diff --git a/frontend_tests/node_tests/templates.js b/frontend_tests/node_tests/templates.js
index 134c219454..1e99f02763 100644
--- a/frontend_tests/node_tests/templates.js
+++ b/frontend_tests/node_tests/templates.js
@@ -1075,6 +1075,7 @@ run_test('settings_tab', () => {
         enable_offline_push_notifications: true, enable_online_push_notifications: true,
         enable_digest_emails: true,
         realm_name_in_notifications: true,
+        realm_push_notifications_enabled: true,
     };
     var page_params = $.extend(page_param_checkbox_options, {
         full_name: "Alyssa P. Hacker", password_auth_enabled: true,
diff --git a/static/js/templates.js b/static/js/templates.js
index 850040b44e..1633039e09 100644
--- a/static/js/templates.js
+++ b/static/js/templates.js
@@ -62,6 +62,27 @@ Handlebars.registerHelper('if_and', function () {
     return options.fn(this);
 });
 
+Handlebars.registerHelper('unless_a_not_b', function () {
+    // Execute the conditional code if at least one condition is false.
+    // Example usage:
+    //     {{#unless_a_not_b cond1 cond2}}
+    //         <p>a is false or b is true</p>
+    //     {{/unless_a_not_b}}
+    var options = arguments[arguments.length - 1];
+    if (arguments[0] && !arguments[1]) {
+        return options.inverse(this);
+    }
+    return options.fn(this);
+});
+
+Handlebars.registerHelper('if_not_a_or_b_and_not_c', function () {
+    var options = arguments[arguments.length - 1];
+    if (arguments[0] === false || arguments[1] === true && arguments[2] === false) {
+        return options.fn(this);
+    }
+    return options.inverse(this);
+});
+
 Handlebars.registerHelper('if_or', function () {
     // Execute the conditional code if any of the conditions are true.
     // Example usage:
diff --git a/static/templates/settings/notification-settings.handlebars b/static/templates/settings/notification-settings.handlebars
index 6cf7659e72..61d9a1a38f 100644
--- a/static/templates/settings/notification-settings.handlebars
+++ b/static/templates/settings/notification-settings.handlebars
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
               "setting_name" "enable_stream_push_notifications"
               "is_checked" page_params.enable_stream_push_notifications
               "label" settings_label.enable_stream_push_notifications
+              "push_notifications_tooltip" true
               "end_content" '<div class="propagate_stream_notifications_change"></div>'}}
 
             {{partial "settings_checkbox"
@@ -67,14 +68,16 @@
             {{partial "settings_checkbox"
               "setting_name" "enable_offline_push_notifications"
               "is_checked" page_params.enable_offline_push_notifications
-              "label" settings_label.enable_offline_push_notifications}}
+              "label" settings_label.enable_offline_push_notifications
+              "push_notifications_tooltip" true}}
 
             {{partial "settings_checkbox"
               "setting_name" "enable_online_push_notifications"
               "is_checked" page_params.enable_online_push_notifications
               "is_parent_setting_enabled" page_params.enable_offline_push_notifications
               "is_nested" true
-              "label" settings_label.enable_online_push_notifications}}
+              "label" settings_label.enable_online_push_notifications
+              "push_notifications_tooltip" true}}
         </div>
 
         <div id="other_notifications">
diff --git a/static/templates/settings/settings_checkbox.handlebars b/static/templates/settings/settings_checkbox.handlebars
index f2f0445de0..d7da14fb40 100644
--- a/static/templates/settings/settings_checkbox.handlebars
+++ b/static/templates/settings/settings_checkbox.handlebars
@@ -1,15 +1,21 @@
-<div class="input-group {{#if is_nested}}disableable{{/if}} {{#is_false is_parent_setting_enabled}}control-label-disabled{{/is_false}}">
+<div class="input-group {{#if is_nested}}disableable{{/if}} {{#if_not_a_or_b_and_not_c is_parent_setting_enabled push_notifications_tooltip page_params.realm_push_notifications_enabled}}control-label-disabled{{/if_not_a_or_b_and_not_c}}">
     <label class="checkbox">
         <input type="checkbox" class="inline-block" name="{{setting_name}}"
           id="{{prefix}}{{setting_name}}"
-          {{#is_false is_parent_setting_enabled}}disabled="disabled"{{/is_false}}
+          {{#if_not_a_or_b_and_not_c is_parent_setting_enabled push_notifications_tooltip page_params.realm_push_notifications_enabled}}disabled="disabled"{{/if_not_a_or_b_and_not_c}}
           {{#if is_checked}}
+          {{#unless_a_not_b push_notifications_tooltip page_params.realm_push_notifications_enabled}}
           checked="checked"
+          {{/unless_a_not_b}}
           {{/if}} />
         <span></span>
     </label>
     <label for="{{prefix}}{{setting_name}}" class="inline-block" id="{{prefix}}{{setting_name}}_label">
         {{{label}}}
     </label>
+    {{#if push_notifications_tooltip}}
+    <i class="fa fa-question-circle settings-info-icon" {{#if page_params.realm_push_notifications_enabled}}style="display:none"{{/if}}  data-toggle="tooltip"
+      title="{{t 'Mobile push notifications are not configured on this server.' }}"></i>
+    {{/if}}
     {{{end_content}}}
 </div>