diff --git a/dnf5-plugins/automatic_plugin/automatic.cpp b/dnf5-plugins/automatic_plugin/automatic.cpp
index 48484865e..020ec26da 100644
--- a/dnf5-plugins/automatic_plugin/automatic.cpp
+++ b/dnf5-plugins/automatic_plugin/automatic.cpp
@@ -425,25 +425,27 @@ void AutomaticCommand::run() {
         }
     }
 
-    for (const auto & emitter_name : config_automatic.config_emitters.emit_via.get_value()) {
-        std::unique_ptr<Emitter> emitter;
-        if (emitter_name == "stdio") {
-            emitter = std::make_unique<EmitterStdIO>(config_automatic, transaction, output_stream, success);
-        } else if (emitter_name == "motd") {
-            emitter = std::make_unique<EmitterMotd>(config_automatic, transaction, output_stream, success);
-        } else if (emitter_name == "command") {
-            emitter = std::make_unique<EmitterCommand>(config_automatic, transaction, output_stream, success);
-        } else if (emitter_name == "command_email") {
-            emitter = std::make_unique<EmitterCommandEmail>(config_automatic, transaction, output_stream, success);
-        } else if (emitter_name == "email") {
-            emitter = std::make_unique<EmitterEmail>(config_automatic, transaction, output_stream, success);
-        } else {
-            auto & logger = *base.get_logger();
-            logger.warning(_("Unknown report emitter for dnf5 automatic: \"{}\"."), emitter_name);
-            continue;
+    auto emit_no_updates = config_automatic.config_emitters.emit_no_updates.get_value();
+    if (emit_no_updates || !success || !transaction.empty())
+        for (const auto & emitter_name : config_automatic.config_emitters.emit_via.get_value()) {
+            std::unique_ptr<Emitter> emitter;
+            if (emitter_name == "stdio") {
+                emitter = std::make_unique<EmitterStdIO>(config_automatic, transaction, output_stream, success);
+            } else if (emitter_name == "motd") {
+                emitter = std::make_unique<EmitterMotd>(config_automatic, transaction, output_stream, success);
+            } else if (emitter_name == "command") {
+                emitter = std::make_unique<EmitterCommand>(config_automatic, transaction, output_stream, success);
+            } else if (emitter_name == "command_email") {
+                emitter = std::make_unique<EmitterCommandEmail>(config_automatic, transaction, output_stream, success);
+            } else if (emitter_name == "email") {
+                emitter = std::make_unique<EmitterEmail>(config_automatic, transaction, output_stream, success);
+            } else {
+                auto & logger = *base.get_logger();
+                logger.warning(_("Unknown report emitter for dnf5 automatic: \"{}\"."), emitter_name);
+                continue;
+            }
+            emitter->notify();
         }
-        emitter->notify();
-    }
 
     if (!success) {
         throw libdnf5::cli::SilentCommandExitError(1);
diff --git a/dnf5-plugins/automatic_plugin/config/usr/share/dnf5/dnf5-plugins/automatic.conf b/dnf5-plugins/automatic_plugin/config/usr/share/dnf5/dnf5-plugins/automatic.conf
index 43162a34b..960576ae0 100644
--- a/dnf5-plugins/automatic_plugin/config/usr/share/dnf5/dnf5-plugins/automatic.conf
+++ b/dnf5-plugins/automatic_plugin/config/usr/share/dnf5/dnf5-plugins/automatic.conf
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ reboot_command = "shutdown -r +5 'Rebooting after applying package updates'"
 #   sendmail.
 # If emit_via is left blank, no messages will be sent.
 emit_via = stdio
+# Whether to emit a message when nothing interesting happened - the operation
+# succeeded and no packages were available/installed.
+emit_no_updates = no
 
 
 [command]
diff --git a/dnf5-plugins/automatic_plugin/config_automatic.cpp b/dnf5-plugins/automatic_plugin/config_automatic.cpp
index 5f2720aaf..316fb7048 100644
--- a/dnf5-plugins/automatic_plugin/config_automatic.cpp
+++ b/dnf5-plugins/automatic_plugin/config_automatic.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ ConfigAutomaticCommands::ConfigAutomaticCommands() {
 ConfigAutomaticEmitters::ConfigAutomaticEmitters() {
     opt_binds().add("emit_via", emit_via);
     opt_binds().add("system_name", system_name);
+    opt_binds().add("emit_no_updates", emit_no_updates);
 }
 
 std::string ConfigAutomaticEmitters::gethostname() {
diff --git a/dnf5-plugins/automatic_plugin/config_automatic.hpp b/dnf5-plugins/automatic_plugin/config_automatic.hpp
index bdce23cfa..95c9de757 100644
--- a/dnf5-plugins/automatic_plugin/config_automatic.hpp
+++ b/dnf5-plugins/automatic_plugin/config_automatic.hpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class ConfigAutomaticEmitters : public libdnf5::Config {
 
     libdnf5::OptionStringList emit_via{std::vector<std::string>{"stdio"}};
     libdnf5::OptionString system_name{gethostname()};
+    libdnf5::OptionBool emit_no_updates{false};
 
 private:
     static std::string gethostname();
diff --git a/doc/dnf5_plugins/automatic.8.rst b/doc/dnf5_plugins/automatic.8.rst
index 082724fc7..9f8d151ad 100644
--- a/doc/dnf5_plugins/automatic.8.rst
+++ b/doc/dnf5_plugins/automatic.8.rst
@@ -140,6 +140,11 @@ Choosing how the results should be reported.
 
     How the system is called in the reports.
 
+``emit_no_updates``
+    boolean, default: False
+
+    Whether to emit a message when nothing interesting happened - the operation succeeded and no packages were available/installed.
+
 
 ---------------------
 ``[command]`` section