diff --git a/seyren-core/src/main/java/com/seyren/core/service/notification/SlackNotificationService.java b/seyren-core/src/main/java/com/seyren/core/service/notification/SlackNotificationService.java
index 022e26fc..0e093550 100644
--- a/seyren-core/src/main/java/com/seyren/core/service/notification/SlackNotificationService.java
+++ b/seyren-core/src/main/java/com/seyren/core/service/notification/SlackNotificationService.java
@@ -119,16 +119,24 @@ public String apply(Alert input) {
                 return String.format("%s = %s", input.getTarget(), input.getValue().toString());
             }
         }));
-        
+
         String channel = subscription.getTarget().contains("!") ? "<!channel>" : "";
 
+        String description;
+        if (StringUtils.isNotBlank(check.getDescription())) {
+            description = String.format("\n> %s", check.getDescription());
+        } else {
+            description = "";
+        }
+
         final String state = check.getState().toString();
 
-        return String.format("%s%s %s [%s]\n```\n%s\n```\n#%s %s",
+        return String.format("%s*%s* %s [%s]%s\n```\n%s\n```\n#%s %s",
                 Iterables.get(emojis, check.getState().ordinal(), ""),
                 state,
                 check.getName(),
                 url,
+                description,
                 alertsString,
                 state.toLowerCase(Locale.getDefault()),
                 channel
diff --git a/seyren-core/src/test/java/com/seyren/core/service/notification/SlackNotificationServiceTest.java b/seyren-core/src/test/java/com/seyren/core/service/notification/SlackNotificationServiceTest.java
index cd6aee8a..00190953 100644
--- a/seyren-core/src/test/java/com/seyren/core/service/notification/SlackNotificationServiceTest.java
+++ b/seyren-core/src/test/java/com/seyren/core/service/notification/SlackNotificationServiceTest.java
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public void basicSlackTest() {
         assertThat(content, Matchers.containsString("token="));
         assertThat(content, Matchers.containsString("&channel=target"));
         assertThat(content, not(Matchers.containsString(encode("<!channel>"))));
-        assertThat(content, Matchers.containsString(encode("ERROR test-check")));
+        assertThat(content, Matchers.containsString(encode("*ERROR* test-check")));
         assertThat(content, Matchers.containsString(encode("/#/checks/123")));
         assertThat(content, Matchers.containsString("&username=Seyren"));
         assertThat(content, Matchers.containsString("&icon_url="));
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ public void mentionChannelWhenTargetContainsExclamationTest() {
         assertThat(content, Matchers.containsString("token="));
         assertThat(content, Matchers.containsString("&channel=target"));
         assertThat(content, Matchers.containsString(encode("<!channel>")));
-        assertThat(content, Matchers.containsString(encode("ERROR test-check")));
+        assertThat(content, Matchers.containsString(encode("*ERROR* test-check")));
         assertThat(content, Matchers.containsString(encode("/#/checks/123")));
         assertThat(content, Matchers.containsString("&username=Seyren"));
         assertThat(content, Matchers.containsString("&icon_url="));