diff --git a/EVENTS.txt b/EVENTS.txt
index 5fb775c765..eb3edb9b13 100644
--- a/EVENTS.txt
+++ b/EVENTS.txt
@@ -1430,3 +1430,15 @@ StartShowNoticeOptionItems: Before showing first controls in a notice list item;
 
 EndShowNoticeOptionItems: After showing last controls in a notice list item; inside the div
 - $nli: NoticeListItem being shown
+
+StartNoticeInScope: Before checking if a notice should be visible to a user
+- $notice: The notice to check
+- $profile: The profile to check for scope
+- &$bResult: The boolean result; fill this in if you want to skip
+
+EndNoticeInScope: After checking if a notice should be visible to a user
+- $notice: The notice to check
+- $profile: The profile to check for scope
+- &$bResult: The boolean result; overwrite this if you so desire
+
+
diff --git a/classes/Notice.php b/classes/Notice.php
index 9ee5696e3f..9e4dbec9e3 100644
--- a/classes/Notice.php
+++ b/classes/Notice.php
@@ -2365,7 +2365,11 @@ class Notice extends Managed_DataObject
         $result = self::cacheGet($keypart);
 
         if ($result === false) {
-            $bResult = $this->_inScope($profile);
+            $bResult = false;
+            if (Event::handle('StartNoticeInScope', array($notice, $profile, &$bResult))) {
+                $bResult = $this->_inScope($profile);
+                Event::handle('EndNoticeInScope', array($notice, $profile, &$bResult));
+            }
             $result = ($bResult) ? 1 : 0;
             self::cacheSet($keypart, $result, 0, 300);
         }