diff --git a/app/components/build-header.js b/app/components/build-header.js
index 9db8180148..cc4a4b3733 100644
--- a/app/components/build-header.js
+++ b/app/components/build-header.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export default Component.extend({
 
   displayCompare: computed('item.eventType', function () {
     let eventType = this.get('item.eventType');
-    return !['api', 'cron'].includes(eventType);
+    return !['api', 'cron', 'release'].includes(eventType);
   }),
 
   commitUrl: computed('item.repo.{ownerName,vcsName,vcsType}', 'commit.sha', function () {
diff --git a/app/components/repo-build-list.js b/app/components/repo-build-list.js
index 3f3f6814d2..193d668549 100644
--- a/app/components/repo-build-list.js
+++ b/app/components/repo-build-list.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import config from 'travis/config/environment';
 import dynamicQuery from 'travis/utils/dynamic-query';
 
 const { repoBuildsPerPage: limit } = config.pagination;
-const MAIN_EVENT_TYPES = ['push', 'api', 'cron'];
+const MAIN_EVENT_TYPES = ['push', 'api', 'cron', 'release'];
 const SORT_PROPS = ['number:desc'];
 
 export default Component.extend({
diff --git a/app/components/request-icon.js b/app/components/request-icon.js
index 84c9df81ac..fe09274ad6 100644
--- a/app/components/request-icon.js
+++ b/app/components/request-icon.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const eventToIcon = {
   pull_request: 'pullrequest',
   cron: 'cronjobs',
   api: 'api',
+  release: 'release',
   default: 'nobuilds'
 };
 
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ const eventToTitle = {
   pull_request: 'Triggered from a pull request',
   cron: 'Triggered by a cron job',
   api: 'Triggered via the API',
+  release: 'Triggered by a release',
   default: 'Triggered via unknown means'
 };
 
diff --git a/app/models/repo.js b/app/models/repo.js
index ede0213912..764cba2508 100644
--- a/app/models/repo.js
+++ b/app/models/repo.js
@@ -147,10 +147,10 @@ const Repo = VcsEntity.extend({
   builds: computed('id', function () {
     let id = this.id;
     const builds = this.store.filter('build', {
-      event_type: ['push', 'api', 'cron'],
+      event_type: ['push', 'api', 'cron', 'release'],
       repository_id: id,
     }, (b) => {
-      let eventTypes = ['push', 'api', 'cron'];
+      let eventTypes = ['push', 'api', 'cron', 'release'];
       return this._buildRepoMatches(b, id) && eventTypes.includes(b.get('eventType'));
     });
     return this._buildObservableArray(builds);
diff --git a/app/routes/dashboard/builds.js b/app/routes/dashboard/builds.js
index bce6b1b078..19376c3557 100644
--- a/app/routes/dashboard/builds.js
+++ b/app/routes/dashboard/builds.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default TravisRoute.extend({
 
   model(params) {
     let currentUserId = this.get('auth.currentUser.id');
-    let eventTypes = ['api', 'pull_request', 'push'];
+    let eventTypes = ['api', 'pull_request', 'push', 'release'];
     let query = {
       limit: 30,
       event_type: eventTypes.join(','),
diff --git a/app/templates/settings.hbs b/app/templates/settings.hbs
index e3e1ad4acb..64de4521c8 100644
--- a/app/templates/settings.hbs
+++ b/app/templates/settings.hbs
@@ -43,6 +43,16 @@
           <SvgImage @name="icon-help" @class="icon-help" />
         </ExternalLinkTo>
       </li>
+      {{#if (eq this.repo.provider 'github')}}
+      <li>
+        <SettingsSwitch
+          @active={{this.model.settings.build_releases}}
+          @repo={{this.repo}}
+          @description="Build pushed releases"
+          @key="build_releases"
+        />
+      </li>
+      {{/if}}
     </ul>
   </section>
   <section class="settings-section">
diff --git a/public/images/stroke-icons/icon-release.svg b/public/images/stroke-icons/icon-release.svg
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..966c68b831
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/images/stroke-icons/icon-release.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg viewBox="0 0 15 15"><title>Release event</title><path d="M13.676 5.327h-1.153V3.156c0-.494-.329-.906-.824-.906H9.147c-.412 0-.824.412-.824.906v2.171H6.429V3.156c0-.494-.329-.906-.824-.906h-2.47c-.412 0-.824.412-.824.906v2.171h-.987c-.412 0-.824.412-.824.906v5.076c0 .494.329.906.824.906h12.353c.412 0 .824-.412.824-.906V6.233c-.001-.494-.33-.906-.825-.906z"/></svg>
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