diff --git a/app/v2/notifications/post_notifications.py b/app/v2/notifications/post_notifications.py
index 08847f2cb..ed9d67c7f 100644
--- a/app/v2/notifications/post_notifications.py
+++ b/app/v2/notifications/post_notifications.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from app.models import (
     NOTIFICATION_CREATED,
     NOTIFICATION_SENDING
 )
+from app.celery.letters_pdf_tasks import create_letters_pdf
 from app.celery.tasks import update_letter_notifications_to_sent_to_dvla
 from app.notifications.process_notifications import (
     persist_notification,
@@ -187,6 +188,12 @@ def process_letter_notification(*, letter_data, api_key, template):
             queue=QueueNames.RESEARCH_MODE
         )
 
+    if api_key.service.has_permission('letters_as_pdf'):
+        create_letters_pdf.apply_async(
+            [str(notification.id)],
+            queue=QueueNames.CREATE_LETTERS_PDF
+        )
+
     return notification
 
 
diff --git a/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_post_letter_notifications.py b/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_post_letter_notifications.py
index d6eca3c8d..b433f83cd 100644
--- a/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_post_letter_notifications.py
+++ b/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_post_letter_notifications.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ from flask import json
 from flask import url_for
 import pytest
 
+from app.config import QueueNames
+from app.dao import service_permissions_dao
 from app.models import EMAIL_TYPE
 from app.models import Job
 from app.models import KEY_TYPE_NORMAL
@@ -80,6 +82,29 @@ def test_post_letter_notification_returns_201(client, sample_letter_template, mo
     assert not notification.reply_to_text
 
 
+def test_post_letter_notification_for_letters_as_pdf_calls_celery_task(client, sample_letter_template, mocker):
+    service_permissions_dao.dao_add_service_permission(sample_letter_template.service.id, 'letters_as_pdf')
+
+    data = {
+        'template_id': str(sample_letter_template.id),
+        'personalisation': {
+            'address_line_1': 'Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II',
+            'address_line_2': 'Buckingham Palace',
+            'address_line_3': 'London',
+            'postcode': 'SW1 1AA',
+            'name': 'Lizzie'
+        },
+        'reference': 'foo'
+    }
+    fake_task = mocker.patch('app.celery.tasks.letters_pdf_tasks.create_letters_pdf.apply_async')
+
+    letter_request(client, data, service_id=sample_letter_template.service_id)
+
+    notification = Notification.query.one()
+
+    fake_task.assert_called_once_with([str(notification.id)], queue=QueueNames.CREATE_LETTERS_PDF)
+
+
 def test_post_letter_notification_returns_400_and_missing_template(
     client,
     sample_service_full_permissions