diff --git a/docker/README.md b/docker/README.md
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--- a/docker/README.md
+++ b/docker/README.md
@@ -48,3 +48,21 @@ Enable linger by `loginctl enable-linger <USER>` for your user.
 Start the service with `systemctl --user start servo_ci`. You will find logs in `journalctl`.
 You can enable it to start at boot by running `systemctl --user enable servo_ci`.
 
+### Setup email notifications on monitor failure
+
+In the rare case that the runner fails and intervention is required, it can be very useful to receive
+email notifications. The guide below uses `ssmtp` so that we can send authenticated emails. Using just
+`mail` can work to, but increases the risk of mails being filtered out by a spam filter, depending on
+the whole setup.
+
+- Install `ssmtp`: `apt-get install ssmtp mailutils`
+- Configure `/etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf` so that it can send emails via the CI email account.
+- Copy `docker_jit_monitor/etc/servo_ci_runner_send_mail.sh` to `$CI_USER/.local/bin/servo_ci_runner_send_mail.sh`
+- Copy `docker_jit_monitor/etc/notify-email@.service` to `~/.config/systemd/user`
+- Test the email configuration by running `systemctl start --user notify-email@servo_ci.service`
+- Edit the `Unit` section of `servo_ci.service to contain:
+  ```
+  [Unit]
+  Description=Run the servo_ci runner
+  OnFailure=notify-email@%i.service
+  ```
diff --git a/docker/docker_jit_monitor/etc/notify-email@.service b/docker/docker_jit_monitor/etc/notify-email@.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aeaae76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/docker_jit_monitor/etc/notify-email@.service
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Send email
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/bash -c '/home/servo_ci/.local/bin/servo_ci_runner_send_mail.sh "%i"'
+
diff --git a/docker/docker_jit_monitor/etc/servo_ci_runner_send_mail.sh b/docker/docker_jit_monitor/etc/servo_ci_runner_send_mail.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32658f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/docker_jit_monitor/etc/servo_ci_runner_send_mail.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# A small script to send an email when a service fails.
+# Usage: servo_ci_runner_send_mail.sh <service_name>
+# This script is intended to be used with systemd's OnFailure directive.
+# Before using this script, ensure that you have configured your email settings correctly in /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf.
+# Make sure to replace XXXinsert your email address hereXXX with your actual email address in the script.
+# You may setup multiple receivers.
+
+set -eu
+service_name="$1"
+host_name=$(hostname)
+{
+  echo "To: XXXinsert your email address hereXXX"
+  echo "From: DRC servo CI <XXXinsert your email address hereXXX>"
+  echo "Subject: Service ${service_name} failed on Host ${host_name}"
+  echo 'Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"'
+  echo
+  echo "Service ${service_name} failed on Host ${host_name}!"
+  echo "Systemctl status:"
+  echo "\`\`\`"
+  echo "$(systemctl --user status ${service_name})"
+  echo "\`\`\`"
+  echo "Service logs of last 5 minutes:"
+  echo "\`\`\`"
+  echo "$(journalctl --user -u servo_ci --since '5 minutes ago')"
+  echo "\`\`\`"
+  echo "Disk usage:"
+  echo "\`\`\`"
+  echo "$(df -h)"
+  echo "\`\`\`"
+} | tee /tmp/servo_ci_mail_dump.txt | /usr/bin/env ssmtp XXXinsert your email address hereXXX