diff --git a/synapse/app/pusher.py b/synapse/app/pusher.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8922573db7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/app/pusher.py
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import synapse
+
+from synapse.server import HomeServer
+from synapse.util.versionstring import get_version_string
+from synapse.config._base import ConfigError
+from synapse.config.database import DatabaseConfig
+from synapse.config.logger import LoggingConfig
+from synapse.replication.slave.storage.events import SlavedEventStore
+from synapse.replication.slave.storage.pushers import SlavedPusherStore
+from synapse.replication.slave.storage.receipts import SlavedReceiptsStore
+from synapse.storage.engines import create_engine
+from synapse.storage import DataStore
+from synapse.util.async import sleep
+from synapse.util.logcontext import (LoggingContext, preserve_fn)
+
+from twisted.internet import reactor, defer
+
+import sys
+import logging
+
+logger = logging.getLogger("synapse.app.pusher")
+
+
+class SlaveConfig(DatabaseConfig):
+    def read_config(self, config):
+        self.replication_url = config["replication_url"]
+        self.server_name = config["server_name"]
+        self.use_insecure_ssl_client_just_for_testing_do_not_use = config.get(
+            "use_insecure_ssl_client_just_for_testing_do_not_use", False
+        )
+        self.user_agent_suffix = None
+        self.start_pushers = True
+
+    def default_config(self, **kwargs):
+        return """\
+        ## Slave ##
+        #replication_url: https://localhost:{replication_port}/_synapse/replication
+
+        report_stats: False
+        """
+
+
+class PusherSlaveConfig(SlaveConfig, LoggingConfig):
+    pass
+
+
+class PusherSlaveStore(
+    SlavedEventStore, SlavedPusherStore, SlavedReceiptsStore
+):
+    update_pusher_last_stream_ordering_and_success = (
+        DataStore.update_pusher_last_stream_ordering_and_success.__func__
+    )
+
+
+class PusherServer(HomeServer):
+
+    def get_db_conn(self, run_new_connection=True):
+        # Any param beginning with cp_ is a parameter for adbapi, and should
+        # not be passed to the database engine.
+        db_params = {
+            k: v for k, v in self.db_config.get("args", {}).items()
+            if not k.startswith("cp_")
+        }
+        db_conn = self.database_engine.module.connect(**db_params)
+
+        if run_new_connection:
+            self.database_engine.on_new_connection(db_conn)
+        return db_conn
+
+    def setup(self):
+        logger.info("Setting up.")
+        self.datastore = PusherSlaveStore(self.get_db_conn(), self)
+        logger.info("Finished setting up.")
+
+    def remove_pusher(self, app_id, push_key, user_id):
+        http_client = self.get_simple_http_client()
+        replication_url = self.config.replication_url
+        url = replication_url + "/remove_pushers"
+        return http_client.post_json_get_json(url, {
+            "remove": [{
+                "app_id": app_id,
+                "push_key": push_key,
+                "user_id": user_id,
+            }]
+        })
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def replicate(self):
+        http_client = self.get_simple_http_client()
+        store = self.get_datastore()
+        replication_url = self.config.replication_url
+        pusher_pool = self.get_pusherpool()
+
+        def stop_pusher(user_id, app_id, pushkey):
+            key = "%s:%s" % (app_id, pushkey)
+            pushers_for_user = pusher_pool.pushers.get(user_id, {})
+            pusher = pushers_for_user.pop(key, None)
+            if pusher is None:
+                return
+            logger.info("Stopping pusher %r / %r", user_id, key)
+            pusher.on_stop()
+
+        def start_pusher(user_id, app_id, pushkey):
+            key = "%s:%s" % (app_id, pushkey)
+            logger.info("Starting pusher %r / %r", user_id, key)
+            return pusher_pool._refresh_pusher(app_id, pushkey, user_id)
+
+        @defer.inlineCallbacks
+        def poke_pushers(results):
+            pushers_rows = set(
+                map(tuple, results.get("pushers", {}).get("rows", []))
+            )
+            deleted_pushers_rows = set(
+                map(tuple, results.get("deleted_pushers", {}).get("rows", []))
+            )
+            for row in sorted(pushers_rows | deleted_pushers_rows):
+                if row in deleted_pushers_rows:
+                    user_id, app_id, pushkey = row[1:4]
+                    stop_pusher(user_id, app_id, pushkey)
+                elif row in pushers_rows:
+                    user_id = row[1]
+                    app_id = row[5]
+                    pushkey = row[8]
+                    yield start_pusher(user_id, app_id, pushkey)
+
+            stream = results.get("events")
+            if stream:
+                min_stream_id = stream["rows"][0][0]
+                max_stream_id = stream["position"]
+                preserve_fn(pusher_pool.on_new_notifications)(
+                    min_stream_id, max_stream_id
+                )
+
+            stream = results.get("receipts")
+            if stream:
+                rows = stream["rows"]
+                affected_room_ids = set(row[1] for row in rows)
+                min_stream_id = rows[0][0]
+                max_stream_id = stream["position"]
+                preserve_fn(pusher_pool.on_new_receipts)(
+                    min_stream_id, max_stream_id, affected_room_ids
+                )
+
+        while True:
+            try:
+                args = store.stream_positions()
+                args["timeout"] = 30000
+                result = yield http_client.get_json(replication_url, args=args)
+                yield store.process_replication(result)
+                poke_pushers(result)
+            except:
+                logger.exception("Error replicating from %r", replication_url)
+                sleep(30)
+
+
+def setup(config_options):
+    try:
+        config = PusherSlaveConfig.load_config(
+            "Synapse pusher", config_options
+        )
+    except ConfigError as e:
+        sys.stderr.write("\n" + e.message + "\n")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    config.setup_logging()
+
+    database_engine = create_engine(config.database_config)
+
+    ps = PusherServer(
+        config.server_name,
+        db_config=config.database_config,
+        config=config,
+        version_string=get_version_string("Synapse", synapse),
+        database_engine=database_engine,
+    )
+
+    ps.setup()
+
+    def start():
+        ps.replicate()
+        ps.get_pusherpool().start()
+        ps.get_datastore().start_profiling()
+
+    reactor.callWhenRunning(start)
+
+    return ps
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    with LoggingContext("main"):
+        ps = setup(sys.argv[1:])
+        reactor.run()
diff --git a/synapse/config/server.py b/synapse/config/server.py
index df4707e1d1..46c633548a 100644
--- a/synapse/config/server.py
+++ b/synapse/config/server.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
         self.print_pidfile = config.get("print_pidfile")
         self.user_agent_suffix = config.get("user_agent_suffix")
         self.use_frozen_dicts = config.get("use_frozen_dicts", True)
+        self.start_pushers = config.get("start_pushers", True)
 
