diff --git a/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/contacts/fedmsg.cfg b/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/contacts/fedmsg.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd577aa696
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/contacts/fedmsg.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+define contact{
+    contact_name        fedmsg
+    alias           BUS
+    service_notification_period     24x7
+    host_notification_period        24x7
+    service_notification_options    w,u,c,r
+    host_notification_options       d,u,r
+    service_notification_commands   notify-by-fedmsg
+    host_notification_commands      host-notify-by-fedmsg
+}
diff --git a/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/misccommands.cfg b/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/misccommands.cfg
index e0974cdde4..eb6e4362c6 100644
--- a/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/misccommands.cfg
+++ b/roles/nagios_server/files/nagios/misccommands.cfg
@@ -77,14 +77,24 @@ define command{
 	command_line	/usr/bin/printf "%b" "***** Nagios  *****\n\nNotification Type: $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$\n\nService: $SERVICEDESC$\nHost: $HOSTALIAS$\nAddress: $HOSTADDRESS$\nState: $SERVICESTATE$\nSource: $$(hostname)\n\nDate/Time: $LONGDATETIME$\n\nAdditional Info:\n\n$SERVICEOUTPUT$" | /bin/mail -s "** $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ alert - $HOSTALIAS$/$SERVICEDESC$ is $SERVICESTATE$ **" $CONTACTEMAIL$
 	}
 
-
-
 # 'notify-by-ircbot' command definition
 define command{
 	command_name	notify-by-ircbot
 	command_line	/usr/bin/printf "%b" "#fedora-noc $NOTIFICATIONTYPE$ - $HOSTALIAS$/$SERVICEDESC$ is $SERVICESTATE$: $SERVICEOUTPUT$ ($$(hostname -s)) $HOSTACKAUTHOR$ $SERVICEACKAUTHOR$" | /usr/local/bin/irc-colorize.py | nc -w 1 value01 5050
 	}
 
+# 'host-notify-by-fedmsg' command definition
+define command{
+	command_name	host-notify-by-fedmsg
+    command_line    /usr/bin/echo {"type": "$NOTIFICATIONTYPE$", "host": "$HOSTALIAS$", "state": "$HOSTSTATE$",  "host_ack_author": "$HOSTACKAUTHOR$", "service_ack_author": $SERVICEACKAUTHOR$"} | fedmsg-logger --cert-prefix nagios --modname nagios --topic host.state.change
+	}
+
+# 'notify-by-fedmsg' command definition
+define command{
+	command_name	notify-by-fedmsg
+    command_line    /usr/bin/echo {"type": "$NOTIFICATIONTYPE$", "host": "$HOSTALIAS$", "state": "$SERVICESTATE$",  "host_ack_author": "$HOSTACKAUTHOR$", "service_ack_author": $SERVICEACKAUTHOR$"} | fedmsg-logger --cert-prefix nagios --modname nagios --topic service.state.change
+	}
+
 # 'notify-by-xmpp' command definition
 #define command{
 #	command_name	notify-by-xmpp