diff --git a/kong/clustering/rpc/concentrator.lua b/kong/clustering/rpc/concentrator.lua
index 68bb0bc3388..80d19cad769 100644
--- a/kong/clustering/rpc/concentrator.lua
+++ b/kong/clustering/rpc/concentrator.lua
@@ -154,7 +154,14 @@ function _M:_event_loop(lconn)
                                   "unknown requester for RPC")
 
           local res, err = self.manager:_local_call(target_id, payload.method,
-                                                    payload.params)
+                                                    payload.params, not payload.id)
+
+          -- notification has no callback or id
+          if not payload.id then
+            ngx_log(ngx_DEBUG, "[rpc] notification has no response")
+            goto continue
+          end
+
           if res then
             -- call success
             res, err = self:_enqueue_rpc_response(reply_to, {
@@ -180,6 +187,8 @@ function _M:_event_loop(lconn)
               ngx_log(ngx_WARN, "[rpc] unable to enqueue RPC error: ", err)
             end
           end
+
+          ::continue::
         end
       end
     end
@@ -287,9 +296,13 @@ end
 -- This way the manager code wouldn't tell the difference
 -- between calls made over WebSocket or concentrator
 function _M:call(node_id, method, params, callback)
-  local id = self:_get_next_id()
+  local id
 
-  self.interest[id] = callback
+  -- notification has no callback or id
+  if callback then
+    id = self:_get_next_id()
+    self.interest[id] = callback
+  end
 
   return self:_enqueue_rpc_request(node_id, {
     jsonrpc = jsonrpc.VERSION,
diff --git a/kong/clustering/rpc/future.lua b/kong/clustering/rpc/future.lua
index 68ed82720f0..ee91ed9e54f 100644
--- a/kong/clustering/rpc/future.lua
+++ b/kong/clustering/rpc/future.lua
@@ -12,25 +12,36 @@ local STATE_SUCCEED = 3
 local STATE_ERRORED = 4
 
 
-function _M.new(node_id, socket, method, params)
+function _M.new(node_id, socket, method, params, is_notification)
   local self = {
     method = method,
     params = params,
-    sema = semaphore.new(),
     socket = socket,
     node_id = node_id,
-    id = nil,
-    result = nil,
-    error = nil,
-    state = STATE_NEW, -- STATE_*
+    is_notification = is_notification,
   }
 
+  if not is_notification then
+    self.id = nil
+    self.result = nil
+    self.error = nil
+    self.state = STATE_NEW -- STATE_*
+    self.sema = semaphore.new()
+  end
+
   return setmetatable(self, _MT)
 end
 
 
 -- start executing the future
 function _M:start()
+  -- notification has no callback
+  if self.is_notification then
+    return self.socket:call(self.node_id,
+                            self.method,
+                            self.params)
+  end
+
   assert(self.state == STATE_NEW)
   self.state = STATE_IN_PROGRESS
 
@@ -60,6 +71,10 @@ end
 
 
 function _M:wait(timeout)
+  if self.is_notification then
+    return nil, "the notification cannot be waited"
+  end
+
   assert(self.state == STATE_IN_PROGRESS)
 
   local res, err = self.sema:wait(timeout)
diff --git a/kong/clustering/rpc/manager.lua b/kong/clustering/rpc/manager.lua
index 3d08963b468..ea5c4f5a282 100644
--- a/kong/clustering/rpc/manager.lua
+++ b/kong/clustering/rpc/manager.lua
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ local CLUSTERING_PING_INTERVAL = constants.CLUSTERING_PING_INTERVAL
 local parse_proxy_url = require("kong.clustering.utils").parse_proxy_url
 
 
+local _log_prefix = "[rpc] "
 local RPC_MATA_V1 = "kong.meta.v1"
 local RPC_SNAPPY_FRAMED = "x-snappy-framed"
 
@@ -276,7 +277,7 @@ end
 -- low level helper used internally by :call() and concentrator
 -- this one does not consider forwarding using concentrator
 -- when node does not exist
-function _M:_local_call(node_id, method, params)
+function _M:_local_call(node_id, method, params, is_notification)
   if not self.client_capabilities[node_id] then
     return nil, "node is not connected, node_id: " .. node_id
   end
@@ -289,9 +290,14 @@ function _M:_local_call(node_id, method, params)
 
   local s = next(self.clients[node_id]) -- TODO: better LB?
 
