diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index dc354f7e..78d3aabd 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -505,6 +505,98 @@ np2srv_sm_oper_cb(sr_session_ctx_t *session, uint32_t UNUSED(sub_id), const char
     return rc;
 }
 
+#ifdef NC_ENABLED_SSH_TLS
+
+/**
+ * @brief Callback for sending certificate expiration notifications generated by libnetconf2.
+ */
+static void
+np2srv_cert_exp_notif_cb(const char *expiration_time, const char *xpath, void *user_data)
+{
+    sr_session_ctx_t *sr_sess = user_data;
+    const struct ly_ctx *ly_ctx = NULL;
+    int rc, stop_thread = 0;
+    struct lyd_node *ntf = NULL;
+
+    ly_ctx = sr_acquire_context(np2srv.sr_conn);
+    if (!ly_ctx) {
+        ERR("Failed to acquire sysrepo context.");
+        stop_thread = 1;
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    rc = lyd_new_path(NULL, ly_ctx, xpath, expiration_time, 0, &ntf);
+    if (rc) {
+        ERR("Failed to create certificate expiration notification data.");
+        stop_thread = 1;
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    rc = sr_notif_send_tree(sr_sess, ntf, 0, 0);
+    if (rc) {
+        ERR("Failed to send certificate expiration notification.");
+        stop_thread = 1;
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+cleanup:
+    lyd_free_tree(ntf);
+    if (ly_ctx) {
+        sr_release_context(np2srv.sr_conn);
+    }
+    if (stop_thread) {
+        nc_server_notif_cert_expiration_thread_stop(1);
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Start the certificate expiration notification thread.
+ *
+ * The thread is started only if the 'certificate-expiration-notification' feature is enabled.
+ *
+ * @return 0 if the thread is successfully started or if the feature is disabled, -1 on error.
+ */
+static int
+np2srv_start_cert_exp_notif_thread(void)
+{
+    int r, ret = 0;
+    const struct ly_ctx *ly_ctx;
+    const struct lys_module *mod;
+
+    ly_ctx = sr_acquire_context(np2srv.sr_conn);
+    if (!ly_ctx) {
+        ERR("Failed to acquire SR connection context.");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    mod = ly_ctx_get_module_implemented(ly_ctx, "ietf-crypto-types");
+    if (!mod) {
+        ERR("Module \"ietf-crypto-types\" not implemented in sysrepo.");
+        ret = -1;
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    /* check if the feature is enabled and if so, then start the thread */
+    r = lys_feature_value(mod, "certificate-expiration-notification");
+    if (r == LY_SUCCESS) {
+        if (nc_server_notif_cert_expiration_thread_start(np2srv_cert_exp_notif_cb, np2srv.sr_sess, NULL)) {
+            ERR("Failed to start certificate expiration notification thread.");
+            ret = -1;
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+    } else if (r == LY_ENOTFOUND) {
+        ERR("Feature \"certificate-expiration-notification\" not found in module \"ietf-crypto-types\".");
+        ret = -1;
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+cleanup:
+    sr_release_context(np2srv.sr_conn);
+    return ret;
+}
+
+#endif /* NC_ENABLED_SSH_TLS */
+
 /**
  * @brief Initialize the server,
  *
@@ -562,6 +654,12 @@ server_init(void)
         ERR("Setting authorized_keys path format failed.");
         goto error;
     }
+
+    /* start certificate expiration notification thread if the certificate-expiration-notification feature is enabled */
+    if (np2srv_start_cert_exp_notif_thread()) {
+        ERR("Starting certificate expiration notification thread failed.");
+        goto error;
+    }
 #endif /* NC_ENABLED_SSH_TLS */
 
     /* set capabilities for the NETCONF Notifications */