diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 709d8b5..844c321 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ export AUTO_NTFY_DONE_IGNORE="vim screen meld"
         implementation that doesn\'t have additional dependencies
     -   [Rocket.Chat](https://Rocket.Chat) support requires installing
         as `pip install ntfy[rocketchat]`
+    -   [MQTT](https://mqtt.org) support requires installing as
+        `pip install ntfy[mqtt]`
 
 To install multiple extras, separate with commas: e.g.,
 `pip install ntfy[pid,emoji]`.
@@ -441,6 +443,7 @@ Required parameters:
 
 You must either specify `token`, or `userId` and `password`.
 
+
 [Webpush](https://github.com/dschep/ntfy-webpush) - `ntfy_webpush`
 \~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~
 Webpush support is provded by an external ntfy module, install like
@@ -458,6 +461,24 @@ Required parameters:
 For more info, see [ntfy-webpush]{#ntfy-webpush}
 \<https://github.com/dschep/ntfy-webpush\>\`\_
 
+### [MQTT](https://mqtt.org) - `mqtt`
+-------------------------------------------------------------
+Requires extras, install like this: `pip install ntfy[mqtt]`.
+
+Required parameters:
+
+:   -   `hostname` - The MQTT broker hostname
+    -   `topic` - The MQTT topic to publish to
+
+Optional parameters:
+
+:   -   `port` - The MQTT broker port (defaults to 1883)
+    -   `qos` - The Quality of Service level (defaults to 1)
+    -   `username` - The MQTT username
+    -   `password` - The MQTT password
+
+
+
 ### 3rd party backends
 
 To use or implement your own backends, specify the full path of the
diff --git a/ntfy/backends/mqtt.py b/ntfy/backends/mqtt.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca78826
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ntfy/backends/mqtt.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import json
+import logging
+import paho.mqtt.publish as publish
+
+def notify(title, message, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Publishes a notification to an MQTT topic.
+    """
+    hostname = kwargs.get("hostname")
+    topic = kwargs.get("topic")
+
+    if not hostname or not topic:
+        logging.error("MQTT backend requires 'hostname' and 'topic' parameters in the configuration.")
+        return
+
+    port = int(kwargs.get("port", 1883))
+    qos = int(kwargs.get("qos", 1))
+    retcode = kwargs.get("retcode")
+    username = kwargs.get("username")
+    password = kwargs.get("password")
+
+    payload = json.dumps({
+        "title": title,
+        "message": message,
+        "retcode": retcode
+    })
+
+    auth = None
+    if username:
+        auth = {'username': username, 'password': password}
+
+    try:
+        publish.single(
+            topic=topic,
+            payload=payload,
+            hostname=hostname,
+            port=port,
+            qos=qos,
+            auth=auth
+        )
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error("Failed to publish MQTT message: %s", e)
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diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index eac4538..9455c86 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     'slack':['slack_sdk'],
     'rocketchat':['rocketchat-API'],
     'matrix':['matrix_client'],
+    'mqtt': ['paho-mqtt'],
 }
 test_deps = ['mock', 'sleekxmpp', 'emoji', 'psutil']
 
diff --git a/tests/test_mqtt.py b/tests/test_mqtt.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2c9ce6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_mqtt.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import json
+from unittest import TestCase
+from mock import patch
+from ntfy.backends.mqtt import notify
+
+class TestMQTT(TestCase):
+    @patch('paho.mqtt.publish.single')
+    def test_basic(self, mock_publish):
+        notify('title', 'message', hostname='localhost', topic='test')
+        mock_publish.assert_called_once_with(
+            topic='test',
+            payload=json.dumps({'title': 'title', 'message': 'message', 'retcode': None}),
+            hostname='localhost',
+            port=1883,
+            qos=1,
+            auth=None
+        )
+
+    @patch('paho.mqtt.publish.single')
+    def test_full(self, mock_publish):
+        notify(
+            'title',
+            'message',
+            hostname='example.com',
+            topic='ntfy',
+            port=8883,
+            qos=2,
+            username='user',
+            password='pass',
+            retcode=0
+        )
+        mock_publish.assert_called_once_with(
+            topic='ntfy',
+            payload=json.dumps({'title': 'title', 'message': 'message', 'retcode': 0}),
+            hostname='example.com',
+            port=8883,
+            qos=2,
+            auth={'username': 'user', 'password': 'pass'}
+        )
+
+    @patch('paho.mqtt.publish.single')
+    @patch('logging.error')
+    def test_missing_config(self, mock_log, mock_publish):
+        notify('title', 'message', hostname='localhost')
+        mock_publish.assert_not_called()
+        mock_log.assert_called_once()
+
+        mock_log.reset_mock()
+        notify('title', 'message', topic='test')
+        mock_publish.assert_not_called()
+        mock_log.assert_called_once()
+
+    @patch('paho.mqtt.publish.single')
+    @patch('logging.error')
+    def test_publish_error(self, mock_log, mock_publish):
+        mock_publish.side_effect = Exception('MQTT Error')
+        notify('title', 'message', hostname='localhost', topic='test')
+        mock_log.assert_called_once()