diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/notify.rb b/lib/puppet/type/notify.rb
index 8f00d5eb5..542b5f0b4 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/notify.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/notify.rb
@@ -1,37 +1,46 @@
 #
 # Simple module for logging messages on the client-side
 #
 
 module Puppet
   newtype(:notify) do
     @doc = "Sends an arbitrary message to the puppetd run-time log."
 
-    #
-    # This state
-    #
     newstate(:message) do
       desc "The message to be sent to the log."
       def sync
-        Puppet::info(self.should)
+        case @parent["withpath"]
+          when :true:
+            log(self.should)
+          else  
+            Puppet::info(self.should)
+          end
         return
       end
     
       def retrieve
         return
       end
       
       def insync?
         false
       end
       
     end
     
+    newparam(:withpath) do 
+      desc "Whether to not to show the full object path. If true, the message 
+            will be sent to the client at the current loglevel.  If false, 
+            the message will be sent to the client at the info level."
+      defaultto :true
+      newvalues(:true, :false) 
+    end
+    
     newparam(:name) do
-      desc "An arbitrary reference tag; the name of the message."
+      desc "An arbitrary tag for your own reference; the name of the message."
       isnamevar
     end
-    
   end
 end
 
 # $Id:$
\ No newline at end of file