diff --git a/src/suricata-reporter.in b/src/suricata-reporter.in
index 83e4e97..78bb04d 100644
--- a/src/suricata-reporter.in
+++ b/src/suricata-reporter.in
@@ -314,9 +314,14 @@ class Reporter(object):
 		"""
 			Writes a single event to the database
 		"""
+		# Determine whether this event should be marked for Zabbix delivery
+		zabbix_pending = 1 if self.config.getboolean('zabbix', 'enabled', fallback=False) else 0
+
 		# Write the event to the database
-		self.db.execute("INSERT INTO alerts(timestamp, event) VALUES(?, ?)",
-			(event.timestamp.timestamp(), event.json))
+		self.db.execute(
+			"INSERT INTO alerts(timestamp, event, zabbix_pending) VALUES(?, ?, ?)",
+			(event.timestamp.timestamp(), event.json, zabbix_pending)
+		)
 
 		# Commit it straight away
 		self.db.commit()