diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cb139c4f..60f43dae 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -779,6 +779,7 @@ Here's an example of what the notifications look like:
 | `alerting.telegram.token`         | Telegram Bot Token                                                                         | Required `""`              |
 | `alerting.telegram.id`            | Telegram User ID                                                                           | Required `""`              |
 | `alerting.telegram.api-url`       | Telegram API URL                                                                           | `https://api.telegram.org` |
+| `alerting.telegram.client`        | Client configuration. <br />See [Client configuration](#client-configuration).             | `{}`                       |
 | `alerting.telegram.default-alert` | Default alert configuration. <br />See [Setting a default alert](#setting-a-default-alert) | N/A                        |
 
 ```yaml
diff --git a/alerting/provider/telegram/telegram.go b/alerting/provider/telegram/telegram.go
index 963b5f79..bfa5209d 100644
--- a/alerting/provider/telegram/telegram.go
+++ b/alerting/provider/telegram/telegram.go
@@ -19,12 +19,18 @@ type AlertProvider struct {
 	ID     string `yaml:"id"`
 	APIURL string `yaml:"api-url"`
 
+	// ClientConfig is the configuration of the client used to communicate with the provider's target
+	ClientConfig *client.Config `yaml:"client,omitempty"`
+
 	// DefaultAlert is the default alert configuration to use for endpoints with an alert of the appropriate type
 	DefaultAlert *alert.Alert `yaml:"default-alert,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // IsValid returns whether the provider's configuration is valid
 func (provider *AlertProvider) IsValid() bool {
+	if provider.ClientConfig == nil {
+		provider.ClientConfig = client.GetDefaultConfig()
+	}
 	return len(provider.Token) > 0 && len(provider.ID) > 0
 }
 
@@ -40,7 +46,7 @@ func (provider *AlertProvider) Send(endpoint *core.Endpoint, alert *alert.Alert,
 		return err
 	}
 	request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-	response, err := client.GetHTTPClient(nil).Do(request)
+	response, err := client.GetHTTPClient(provider.ClientConfig).Do(request)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}