diff --git a/cmd/bosun/conf/conf.go b/cmd/bosun/conf/conf.go
index 6d6f4a5dd2..a0d941e2d4 100644
--- a/cmd/bosun/conf/conf.go
+++ b/cmd/bosun/conf/conf.go
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ type Notification struct {
 	Timeout      time.Duration
 	ContentType  string
 	RunOnActions bool
+	UseBody      bool
 
 	next      string
 	email     string
@@ -1085,6 +1086,8 @@ func (c *Conf) loadNotification(s *parse.SectionNode) {
 			n.Body = tmpl
 		case "runOnActions":
 			n.RunOnActions = v == "true"
+		case "useBody":
+			n.UseBody = v == "true"
 		default:
 			c.errorf("unknown key %s", k)
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/bosun/conf/notify.go b/cmd/bosun/conf/notify.go
index 82335ff43b..bbf4476faf 100644
--- a/cmd/bosun/conf/notify.go
+++ b/cmd/bosun/conf/notify.go
@@ -30,30 +30,42 @@ func (n *Notification) Notify(subject, body string, emailsubject, emailbody []by
 		go n.DoEmail(emailsubject, emailbody, c, ak, attachments...)
 	}
 	if n.Post != nil {
-		go n.DoPost([]byte(subject), ak)
+		go n.DoPost(n.GetPayload(subject, body), ak)
 	}
 	if n.Get != nil {
 		go n.DoGet(ak)
 	}
 	if n.Print {
-		go n.DoPrint(subject)
+		if n.UseBody {
+			go n.DoPrint("Subject: " + subject + ", Body: " + body)
+		} else {
+			go n.DoPrint(subject)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (n *Notification) GetPayload(subject, body string) (payload []byte) {
+	if n.UseBody {
+		return []byte(body)
+	} else {
+		return []byte(subject)
 	}
 }
 
-func (n *Notification) DoPrint(subject string) {
-	slog.Infoln(subject)
+func (n *Notification) DoPrint(payload string) {
+	slog.Infoln(payload)
 }
 
-func (n *Notification) DoPost(subject []byte, ak string) {
+func (n *Notification) DoPost(payload []byte, ak string) {
 	if n.Body != nil {
 		buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
-		if err := n.Body.Execute(buf, string(subject)); err != nil {
+		if err := n.Body.Execute(buf, string(payload)); err != nil {
 			slog.Errorln(err)
 			return
 		}
-		subject = buf.Bytes()
+		payload = buf.Bytes()
 	}
-	resp, err := http.Post(n.Post.String(), n.ContentType, bytes.NewBuffer(subject))
+	resp, err := http.Post(n.Post.String(), n.ContentType, bytes.NewBuffer(payload))
 	if resp != nil && resp.Body != nil {
 		defer resp.Body.Close()
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/bosun/web/static.go b/cmd/bosun/web/static.go
index 08e8cdeaf1..100c015f01 100644
--- a/cmd/bosun/web/static.go
+++ b/cmd/bosun/web/static.go
@@ -4917,7 +4917,7 @@ edhY5S/+PbPoq2Tal5xvmt3piswjT8hTQcvM/n8AAAD//7n7cuC9JgAA
 
 	"/js/ace/mode-bosun.js": {
 		local:   "web/static/js/ace/mode-bosun.js",
-		size:    4402,
+		size:    4410,
 		modtime: 0,
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 	},
 
diff --git a/cmd/bosun/web/static/js/ace/mode-bosun.js b/cmd/bosun/web/static/js/ace/mode-bosun.js
index c5e55c1806..b4fb64fc40 100644
--- a/cmd/bosun/web/static/js/ace/mode-bosun.js
+++ b/cmd/bosun/web/static/js/ace/mode-bosun.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ var BosunHighlightRules = function() {
 	var inAlertKeywords = "macro|template|crit|warn|depends|squelch|critNotification|" +
 	"warnNotification|unknown|unjoinedOk|ignoreUnknown|log"
 
-	var inNotificationKeywords = "email|post|get|print|contentType|next|timeout|body";
+	var inNotificationKeywords = "email|post|get|print|contentType|next|timeout|body|useBody";
 
 	var inTemplateKeywords = "subject|body";