diff --git a/src/eventlog.js b/src/eventlog.js
index fce384797..c963af143 100644
--- a/src/eventlog.js
+++ b/src/eventlog.js
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ function add(action, source, data, callback) {
             notifications.oomEvent(id, source.app ? source.app.id : source.containerId, { app: source.app, details: data });
         } if (action === exports.ACTION_APP_DOWN) {
             notifications.appDied(id, source.app);
+        } if (action === exports.ACTION_APP_TASK_CRASH) {
+            notifications.apptaskCrash(id, source.appId, data.crashLogFile);
         } if (action === exports.ACTION_PROCESS_CRASH) {
             notifications.unexpectedExit(id, source.processName, data.crashLogFile);
         } else {
diff --git a/src/notifications.js b/src/notifications.js
index 0e1f3c51b..d13ecaeb8 100644
--- a/src/notifications.js
+++ b/src/notifications.js
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     adminChanged: adminChanged,
     oomEvent: oomEvent,
     appDied: appDied,
-    unexpectedExit: unexpectedExit
+    unexpectedExit: unexpectedExit,
+    apptaskCrash: apptaskCrash
 };
 
 var assert = require('assert'),
@@ -226,3 +227,22 @@ function unexpectedExit(eventId, processName, crashLogFile) {
         if (error) console.error(error);
     });
 }
+
+function apptaskCrash(eventId, appId, crashLogFile) {
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof eventId, 'string');
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof appId, 'string');
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof crashLogFile, 'string');
+
+    var subject = `Apptask for ${appId} crashed`;
+    var crashLogs = safe.fs.readFileSync(crashLogFile, 'utf8');
+
+    // also send us a notification mail
+    if (config.provider() === 'caas') mailer.unexpectedExit('support@cloudron.io', subject, crashLogs);
+
+    actionForAllAdmins([], function (admin, callback) {
+        mailer.unexpectedExit(admin.email, subject, crashLogs);
+        add(admin.id, eventId, subject, 'Detailed logs have been sent to your email address.', '/#/system', callback);
+    }, function (error) {
+        if (error) console.error(error);
+    });
+}