diff --git a/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1176.new b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1176.new
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..41e30799
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/client_server/newsfragments/1176.new
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Specify how to control the power level required for ``@room``
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/event-schemas/examples/m.room.power_levels b/event-schemas/examples/m.room.power_levels
index 0c8f8bc5..2b0aaca5 100644
--- a/event-schemas/examples/m.room.power_levels
+++ b/event-schemas/examples/m.room.power_levels
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@
     "users": {
       "@example:localhost": 100
     },
-    "users_default": 0
+    "users_default": 0,
+    "notifications": {
+      "room": 20
+    }
   },
   "state_key": "",
   "origin_server_ts": 1431961217939,
diff --git a/event-schemas/schema/m.room.power_levels b/event-schemas/schema/m.room.power_levels
index b00d86a9..9bb12993 100644
--- a/event-schemas/schema/m.room.power_levels
+++ b/event-schemas/schema/m.room.power_levels
@@ -85,6 +85,18 @@ properties:
             ``user_id`` is mentioned in the ``users`` key. Defaults to 0 if
             unspecified.
         type: integer
+      notifications:
+        properties:
+          room:
+            type: integer
+            description: The level required to trigger an ``@room`` notification. Defaults to 50 if unspecified.
+        additionalProperties:
+          type: integer
+        description: |-
+            The power level requirements for specific notification types.
+            This is a mapping from ``key`` to power level for that notifications key.
+        title: Notifications
+        type: object
     type: object
   state_key:
     description: A zero-length string.