diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4b563ec..bd82f8f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -112,3 +112,6 @@
     publish-on-comment-added - boolean (true/false)
         Whether a Slack notification should be published when a comment is
         added to a review.
+    publish-on-reviewer-added - boolean (true/false)
+        Whether a Slack notification should be published when a reviewer is
+        added to a review.
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cisco/gerrit/plugins/slack/PublishEventListener.java b/src/main/java/com/cisco/gerrit/plugins/slack/PublishEventListener.java
index 26a288e..677a586 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cisco/gerrit/plugins/slack/PublishEventListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cisco/gerrit/plugins/slack/PublishEventListener.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.server.events.CommentAddedEvent;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.events.Event;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.events.PatchSetCreatedEvent;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.events.ReviewerAddedEvent;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -89,6 +90,17 @@
                 messageGenerator = MessageGeneratorFactory.newInstance(
                         commentAddedEvent, config);
             }
+            else if (event instanceof ReviewerAddedEvent)
+            {
+                ReviewerAddedEvent reviewerAddedEvent;
+                reviewerAddedEvent = (ReviewerAddedEvent) event;
+
+                config = new ProjectConfig(configFactory,
+                        reviewerAddedEvent.change.get().project);
+
+                messageGenerator = MessageGeneratorFactory.newInstance(
+                        reviewerAddedEvent, config);
+            }
             else
             {
                 LOGGER.debug("Event " + event + " not currently supported");
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cisco/gerrit/plugins/slack/config/ProjectConfig.java b/src/main/java/com/cisco/gerrit/plugins/slack/config/ProjectConfig.java
index 717037e..6c83713 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cisco/gerrit/plugins/slack/config/ProjectConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cisco/gerrit/plugins/slack/config/ProjectConfig.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
     private boolean publishOnPatchSetCreated;
     private boolean publishOnChangeMerged;
     private boolean publishOnCommentAdded;
+    private boolean publishOnReviewerAdded;
 
     /**
      * Creates a new instance of the ProjectConfig class for the given project.
@@ -100,6 +101,11 @@
                 configFactory.getFromProjectConfigWithInheritance(
                     projectNameKey, CONFIG_NAME).getBoolean(
                     "publish-on-comment-added", true);
+
+            publishOnReviewerAdded =
+                configFactory.getFromProjectConfigWithInheritance(
+                    projectNameKey, CONFIG_NAME).getBoolean(
+                    "publish-on-reviewer-added", true);
         }
         catch (NoSuchProjectException e)
         {
@@ -147,4 +153,9 @@
     {
         return publishOnCommentAdded;
     }
+
+    public boolean shouldPublishOnReviewerAdded()
+    {
+        return publishOnReviewerAdded;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cisco/gerrit/plugins/slack/message/CommentAddedMessageGenerator.java b/src/main/java/com/cisco/gerrit/plugins/slack/message/CommentAddedMessageGenerator.java
index 9c21abe..b319ee1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cisco/gerrit/plugins/slack/message/CommentAddedMessageGenerator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cisco/gerrit/plugins/slack/message/CommentAddedMessageGenerator.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 /**
  * A specific MessageGenerator implementation that can generate a message for
- * a commend added event.
+ * a comment added event.
  *
  * @author Kenneth Pedersen
  */
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cisco/gerrit/plugins/slack/message/MessageGeneratorFactory.java b/src/main/java/com/cisco/gerrit/plugins/slack/message/MessageGeneratorFactory.java
index a068c51..90147d9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/cisco/gerrit/plugins/slack/message/MessageGeneratorFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cisco/gerrit/plugins/slack/message/MessageGeneratorFactory.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.server.events.CommentAddedEvent;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.events.Event;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.events.PatchSetCreatedEvent;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.events.ReviewerAddedEvent;
 
 /**
  * Factory used to create event specific MessageGenerator instances.
@@ -72,11 +73,11 @@
     /**
      * Creates a new MessageGenerator for comment added events.
      *
-     * @param event A CommendAddedEvent instance
+     * @param event A CommentAddedEvent instance
      * @param config A ProjectConfig instance for the given event
      *
      * @return A MessageGenerator instance capable of generating a message for
-     * a CommendAddedEvent.
+     * a CommentAddedEvent.
      */
     public static MessageGenerator newInstance(CommentAddedEvent event,
                                                ProjectConfig config)
@@ -87,6 +88,23 @@
         return messageGenerator;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates a new MessageGenerator for reviewer added events.
+     *
+     * @param event A ReviewerAddedEvent instance
+     * @param config A ProjectConfig instance for the given event
+     *
+     * @return A MessageGenerator instance capable of generating a message for
+     * a ReviewerAddedEvent.
+     */
+    public static MessageGenerator newInstance(ReviewerAddedEvent event,
+                                               ProjectConfig config)
+    {
+        ReviewerAddedMessageGenerator messageGenerator;
+        messageGenerator = new ReviewerAddedMessageGenerator(event, config);
+
+        return messageGenerator;
+    }
 
     /**
      * Creates a new MessageGenerator for unsupported events.
