diff --git a/config.pl-dist b/config.pl-dist
index 52ed1b8..1a546dd 100644
--- a/config.pl-dist
+++ b/config.pl-dist
@@ -268,6 +268,19 @@ $notify = {
 
     },
 
+    #slack incoming web hook integration. 
+    'slack' => {
+        'enabled' => 0,
+        'push_recentlyadded'  => 0,
+        'push_watched'        => 0,
+        'push_watching'       => 0,
+        'push_paused'         => 0,
+        'push_resumed'        => 0,
+        'webhook_url'         => 'https://hooks.slack.com/services/XXXXXXXXXXX/XXXXXXXXXX/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX', #webhook url
+        'channel'             => '', # '@myuser', '#notifications', etc. '' uses default channel configured in the Slack webhook
+        'message'             => '{user}',
+    },
+
 };
 
 $push_titles = {
diff --git a/config.pl-dist-win32 b/config.pl-dist-win32
index e382d5e..a019f6d 100644
--- a/config.pl-dist-win32
+++ b/config.pl-dist-win32
@@ -232,6 +232,19 @@ $notify = {
 
     },
 
+    #slack incoming web hook integration. 
+    'slack' => {
+        'enabled' => 0,
+        'push_recentlyadded'  => 0,
+        'push_watched'        => 0,
+        'push_watching'       => 0,
+        'push_paused'         => 0,
+        'push_resumed'        => 0,
+        'webhook_url'         => 'https://hooks.slack.com/services/XXXXXXXXXXX/XXXXXXXXXX/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX', #webhook url
+        'channel'             => '', # '@myuser', '#notifications', etc. '' uses default channel configured in the Slack webhook
+        'message'             => '{user}',
+    },
+
 
 };
 
diff --git a/plexWatch.pl b/plexWatch.pl
index 8b2e9ee..dd5e349 100755
--- a/plexWatch.pl
+++ b/plexWatch.pl
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@
            'backup',
            'clean_extras',
            'show_xml',
+           'slack_channel:s',
            'help|?'
     ) or pod2usage(2);
 pod2usage(-verbose => 2) if (exists($options{'help'}));
@@ -1788,6 +1789,7 @@ ()
         { 'name' => 'pushalot', 'definition' => 'INTEGER',},
         { 'name' => 'boxcar', 'definition' => 'INTEGER',},
         { 'name' => 'boxcar_v2', 'definition' => 'INTEGER',},
+        { 'name' => 'slack', 'definition' => 'INTEGER',},
 
         );
 
@@ -2326,6 +2328,71 @@ ()
     return 0; # failed
 }
 
+sub NotifySlack() {
+    my $provider = 'slack';
+
+     #my $alert = shift;
+    my $info = shift;
+    my ($alert) = &formatAlert($info,$provider);
+
+    my $alert_options = shift;
+
+    if ($provider_452->{$provider}) {
+        if ($options{'debug'}) { print uc($provider) . " 452: backing off\n"; }
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    my %sk = %{$notify->{slack}};
+    my $ua = LWP::UserAgent->new(  ssl_opts => {
+        verify_hostname => 0,
+        SSL_verify_mode => "SSL_VERIFY_NONE",
+                                   });
+    $ua->timeout(20);
+    
+    ## allow formatting of appname
+    $sk{'message'} = '{user}' if $sk{'message'} eq $appname; ## force {user} if people still use $appname in config -- forcing update with the need to modify config.
+    my $format = $sk{'message'};
+
+
+    if ($format =~ /\{.*\}/) {
+        my $regex = join "|", keys %{$alert_options};
+        $regex = qr/$regex/;
+        $sk{'message'} =~ s/{($regex)}/$alert_options->{$1}/g;
+        $sk{'message'} =~ s/{\w+}//g; ## remove any {word} - templates that failed
+        $sk{'message'} = $appname if !$sk{'message'}; ## replace appname if empty
+    }
+
+
+    $sk{'message'} .= ': ' . $push_type_titles->{$alert_options->{'push_type'}} if $alert_options->{'push_type'};
+    $sk{'message'} .= ' ' . ucfirst($alert_options->{'item_type'}) if $alert_options->{'item_type'};
+    $sk{'message'} .= ' ' . $alert;
+
+    my $channel = $sk{'channel'};
+    if ($options{'slack_channel'}) { $channel = $options{'slack_channel'}; }
+    my %post = ('text' => $sk{'message'}, 'channel' => $channel);
+    my $json = encode_json \%post;
+    my $url = $sk{'webhook_url'};
+    
+    my $response = $ua->post( $url, [
+                                  "payload" => $json,
+                              ]);
+    my $content  = $response->decoded_content();
+
+
+    if ($content !~ /ok/) {
+        print STDERR "Failed to post Slack notification -- $sk{'message'} result:$content\n";
+        $provider_452->{$provider} = 1;
+        my $msg452 = uc($provider) . " failed: $alert -  setting $provider to back off additional notifications\n";
+        &ConsoleLog($msg452,,1);
+
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    my $dmsg = uc($provider) . " Notification successfully posted.\n" if $debug;
+    &DebugLog($dmsg) if $dmsg && $debug;
+    return 1;     ## success
+}
+
 sub NotifyPushOver() {
     my $provider = 'pushover';
 
@@ -3603,6 +3670,7 @@ ()
         GNTP => \&NotifyGNTP,
         EMAIL => \&NotifyEMAIL,
         external => \&NotifyExternal,
+        slack => \&NotifySlack,
         );
     my $error;
     ## this SHOULD never happen if the code is released -- this is just a reminder for whomever is adding a new provider in config.pl
@@ -4324,6 +4392,8 @@ =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
    --exclude_library_id=...       Full exclusion for a library section id. It will not log or notify.
 
+   --slack_channel                Slack channel or user override to notify. '--slack_channel=#notifications', '--slack_channel=@myuser'
+
    #############################################################################################
 
    --format_options        : list all available formats for notifications and cli output