diff --git a/src/reporter.conf.in b/src/reporter.conf.in
index 5943006..bab01b6 100644
--- a/src/reporter.conf.in
+++ b/src/reporter.conf.in
@@ -45,3 +45,26 @@
 ; 3 = Low Severity
 ; 4 = Informational
 ;severity = 3
+
+[zabbix]
+; Enable sending alerts to Zabbix
+;enabled = false
+
+; Path to the Zabbix agent configuration file
+;zabbix_agentd_config = /etc/zabbix_agentd/zabbix_agentd.conf
+
+; Zabbix server ip or hostname (required if zabbix_agentd_config is not set)
+;zabbix_server_host = 127.0.0.1
+
+; Zabbix server port (defaults to 10051 if not set)
+;zabbix_server_port = 10051
+
+; Hostname as defined in Zabbix server to send alerts to (defaults to either the
+; Hostname directive in Zabbix Agent config or system hostname)
+;alert_item_hostname = IPFire
+
+; Zabbix item key to send alerts to
+;alert_item_key = ipfire.suricata.event.get
+
+; Max age (seconds) to retry sending alerts to Zabbix
+;alert_max_age = 3600
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/suricata-reporter.in b/src/suricata-reporter.in
index 28b55bc..f9da7b4 100644
--- a/src/suricata-reporter.in
+++ b/src/suricata-reporter.in
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ import socket
 import sqlite3
 import sys
 
+# Load zabbix_utils module if available 
+zabbix_utils_available = True
+try:
+    from zabbix_utils import AsyncSender, ItemValue
+except ImportError:
+    zabbix_utils_available = False
+
 # Fetch the hostname
 HOSTNAME = socket.gethostname()
 
@@ -75,6 +82,10 @@ class Reporter(object):
 		# Remember the last time the database was cleaned
 		self.last_cleanup_at = None
 
+		# Initialize Zabbix sender
+		self.zabbix_sender = None
+		self.init_zabbix_sender()
+
 		# Register any signals
 		for signo in (signal.SIGINT, signal.SIGTERM):
 			self.loop.add_signal_handler(signo, self.terminate)
@@ -97,6 +108,32 @@ class Reporter(object):
 
 		return config
 
+	def init_zabbix_sender(self):
+		"""
+			Initialize the Zabbix async sender if configured
+		"""
+		if not self.config.getboolean('zabbix', 'enabled', fallback=False):
+			return
+
+		if not zabbix_utils_available:
+			log.error("zabbix-utils is not installed. Zabbix alerts will not be sent.")
+			return
+
+		zabbix_config = self.config.get('zabbix', 'zabbix_agentd_config', fallback='')
+		zabbix_server_host = self.config.get('zabbix', 'zabbix_server_host', fallback='')
+		zabbix_server_port = self.config.getint('zabbix', 'zabbix_server_port', fallback=10051)
+
+		if zabbix_config:
+			if not os.path.isfile(zabbix_config):
+				log.error(f"Zabbix agent config file {zabbix_config} does not exist.")
+				return
+			self.zabbix_sender = AsyncSender(use_config=True, config_path=zabbix_config)
+		else:
+			if not zabbix_server_host:
+				log.error("zabbix_server_host must be specified when zabbix_agentd_config is not provided.")
+				return
+			self.zabbix_sender = AsyncSender(server=zabbix_server_host, port=zabbix_server_port)
+
 	def _open_database(self):
 		"""
 			Opens the database