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/cisco/gerrit/plugins/slack/message/ReviewerAddedMessageGenerator.java b/src/main/java/com/cisco/gerrit/plugins/slack/message/ReviewerAddedMessageGenerator.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..587b599
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/cisco/gerrit/plugins/slack/message/ReviewerAddedMessageGenerator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2016 Cisco Systems, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+ * not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+ * a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ */
+
+package com.cisco.gerrit.plugins.slack.message;
+
+import com.cisco.gerrit.plugins.slack.config.ProjectConfig;
+import com.cisco.gerrit.plugins.slack.util.ResourceHelper;
+import com.google.common.base.Ascii;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.events.ReviewerAddedEvent;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+/**
+ * A specific MessageGenerator implementation that can generate a message for
+ * a reviewer added event.
+ *
+ * @author Nathan Wall
+ */
+public class ReviewerAddedMessageGenerator extends MessageGenerator
+{
+    /**
+     * The class logger instance.
+     */
+    private static final Logger LOGGER =
+            LoggerFactory.getLogger(ReviewerAddedMessageGenerator.class);
+
+    private ProjectConfig config;
+    private ReviewerAddedEvent event;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new ReviewerAddedMessageGenerator instance using the provided
+     * ReviewerAddedEvent instance.
+     *
+     * @param event The ReviewerAddedEvent instance to generate a message for.
+     */
+    protected ReviewerAddedMessageGenerator(ReviewerAddedEvent event,
+                                            ProjectConfig config)
+    {
+        if (event == null)
+        {
+            throw new NullPointerException("event cannot be null");
+        }
+
+        this.event = event;
+        this.config = config;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean shouldPublish()
+    {
+        return config.isEnabled() && config.shouldPublishOnReviewerAdded();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String generate()
+    {
+        String message;
+        message = "";
+
+        try
+        {
+            String template;
+            template = ResourceHelper.loadNamedResourceAsString(
+                    "basic-message-template.json");
+
+            StringBuilder text;
+            text = new StringBuilder();
+
+            text.append(escape(event.reviewer.get().name));
+            text.append(" was added to review\\n>>>");
+            text.append(escape(event.change.get().project));
+            text.append(" (");
+            text.append(escape(event.change.get().branch));
+            text.append("): ");
+            text.append(escape(event.change.get().commitMessage.split("\n")[0]));
+            text.append(" (");
+            text.append(escape(event.change.get().url));
+            text.append(")");
+
+            message = String.format(template, text, config.getChannel(),
+                    config.getUsername());
+        }
+        catch (Exception e)
+        {
+            LOGGER.error("Error generating message: " + e.getMessage(), e);
+        }
+
+        return message;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/cisco/gerrit/plugins/slack/config/ProjectConfigTest.java b/src/test/java/com/cisco/gerrit/plugins/slack/config/ProjectConfigTest.java
index 48c92c8..a0cfc78 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/cisco/gerrit/plugins/slack/config/ProjectConfigTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/cisco/gerrit/plugins/slack/config/ProjectConfigTest.java
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@
                 .thenReturn(true);
         when(mockPluginConfig.getBoolean("publish-on-comment-added", true))
                 .thenReturn(true);
+        when(mockPluginConfig.getBoolean("publish-on-reviewer-added", true))
+                .thenReturn(true);
 
         config = new ProjectConfig(mockConfigFactory, PROJECT_NAME);
     }
@@ -129,4 +131,10 @@
     {
         assertThat(config.shouldPublishOnCommentAdded(), is(equalTo(true)));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testShouldPublishOnReviewerAdded() throws Exception
+    {
+        assertThat(config.shouldPublishOnReviewerAdded(), is(equalTo(true)));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/cisco/gerrit/plugins/slack/message/ReviewerAddedMessageGeneratorTest.java b/src/test/java/com/cisco/gerrit/plugins/slack/message/ReviewerAddedMessageGeneratorTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..875622c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/com/cisco/gerrit/plugins/slack/message/ReviewerAddedMessageGeneratorTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2016 Cisco Systems, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+ * not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+ * a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ */
+
+package com.cisco.gerrit.plugins.slack.message;
+
+import com.cisco.gerrit.plugins.slack.config.ProjectConfig;
+import com.google.common.base.Suppliers;
+import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Project;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.config.PluginConfig;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.config.PluginConfigFactory;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.data.AccountAttribute;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.data.ChangeAttribute;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.events.ReviewerAddedEvent;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.powermock.api.mockito.PowerMockito;
+import org.powermock.core.classloader.annotations.PrepareForTest;
+import org.powermock.modules.junit4.PowerMockRunner;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.equalTo;
+import static org.hamcrest.core.Is.is;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+/**
+ * Tests for the ReviewerAddedMessageGeneratorTest class. The expected behavior
+ * is that the ReviewerAddedMessageGeneratorTest should publish if both the plugin
+ * and publish-on-reviewer-added are enabled.
