diff --git a/mod/quiz/db/access.php b/mod/quiz/db/access.php
index 57f0e7d6236..882cc494aff 100644
--- a/mod/quiz/db/access.php
+++ b/mod/quiz/db/access.php
@@ -173,6 +173,13 @@ $capabilities = array(
         'captype' => 'read',
         'contextlevel' => CONTEXT_MODULE,
         'archetypes' => array()
-    )
+    ),
+
+    // Receive a notification message when a quiz attempt becomes overdue.
+    'mod/quiz:emailwarnoverdue' => array(
+        'captype' => 'read',
+        'contextlevel' => CONTEXT_MODULE,
+        'archetypes' => array()
+    ),
 );
 
diff --git a/mod/quiz/lang/en/quiz.php b/mod/quiz/lang/en/quiz.php
index 0539bfdbb4a..51b7565d2af 100644
--- a/mod/quiz/lang/en/quiz.php
+++ b/mod/quiz/lang/en/quiz.php
@@ -565,6 +565,7 @@ $string['quizcloseson'] = 'This quiz will close at {$a}';
 $string['quiz:deleteattempts'] = 'Delete quiz attempts';
 $string['quiz:emailconfirmsubmission'] = 'Get a confirmation message when submitting';
 $string['quiz:emailnotifysubmission'] = 'Get a notification message when an attempt is submitted';
+$string['quiz:emailwarnoverdue'] = 'Get a notification message when an attempt becomes overdue and needs to be submitted.';
 $string['quiz:grade'] = 'Grade quizzes manually';
 $string['quiz:ignoretimelimits'] = 'Ignores time limit on quizzes';
 $string['quizisclosed'] = 'This quiz is closed';