diff --git a/policy/policy_test.go b/policy/policy_test.go
index 7ad333d..e1cf0da 100644
--- a/policy/policy_test.go
+++ b/policy/policy_test.go
@@ -126,14 +126,14 @@ func TestCreateAlertPolicy_Validate(t *testing.T) {
 
 	req.Responders = &[]alert.Responder{
 		{
-			Type:     alert.ScheduleResponder,
+			Type:     "",
 			Name:     "",
 			Id:       "",
 			Username: "",
 		},
 	}
 	err = req.Validate()
-	assert.Equal(t, err.Error(), errors.New("responder type for alert policy should be one of team or user").Error())
+	assert.Equal(t, err.Error(), errors.New("responder type for alert policy should be one of team, user, escalation or schedule").Error())
 
 	req.Responders = &[]alert.Responder{
 		{
@@ -179,6 +179,50 @@ func TestCreateAlertPolicy_Validate(t *testing.T) {
 	err = req.Validate()
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 
+	req.Responders = &[]alert.Responder{
+		{
+			Type:     alert.EscalationResponder,
+			Name:     "",
+			Id:       "",
+			Username: "user1",
+		},
+	}
+	err = req.Validate()
+	assert.Equal(t, err.Error(), errors.New("responder id should be provided").Error())
+
+	req.Responders = &[]alert.Responder{
+		{
+			Type:     alert.EscalationResponder,
+			Name:     "",
+			Id:       "teamId",
+			Username: "",
+		},
+	}
+	err = req.Validate()
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+	req.Responders = &[]alert.Responder{
+		{
+			Type:     alert.ScheduleResponder,
+			Name:     "",
+			Id:       "",
+			Username: "user1",
+		},
+	}
+	err = req.Validate()
+	assert.Equal(t, err.Error(), errors.New("responder id should be provided").Error())
+
+	req.Responders = &[]alert.Responder{
+		{
+			Type:     alert.ScheduleResponder,
+			Name:     "",
+			Id:       "teamId",
+			Username: "",
+		},
+	}
+	err = req.Validate()
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+
 	req.Priority = "asd"
 	err = req.Validate()
 	assert.Equal(t, err.Error(), errors.New("Priority should be one of these: 'P1', 'P2', 'P3', 'P4' and 'P5'").Error())
diff --git a/policy/request.go b/policy/request.go
index f224965..a308fe4 100644
--- a/policy/request.go
+++ b/policy/request.go
@@ -681,8 +681,8 @@ func ValidateDelayAction(action DelayAction) error {
 
 func ValidateResponders(responders *[]alert.Responder) error {
 	for _, responder := range *responders {
-		if responder.Type != alert.UserResponder && responder.Type != alert.TeamResponder {
-			return errors.New("responder type for alert policy should be one of team or user")
+		if responder.Type != alert.UserResponder && responder.Type != alert.TeamResponder && responder.Type != alert.EscalationResponder && responder.Type != alert.ScheduleResponder {
+			return errors.New("responder type for alert policy should be one of team, user, escalation or schedule")
 		}
 		if responder.Id == "" {
 			return errors.New("responder id should be provided")