diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5eef107..f0f764f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ pci-dss-scan\pci-dss-scan.bat https://example.com
   - Sent as an HTML email. If `SMTP_SERVER` is set, sends directly via `curl` (bypassing the local `mail` command entirely); otherwise falls back to the local `mail` command
   - Report includes a summary (with total disk space), backups removed (or would-remove in dry-run) per domain with filenames, dates and sizes, and a backups-found table per domain with newest/oldest backup dates and disk space used
 - `EMAIL_SUBJECT` - Subject line for the email report (default: `WordPress Backup Cleanup Report - <hostname>`)
+- `EMAIL_ONLY_ON_DELETIONS` - Set to `true` to only send the email when at least one backup was actually deleted, skipping the report on runs where nothing was eligible (default: `false`)
 - `SMTP_SERVER` - SMTP relay hostname; when set, takes priority over the local `mail` command (default: unset)
 - `SMTP_PORT` - SMTP relay port (default: `25`)
 - `SMTP_AUTH_USER` / `SMTP_AUTH_PASS` - SMTP credentials, leave unset for an unauthenticated relay (default: unset)
diff --git a/remove-old-wordpress-backups/remove-wordpress-backups.sh b/remove-old-wordpress-backups/remove-wordpress-backups.sh
index caf01ba..faeff91 100644
--- a/remove-old-wordpress-backups/remove-wordpress-backups.sh
+++ b/remove-old-wordpress-backups/remove-wordpress-backups.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #   MIN_KEEP - Minimum number of most recent backups to keep per domain (default: 3)
 #   DRY_RUN - Set to "true" to enable dry-run mode (default: false)
 #   EMAIL_TO - Email address to send the per-domain report to (default: unset, no email sent)
+#   EMAIL_ONLY_ON_DELETIONS - Set to "true" to only email when backups were actually deleted (default: false)
 #   EMAIL_SUBJECT - Subject line for the email report (default: "WordPress Backup Cleanup Report - <hostname>")
 #   SMTP_SERVER - SMTP relay host, used via curl if local 'mail' command is unavailable (default: unset)
 #   SMTP_PORT - SMTP relay port (default: 25)
@@ -187,6 +188,7 @@ FIND_CMD="/bin/find"
 RM_CMD="/bin/rm"
 EMAIL_TO="${EMAIL_TO:-}"
 EMAIL_SUBJECT="${EMAIL_SUBJECT:-}"
+EMAIL_ONLY_ON_DELETIONS="${EMAIL_ONLY_ON_DELETIONS:-false}"
 # SMTP fallback for servers without a local MTA (used only if 'mail' command is unavailable)
 SMTP_SERVER="${SMTP_SERVER:-}"
 SMTP_PORT="${SMTP_PORT:-25}"
@@ -543,7 +545,9 @@ remove_wordpress_backups() {
         log_message "No eligible backup files found. Nothing to delete."
         echo ""
         echo "${report}"
-        send_email_report "${html_report}"
+        if [ "${EMAIL_ONLY_ON_DELETIONS}" != "true" ]; then
+            send_email_report "${html_report}"
+        fi
         return 0
     fi