diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 24b8703..dd3b651 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 mod config;
 mod entries;
 mod render;
+mod telegram;
 mod web;
 
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use teloxide::prelude::*;
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() {
@@ -11,12 +13,28 @@ async fn main() {
 
     let config = config::Config::load("config.toml").expect("failed to load config.toml");
     let listen = config.listen.clone();
+    let entries_dir = config.data_dir.join("entries");
+    let chat_id = ChatId(config.telegram_chat_id);
 
-    let (tx, _rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(32);
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(&entries_dir).ok();
+
+    let bot = Bot::new(&config.telegram_bot_token);
+
+    let (tx, rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(32);
 
     let state = Arc::new(web::AppState { config, tx });
     let app = web::router(state);
 
+    // Spawn telegram notification sender
+    let notify_bot = bot.clone();
+    tokio::spawn(telegram::notification_task(notify_bot, chat_id, rx));
+
+    // Spawn telegram command listener
+    let cmd_bot = bot.clone();
+    let cmd_entries_dir = entries_dir.clone();
+    tokio::spawn(telegram::bot_task(cmd_bot, chat_id, cmd_entries_dir));
+
+    // Run web server
     tracing::info!("listening on {listen}");
     let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind(&listen).await.unwrap();
     axum::serve(listener, app).await.unwrap();
diff --git a/src/telegram.rs b/src/telegram.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0215cc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/telegram.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+use teloxide::prelude::*;
+use tokio::sync::mpsc::Receiver;
+
+use crate::entries::{self, Entry, Status};
+
+/// Send a notification to Telegram about a new entry.
+async fn notify(bot: &Bot, chat_id: ChatId, entry: &Entry) {
+    let short_id = entry.id.split('-').last().unwrap_or(&entry.id);
+    let text = format!(
+        "New guestbook entry:\n\nName: {}\nWebsite: {}\n\n{}\n\n/allow_{}\n/deny_{}",
+        entry.meta.name, entry.meta.website, entry.body, short_id, short_id
+    );
+    if let Err(e) = bot.send_message(chat_id, &text).await {
+        tracing::error!("failed to send telegram message: {e}");
+    }
+}
+
+/// Listen for new entries on the channel and send Telegram notifications.
+pub async fn notification_task(bot: Bot, chat_id: ChatId, mut rx: Receiver<Entry>) {
+    while let Some(entry) = rx.recv().await {
+        notify(&bot, chat_id, &entry).await;
+    }
+}
+
+/// Run the Telegram bot that listens for /allow_ and /deny_ commands.
+pub async fn bot_task(bot: Bot, chat_id: ChatId, entries_dir: PathBuf) {
+    let handler = Update::filter_message().endpoint(
+        |bot: Bot, msg: Message, entries_dir: PathBuf, chat_id: ChatId| async move {
+            let text = msg.text().unwrap_or("");
+            // Only respond to the configured chat
+            if msg.chat.id != chat_id {
+                return respond(());
+            }
+
+            if let Some(id) = text.strip_prefix("/allow_") {
+                match entries::set_status(&entries_dir, id, Status::Approved) {
+                    Ok(name) => {
+                        bot.send_message(msg.chat.id, format!("Approved ({name})."))
+                            .await?;
+                    }
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        bot.send_message(msg.chat.id, e).await?;
+                    }
+                }
+            } else if let Some(id) = text.strip_prefix("/deny_") {
+                match entries::set_status(&entries_dir, id, Status::Denied) {
+                    Ok(name) => {
+                        bot.send_message(msg.chat.id, format!("Denied ({name})."))
+                            .await?;
+                    }
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        bot.send_message(msg.chat.id, e).await?;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            Ok(())
+        },
+    );
+
+    Dispatcher::builder(bot, handler)
+        .dependencies(dptree::deps![entries_dir, chat_id])
+        .build()
+        .dispatch()
+        .await;
+}