         self.listeners = config.get("listeners", [])
 
diff --git a/synapse/push/httppusher.py b/synapse/push/httppusher.py
index 6950a20632..3992804845 100644
--- a/synapse/push/httppusher.py
+++ b/synapse/push/httppusher.py
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ class HttpPusher(object):
                         "Pushkey %s was rejected: removing",
                         pk
                     )
-                    yield self.hs.get_pusherpool().remove_pusher(
+                    yield self.hs.remove_pusher(
                         self.app_id, pk, self.user_id
                     )
         defer.returnValue(True)
diff --git a/synapse/push/pusherpool.py b/synapse/push/pusherpool.py
index aa095f9d9b..6ef48d63f7 100644
--- a/synapse/push/pusherpool.py
+++ b/synapse/push/pusherpool.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 class PusherPool:
     def __init__(self, _hs):
         self.hs = _hs
+        self.start_pushers = _hs.config.start_pushers
         self.store = self.hs.get_datastore()
         self.clock = self.hs.get_clock()
         self.pushers = {}
@@ -177,6 +178,9 @@ class PusherPool:
             self._start_pushers([p])
 
     def _start_pushers(self, pushers):
+        if not self.start_pushers:
+            logger.info("Not starting pushers because they are disabled in the config")
+            return
         logger.info("Starting %d pushers", len(pushers))
         for pusherdict in pushers:
             try:
diff --git a/synapse/server.py b/synapse/server.py
index 368d615576..ee138de756 100644
--- a/synapse/server.py
+++ b/synapse/server.py
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@ class HomeServer(object):
             **self.db_config.get("args", {})
         )
 
+    def remove_pusher(self, app_id, push_key, user_id):
+        return self.get_pusherpool().remove_pusher(app_id, push_key, user_id)
+
 
 def _make_dependency_method(depname):
     def _get(hs):