diff --git a/assets/schema.yml b/assets/schema.yml
index 9e2a15c..c921d44 100644
--- a/assets/schema.yml
+++ b/assets/schema.yml
@@ -240,6 +240,21 @@
   - { name: org, type: QuayOrg, isRequired: true }
   - { name: items, type: AppQuayReposItems, isRequired: true, isList: true }
 
+- name: AppEscalationsEscalation
+  version: '1'
+  fields:
+  - { name: labels, type: json }
+  - { name: slackRecipients, type: string, isList: true }
+  - { name: emailRecipients, type: string, isList: true }
+  - { name: mattermostRecipients, type: string, isList: true }
+
+- name: AppEscalations
+  version: '1'
+  fields:
+  - { name: default, type: AppEscalationsEscalation }
+  - { name: warning, type: AppEscalationsEscalation }
+  - { name: critical, type: AppEscalationsEscalation }
+
 - name: App
   version: '1'
   fields:
@@ -250,6 +265,7 @@
   - { name: serviceOwner, type: AppServiceOwner, isRequired: true }
   - { name: dependencies, type: AppDependencies, isList: true }
   - { name: quayRepos, type: AppQuayRepos, isList: true }
+  - { name: escalations, type: AppEscalations, isList: true }
 
 - name: Permission
   version: '1'
diff --git a/assets/schemas/app-sre/app-1.yml b/assets/schemas/app-sre/app-1.yml
index 2e4e604..070f67c 100644
--- a/assets/schemas/app-sre/app-1.yml
+++ b/assets/schemas/app-sre/app-1.yml
@@ -109,6 +109,35 @@ properties:
       required:
       - org
       - items
+  escalations:
+    type: object
+    additionalProperties: false
+    properties:
+      default: &escalations_default
+        type: object
+        additionalProperties: false
+        properties:
+          labels:
+            type: array
+            items:
+              type: string
+          slackRecipients:
+            type: array
+            items:
+              type: string
+          emailRecipients:
+            type: array
+            items:
+              type: string
+          mattermostRecipients:
+            type: array
+            items:
+              type: string
+      warning: *escalations_default
+      critical: *escalations_default
+    required:
+    - warning
+    - critical
 
 required:
 - title