diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index b4d7990c82..4b905db977 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -26,3 +26,10 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 1.8
       - name: Gradle build (and test)
         run: ./gradlew build
+      - name: Slack failure notification
+        if: failure() && github.event_name == 'push'
+        uses: kpritam/slack-job-status-action@v1
+        with:
+          job-status: ${{ job.status }}
+          slack-bot-token: ${{ secrets.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN }}
+          channel: github-activities