-  local fut = future.new(node_id, s, method, params)
+  local fut = future.new(node_id, s, method, params, is_notification)
   assert(fut:start())
 
+  -- notification need not to wait
+  if is_notification then
+    return true
+  end
+
   local ok, err = fut:wait(5)
   if err then
     return nil, err
@@ -305,9 +311,7 @@ function _M:_local_call(node_id, method, params)
 end
 
 
--- public interface, try call on node_id locally first,
--- if node is not connected, try concentrator next
-function _M:call(node_id, method, ...)
+function _M:_call_or_notify(is_notification, node_id, method, ...)
   local cap = utils.parse_method_name(method)
 
   local res, err = self:_find_node_and_check_capability(node_id, cap)
@@ -318,20 +322,22 @@ function _M:call(node_id, method, ...)
   local params = {...}
 
   ngx_log(ngx_DEBUG,
-    "[rpc] calling ", method,
+    _log_prefix,
+    is_notification and "notifying " or "calling ",
+    method,
     "(node_id: ", node_id, ")",
     " via ", res == "local" and "local" or "concentrator"
   )
 
   if res == "local" then
-    res, err = self:_local_call(node_id, method, params)
+    res, err = self:_local_call(node_id, method, params, is_notification)
 
     if not res then
-      ngx_log(ngx_DEBUG, "[rpc] ", method, " failed, err: ", err)
+      ngx_log(ngx_DEBUG, _log_prefix, method, " failed, err: ", err)
       return nil, err
     end
 
-    ngx_log(ngx_DEBUG, "[rpc] ", method, " succeeded")
+    ngx_log(ngx_DEBUG, _log_prefix, method, " succeeded")
 
     return res
   end
@@ -339,29 +345,45 @@ function _M:call(node_id, method, ...)
   assert(res == "concentrator")
 
   -- try concentrator
-  local fut = future.new(node_id, self.concentrator, method, params)
+  local fut = future.new(node_id, self.concentrator, method, params, is_notification)
   assert(fut:start())
 
+  if is_notification then
+    return true
+  end
+
   local ok, err = fut:wait(5)
 
   if err then
-    ngx_log(ngx_DEBUG, "[rpc] ", method, " failed, err: ", err)
+    ngx_log(ngx_DEBUG, _log_prefix, method, " failed, err: ", err)
 
     return nil, err
   end
 
   if ok then
-    ngx_log(ngx_DEBUG, "[rpc] ", method, " succeeded")
+    ngx_log(ngx_DEBUG, _log_prefix, method, " succeeded")
 
     return fut.result
   end
 
-  ngx_log(ngx_DEBUG, "[rpc] ", method, " failed, err: ", fut.error.message)
+  ngx_log(ngx_DEBUG, _log_prefix, method, " failed, err: ", fut.error.message)
 
   return nil, fut.error.message
 end
 
 
+-- public interface, try call on node_id locally first,
+-- if node is not connected, try concentrator next
+function _M:call(node_id, method, ...)
+  return self:_call_or_notify(false, node_id, method, ...)
+end
+
+
+function _M:notify(node_id, method, ...)
+  return self:_call_or_notify(true, node_id, method, ...)
+end
+
+
 -- handle incoming client connections
 function _M:handle_websocket()
   local rpc_protocol = ngx_var.http_sec_websocket_protocol
@@ -379,7 +401,7 @@ function _M:handle_websocket()
   end
 
   if not meta_v1_supported then
-    ngx_log(ngx_ERR, "[rpc] unknown RPC protocol: " ..
+    ngx_log(ngx_ERR, _log_prefix, "unknown RPC protocol: " ..
                      tostring(rpc_protocol) ..
                      ", doesn't know how to communicate with client")
     return ngx_exit(ngx.HTTP_CLOSE)
@@ -387,7 +409,7 @@ function _M:handle_websocket()
 
   local cert, err = validate_client_cert(self.conf, self.cluster_cert, ngx_var.ssl_client_raw_cert)
   if not cert then
-    ngx_log(ngx_ERR, "[rpc] client's certificate failed validation: ", err)
+    ngx_log(ngx_ERR, _log_prefix, "client's certificate failed validation: ", err)
     return ngx_exit(ngx.HTTP_CLOSE)
   end
 
@@ -396,14 +418,14 @@ function _M:handle_websocket()
 
   local wb, err = server:new(WS_OPTS)
   if not wb then
-    ngx_log(ngx_ERR, "[rpc] unable to establish WebSocket connection with client: ", err)
+    ngx_log(ngx_ERR, _log_prefix, "unable to establish WebSocket connection with client: ", err)
     return ngx_exit(ngx.HTTP_CLOSE)
   end
 
   -- if timeout (default is 5s) we will close the connection
   local node_id, err = self:_handle_meta_call(wb)
   if not node_id then
-    ngx_log(ngx_ERR, "[rpc] unable to handshake with client: ", err)
+    ngx_log(ngx_ERR, _log_prefix, "unable to handshake with client: ", err)
     return ngx_exit(ngx.HTTP_CLOSE)
   end
 
@@ -415,7 +437,7 @@ function _M:handle_websocket()
   self:_remove_socket(s)
 
   if not res then
-    ngx_log(ngx_ERR, "[rpc] RPC connection broken: ", err, " node_id: ", node_id)
+    ngx_log(ngx_ERR, _log_prefix, "RPC connection broken: ", err, " node_id: ", node_id)
     return ngx_exit(ngx.ERROR)
   end
 
