diff --git a/lemur/plugins/lemur_telegram/__init__.py b/lemur/plugins/lemur_telegram/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e537d4726
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lemur/plugins/lemur_telegram/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+try:
+    from importlib.metadata import version
+    VERSION = version(__name__)
+except Exception as e:
+    VERSION = "unknown"
diff --git a/lemur/plugins/lemur_telegram/plugin.py b/lemur/plugins/lemur_telegram/plugin.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6eaf42dbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lemur/plugins/lemur_telegram/plugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+"""
+.. module: lemur.plugins.lemur_telegram.plugin
+    :platform: Unix
+    :copyright: (c) 2025 by Fedor S
+    :license: Apache, see LICENSE for more details.
+
+.. moduleauthor:: Fedor S <fedorwww@gmail.com>
+"""
+import arrow
+import requests
+from flask import current_app
+
+from lemur.common.utils import check_validation
+from lemur.plugins import lemur_telegram as telegram
+from lemur.plugins.bases import ExpirationNotificationPlugin
+
+
+def escape(text):
+    special = r'_*[]()~`>#+-=|{}.!'
+    return ''.join('\\' + c if c in special else c for c in text)
+
+
+def create_certificate_url(name):
+    return "https://{hostname}/#/certificates/{name}".format(
+        hostname=current_app.config.get("LEMUR_HOSTNAME"), name=name
+    )
+
+
+def create_expiration_attachments(certificates):
+    attachments = []
+    for certificate in certificates:
+        name = escape(certificate["name"])
+        owner = escape(certificate["owner"])
+        url = create_certificate_url(certificate["name"])
+        expires = arrow.get(certificate["validityEnd"]).format("dddd, MMMM D, YYYY")
+        endpoints = len(certificate["endpoints"])
+        attachments.append(
+            f"*Certificate:* [{name}]({url})\n*Owner:* {owner}\n*Expires:* {expires}\n*Endpoints:* {endpoints}\n\n"
+        )
+    return attachments
+
+
+def create_rotation_attachments(certificate):
+    name = escape(certificate["name"])
+    owner = escape(certificate["owner"])
+    url = create_certificate_url(certificate["name"])
+    expires = arrow.get(certificate["validityEnd"]).format("dddd, MMMM D, YYYY")
+    endpoints = len(certificate["endpoints"])
+    return f"*Certificate:* [{name}]({url})\n*Owner:* {owner}\n*Expires:* {expires}\n*Endpoints rotated:* {endpoints}\n\n"
+
+
+class TelegramNotificationPlugin(ExpirationNotificationPlugin):
+    title = "Telegram"
+    slug = "tg-notification"
+    description = "Sends certificate expiration notifications to Telegram"
+    version = telegram.VERSION
+
+    author = "Fedor S"
+    author_url = "https://github.com/netflix/lemur"
+
+    additional_options = [
+        {
+            "name": "chat",
+            "type": "str",
+            "required": True,
+            "validation": check_validation("^[+-]?\d+(\.\d+)?$"),
+            "helpMessage": "The chat id to send notification to",
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "token",
+            "type": "str",
+            "required": True,
+            "validation": check_validation("^\d+:[A-Za-z0-9_]+$"),
+            "helpMessage": "Bot API Token",
+        },
+    ]
+
+    def send(self, notification_type, message, targets, options, **kwargs):
+        """
+        A typical check can be performed using the notify command:
+        `lemur notify`
+
+        While we receive a `targets` parameter here, it is unused, plugin currently supports sending to only one chat.
+        """
+        attachments = None
+        if notification_type == "expiration":
+            attachments = create_expiration_attachments(message)
+
+        elif notification_type == "rotation":
+            attachments = create_rotation_attachments(message)
+
+        if not attachments:
+            raise Exception("Unable to create message attachments")
+
+        data = {
+            "parse_mode": "MarkdownV2",
+            "chat_id": self.get_option("chat", options),
+            "text": "*Lemur {} Notification*\n\n{}".format(notification_type.capitalize(), *attachments),
+        }
+
+        r = requests.post("https://api.telegram.org/bot{}/sendMessage".format(self.get_option("token", options)),
+                          data=data)
+
+        if r.status_code not in [200]:
+            raise Exception(f"Failed to send message. Telegram response: {r.status_code} {data}")
+
+        current_app.logger.info(
+            f"Telegram response: {r.status_code} Message Body: {data}"
+        )
diff --git a/lemur/plugins/lemur_telegram/tests/conftest.py b/lemur/plugins/lemur_telegram/tests/conftest.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e1cd89f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lemur/plugins/lemur_telegram/tests/conftest.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from lemur.tests.conftest import *  # noqa
diff --git a/lemur/plugins/lemur_telegram/tests/test_telegram.py b/lemur/plugins/lemur_telegram/tests/test_telegram.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cfb7ae061
