diff --git a/lib/gamification_plugin.rb b/lib/gamification_plugin.rb
index b354729..16b19a4 100644
--- a/lib/gamification_plugin.rb
+++ b/lib/gamification_plugin.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class GamificationPlugin < Noosfero::Plugin
 
   def body_ending
     proc do
-      if current_person.present? && response.status == 200
+      if current_person.present? && !current_person.gamification_plugin_disabled && response.status == 200
         badges = current_person.badges.notification_pending.all
         current_person.sash.notify_all_badges_from_user
         render :file => 'gamification/display_notifications', :locals => {:badges => badges}
diff --git a/test/unit/gamification_plugin_test.rb b/test/unit/gamification_plugin_test.rb
index 32da134..972467a 100644
--- a/test/unit/gamification_plugin_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/gamification_plugin_test.rb
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ class GamificationPluginTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
   def setup
     @plugin = GamificationPlugin.new
     @current_person = create_user('person').person
+    @response = mock
   end
 
-  attr_accessor :plugin, :current_person
+  attr_accessor :plugin, :current_person, :response
 
   should 'return user points and badges in user_data_extras' do
     assert_equal({:gamification_plugin => {:points => 0, :badges => [], :level => 0}}, instance_eval(&plugin.user_data_extras))
@@ -18,4 +19,20 @@ class GamificationPluginTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_equal({}, instance_eval(&plugin.user_data_extras))
   end
 
+  should 'render notifications for a profile' do
+    response.expects(:status).returns(200)
+    expects(:render).returns('render notifications')
+    assert_equal 'render notifications', instance_eval(&plugin.body_ending)
+  end
+
+  should 'render nothing when there is no current person' do
+    @current_person = nil
+    assert_equal '', instance_eval(&plugin.body_ending)
+  end
+
+  should 'not render notifications when gamification is disabled for a profile' do
+    current_person.update_attribute(:gamification_plugin_disabled, true)
+    assert_equal '', instance_eval(&plugin.body_ending)
+  end
+
 end
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