diff --git a/types/types.go b/types/types.go
index a3b39437..715e71cd 100644
--- a/types/types.go
+++ b/types/types.go
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ const KeelPollDefaultSchedule = "@every 1m"
 // KeelDigestAnnotation - digest annotation
 const KeelDigestAnnotation = "keel.sh/digest"
 
+// KeelNotificationChanAnnotation - optional notification to override
+// default notification channel(-s) per deployment/chart
+const KeelNotificationChanAnnotation = "keel.sh/notify"
+
 // KeelMinimumApprovalsLabel - min approvals
 const KeelMinimumApprovalsLabel = "keel.sh/approvals"
 
@@ -174,6 +178,27 @@ type EventNotification struct {
 	CreatedAt time.Time    `json:"createdAt"`
 	Type      Notification `json:"type"`
 	Level     Level        `json:"level"`
+	// Channels is an optional variable to override
+	// default channel(-s) when performing an update
+	Channels []string `json:"-"`
+}
+
+// ParseEventNotificationChannels - parses deployment annotations  or chart config
+// to get channel overrides
+func ParseEventNotificationChannels(annotations map[string]string) []string {
+	channels := []string{}
+	if annotations == nil {
+		return channels
+	}
+	chanStr, ok := annotations[KeelNotificationChanAnnotation]
+	if ok {
+		chans := strings.Split(chanStr, ",")
+		for _, c := range chans {
+			channels = append(channels, strings.TrimSpace(c))
+		}
+	}
+
+	return channels
 }
 
 // Notification - notification types used by notifier
diff --git a/types/types_test.go b/types/types_test.go
index a9ce3c5a..91abec50 100644
--- a/types/types_test.go
+++ b/types/types_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package types
 
 import (
+	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -126,3 +127,42 @@ func TestNotExpired(t *testing.T) {
 
 	}
 }
+
+func TestParseEventNotificationChannels(t *testing.T) {
+	type args struct {
+		annotations map[string]string
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		args args
+		want []string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "no chans",
+			args: args{map[string]string{"foo": "bar"}},
+			want: []string{},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "one chan",
+			args: args{map[string]string{KeelNotificationChanAnnotation: "verychan"}},
+			want: []string{"verychan"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "two chans with space",
+			args: args{map[string]string{KeelNotificationChanAnnotation: "verychan, corp"}},
+			want: []string{"verychan", "corp"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "two chans no space",
+			args: args{map[string]string{KeelNotificationChanAnnotation: "verychan,corp"}},
+			want: []string{"verychan", "corp"},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := ParseEventNotificationChannels(tt.args.annotations); !reflect.DeepEqual(got, tt.want) {
+				t.Errorf("ParseEventNotificationChannels() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}