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lemur/plugins/lemur_telegram/tests/test_telegram.py
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+from datetime import timedelta
+
+import arrow
+import pytest
+from moto import mock_ses
+
+from lemur.certificates.schemas import certificate_notification_output_schema
+from lemur.tests.factories import NotificationFactory, CertificateFactory
+from lemur.tests.test_messaging import verify_sender_email
+
+
+def test_formatting(certificate):
+    from lemur.plugins.lemur_telegram.plugin import create_expiration_attachments
+    data = [certificate_notification_output_schema.dump(certificate).data]
+    attachments = create_expiration_attachments(data)
+    body = attachments[0]
+    assert certificate.name in body
+    assert "Owner:" in body
+    assert "Expires:" in body
+    assert "Endpoints:" in body
+    assert "https://" in body
+    assert certificate.name in body.split("(")[1]
+
+
+def get_options():
+    return [
+        {"name": "interval", "value": 10},
+        {"name": "unit", "value": "days"},
+        {"name": "chat", "value": "12345"},
+        {"name": "token", "value": "999:TESTTOKEN"},
+    ]
+
+
+def prepare_test():
+    verify_sender_email()
+    notification = NotificationFactory(plugin_name="tg-notification")
+    notification.options = get_options()
+    now = arrow.utcnow()
+    in_ten_days = now + timedelta(days=10, hours=1)
+    certificate = CertificateFactory()
+    certificate.not_after = in_ten_days
+    certificate.notifications.append(notification)
+
+
+@mock_ses()
+def test_send_expiration_notification(mocker):
+    from lemur.notifications.messaging import send_expiration_notifications
+    # Telegram API request mock
+    mock_post = mocker.patch(
+        "lemur.plugins.lemur_telegram.plugin.requests.post"
+    )
+    mock_post.return_value.status_code = 200
+
+    prepare_test()
+
+    sent, failed = send_expiration_notifications([], [])
+
+    # Why 3:
+    # - owner email
+    # - security email
+    # - telegram notification
+    assert (sent, failed) == (3, 0)
+
+    # Ensure Telegram was hit
+    assert mock_post.called
+    data = mock_post.call_args[1]["data"]
+    assert "Lemur Expiration Notification" in data["text"]
+    assert data["chat_id"] == "12345"
+
+
+@mock_ses()
+def test_send_expiration_notification_telegram_disabled(mocker):
+    from lemur.notifications.messaging import send_expiration_notifications
+
+    mocker.patch(
+        "lemur.plugins.lemur_telegram.plugin.requests.post"
+    )
+
+    prepare_test()
+
+    # Disabling telegram means: owner+security emails SHOULD NOT be skipped,
+    # but messaging rules say: if the *main* plugin (tg-notification) disabled → skip all
+    assert send_expiration_notifications([], ["tg-notification"]) == (0, 0)
+
+
+@mock_ses()
+def test_send_expiration_notification_email_disabled(mocker):
+    from lemur.notifications.messaging import send_expiration_notifications
+
+    mocker.patch(
+        "lemur.plugins.lemur_telegram.plugin.requests.post"
+    )
+
+    prepare_test()
+
+    # Email disabled → Telegram still fires
+    # sent, failed =
+    assert send_expiration_notifications([], ["email-notification"]) == (0, 1)
+
+
+@mock_ses()
+def test_send_expiration_notification_both_disabled(mocker):
+    from lemur.notifications.messaging import send_expiration_notifications
+
+    mocker.patch(
+        "lemur.plugins.lemur_telegram.plugin.requests.post"
+    )
+
+    prepare_test()
+
+    assert send_expiration_notifications([], ["tg-notification", "email-notification"]) == (0, 0)
+
+
+def test_send_failure_on_bad_status(mocker, certificate):
+    from lemur.plugins.lemur_telegram.plugin import TelegramNotificationPlugin
+
+    plugin = TelegramNotificationPlugin()
+
+    mock_post = mocker.patch(
+        "lemur.plugins.lemur_telegram.plugin.requests.post"
+    )
+    mock_post.return_value.status_code = 403
+
+    options = {"chat": "12345", "token": "999:BAD"}
+
+    cert_data = [certificate_notification_output_schema.dump(certificate).data]
+
+    with pytest.raises(Exception):
+        plugin.send("expiration", cert_data, None, options)
+
+
+def test_unsupported_notification_type_raises(mocker):
+    from lemur.plugins.lemur_telegram.plugin import TelegramNotificationPlugin
+
+    plugin = TelegramNotificationPlugin()
+
+    mocker.patch("lemur.plugins.lemur_telegram.plugin.requests.post")
+
+    with pytest.raises(Exception) as exc:
+        plugin.send("unknown", {}, None, {"chat": "1", "token": "999:X"})
+
+    assert "Unable to create message attachments" in str(exc.value)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c3846156e..248021d29 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ entrust_issuer = "lemur.plugins.lemur_entrust.plugin:EntrustIssuerPlugin"
 entrust_source = "lemur.plugins.lemur_entrust.plugin:EntrustSourcePlugin"
 azure_destination = "lemur.plugins.lemur_azure_dest.plugin:AzureDestinationPlugin"
 google_ca_issuer = "lemur.plugins.lemur_google_ca.plugin:GoogleCaIssuerPlugin"
+telegram_notification = "lemur.plugins.lemur_telegram.plugin:TelegramNotificationPlugin"
 
 [tool.setuptools]
 include-package-data = true