+ */
+@RunWith(PowerMockRunner.class)
+@PrepareForTest({Project.NameKey.class})
+public class ReviewerAddedMessageGeneratorTest
+{
+    private static final String PROJECT_NAME = "test-project";
+
+    private Project.NameKey mockNameKey =
+            mock(Project.NameKey.class);
+
+    private PluginConfigFactory mockConfigFactory =
+            mock(PluginConfigFactory.class);
+
+    private PluginConfig mockPluginConfig =
+            mock(PluginConfig.class);
+
+    private ReviewerAddedEvent mockEvent = mock(ReviewerAddedEvent.class);
+    private AccountAttribute mockAccount = mock(AccountAttribute.class);
+    private ChangeAttribute mockChange = mock(ChangeAttribute.class);
+
+    @Before
+    public void setup() throws Exception
+    {
+        PowerMockito.mockStatic(Project.NameKey.class);
+        when(Project.NameKey.parse(PROJECT_NAME)).thenReturn(mockNameKey);
+    }
+
+    private ProjectConfig getConfig(boolean publishOnReviewerAdded) throws Exception
+    {
+        Project.NameKey projectNameKey;
+        projectNameKey = Project.NameKey.parse(PROJECT_NAME);
+
+        // Setup mocks
+        when(mockConfigFactory.getFromProjectConfigWithInheritance(
+                projectNameKey, ProjectConfig.CONFIG_NAME))
+                .thenReturn(mockPluginConfig);
+
+        when(mockPluginConfig.getBoolean("enabled", false))
+                .thenReturn(true);
+        when(mockPluginConfig.getString("webhookurl", ""))
+                .thenReturn("https://webook/");
+        when(mockPluginConfig.getString("channel", "general"))
+                .thenReturn("testchannel");
+        when(mockPluginConfig.getString("username", "gerrit"))
+                .thenReturn("testuser");
+        when(mockPluginConfig.getString("ignore", ""))
+                .thenReturn("^WIP.*");
+        when(mockPluginConfig.getBoolean("publish-on-reviewer-added", true))
+                .thenReturn(publishOnReviewerAdded);
+
+        return new ProjectConfig(mockConfigFactory, PROJECT_NAME);
+    }
+
+    private ProjectConfig getConfig() throws Exception
+    {
+        return getConfig(true /* publishOnReviewerAdded */);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void factoryCreatesExpectedType() throws Exception
+    {
+        ProjectConfig config = getConfig();
+        MessageGenerator messageGenerator;
+        messageGenerator = MessageGeneratorFactory.newInstance(
+                mockEvent, config);
+
+        assertThat(messageGenerator instanceof ReviewerAddedMessageGenerator,
+                is(true));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void publishesWhenExpected() throws Exception
+    {
+        // Setup mocks
+        ProjectConfig config = getConfig();
+
+        // Test
+        MessageGenerator messageGenerator;
+        messageGenerator = MessageGeneratorFactory.newInstance(
+                mockEvent, config);
+
+        assertThat(messageGenerator.shouldPublish(), is(true));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void doesNotPublishWhenTurnedOff() throws Exception
+    {
+        // Setup mocks
+        ProjectConfig config = getConfig(false /* publishOnReviewerAdded */);
+
+        // Test
+        MessageGenerator messageGenerator;
+        messageGenerator = MessageGeneratorFactory.newInstance(
+                mockEvent, config);
+
+        assertThat(messageGenerator.shouldPublish(), is(false));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void handlesInvalidIgnorePatterns() throws Exception
+    {
+        ProjectConfig config = getConfig();
+        when(mockPluginConfig.getString("ignore", ""))
+                .thenReturn(null);
+
+        // Test
+        MessageGenerator messageGenerator;
+        messageGenerator = MessageGeneratorFactory.newInstance(
+                mockEvent, config);
+
+        assertThat(messageGenerator.shouldPublish(), is(true));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void generatesExpectedMessage() throws Exception
+    {
+        // Setup mocks
+        ProjectConfig config = getConfig();
+        mockEvent.change = Suppliers.ofInstance(mockChange);
+        mockEvent.reviewer = Suppliers.ofInstance(mockAccount);
+
+        mockChange.project = "testproject";
+        mockChange.branch = "master";
+        mockChange.commitMessage = "This is the first line\nAnd the second line.";
+        mockChange.url = "https://change/";
+
+        mockAccount.name = "Unit Tester";
+
+        // Test
+        MessageGenerator messageGenerator;
+        messageGenerator = MessageGeneratorFactory.newInstance(
+                mockEvent, config);
+
+        String expectedResult;
+        expectedResult = "{\"text\": \"Unit Tester was added to review\\n>>>" +
+                "testproject (master): This is the first line" +
+                " (https://change/)\",\"channel\": \"#testchannel\"," +
+                "\"username\": \"testuser\"}\n";
+
+        String actualResult;
+        actualResult = messageGenerator.generate();
+
+        assertThat(actualResult, is(equalTo(expectedResult)));
+    }
+}