auto_rx.py b/auto_rx/auto_rx.py
index 137a6b9..55517f1 100644
--- a/auto_rx/auto_rx.py
+++ b/auto_rx/auto_rx.py
@@ -486,7 +486,8 @@ def main():
         _email_notification = EmailNotification(
             smtp_server = config['email_smtp_server'],
             mail_from = config['email_from'],
-            mail_to = config['email_to']
+            mail_to = config['email_to'],
+            mail_subject = config['email_subject']
 	)
 
         exporter_objects.append(_email_notification)
diff --git a/auto_rx/autorx/config.py b/auto_rx/autorx/config.py
index ed49e60..01a9af0 100644
--- a/auto_rx/autorx/config.py
+++ b/auto_rx/autorx/config.py
@@ -40,11 +40,12 @@ def read_auto_rx_config(filename):
 	auto_rx_config = {
 		# Log Settings
 		'per_sonde_log' : True,
-                # Email Settings
-                'email_enabled': False,
-                'email_smtp_server': 'localhost',
-                'email_from': 'sonde@localhost',
-                'email_to': None,
+        # Email Settings
+        'email_enabled': False,
+        'email_smtp_server': 'localhost',
+        'email_from': 'sonde@localhost',
+        'email_to': None,
+        'email_subject': "<type> Sonde launch detected on <freq>: <id>",
 		# SDR Settings
 		'sdr_fm': 'rtl_fm',
 		'sdr_power': 'rtl_power',
@@ -133,8 +134,9 @@ def read_auto_rx_config(filename):
 				auto_rx_config['email_smtp_server'] = config.get('email', 'smtp_server')
 				auto_rx_config['email_from'] = config.get('email', 'from')
 				auto_rx_config['email_to'] = config.get('email', 'to')
+				auto_rx_config['email_subject'] = config.get('email', 'subject')
 			except:
-				logging.error("Config - Invalid email settings. Disabling.")
+				logging.error("Config - Invalid or missing email settings. Disabling.")
 				auto_rx_config['email_enabled'] = False
 
 		# SDR Settings
diff --git a/auto_rx/autorx/email_notification.py b/auto_rx/autorx/email_notification.py
index 81bedff..387f579 100644
--- a/auto_rx/autorx/email_notification.py
+++ b/auto_rx/autorx/email_notification.py
@@ -32,11 +32,12 @@ class EmailNotification(object):
     # We require the following fields to be present in the input telemetry dict.
     REQUIRED_FIELDS = [ 'id', 'lat', 'lon', 'alt', 'type', 'freq']
 
-    def __init__(self, smtp_server = 'localhost', mail_from = None, mail_to = None):
+    def __init__(self, smtp_server = 'localhost', mail_from = None, mail_to = None, mail_subject = None):
         """ Init a new E-Mail Notification Thread """
         self.smtp_server = smtp_server
         self.mail_from = mail_from
         self.mail_to = mail_to
+        self.mail_subject = mail_subject
 
         # Dictionary to track sonde IDs
         self.sondes = {}
@@ -103,7 +104,13 @@ class EmailNotification(object):
                 msg += 'https://sondehub.org/%s\n' % _id
 
                 msg = MIMEText(msg, 'plain', 'UTF-8')
-                msg['Subject'] = 'Sonde launch detected: ' + _id
+
+                # Construct subject
+                msg['Subject'] = self.mail_subject
+                msg['Subject'].replace('<id>', telemetry['id'])
+                msg['Subject'].replace('<type>', telemetry['type'])
+                msg['Subject'].replace('<freq>', telemetry['freq'])
+
                 msg['From'] = self.mail_from
                 msg['To'] = self.mail_to
                 msg["Date"] = formatdate()
diff --git a/auto_rx/station.cfg.example b/auto_rx/station.cfg.example
index 1033447..00fcc0e 100644
--- a/auto_rx/station.cfg.example
+++ b/auto_rx/station.cfg.example
@@ -219,6 +219,11 @@ email_enabled = False
 smtp_server = localhost
 from = sonde@localhost
 to = someone@example.com
+# Custom subject field. The following fields can be included:
+# <freq> - Sonde Frequency, i.e. 401.520 MHz
+# <type> - Sonde Type (RS94/RS41)
+# <id> - Sonde Serial Number (i.e. M1234567)
+subject = <type> Sonde launch detected on <freq>: <id>