diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/on_merge_unsupported_ftrs.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/on_merge_unsupported_ftrs.yml
index c7ac27e032bd8..6e28eb10356d3 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/on_merge_unsupported_ftrs.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/on_merge_unsupported_ftrs.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ steps:
       machineType: n2-standard-4
       preemptible: true
     depends_on: build
+    env:
+      PING_SLACK_TEAM: "@obs-ux-infra_services-team"
     timeout_in_minutes: 120
     retry:
       automatic:
@@ -54,6 +56,8 @@ steps:
       machineType: n2-standard-4
       preemptible: true
     depends_on: build
+    env:
+      PING_SLACK_TEAM: "@obs-ux-infra_services-team"
     timeout_in_minutes: 120
     retry:
       automatic:
diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/lifecycle/post_command.sh b/.buildkite/scripts/lifecycle/post_command.sh
index f90a4b451be1f..4d8217a4a284a 100755
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/lifecycle/post_command.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/lifecycle/post_command.sh
@@ -52,4 +52,12 @@ if [[ "$IS_TEST_EXECUTION_STEP" == "true" ]]; then
     buildkite-agent artifact upload 'target/test_failures/**/*'
     ts-node .buildkite/scripts/lifecycle/annotate_test_failures.ts
   fi
+
 fi
+
+if [[ $BUILDKITE_COMMAND_EXIT_STATUS -ne 0 ]]; then
+  # If the slack team environment variable is set, ping the team in slack
+  if [ -n "${PING_SLACK_TEAM:-}" ]; then
+    buildkite-agent meta-data set 'slack:ping_team:body' "${PING_SLACK_TEAM}, can you please take a look at the test failures?"
+  fi
+fi
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