diff --git a/getssl b/getssl
index 1a14ac8..1807249 100755
--- a/getssl
+++ b/getssl
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ _CREATE_CONFIG=0
 _FORCE_RENEW=0
 _KEEP_VERSIONS=""
 _MUTE=0
+_NOTIFY_VALID=0
 _QUIET=0
 _RECREATE_CSR=0
 _REVOKE=0
@@ -1496,8 +1497,10 @@ get_signing_params() { # get signing parameters from key
 }
 
 graceful_exit() { # normal exit function.
+  exit_code=$1
   clean_up
-  exit
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+  exit $exit_code
 }
 
 help_message() { # print out the help message
@@ -2230,30 +2233,33 @@ while [[ -n ${1+defined} ]]; do
     -h | --help)
       help_message; graceful_exit ;;
     -d | --debug)
-     _USE_DEBUG=1 ;;
+      _USE_DEBUG=1 ;;
     -c | --create)
-     _CREATE_CONFIG=1 ;;
+      _CREATE_CONFIG=1 ;;
     -f | --force)
-     _FORCE_RENEW=1 ;;
+      _FORCE_RENEW=1 ;;
+    --notify-valid)
+      # Exit 2 if certificate is valid and doesn't need renewing
+      _NOTIFY_VALID=2 ;;
     -a | --all)
-     _CHECK_ALL=1 ;;
+      _CHECK_ALL=1 ;;
     -k | --keep)
-     shift; _KEEP_VERSIONS="$1";;
+      shift; _KEEP_VERSIONS="$1";;
     -q | --quiet)
-     _QUIET=1 ;;
+      _QUIET=1 ;;
     -Q | --mute)
-     _QUIET=1
-     _MUTE=1 ;;
+      _QUIET=1
+      _MUTE=1 ;;
     -r | --revoke)
-     _REVOKE=1
-     shift
-     REVOKE_CERT="$1"
-     shift
-     REVOKE_KEY="$1"
-     shift
-     REVOKE_CA="$1" ;;
+      _REVOKE=1
+      shift
+      REVOKE_CERT="$1"
+      shift
+      REVOKE_KEY="$1"
+      shift
+      REVOKE_CA="$1" ;;
     -u | --upgrade)
-     _UPGRADE=1 ;;
+      _UPGRADE=1 ;;
     -U | --nocheck)
       _UPGRADE_CHECK=0 ;;
     -i | --install)
@@ -2630,8 +2636,8 @@ if [[ -s "$CERT_FILE" ]]; then
         debug "upgrading from fake cert to real"
       else
         info "${DOMAIN}: certificate is valid for more than $RENEW_ALLOW days (until $enddate)"
-        # everything is OK, so exit.
-        graceful_exit
+        # everything is OK, so exit, if requested with the --notify-valid, exit with code 2
+        graceful_exit $_NOTIFY_VALID
       fi
     else
       debug "${DOMAIN}: certificate needs renewal"