diff --git a/config/notifiers.go b/config/notifiers.go
index 6ba67234..24ec7c8f 100644
--- a/config/notifiers.go
+++ b/config/notifiers.go
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ type SlackConfig struct {
 	Fallback  string `yaml:"fallback,omitempty" json:"fallback,omitempty"`
 	IconEmoji string `yaml:"icon_emoji,omitempty" json:"icon_emoji,omitempty"`
 	IconURL   string `yaml:"icon_url,omitempty" json:"icon_url,omitempty"`
+	LinkNames bool   `yaml:"link_names,omitempty" json:"link_names,omitempty"`
 
 	// Catches all undefined fields and must be empty after parsing.
 	XXX map[string]interface{} `yaml:",inline" json:"-"`
diff --git a/notify/impl.go b/notify/impl.go
index 827e5a49..f2283e60 100644
--- a/notify/impl.go
+++ b/notify/impl.go
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ type slackReq struct {
 	Username    string            `json:"username,omitempty"`
 	IconEmoji   string            `json:"icon_emoji,omitempty"`
 	IconURL     string            `json:"icon_url,omitempty"`
+	LinkNames   bool              `json:"link_names,omitempty"`
 	Attachments []slackAttachment `json:"attachments"`
 }
 
@@ -542,6 +543,7 @@ func (n *Slack) Notify(ctx context.Context, as ...*types.Alert) (bool, error) {
 		Username:    tmplText(n.conf.Username),
 		IconEmoji:   tmplText(n.conf.IconEmoji),
 		IconURL:     tmplText(n.conf.IconURL),
+		LinkNames:   n.conf.LinkNames,
 		Attachments: []slackAttachment{*attachment},
 	}
 	if err != nil {