diff --git a/docs/alerters/ntfy.rst b/docs/alerters/ntfy.rst
index ae6481db..d571e57c 100644
--- a/docs/alerters/ntfy.rst
+++ b/docs/alerters/ntfy.rst
@@ -51,3 +51,29 @@ Send alerts using the ntfy_ service.
     :default: ``5``
 
     Timeout for HTTP request
+
+.. confval:: icon_prefix
+
+    :type: bool
+    :required: false
+    :default: ``false``
+
+    Prefix the subject line with an icon dependent on the result (failed/succeeded)
+
+.. confval:: icon_failed
+
+    :type: str
+    :required: false
+    :default: ``274C``
+
+    Unicode code for the "failed" icon. The code is often provided as "U+<code>" (e.g. ``U+274C``). The default icon for the failed status is ❌.
+
+.. confval:: icon_succeeded
+
+    :type: str
+    :required: false
+    :default: ``2705``
+
+    Unicode code for the "succeeded" icon. The code is often provided as "U+<code>" (e.g. ``U+2705``). The default icon for the failed status is ✅.
+
+    
diff --git a/simplemonitor/Alerters/ntfy.py b/simplemonitor/Alerters/ntfy.py
index 809c4ffa..c7df43b7 100644
--- a/simplemonitor/Alerters/ntfy.py
+++ b/simplemonitor/Alerters/ntfy.py
@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@ def __init__(self, config_options: dict) -> None:
             int, self.get_config_option("timeout", required_type="int", default=5)
         )
         self.support_catchup = True
+        # prefix icon to subject
+        self.ntfy_icon_prefix = cast(
+            str,
+            self.get_config_option("icon_prefix", required_type="bool", default=False),
+        )
+        self.ntfy_icon_failed = chr(int(cast(str,self.get_config_option("icon_failed", required_type="str", default="274C")), 16))
+        self.ntfy_icon_succeeded = chr(int(cast(str, self.get_config_option("icon_succeeded", required_type="str", default="2705")), 16)) 
 
     def send_ntfy_notification(self, subject: str, body: str) -> None:
         """Send a push notification."""
@@ -56,7 +63,7 @@ def send_ntfy_notification(self, subject: str, body: str) -> None:
             f"{self.ntfy_server}/{self.ntfy_topic}",
             data=body,
             headers={
-                "Title": subject,
+                "Title": subject.encode("UTF-8"),
                 "Priority": self.ntfy_priority,
                 **({"Tags": self.ntfy_tags} if self.ntfy_tags else {}),
                 **(
@@ -78,6 +85,12 @@ def send_alert(self, name: str, monitor: Monitor) -> None:
         subject = self.build_message(AlertLength.NOTIFICATION, alert_type, monitor)
         body = self.build_message(AlertLength.FULL, alert_type, monitor)
 
+        # prefix icon to subject when relevant
+        if self.ntfy_icon_prefix and subject.endswith("failed"):
+            subject = f"{self.ntfy_icon_failed} {subject}"
+        if self.ntfy_icon_prefix and subject.endswith("succeeded"):
+            subject = f"{self.ntfy_icon_succeeded} {subject}"
+
         if not self._dry_run:
             try:
                 self.send_ntfy_notification(subject, body)