diff --git a/lib/mails.py b/lib/mails.py
index ff0621ababd93daff86c6bc8a203f92f0d2e22d0..c70ada748fadf8c66581318d207f45aa1d79ba37 100644
--- a/lib/mails.py
+++ b/lib/mails.py
@@ -113,3 +113,6 @@ def send_email_for_check(check):
 
     _send_email(subject, msg_text, extra_headers)
 
+def send_email_report(text):
+    from . import config
+    _send_email(config.emails.report.subject, text)
diff --git a/picomon.py b/picomon.py
index 8a6c7bd0ab44799b96c40e0865581f6c76d1a141..5e52d55f53781f097a1420734e646c7ac3d5408d 100644
--- a/picomon.py
+++ b/picomon.py
@@ -30,11 +30,20 @@ def usr1_handler(signum, frame):
     print ("Signal SIGUSR1 caught, printing state of checks.")
     print (report)
 
+def alarm_handler(signum, frame):
+    (report, err) = create_report()
+    if err:
+        mails.send_email_report(report)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     # register signal handling
     signal.signal(signal.SIGUSR1, usr1_handler)
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, alarm_handler)
+
+    # register report signal interval
+    if config.emails.report.every > 0:
+        signal.setitimer(signal.ITIMER_REAL, 60, config.emails.report.every)
 
     # Parse command line
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()