diff --git a/lib/Lacuna/Role/Ship/Arrive/CaptureWithSpies.pm b/lib/Lacuna/Role/Ship/Arrive/CaptureWithSpies.pm
index af6f2489..159a1b64 100644
--- a/lib/Lacuna/Role/Ship/Arrive/CaptureWithSpies.pm
+++ b/lib/Lacuna/Role/Ship/Arrive/CaptureWithSpies.pm
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ after handle_arrival_procedures => sub {
         filename    => 'ship_captured_with_spies.txt',
         params      => [$self->name, $body->x, $body->y, $body->name],
     );
+    $body->empire->send_predefined_message(
+        tags        => ['Alert'],
+        filename    => 'we_captured_ship_with_spies.txt',
+        params      => [$body->id, $body->name, $self->body->empire->id, $self->body->empire->name],
+    );
     $self->delete;
     confess [-1];
 };
diff --git a/var/messages/we_captured_ship_with_spies.txt b/var/messages/we_captured_ship_with_spies.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a54a787
--- /dev/null
+++ b/var/messages/we_captured_ship_with_spies.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Ship Captured
+~~~
+We captured a ship landing on {Planet %s %s}. Suspects on board were incarcerated. The ship has been destroyed, but its markings indicated it was from {Empire %s %s}.
+
+Regards,
+
+Your Humble Assistant
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/var/www/public/changes.txt b/var/www/public/changes.txt
index bca5c185..c8c2d169 100644
--- a/var/www/public/changes.txt
+++ b/var/www/public/changes.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  - Fixed a bug where Gas Giants didn't display properly the level of ore they were producing.
  - Removed old trade system.
  - Fixed "Security sweep kills my own spies on ally's planet".
+ - You now get a message if your planet captures a ship with spies.
 
 2.4300
  - Added Trelvestian AI.