diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 9fd59b62..0d8e8d7a 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ gem 'exception_notification'
 gem 'httparty'
 gem 'json'
 gem 'kaminari'
+gem 'mailboxer'
 gem 'paperclip'
 gem 'pg'
 gem 'pundit'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 92215068..d104cb51 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ GEM
     brakeman (3.4.0)
     builder (3.2.2)
     byebug (9.0.5)
+    carrierwave (0.11.2)
+      activemodel (>= 3.2.0)
+      activesupport (>= 3.2.0)
+      json (>= 1.7)
+      mime-types (>= 1.16)
+      mimemagic (>= 0.3.0)
     climate_control (0.0.3)
       activesupport (>= 3.0)
     cocaine (0.5.8)
@@ -125,6 +131,9 @@ GEM
       nokogiri (>= 1.5.9)
     mail (2.6.4)
       mime-types (>= 1.16, < 4)
+    mailboxer (0.14.0)
+      carrierwave (>= 0.5.8)
+      rails (>= 4.2.0)
     method_source (0.8.2)
     mime-types (3.1)
       mime-types-data (~> 3.2015)
@@ -284,6 +293,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   json
   json-schema
   kaminari
+  mailboxer
   paperclip
   pg
   pry-byebug
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 23ef6440..22072edc 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 require 'open-uri'
 
 class User < ApplicationRecord
+  acts_as_messageable # mailboxer notifications
+
   has_many :topics
   has_many :synapses
   has_many :maps
diff --git a/config/initializers/mailboxer.rb b/config/initializers/mailboxer.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a9b4a612
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/initializers/mailboxer.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+Mailboxer.setup do |config|
+
+  #Configures if your application uses or not email sending for Notifications and Messages
+  config.uses_emails = true
+
+  #Configures the default from for emails sent for Messages and Notifications
+  config.default_from = "no-reply@metamaps.cc"
+
+  #Configures the methods needed by mailboxer
+  config.email_method = :mailboxer_email
+  config.name_method = :name
+
+  #Configures if you use or not a search engine and which one you are using
+  #Supported engines: [:solr,:sphinx]
+  config.search_enabled = false
+  config.search_engine = :solr
+
+  #Configures maximum length of the message subject and body
+  config.subject_max_length = 255
+  config.body_max_length = 32000
+end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20161101031231_create_mailboxer.mailboxer_engine.rb b/db/migrate/20161101031231_create_mailboxer.mailboxer_engine.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..99ed59b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20161101031231_create_mailboxer.mailboxer_engine.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# This migration comes from mailboxer_engine (originally 20110511145103)
+class CreateMailboxer < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def self.up
+  #Tables
+    #Conversations
+    create_table :mailboxer_conversations do |t|
+      t.column :subject, :string, :default => ""
+      t.column :created_at, :datetime, :null => false
+      t.column :updated_at, :datetime, :null => false
+    end
+    #Receipts
+    create_table :mailboxer_receipts do |t|
+      t.references :receiver, :polymorphic => true
+      t.column :notification_id, :integer, :null => false
+      t.column :is_read, :boolean, :default => false
+      t.column :trashed, :boolean, :default => false
+      t.column :deleted, :boolean, :default => false
+      t.column :mailbox_type, :string, :limit => 25
+      t.column :created_at, :datetime, :null => false
+      t.column :updated_at, :datetime, :null => false
+    end
+    #Notifications and Messages
+    create_table :mailboxer_notifications do |t|
+      t.column :type, :string
+      t.column :body, :text
+      t.column :subject, :string, :default => ""
+      t.references :sender, :polymorphic => true
+      t.column :conversation_id, :integer
+      t.column :draft, :boolean, :default => false
+      t.string :notification_code, :default => nil
+      t.references :notified_object, :polymorphic => true
+      t.column :attachment, :string
+      t.column :updated_at, :datetime, :null => false
+      t.column :created_at, :datetime, :null => false
+      t.boolean :global, default: false
+      t.datetime :expires
+    end
+
+  #Indexes
+    #Conversations
+    #Receipts
+    add_index "mailboxer_receipts","notification_id"
+
+    #Messages
+    add_index "mailboxer_notifications","conversation_id"
+
+  #Foreign keys
+    #Conversations
+    #Receipts
+    add_foreign_key "mailboxer_receipts", "mailboxer_notifications", :name => "receipts_on_notification_id", :column => "notification_id"
+    #Messages
+    add_foreign_key "mailboxer_notifications", "mailboxer_conversations", :name => "notifications_on_conversation_id", :column => "conversation_id"
+  end
+
+  def self.down
+  #Tables
+    remove_foreign_key "mailboxer_receipts", :name => "receipts_on_notification_id"
+    remove_foreign_key "mailboxer_notifications", :name => "notifications_on_conversation_id"
+
+  #Indexes
+    drop_table :mailboxer_receipts
+    drop_table :mailboxer_conversations
+    drop_table :mailboxer_notifications
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20161101031232_add_conversation_optout.mailboxer_engine.rb b/db/migrate/20161101031232_add_conversation_optout.mailboxer_engine.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4f4555a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20161101031232_add_conversation_optout.mailboxer_engine.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# This migration comes from mailboxer_engine (originally 20131206080416)
+class AddConversationOptout < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def self.up
+    create_table :mailboxer_conversation_opt_outs do |t|
+      t.references :unsubscriber, :polymorphic => true
+      t.references :conversation
+    end
+    add_foreign_key "mailboxer_conversation_opt_outs", "mailboxer_conversations", :name => "mb_opt_outs_on_conversations_id", :column => "conversation_id"
+  end
+
+  def self.down
+    remove_foreign_key "mailboxer_conversation_opt_outs", :name => "mb_opt_outs_on_conversations_id"
+    drop_table :mailboxer_conversation_opt_outs
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20161101031233_add_missing_indices.mailboxer_engine.rb b/db/migrate/20161101031233_add_missing_indices.mailboxer_engine.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fde96718
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20161101031233_add_missing_indices.mailboxer_engine.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# This migration comes from mailboxer_engine (originally 20131206080417)
+class AddMissingIndices < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def change
+    # We'll explicitly specify its name, as the auto-generated name is too long and exceeds 63
+    # characters limitation.
+    add_index :mailboxer_conversation_opt_outs, [:unsubscriber_id, :unsubscriber_type],
+      name: 'index_mailboxer_conversation_opt_outs_on_unsubscriber_id_type'
+    add_index :mailboxer_conversation_opt_outs, :conversation_id
+
+    add_index :mailboxer_notifications, :type
+    add_index :mailboxer_notifications, [:sender_id, :sender_type]
+
+    # We'll explicitly specify its name, as the auto-generated name is too long and exceeds 63
+    # characters limitation.
+    add_index :mailboxer_notifications, [:notified_object_id, :notified_object_type],
+      name: 'index_mailboxer_notifications_on_notified_object_id_and_type'
+
+    add_index :mailboxer_receipts, [:receiver_id, :receiver_type]
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20161101031234_add_delivery_tracking_info_to_mailboxer_receipts.mailboxer_engine.rb b/db/migrate/20161101031234_add_delivery_tracking_info_to_mailboxer_receipts.mailboxer_engine.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a820919e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20161101031234_add_delivery_tracking_info_to_mailboxer_receipts.mailboxer_engine.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# This migration comes from mailboxer_engine (originally 20151103080417)
+class AddDeliveryTrackingInfoToMailboxerReceipts < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def change
+    add_column :mailboxer_receipts, :is_delivered, :boolean, default: false
+    add_column :mailboxer_receipts, :delivery_method, :string
+    add_column :mailboxer_receipts, :message_id, :string
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index d16d4fb9..bc7a08ea 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -63,6 +63,59 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20161105160340) do
     t.index ["metacode_set_id"], name: "index_in_metacode_sets_on_metacode_set_id", using: :btree
   end
 
