diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b70261c..b3abe33 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ Flags:
       --prometheus-url string               Prometheus instance to probe for active alerts
       --reboot-days strings                 only reboot on these days (default [su,mo,tu,we,th,fr,sa])
       --reboot-sentinel string              path to file whose existence signals need to reboot (default "/var/run/reboot-required")
+      --slack-channel string                slack channel for reboot notfications
       --slack-hook-url string               slack hook URL for reboot notfications
       --slack-username string               slack username for reboot notfications (default "kured")
       --start-time string                   only reboot after this time of day (default "0:00")
diff --git a/cmd/kured/main.go b/cmd/kured/main.go
index af5ab6c..387e609 100644
--- a/cmd/kured/main.go
+++ b/cmd/kured/main.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ var (
 	rebootSentinel string
 	slackHookURL   string
 	slackUsername  string
+	slackChannel   string
 	podSelectors   []string
 
 	rebootDays  []string
@@ -81,6 +82,8 @@ func main() {
 		"slack hook URL for reboot notfications")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&slackUsername, "slack-username", "kured",
 		"slack username for reboot notfications")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&slackChannel, "slack-channel", "",
+		"slack channel for reboot notfications")
 
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringArrayVar(&podSelectors, "blocking-pod-selector", nil,
 		"label selector identifying pods whose presence should prevent reboots")
@@ -227,7 +230,7 @@ func drain(nodeID string) {
 	log.Infof("Draining node %s", nodeID)
 
 	if slackHookURL != "" {
-		if err := slack.NotifyDrain(slackHookURL, slackUsername, nodeID); err != nil {
+		if err := slack.NotifyDrain(slackHookURL, slackUsername, slackChannel, nodeID); err != nil {
 			log.Warnf("Error notifying slack: %v", err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -252,7 +255,7 @@ func commandReboot(nodeID string) {
 	log.Infof("Commanding reboot")
 
 	if slackHookURL != "" {
-		if err := slack.NotifyReboot(slackHookURL, slackUsername, nodeID); err != nil {
+		if err := slack.NotifyReboot(slackHookURL, slackUsername, slackChannel, nodeID); err != nil {
 			log.Warnf("Error notifying slack: %v", err)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/kured-ds.yaml b/kured-ds.yaml
index c33993d..d8e160e 100644
--- a/kured-ds.yaml
+++ b/kured-ds.yaml
@@ -59,5 +59,6 @@ spec:
 #            - --reboot-sentinel=/var/run/reboot-required
 #            - --slack-hook-url=https://hooks.slack.com/...
 #            - --slack-username=prod
+#            - --slack-channel=alerting
 #            - --start-time=0:00
 #            - --time-zone=UTC
diff --git a/pkg/notifications/slack/slack.go b/pkg/notifications/slack/slack.go
index 9af0b11..30ac4c5 100644
--- a/pkg/notifications/slack/slack.go
+++ b/pkg/notifications/slack/slack.go
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@ var (
 type body struct {
 	Text     string `json:"text,omitempty"`
 	Username string `json:"username,omitempty"`
+	Channel  string `json:"channel,omitempty"`
 }
 
-func notify(hookURL, username, message string) error {
+func notify(hookURL, username, channel, message string) error {
 	msg := body{
 		Text:     message,
 		Username: username,
+		Channel:  channel,
 	}
 
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
@@ -41,10 +43,10 @@ func notify(hookURL, username, message string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func NotifyDrain(hookURL, username, nodeID string) error {
-	return notify(hookURL, username, fmt.Sprintf("Draining node %s", nodeID))
+func NotifyDrain(hookURL, username, channel, nodeID string) error {
+	return notify(hookURL, username, channel, fmt.Sprintf("Draining node %s", nodeID))
 }
 
-func NotifyReboot(hookURL, username, nodeID string) error {
-	return notify(hookURL, username, fmt.Sprintf("Rebooting node %s", nodeID))
+func NotifyReboot(hookURL, username, channel, nodeID string) error {
+	return notify(hookURL, username, channel, fmt.Sprintf("Rebooting node %s", nodeID))
 }