diff --git a/duplicity-backup.conf.example b/duplicity-backup.conf.example
index bad1092..763a818 100644
--- a/duplicity-backup.conf.example
+++ b/duplicity-backup.conf.example
@@ -401,6 +401,24 @@ MAIL="mailx"     # default command for Linux mail
 #MAIL="/path/to/custom/mail_script.py"
 
 
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# NOTIFICATIONS
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# Third-pary notification services. If no NOTIFICATION_SERVICE provided, no
+# notifications will be sent.
+
+# NOTIFICATION_SERVICE="slack"
+NOTIFICATION_SERVICE=
+NOTIFICATION_FAILURE_ONLY="yes" # send notifications only if there was an error while creating backup
+
+# Provider: Slack
+SLACK_HOOK_URL="https://hooks.slack.com/services/T00000000/B00000000/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
+SLACK_CHANNEL="#general"
+SLACK_USERNAME="duplicity-backup"
+SLACK_EMOJI="package"
+
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # TROUBLESHOOTING
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/duplicity-backup.sh b/duplicity-backup.sh
index ba8df93..94e16db 100755
--- a/duplicity-backup.sh
+++ b/duplicity-backup.sh
@@ -372,6 +372,15 @@ email_logfile()
   fi
 }
 
+send_notification()
+{
+  if [ ! -z "$NOTIFICATION_SERVICE" ]; then
+    if [ "$NOTIFICATION_SERVICE" = "slack" ]; then
+      curl -X POST -H 'Content-type: application/json' --data "{\"text\": \"$NOTIFICATION_CONTENT\", \"channel\": \"$SLACK_CHANNEL\", \"username\": \"$SLACK_USERNAME\", \"icon_emoji\": \":$SLACK_EMOJI:\"}" ${SLACK_HOOK_URL}
+    fi
+  fi
+}
+
 get_lock()
 {
   echo "Attempting to acquire lock ${LOCKFILE}" >> ${LOGFILE}
@@ -861,6 +870,20 @@ else
   email_logfile
 fi
 
+if [ "$NOTIFICATION_FAILURE_ONLY" = "yes" ]; then
+  if [ ${BACKUP_ERROR} ]; then
+    NOTIFICATION_CONTENT="BACKUP ERROR: ${HOSTNAME} - \`$LOGFILE\`"
+    send_notification
+  fi
+else
+  if [ ${BACKUP_ERROR} ]; then
+    NOTIFICATION_CONTENT="BACKUP ERROR: ${HOSTNAME} - \`$LOGFILE\`"
+  else
+    NOTIFICATION_CONTENT="BACKUP OK: ${HOSTNAME} - \`$LOGFILE\`"
+  fi
+  send_notification
+fi
+
 # remove old logfiles
 # stops them from piling up infinitely
 [[ -n "${REMOVE_LOGS_OLDER_THAN}" ]] && find ${LOGDIR} -type f -mtime +"${REMOVE_LOGS_OLDER_THAN}" -delete