+  create_table "mailboxer_conversation_opt_outs", force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string  "unsubscriber_type"
+    t.integer "unsubscriber_id"
+    t.integer "conversation_id"
+    t.index ["conversation_id"], name: "index_mailboxer_conversation_opt_outs_on_conversation_id", using: :btree
+    t.index ["unsubscriber_id", "unsubscriber_type"], name: "index_mailboxer_conversation_opt_outs_on_unsubscriber_id_type", using: :btree
+  end
+
+  create_table "mailboxer_conversations", force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string   "subject",    default: ""
+    t.datetime "created_at",              null: false
+    t.datetime "updated_at",              null: false
+  end
+
+  create_table "mailboxer_notifications", force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string   "type"
+    t.text     "body"
+    t.string   "subject",              default: ""
+    t.string   "sender_type"
+    t.integer  "sender_id"
+    t.integer  "conversation_id"
+    t.boolean  "draft",                default: false
+    t.string   "notification_code"
+    t.string   "notified_object_type"
+    t.integer  "notified_object_id"
+    t.string   "attachment"
+    t.datetime "updated_at",                           null: false
+    t.datetime "created_at",                           null: false
+    t.boolean  "global",               default: false
+    t.datetime "expires"
+    t.index ["conversation_id"], name: "index_mailboxer_notifications_on_conversation_id", using: :btree
+    t.index ["notified_object_id", "notified_object_type"], name: "index_mailboxer_notifications_on_notified_object_id_and_type", using: :btree
+    t.index ["sender_id", "sender_type"], name: "index_mailboxer_notifications_on_sender_id_and_sender_type", using: :btree
+    t.index ["type"], name: "index_mailboxer_notifications_on_type", using: :btree
+  end
+
+  create_table "mailboxer_receipts", force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.string   "receiver_type"
+    t.integer  "receiver_id"
+    t.integer  "notification_id",                            null: false
+    t.boolean  "is_read",                    default: false
+    t.boolean  "trashed",                    default: false
+    t.boolean  "deleted",                    default: false
+    t.string   "mailbox_type",    limit: 25
+    t.datetime "created_at",                                 null: false
+    t.datetime "updated_at",                                 null: false
+    t.boolean  "is_delivered",               default: false
+    t.string   "delivery_method"
+    t.string   "message_id"
+    t.index ["notification_id"], name: "index_mailboxer_receipts_on_notification_id", using: :btree
+    t.index ["receiver_id", "receiver_type"], name: "index_mailboxer_receipts_on_receiver_id_and_receiver_type", using: :btree
+  end
+
   create_table "mappings", force: :cascade do |t|
     t.text     "category"
     t.integer  "xloc"
@@ -279,5 +332,8 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20161105160340) do
 
   add_foreign_key "access_requests", "maps"
   add_foreign_key "access_requests", "users"
+  add_foreign_key "mailboxer_conversation_opt_outs", "mailboxer_conversations", column: "conversation_id", name: "mb_opt_outs_on_conversations_id"
+  add_foreign_key "mailboxer_notifications", "mailboxer_conversations", column: "conversation_id", name: "notifications_on_conversation_id"
+  add_foreign_key "mailboxer_receipts", "mailboxer_notifications", column: "notification_id", name: "receipts_on_notification_id"
   add_foreign_key "tokens", "users"
 end