diff --git a/plexpy/notifiers.py b/plexpy/notifiers.py
index 435953fd..be9ea373 100644
--- a/plexpy/notifiers.py
+++ b/plexpy/notifiers.py
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ def get_notification_agent_config(agent_id):
         return []
 
 
-def send_notification(agent_id, subject, body, **kwargs):
+def send_notification(agent_id, subject, body, notify_action, **kwargs):
     if str(agent_id).isdigit():
         agent_id = int(agent_id)
 
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ def send_notification(agent_id, subject, body, **kwargs):
             tweet.notify(subject=subject, message=body)
         elif agent_id == 12:
             iftttClient = IFTTT()
-            iftttClient.notify(subject=subject, message=body)
+            iftttClient.notify(subject=subject, message=body, action=notify_action)
         elif agent_id == 13:
             telegramClient = TELEGRAM()
             telegramClient.notify(message=body, event=subject)
@@ -1604,10 +1604,11 @@ class IFTTT(object):
         self.apikey = plexpy.CONFIG.IFTTT_KEY
         self.event = plexpy.CONFIG.IFTTT_EVENT
 
-    def notify(self, message, subject):
+    def notify(self, message, subject, action):
         if not message or not subject:
             return
 
+        event = unicode(self.event).format(action=action)
         http_handler = HTTPSConnection("maker.ifttt.com")
 
         data = {'value1': subject.encode("utf-8"),
@@ -1616,7 +1617,7 @@ class IFTTT(object):
         # logger.debug(u"Ifttt SENDING: %s" % json.dumps(data))
 
         http_handler.request("POST",
-                             "/trigger/%s/with/key/%s" % (self.event, self.apikey),
+                             "/trigger/%s/with/key/%s" % (event, self.apikey),
                              headers={'Content-type': "application/json"},
                              body=json.dumps(data))
         response = http_handler.getresponse()
@@ -1649,7 +1650,9 @@ class IFTTT(object):
                          {'label': 'Ifttt Event',
                           'value': self.event,
                           'name': 'ifttt_event',
-                          'description': 'The Ifttt maker event to fire. The notification subject and body will be sent'
+                          'description': 'The Ifttt maker event to fire. You can include'
+                                         ' the {action} to be substituted with the action name.'
+                                         ' The notification subject and body will be sent'
                                          ' as value1 and value2 respectively.',
                           'input_type': 'text'
                           }
diff --git a/plexpy/webserve.py b/plexpy/webserve.py
index 6699effb..b73364cb 100644
--- a/plexpy/webserve.py
+++ b/plexpy/webserve.py
@@ -1456,7 +1456,7 @@ class WebInterface(object):
 
             if this_agent:
                 logger.debug(u"Sending test %s notification." % this_agent['name'])
-                notifiers.send_notification(this_agent['id'], subject, body, **kwargs)
+                notifiers.send_notification(this_agent['id'], subject, body, 'test', **kwargs)
                 return "Notification sent."
             else:
                 logger.debug(u"Unable to send test notification, invalid notification agent ID %s." % agent_id)