diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index af37e1a..e67b280 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ Run `osem_notify help config` for details and an example configuration.
 `transport` | `options`
 ------------|------------
 `email`     | `recipients`: list of email addresses
+`xmpp`      | `recipients`: list of JIDs
 
 Want more? [add it](#contribute)!
 
diff --git a/cmd/cmd_root.go b/cmd/cmd_root.go
index c3549b5..3430d03 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd_root.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd_root.go
@@ -23,32 +23,32 @@ var configHelpCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 > Example configuration:
 
-	healthchecks:
-		# override default health checks for all boxes
-		default:
-			notifications:
-				transport: email
-				options:
-					recipients:
-					- fridolina@example.com
-			events:
-				- type: "measurement_age"
-					target: "all"    # all sensors
-					threshold: "15m" # any duration
-				- type: "measurement_faulty"
-					target: "all"
-					threshold: ""
-
-		# set health checks per box
-		593bcd656ccf3b0011791f5a:
-			notifications:
-				options:
-					recipients:
-					- ruth.less@example.com
-			events:
-				- type: "measurement_max"
-					target: "593bcd656ccf3b0011791f5b"
-					threshold: "40"
+  healthchecks:
+    # override default health checks for all boxes
+    default:
+      notifications:
+        transport: email
+        options:
+          recipients:
+          - fridolina@example.com
+      events:
+        - type: "measurement_age"
+          target: "all"    # all sensors
+          threshold: "15m" # any duration
+        - type: "measurement_faulty"
+          target: "all"
+          threshold: ""
+
+    # set health checks per box
+    593bcd656ccf3b0011791f5a:
+      notifications:
+        options:
+          recipients:
+          - ruth.less@example.com
+      events:
+        - type: "measurement_max"
+          target: "593bcd656ccf3b0011791f5b"
+          threshold: "40"
 
   # only needed when sending notifications via email
   email:
@@ -58,12 +58,20 @@ var configHelpCmd = &cobra.Command{
     pass: bar
     from: hildegunst@example.com
 
+  # only needed when sending notifications via XMPP
+  xmpp:
+    host: jabber.example.com:5222
+    user: foo@jabber.example.com
+    pass: bar
+    startls: true
+
 
 > possible values for healthchecks.*.notifications:
 
   transport | options
   ----------|-------------------------------------
   email     | recipients: list of email addresses
+  xmpp      | recipients: list of JIDs
 
 
 > possible values for healthchecks.*.events[]:
diff --git a/core/notifier_xmpp.go b/core/notifier_xmpp.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe6c38e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/notifier_xmpp.go
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+package core
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+	xmpp "github.com/mattn/go-xmpp"
+)
+
+// box config required for the XmppNotifier
+type XmppNotifier struct {
+	Recipients []string
+}
+
+func (n XmppNotifier) New(config interface{}) (AbstractNotifier, error) {
+	// assign configuration to the notifier after ensuring the correct type.
+	// lesson of this project: golang requires us to fuck around with type
+	// assertions, instead of providing us with proper inheritance.
+
+	asserted, ok := config.(XmppNotifier)
+	if !ok || asserted.Recipients == nil {
+		// config did not contain valid options.
+		// first try fallback: parse result of viper is a map[string]interface{},
+		// which requires a different assertion change
+		asserted2, ok := config.(map[string]interface{})
+		if ok {
+			asserted3, ok := asserted2["recipients"].([]interface{})
+			if ok {
+				asserted = XmppNotifier{Recipients: []string{}}
+				for _, rec := range asserted3 {
+					asserted.Recipients = append(asserted.Recipients, rec.(string))
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		if asserted.Recipients == nil {
+			return nil, errors.New("Invalid XmppNotifier options")
+		}
+	}
+
+	return XmppNotifier{
+		Recipients: asserted.Recipients,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (n XmppNotifier) ComposeNotification(box *Box, checks []CheckResult) Notification {
+	errTexts := []string{}
+	resolvedTexts := []string{}
+	for _, check := range checks {
+		if check.Status == CheckErr {
+			errTexts = append(errTexts, check.String())
+		} else {
+			resolvedTexts = append(resolvedTexts, check.String())
+		}
+	}
+
+	var (
+		resolved     string
+		resolvedList string
+		errList      string
+	)
+	if len(resolvedTexts) != 0 {
+		resolvedList = fmt.Sprintf("Resolved issue(s):\n\n%s\n\n", strings.Join(resolvedTexts, "\n"))
+	}
+	if len(errTexts) != 0 {
+		errList = fmt.Sprintf("New issue(s):\n\n%s\n\n", strings.Join(errTexts, "\n"))
+	} else {
+		resolved = "resolved "
+	}
+
+	return Notification{
+		Subject: fmt.Sprintf("Issues %swith your box \"%s\" on opensensemap.org!", resolved, box.Name),
+		Body: fmt.Sprintf("A check at %s identified the following updates for your box \"%s\":\n\n%s%sYou may visit https://opensensemap.org/explore/%s for more details.\n\n--\nSent automatically by osem_notify (https://github.com/noerw/osem_notify)",
+			time.Now().Round(time.Minute), box.Name, errList, resolvedList, box.Id),
+	}
+}
+
+func (n XmppNotifier) Submit(notification Notification) error {
+	xmppOpts := xmpp.Options{
+		Host:     viper.GetString("xmpp.host"),
+		User:     viper.GetString("xmpp.user"),
+		Password: viper.GetString("xmpp.pass"),
+		Resource: "osem_notify",
+	}
+
+	if viper.GetBool("xmpp.starttls") {
+		xmppOpts.NoTLS = true
+		xmppOpts.StartTLS = true
+	}
+
+	client, err := xmppOpts.NewClient()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for _, recipient := range n.Recipients {
+		_, err = client.Send(xmpp.Chat{
+			Remote: recipient,
+			Subject: notification.Subject,
+			Text: fmt.Sprintf("%s\n\n%s", notification.Subject, notification.Body),
+		})
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/core/notifiers.go b/core/notifiers.go
index 2b41503..2ae1198 100644
--- a/core/notifiers.go
+++ b/core/notifiers.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 var Notifiers = map[string]AbstractNotifier{
 	"email": EmailNotifier{},
+	"xmpp":  XmppNotifier{},
 }
 
 type AbstractNotifier interface {