diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/alertmanager.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/alertmanager.go
index 31759307427..c286e015891 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/alertmanager.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/alertmanager.go
@@ -442,6 +442,8 @@ func (am *Alertmanager) buildReceiverIntegrations(receiver *apimodels.PostableAp
 			n, err = channels.NewThreemaNotifier(cfg, tmpl)
 		case "opsgenie":
 			n, err = channels.NewOpsgenieNotifier(cfg, tmpl)
+		case "prometheus-alertmanager":
+			n, err = channels.NewAlertmanagerNotifier(cfg, tmpl)
 		default:
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("notifier %s is not supported", r.Type)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/available_channels.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/available_channels.go
index 84014630ae9..6fbbb6962b3 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/available_channels.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/notifier/available_channels.go
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ func GetAvailableNotifiers() []*alerting.NotifierPlugin {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			Type:        "alertmanager",
+			Type:        "prometheus-alertmanager",
 			Name:        "Alertmanager",
 			Description: "Sends notifications to Alertmanager",
 			Heading:     "Alertmanager Settings",
@@ -651,6 +651,19 @@ func GetAvailableNotifiers() []*alerting.NotifierPlugin {
 					PropertyName: "url",
 					Required:     true,
 				},
+				{
+					Label:        "Basic Auth User",
+					Element:      alerting.ElementTypeInput,
+					InputType:    alerting.InputTypeText,
+					PropertyName: "basicAuthUser",
+				},
+				{
+					Label:        "Basic Auth Password",
+					Element:      alerting.ElementTypeInput,
+					InputType:    alerting.InputTypePassword,
+					PropertyName: "basicAuthPassword",
+					Secure:       true,
+				},
 			},
 		},
 		{
diff --git a/pkg/tests/api/alerting/api_available_channel_test.go b/pkg/tests/api/alerting/api_available_channel_test.go
index c891c42a220..57e225d3f85 100644
--- a/pkg/tests/api/alerting/api_available_channel_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tests/api/alerting/api_available_channel_test.go
@@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@ var expAvailableChannelJsonOutput = `
     ]
   },
   {
-    "type": "alertmanager",
+    "type": "prometheus-alertmanager",
     "name": "Alertmanager",
     "heading": "Alertmanager Settings",
     "description": "Sends notifications to Alertmanager",
@@ -1312,6 +1312,38 @@ var expAvailableChannelJsonOutput = `
         "required": true,
         "validationRule": "",
         "secure": false
+      },
+      {
+        "element": "input",
+        "inputType": "text",
+        "label": "Basic Auth User",
+        "description": "",
+	"placeholder": "",
+        "propertyName": "basicAuthUser",
+        "selectOptions": null,
+        "showWhen": {
+          "field": "",
+          "is": ""
+        },
+        "required": false,
+        "validationRule": "",
+        "secure": false
+      },
+      {
+        "element": "input",
+        "inputType": "password",
+        "label": "Basic Auth Password",
+        "description": "",
+	"placeholder": "",
+        "propertyName": "basicAuthPassword",
+        "selectOptions": null,
+        "showWhen": {
+          "field": "",
+          "is": ""
+        },
+        "required": false,
+        "validationRule": "",
+        "secure": true
       }
     ]
   },