diff --git a/backup.ps1 b/backup.ps1
index 58db102..629522a 100644
--- a/backup.ps1
+++ b/backup.ps1
@@ -15,11 +15,21 @@ $running = get-process | ?{$_.path -eq "C:\Windows\system32\restic.exe"}
 Write-Host $running
 if ( $running ) {
 	Write-Host "Backup already running; $running. Exiting..."
-	curl https://hc-ping.com/$HEALTHCHECK_UUID/fail
+    if ( $KUMA_ID -ne "" ){
+	    curl https://$KUMA_URL/api/push/$KUMA_ID?status=down&msg=Failed&ping=
+    } 
+    if ( $HEALTHCHECK_UUID -ne "" ) {
+	    curl https://hc-ping.com/$HEALTHCHECK_UUID/fail
+    }
 	exit
 }
 Write-Host "Not currently running. Continuing..."
-curl https://hc-ping.com/$HEALTHCHECK_UUID/start
+if ( $KUMA_ID -ne "" ){
+    curl https://$KUMA_URL/api/push/$KUMA_ID?status=up&msg=Running&ping=
+} 
+if ( $HEALTHCHECK_UUID -ne "" ) {
+    curl https://hc-ping.com/$HEALTHCHECK_UUID/start
+}
 if ( $PRE_RUN_SCRIPT ) {
     . $dir/$PRE_RUN_SCRIPT
 }
@@ -27,8 +37,18 @@ Invoke-Expression $BACKUP_CMD
 if ( $LastExitCode -eq 0 ) {
     if ( $POST_RUN_SCRIPT ) {
         . $dir/$POST_RUN_SCRIPT
-		}
-    curl https://hc-ping.com/$HEALTHCHECK_UUID
+	}
+    if ( $KUMA_ID -ne "" ){
+        curl https://$KUMA_URL/api/push/$KUMA_ID?status=up&msg=Completed&ping=
+    } 
+    if ( $HEALTHCHECK_UUID -ne "" ) {
+        curl https://hc-ping.com/$HEALTHCHECK_UUID
+    }
 } else {
-    curl https://hc-ping.com/$HEALTHCHECK_UUID/fail
+    if ( $KUMA_ID -ne "" ){
+        curl https://$KUMA_URL/api/push/$KUMA_ID?status=down&msg=Failed&ping=
+    } 
+    if ( $HEALTHCHECK_UUID -ne "" ) {
+        curl https://hc-ping.com/$HEALTHCHECK_UUID/fail
+    }
 }
diff --git a/env.sample.ps1 b/env.sample.ps1
index cf096bd..903e919 100644
--- a/env.sample.ps1
+++ b/env.sample.ps1
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ $BACKUP_PARAMS=""
 $BACKUP_EXCLUDE_FILE=""
 # https://healthchecks.io uuid
 $HEALTHCHECK_UUID=""
+# Uptime Kuma URL
+$KUMA_URL=""
+# Uptime Kuma push ID
+$KUMA_ID=""
 # name of a script to run before (ideally in the "pre/" dir)
 $PRE_RUN_SCRIPT=""
 # name of a script to run after (ideally in the "post/" dir)