diff --git a/scripts/backup_forgejo_db.sh b/scripts/backup_forgejo_db.sh
index 0717009..2a4376c 100755
--- a/scripts/backup_forgejo_db.sh
+++ b/scripts/backup_forgejo_db.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 FORGEJO_MYSQL_CONTAINER="forgejo-db"
 BACKUP_DIRECTORY="$HOME/backups_to_download/forgejo/"
+RCHAT_NOTIFIER="$HOME/"
 source "$HOME/.env"
 
 echo "INFO Creating compressed backup of ${FORGEJO_MYSQL_CONTAINER}"
@@ -12,3 +13,12 @@ sleep 1
 
 docker exec $FORGEJO_MYSQL_CONTAINER \
 	mysqldump --all-databases -u root -p$FORGEJO_MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD | gzip >"${BACKUP_DIRECTORY}$(date +%Y%m%d)".sql.gz
+
+STATUS=$?
+if [ $STATUS -eq 0 ]; then
+	$RCHAT_NOTIFIER "backups" "success" \
+		"Created backup of ${FORGEJO_MYSQL_CONTAINER} on VPS."
+else
+	$RCHAT_NOTIFIER "backups" "error" \
+		"Failed to create backup of ${FORGEJO_MYSQL_CONTAINER}: problem with rsync (exit code $STATUS)."
+fi