@@ -488,7 +510,7 @@ function _M:connect(premature, node_id, host, path, cert, key)
 
   local ok, err = c:connect(uri, opts)
   if not ok then
-    ngx_log(ngx_ERR, "[rpc] unable to connect to peer: ", err)
+    ngx_log(ngx_ERR, _log_prefix, "unable to connect to peer: ", err)
     goto err
   end
 
@@ -497,7 +519,7 @@ function _M:connect(premature, node_id, host, path, cert, key)
     -- FIXME: resp_headers should not be case sensitive
 
     if not resp_headers or not resp_headers["sec_websocket_protocol"] then
-      ngx_log(ngx_ERR, "[rpc] peer did not provide sec_websocket_protocol, node_id: ", node_id)
+      ngx_log(ngx_ERR, _log_prefix, "peer did not provide sec_websocket_protocol, node_id: ", node_id)
       c:send_close() -- can't do much if this fails
       goto err
     end
@@ -506,7 +528,7 @@ function _M:connect(premature, node_id, host, path, cert, key)
     local meta_cap = resp_headers["sec_websocket_protocol"]
 
     if meta_cap ~= RPC_MATA_V1 then
-      ngx_log(ngx_ERR, "[rpc] did not support protocol : ", meta_cap)
+      ngx_log(ngx_ERR, _log_prefix, "did not support protocol : ", meta_cap)
       c:send_close() -- can't do much if this fails
       goto err
     end
@@ -514,7 +536,7 @@ function _M:connect(premature, node_id, host, path, cert, key)
     -- if timeout (default is 5s) we will close the connection
     local ok, err = self:_meta_call(c, meta_cap, node_id)
     if not ok then
-      ngx_log(ngx_ERR, "[rpc] unable to handshake with server, node_id: ", node_id,
+      ngx_log(ngx_ERR, _log_prefix, "unable to handshake with server, node_id: ", node_id,
                        " err: ", err)
       c:send_close() -- can't do much if this fails
       goto err
@@ -529,7 +551,7 @@ function _M:connect(premature, node_id, host, path, cert, key)
     self:_remove_socket(s)
 
     if not ok then
-      ngx_log(ngx_ERR, "[rpc] connection to node_id: ", node_id, " broken, err: ",
+      ngx_log(ngx_ERR, _log_prefix, "connection to node_id: ", node_id, " broken, err: ",
               err, ", reconnecting in ", reconnection_delay, " seconds")
     end
   end
diff --git a/kong/clustering/rpc/socket.lua b/kong/clustering/rpc/socket.lua
index 045ca8c7557..2044acf170a 100644
--- a/kong/clustering/rpc/socket.lua
+++ b/kong/clustering/rpc/socket.lua
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ function _M._dispatch(premature, self, cb, payload)
   if not res then
     ngx_log(ngx_WARN, "[rpc] RPC callback failed: ", err)
 
+    -- notification has no response
+    if not payload.id then
+      return
+    end
+
     res, err = self.outgoing:push(new_error(payload.id, jsonrpc.SERVER_ERROR,
                                             err))
     if not res then
@@ -77,6 +82,12 @@ function _M._dispatch(premature, self, cb, payload)
     return
   end
 
+  -- notification has no response
+  if not payload.id then
+    ngx_log(ngx_DEBUG, "[rpc] notification has no response")
+    return
+  end
+
   -- success
   res, err = self.outgoing:push({
     jsonrpc = jsonrpc.VERSION,
@@ -151,7 +162,7 @@ function _M:start()
         ngx_log(ngx_DEBUG, "[rpc] got RPC call: ", payload.method, " (id: ", payload.id, ")")
 
         local dispatch_cb = self.manager.callbacks.callbacks[payload.method]
-        if not dispatch_cb then
+        if not dispatch_cb and payload.id then
           local res, err = self.outgoing:push(new_error(payload.id, jsonrpc.METHOD_NOT_FOUND))
           if not res then
             return nil, "unable to send \"METHOD_NOT_FOUND\" error back to client: " .. err
@@ -162,9 +173,9 @@ function _M:start()
 
         -- call dispatch
         local res, err = kong.timer:named_at(string_format("JSON-RPC callback for node_id: %s, id: %d, method: %s",
-                                                           self.node_id, payload.id, payload.method),
+                                                           self.node_id, payload.id or 0, payload.method),
                                                            0, _M._dispatch, self, dispatch_cb, payload)
-        if not res then
+        if not res and payload.id then
           local reso, erro = self.outgoing:push(new_error(payload.id, jsonrpc.INTERNAL_ERROR))
           if not reso then
             return nil, "unable to send \"INTERNAL_ERROR\" error back to client: " .. erro
@@ -271,9 +282,13 @@ end
 function _M:call(node_id, method, params, callback)
   assert(node_id == self.node_id)
 
-  local id = self:_get_next_id()
+  local id
 
-  self.interest[id] = callback
+  -- notification has no callback or id
+  if callback then
+    id = self:_get_next_id()
+    self.interest[id] = callback
+  end
 
   return self.outgoing:push({
     jsonrpc = jsonrpc.VERSION,