diff --git a/LibreNMS/Alert/Transport/Ciscospark.php b/LibreNMS/Alert/Transport/Ciscospark.php
index c1c582de3b..e106bcccbe 100644
--- a/LibreNMS/Alert/Transport/Ciscospark.php
+++ b/LibreNMS/Alert/Transport/Ciscospark.php
@@ -31,10 +31,15 @@ class Ciscospark extends Transport
     {
         $text = strip_tags($obj['msg']);
         $data = array (
-            'roomId' => $room_id,
-            'text' => $text
+            'roomId' => $room_id
         );
 
+        $akey = 'text';
+        if ($this->config['use-markdown'] === 'on') {
+            $akey = 'markdown';
+        }
+        $data[$akey] = $text;
+
         $curl   = curl_init();
         set_curl_proxy($curl);
         curl_setopt($curl, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://api.ciscospark.com/v1/messages');
@@ -70,6 +75,13 @@ class Ciscospark extends Transport
                     'name' => 'room-id',
                     'descr' => 'CiscoSpark Room ID',
                     'type' => 'text',
+                ],
+                [
+                    'title' => 'Use Markdown?',
+                    'name' => 'use-markdown',
+                    'descr' => 'Use Markdown when sending the alert',
+                    'type' => 'checkbox',
+                    'default' => false,
                 ]
             ],
             'validation' => [
diff --git a/doc/Alerting/Transports.md b/doc/Alerting/Transports.md
index 9fd5692518..5fbc9adc32 100644
--- a/doc/Alerting/Transports.md
+++ b/doc/Alerting/Transports.md
@@ -117,10 +117,13 @@ which are then converted to canopsis events.
 | Password | my_password |
 | Vhost | canopsis |
 
-## Cisco Spark
+## Cisco Spark (aka Webex Teams)
 
-Cisco Spark. LibreNMS can send alerts to a Cisco Spark room. To make
-this possible you need to have a RoomID and a token.
+Cisco Spark (now known as Webex Teams). LibreNMS can send alerts to a Cisco
+Spark room. To make this possible you need to have a RoomID and a token.
+You can also choose to send alerts using Markdown syntax.  Enabling this
+option provides for more richly formatted alerts, but be sure to adjust your
+alert template to account for the Markdown syntax.
 
 For more information about Cisco Spark RoomID and token, take a look here :
 
@@ -133,6 +136,7 @@ For more information about Cisco Spark RoomID and token, take a look here :
 | ------ | ------- |
 | API Token | ASd23r23edewda |
 | RoomID | 34243243251 |
+| Use Markdown? | x |
 
 ## Clickatell