diff --git a/default.config b/default.config
index f9076a2..0db0980 100644
--- a/default.config
+++ b/default.config
@@ -95,3 +95,7 @@
 # TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID="mychatid"
 # TELEGRAM_TOKEN="token-value"
 # TELEGRAM_TOPIC_ID="0"
+#
+# XMPP_SOURCE_JID="mybotaccount@mydomain.tld"
+# XMPP_SOURCE_PWD="password"
+# XMPP_DEST_JID="myusername@mydomain.tld"
diff --git a/notify_templates/notify_xmpp.sh b/notify_templates/notify_xmpp.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c37a91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/notify_templates/notify_xmpp.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+### DISCLAIMER: This is a third party addition to dockcheck - best effort testing.
+NOTIFY_XMPP_VERSION="v0.1"
+#
+# Requires the package "go-sendxmpp" to be installed and in $PATH.
+#
+# Leave (or place) this file in the "notify_templates" subdirectory within the same directory as the main dockcheck.sh script.
+# If you instead wish make your own modifications, make a copy in the same directory as the main dockcheck.sh script.
+# Do not modify this file directly within the "notify_templates" subdirectory. 
+# Set XMPP_SOURCE_ID, XMPP_SOURCE_PWD and XMPP_DEST_JID in your dockcheck.config file.
+
+trigger_xmpp_notification() {
+    if [[ -n "$1" ]]; then
+      xmpp_channel="$1"
+    else
+      xmpp_channel="xmpp"
+    fi
+
+    if ! command -v go-sendxmpp &>/dev/null; then
+        printf "\nRequired binary go-sendxmpp missing. XMPP notification will not be sent.\n"
+        remove_channel xmpp
+        return 0
+    fi
+  
+    UpperChannel="${xmpp_channel^^}"
+
+    SourceJidVar="${UpperChannel}_SOURCE_JID"
+    SourcePwdVar="${UpperChannel}_SOURCE_PWD"
+    DestJidVar="${UpperChannel}_DEST_JID"
+
+
+    if [[ -z "${!SourceJidVar:-}" ]] || [[ -z "${!DestJidVar:-}" ]] || [[ -z "${!SourcePwdVar:-}" ]]; then
+        printf "\nRequired configuration variables are missing. XMPP notifications will not be sent.\n"
+        remove_channel xmpp
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    SourceJid="${!SourceJidVar}" # E.g `mybotaccount@mydomain.tld`
+    SourcePwd="${!SourcePwdVar}" # The password for the account `mybotaccount@mydomain.tld`
+    DestJid="${!DestJidVar}" # E.g `myusername@mydomain.tld`
+
+    echo "$MessageBody" | go-sendxmpp --suppress-root-warning -u "$SourceJid" -p "$SourcePwd" "$DestJid"
+
+    if [[ $? -gt 0 ]]; then
+      NotifyError=true
+    fi
+
+}
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