diff --git a/app/models/concerns/domain/force_delete.rb b/app/models/concerns/domain/force_delete.rb
index c8cbe6b0a..d09ea3704 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/domain/force_delete.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/domain/force_delete.rb
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ module Concerns::Domain::ForceDelete
     self.force_delete_date = nil
     self.force_delete_start = nil
     save(validate: false)
+    registrar.notifications.create!(text: I18n.t('force_delete_cancelled', domain_name: name))
   end
 
   private
diff --git a/app/models/domain_cron.rb b/app/models/domain_cron.rb
index e3edf9f4c..154c4ca19 100644
--- a/app/models/domain_cron.rb
+++ b/app/models/domain_cron.rb
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class DomainCron
       domain.statuses << DomainStatus::CLIENT_HOLD
       log_start_client_hold(domain)
 
-      domain.save(validate: false) and marked += 1
+      domain.save(validate: false) and marked += 1 and notify_client_hold(domain)
     end
 
     log_end_end_client_hold(marked: marked, real: real)
@@ -120,4 +120,10 @@ class DomainCron
     STDOUT << "#{Time.zone.now.utc} - Successfully set client_hold to #{marked} of #{real} "\
               "domains\n"
   end
+
+  def self.notify_client_hold(domain)
+    domain.registrar.notifications.create!(text: I18n.t('soft_force_delete_set_on_domain',
+                                                        domain_name: domain.name,
+                                                        start_date: domain.force_delete_start))
+  end
 end
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 75f9a6542..b4a5d1c18 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -619,6 +619,8 @@ en:
   created_at_until: 'Created at until'
   is_registrant: 'Is registrant'
   force_delete_set_on_domain: 'Force delete set on domain %{domain_name}'
+  soft_force_delete_set_on_domain: 'clientHold status is set for domain %{domain_name}, ForceDelete is in effect from %{start_date}'
+  force_delete_cancelled: 'Force delete is cancelled on domain %{domain_name}'
   contact_is_not_valid: 'Contact %{value} is not valid, please fix the invalid contact'
   next: 'Next'
   previous: 'Previous'
diff --git a/config/schedule.rb b/config/schedule.rb
index fe920dc6d..07a04fa39 100644
--- a/config/schedule.rb
+++ b/config/schedule.rb
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ if @cron_group == 'registry'
     runner 'DomainCron.start_redemption_grace_period'
   end
 
+  every 1.hour do
+    runner 'DomainCron.start_client_hold'
+  end
+
   every '0 0 1 * *' do
     runner 'Directo.send_monthly_invoices'
   end