diff --git a/db/messages.php b/db/messages.php
index 7f888dad53f479ea759addff0bd4ed7aa24d49b2..ee765707e48cdd65b2df6151edec224b5bdac616 100644
--- a/db/messages.php
+++ b/db/messages.php
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 $messageproviders = array (
 
     'newquestion' => array (
-        'capability'  => 'mod/pdfannotator:recievenewquestionnotifications' // All capabilities.
+        'capability'  => 'mod/pdfannotator:recievenewquestionnotifications', // All capabilities.
+        'defaults' => array(
+            'popup' => MESSAGE_PERMITTED + MESSAGE_DEFAULT_LOGGEDIN + MESSAGE_DEFAULT_LOGGEDOFF,
+            'email' => MESSAGE_PERMITTED,
+        ),
     ),
 
     // Concerns answers to questions the student subscribed to.