diff --git a/hosts/lab/default.nix b/hosts/lab/default.nix
index e8192ac..0434586 100644
--- a/hosts/lab/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/lab/default.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     ./tinyauth.nix
     ./shlink.nix
     ./guestbook.nix
+    ./telegram-alerts.nix
   ];
 
   networking.hostName = "lab";
diff --git a/hosts/lab/telegram-alerts.nix b/hosts/lab/telegram-alerts.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd3b600
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/lab/telegram-alerts.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+{ config, pkgs, lib, ... }:
+let
+  chatId = "8669496383";
+  host = config.networking.hostName;
+
+  alertScript = pkgs.writeShellScript "telegram-alert" ''
+    set -u
+    unit="$1"
+    token=$(tr -d '\n' < ${config.sops.secrets.telegram-alert-token.path})
+    state=$(${pkgs.systemd}/bin/systemctl is-failed "$unit" 2>/dev/null || true)
+    log=$(${pkgs.systemd}/bin/journalctl -u "$unit" -n 30 --no-pager -o cat 2>/dev/null | tail -c 3500)
+    text="[${host}] $unit failed (state: $state)
+
+    --- last log ---
+    $log"
+    ${pkgs.curl}/bin/curl -fsS --max-time 10 \
+      -X POST "https://api.telegram.org/bot$token/sendMessage" \
+      --data-urlencode "chat_id=${chatId}" \
+      --data-urlencode "text=$text" \
+      --data-urlencode "disable_web_page_preview=true" >/dev/null
+  '';
+
+  alertedServices = [
+    "forgejo"
+    "caddy"
+    "postgresql"
+    "guestbook"
+    "podman-foundry"
+    "podman-dokuwiki"
+    "podman-shlink"
+    "podman-shlink-web-client"
+    "podman-uptime-kuma"
+    "podman-tinyauth"
+    "site-webhook"
+  ];
+in
+{
+  sops.secrets.telegram-alert-token = {
+    sopsFile = ../../secrets/guestbook.yaml;
+    key = "telegram_bot_token";
+    mode = "0400";
+  };
+
+  systemd.services = lib.mkMerge [
+    {
+      "telegram-alert@" = {
+        description = "Send Telegram alert for failed unit %i";
+        serviceConfig = {
+          Type = "oneshot";
+          ExecStart = "${alertScript} %i";
+        };
+      };
+    }
+    (lib.genAttrs alertedServices (_: {
+      unitConfig.OnFailure = [ "telegram-alert@%n.service" ];
+    }))
+  ];
+}