diff --git a/docs/docs/meshcentral/config.md b/docs/docs/meshcentral/config.md
index 24a1be29..9c2aebe4 100644
--- a/docs/docs/meshcentral/config.md
+++ b/docs/docs/meshcentral/config.md
@@ -3410,6 +3410,10 @@ See description for information about each item.
             "userurl": {
               "type": "string",
               "description": "A URL given to users to help them setup this service."
+            },
+            "authorization": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "description": "Authorization Header to include in the request"
             }
           },
           "description": "Enabled ntfy.sh integration support."
diff --git a/docs/docs/messaging/index.md b/docs/docs/messaging/index.md
index 36a801e5..faf6da1f 100644
--- a/docs/docs/messaging/index.md
+++ b/docs/docs/messaging/index.md
@@ -202,7 +202,8 @@ For [self-hosting your own ntfy server](https://ntfy.sh/docs/install/) with [ACL
   "messaging": {
     "ntfy": {
       "host": "https://[my]ntfy.sh",
-      "userurl": "https://[my]ntfy.sh/userhelp"
+      "userurl": "https://[my]ntfy.sh/userhelp",
+      "authorization": "Basic cGhpbDpteXBhc3M=" 
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/meshcentral-config-schema.json b/meshcentral-config-schema.json
index 55755d1e..571cffd6 100644
--- a/meshcentral-config-schema.json
+++ b/meshcentral-config-schema.json
@@ -3408,6 +3408,10 @@
             "userurl": {
               "type": "string",
               "description": "A URL given to users to help them setup this service."
+            },
+            "authorization": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "description": "Authorization Header to include in the request"
             }
           },
           "description": "Enabled ntfy.sh integration support."
diff --git a/meshmessaging.js b/meshmessaging.js
index 23e5c6e4..5d6c08cb 100644
--- a/meshmessaging.js
+++ b/meshmessaging.js
@@ -335,7 +335,8 @@ module.exports.CreateServer = function (parent) {
             push.send(domain.title ? domain.title : 'MeshCentral', msg, function (err, res) { if (func != null) { func(err == null); } });
         } else if ((to.startsWith('ntfy:')) && (obj.ntfyClient != null)) { // ntfy
             const url = 'https://' + (((typeof parent.config.messaging.ntfy == 'object') && (typeof parent.config.messaging.ntfy.host == 'string')) ? parent.config.messaging.ntfy.host : 'ntfy.sh') + '/' + encodeURIComponent(to.substring(5));
-            const req = require('https').request(new URL(url), { method: 'POST' }, function (res) { if (func != null) { func(true); } });
+            const headers = (typeof parent.config.messaging.ntfy.authorization  == 'string') ? { 'Authorization': parent.config.messaging.ntfy.authorization } : {};
+            const req = require('https').request(new URL(url), { method: 'POST', headers: headers }, function (res) { if (func != null) { func(true); } });
             req.on('error', function (err) { if (func != null) { func(false); } });
             req.end(msg);
         } else if ((to.startsWith('zulip:')) && (obj.zulipClient != null)) { // zulip
diff --git a/sample-config-advanced.json b/sample-config-advanced.json
index f083d1e3..556ade53 100644
--- a/sample-config-advanced.json
+++ b/sample-config-advanced.json
@@ -628,6 +628,11 @@
     "_discord": {
       "serverurl": "https://discord.gg/xxxxxxxxx",
       "token": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
+    },
+    "_ntfy": {
+      "host": "https://[my]ntfy.sh",
+      "userurl": "https://[my]ntfy.sh/userhelp",
+      "authorization": "Basic xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" 
     }
   }
 }