diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f03cf518..9f4a1076 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -230,3 +230,23 @@ To enable Pushover integration, you will need to:
   subscription type
 * add the application token and subscription URL to `hc/local_settings.py`, as
   `PUSHOVER_API_TOKEN` and `PUSHOVER_SUBSCRIPTION_URL`
+
+### Telegram
+
+* Create a Telegram bot by talking to the
+[BotFather](https://core.telegram.org/bots#6-botfather). Set the bot's name,
+description, user picture, and add a "/start" command.
+* After creating the bot you will have the bot's name and token. Add them
+to your `hc/local_settings.py` file as `TELEGRAM_BOT_NAME` and
+`TELEGRAM_TOKEN` fields.
+* Now the tricky part: when a Telegram user talks to your bot,
+Telegram will use a webhook to forward received messages to your healthchecks
+instance. For this to work, your healthchecks instance needs to be publicly
+accessible over HTTPS. Using the
+[setWebhook](https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#setwebhook) API call
+set the bot's webhook to `https://yourdomain.com/integrations/telegram/bot/`.
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/hc/front/tests/test_add_telegram.py b/hc/front/tests/test_add_telegram.py
index dd79529b..35b138f1 100644
--- a/hc/front/tests/test_add_telegram.py
+++ b/hc/front/tests/test_add_telegram.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class AddTelegramTestCase(BaseTestCase):
     def test_instructions_work(self):
         self.client.login(username="alice@example.org", password="password")
         r = self.client.get(self.url)
-        self.assertContains(r, "start@HealthchecksBot")
+        self.assertContains(r, "start@ExampleBot")
 
     def test_it_shows_confirmation(self):
         payload = signing.dumps((123, "group", "My Group"))
diff --git a/hc/front/views.py b/hc/front/views.py
index bd67dd6c..5b42cfeb 100644
--- a/hc/front/views.py
+++ b/hc/front/views.py
@@ -804,7 +804,8 @@ def add_telegram(request):
     ctx = {
         "chat_id": chat_id,
         "chat_type": chat_type,
-        "chat_name": chat_name
+        "chat_name": chat_name,
+        "bot_name": settings.TELEGRAM_BOT_NAME
     }
 
     return render(request, "integrations/add_telegram.html", ctx)
diff --git a/hc/settings.py b/hc/settings.py
index 9bd00a4b..c2c49766 100644
--- a/hc/settings.py
+++ b/hc/settings.py
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ PUSHBULLET_CLIENT_ID = None
 PUSHBULLET_CLIENT_SECRET = None
 
 # Telegram integration -- override in local_settings.py
+TELEGRAM_BOT_NAME = "ExampleBot"
 TELEGRAM_TOKEN = None
 
 if os.path.exists(os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "hc/local_settings.py")):
diff --git a/templates/integrations/add_telegram.html b/templates/integrations/add_telegram.html
index 00317d62..836795e2 100644
--- a/templates/integrations/add_telegram.html
+++ b/templates/integrations/add_telegram.html
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@
             <span class="step-no">1</span>
             <p>
                 From your Telegram client, invite
-                <strong>HealthchecksBot</strong> to a group. It will get added
+                <strong>{{ bot_name }}</strong> to a group. It will get added
                 as a member with no access to group messages.
             </p>
             <p>
                 Alternatively, if you want notifications sent to yourself
                 directly, start a conversation with
-                <strong>HealthchecksBot</strong>.
+                <strong>{{ bot_name }}</strong>.
             </p>
         </div>
         <div class="col-sm-6">
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
             <span class="step-no">2</span>
             <p>Type <strong><code>/start</code></strong> command.
                If there are multiple bots in the group, type
-               <strong><code>/start@HealthchecksBot</code></strong> instead.
+               <strong><code>/start@{{ bot_name }}</code></strong> instead.
            </p>
             <p>The bot will respond with a confirmation link.</p>
         </div>