diff --git a/host-by-telegram.sh b/host-by-telegram.sh
index 34f1026..e3f8cbc 100755
--- a/host-by-telegram.sh
+++ b/host-by-telegram.sh
@@ -88,6 +88,15 @@ do
 done
 
 
+# make icon out of service state
+case "$HOSTSTATE" in
+  UP)      HOSTSTATEICON=$'\xF0\x9F\x9F\xA9 ';;
+  DOWN)    HOSTSTATEICON=$'\xF0\x9F\x9F\xA5 ';;
+  UNKNOWN) HOSTSTATEICON=$'\xE2\x9D\x93\x0A ';;
+  *)       HOSTSTATEICON="";;
+esac
+
+
 # convert date
 dateInSec=$(date -d "$LONGDATETIME" +%s)
 nowInSec=$(date +%s)
@@ -120,7 +129,7 @@ fi
 
 ## Build the message itself
 NOTIFICATION_MESSAGE=$(cat << EOF
-<b>$HOSTDISPLAYNAME</b>$HOSTALIAS2 is $HOSTSTATE!
+$HOSTSTATEICON<b>$HOSTDISPLAYNAME</b>$HOSTALIAS2 is $HOSTSTATE!
 Since   $age
 Info      $HOSTOUTPUT
 IPv4     $HOSTADDRESS
diff --git a/service-by-telegram.sh b/service-by-telegram.sh
index ddd3ca0..d014caa 100755
--- a/service-by-telegram.sh
+++ b/service-by-telegram.sh
@@ -90,13 +90,17 @@ do
   esac
 done
 
+
+# make icon out of service state
 case "$SERVICESTATE" in
   CRITICAL) SERVICESTATEICON=$'\xF0\x9F\x9F\xA5';;
   WARNING)  SERVICESTATEICON=$'\xF0\x9F\x9F\xA7';;
   OK)       SERVICESTATEICON=$'\xF0\x9F\x9F\xA9';;
+  UNKNOWN)  SERVICESTATEICON=$'\xE2\x9D\x93\x0A';;
   *)        SERVICESTATEICON="[$SERVICESTATE]";;
 esac
 
+
 # convert date
 dateInSec=$(date -d "$LONGDATETIME" +%s)
 nowInSec=$(date +%s)