diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 939ea5a8f1..a05b0b06f7 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -25,3 +25,12 @@ script:
   - ./configure --enable-werror
   - make
   - ./test/unit/unittest.sh
+
+notifications:
+  irc:
+    channels:
+      - "chat.freenode.net#spdk"
+    template:
+      - "%{repository_name}/%{branch}: %{commit_subject} (%{author})"
+    on_success: always
+    on_failure: always