diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 9a4c8aae0..12ec0faa7 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-docker build -t quay.io/quay/quay:`git rev-parse --short HEAD` .
\ No newline at end of file
+docker build -t quay.io/quay/quay:`git rev-parse --short HEAD` .
+echo quay.io/quay/quay:`git rev-parse --short HEAD`
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/buildman/component/buildcomponent.py b/buildman/component/buildcomponent.py
index f43effb3a..795ab3924 100644
--- a/buildman/component/buildcomponent.py
+++ b/buildman/component/buildcomponent.py
@@ -74,11 +74,14 @@ class BuildComponent(BaseComponent):
 
     yield trollius.From(self._set_status(ComponentStatus.BUILDING))
 
+    # Send the notification that the build has started.
+    build_job.send_notification('build_start')
+
     # Retrieve the job's buildpack.
     buildpack_url = self.user_files.get_file_url(build_job.repo_build.resource_key,
                                                  requires_cors=False)
 
-    logger.debug('Retreiving build package: %s', buildpack_url)
+    logger.debug('Retrieving build package: %s', buildpack_url)
     buildpack = None
     try:
       buildpack = BuildPackage.from_url(buildpack_url)
@@ -262,6 +265,9 @@ class BuildComponent(BaseComponent):
       result.result()
       self._build_status.set_phase(BUILD_PHASE.COMPLETE)
       trollius.async(self._build_finished(BuildJobResult.COMPLETE))
+
+      # Send the notification that the build has completed successfully.
+      build_job.send_notification('build_success')
     except ApplicationError as aex:
       worker_error = WorkerError(aex.error, aex.kwargs.get('base_error'))
 
@@ -269,6 +275,9 @@ class BuildComponent(BaseComponent):
       self._build_status.set_error(worker_error.public_message(), worker_error.extra_data(),
                                    internal_error=worker_error.is_internal_error())
 
+      # Send the notification that the build has failed.
+      build_job.send_notification('build_failure', error_message=worker_error.public_message())
+
       # Mark the build as completed.
       if worker_error.is_internal_error():
         trollius.async(self._build_finished(BuildJobResult.INCOMPLETE))
diff --git a/buildman/jobutil/buildjob.py b/buildman/jobutil/buildjob.py
index d120417f7..b16201918 100644
--- a/buildman/jobutil/buildjob.py
+++ b/buildman/jobutil/buildjob.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import json
 
 from cachetools import lru_cache
-
+from endpoints.notificationhelper import spawn_notification
 from data import model
 
 
@@ -21,6 +21,24 @@ class BuildJob(object):
           'Could not parse build queue item config with ID %s' % self.job_details['build_uuid']
       )
 
+  def send_notification(self, kind, error_message=None):
+    tags = self.build_config.get('docker_tags', ['latest'])
+    event_data = {
+      'build_id': self.repo_build.uuid,
+      'build_name': self.repo_build.display_name,
+      'docker_tags': tags,
+      'trigger_id': self.repo_build.trigger.uuid,
+      'trigger_kind': self.repo_build.trigger.service.name
+    }
+
+    if error_message is not None:
+      event_data['error_message'] = message
+
+    spawn_notification(self.repo_build.repository, kind, event_data,
+                       subpage='build?current=%s' % self.repo_build.uuid,
+                       pathargs=['build', self.repo_build.uuid])
+
+
   @lru_cache(maxsize=1)
   def _load_repo_build(self):
     try: