diff --git a/wagtail/admin/mail.py b/wagtail/admin/mail.py
index e66c148fd0..f255fc638e 100644
--- a/wagtail/admin/mail.py
+++ b/wagtail/admin/mail.py
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ class Notifier:
     notifications using rendered templates. """
 
     notification = ''
+    template_directory = 'wagtailadmin/notifications/'
 
     def __init__(self, valid_classes):
         # the classes of the calling instance that the notifier can handle
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ class Notifier:
         """Return a dictionary of template paths for the templates: by default, a text message"""
         template_base = self.get_template_base_prefix(instance) + self.notification
 
-        template_text = 'wagtailadmin/notifications/' + template_base + '.txt'
+        template_text = self.template_directory + template_base + '.txt'
 
         return {
             'text': template_text,
@@ -213,9 +214,9 @@ class EmailNotifier(Notifier):
         alternatives"""
         template_base = self.get_template_base_prefix(instance) + self.notification
 
-        template_subject = 'wagtailadmin/notifications/' + template_base + '_subject.txt'
-        template_text = 'wagtailadmin/notifications/' + template_base + '.txt'
-        template_html = 'wagtailadmin/notifications/' + template_base + '.html'
+        template_subject = self.template_directory + template_base + '_subject.txt'
+        template_text = self.template_directory + template_base + '.txt'
+        template_html = self.template_directory + template_base + '.html'
 
         return {
             'subject': template_subject,
diff --git a/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/notifications/base.html b/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/notifications/base.html
index 8b83d98cbb..bae4881f2e 100644
--- a/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/notifications/base.html
+++ b/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/notifications/base.html
@@ -113,8 +113,12 @@ body[yahoo] .text {
 
                 {% block content %}
                 {% endblock %}
-
-                <div style="font-size: 10px; margin-top: 20px;">{% trans "Edit your notification preferences here:" %} <a href="{{ settings.BASE_URL }}{% url 'wagtailadmin_account_notification_preferences' %}">{{ settings.BASE_URL }}{% url 'wagtailadmin_account_notification_preferences' %}</a></div>
+                
+                <div style="font-size: 10px; margin-top: 20px;">
+                  {% block preferences %}
+                    {% trans "Edit your notification preferences here:" %} <a href="{{ settings.BASE_URL }}{% url 'wagtailadmin_account_notification_preferences' %}">{{ settings.BASE_URL }}{% url 'wagtailadmin_account_notification_preferences' %}</a>
+                  {% endblock %}
+                </div>
               </td>
             </tr>
           </table></td>
diff --git a/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/notifications/base.txt b/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/notifications/base.txt
index 3dbdb70bc1..a4e132e9b8 100644
--- a/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/notifications/base.txt
+++ b/wagtail/admin/templates/wagtailadmin/notifications/base.txt
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@
 {% block content %}
 {% endblock %}
 
-
+{% block preferences %}
 {% trans "Edit your notification preferences here:" %} {{ settings.BASE_URL }}{% url 'wagtailadmin_account_notification_preferences' %}
+{% endblock %}
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