diff --git a/ci/jenkinsfile/notify.groovy b/ci/jenkinsfile/notify.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0a257b8cd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/jenkinsfile/notify.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+def notify() {
+    if (!currentBuild.resultIsBetterOrEqualTo('SUCCESS')) {
+        // Send an email only if the build status has changed from green/unstable to red
+        emailext subject: '$DEFAULT_SUBJECT',
+        body: '$DEFAULT_CONTENT',
+        recipientProviders: [
+            [$class: 'DevelopersRecipientProvider'],
+            [$class: 'RequesterRecipientProvider']
+        ], 
+        replyTo: '$DEFAULT_REPLYTO',
+        to: '$DEFAULT_RECIPIENTS'
+    }
+}
+return this
+
diff --git a/ci/main_jenkinsfile b/ci/main_jenkinsfile
index c144c46685..5c0fde587b 100644
--- a/ci/main_jenkinsfile
+++ b/ci/main_jenkinsfile
@@ -232,6 +232,12 @@ spec:
     }
 
     post {
+        always {
+            script {
+                def notify = load "${env.WORKSPACE}/ci/jenkinsfile/notify.groovy"
+                notify.notify()
+            }
+        }
         success {
             script {
                 updateGitlabCommitStatus name: 'CI/CD', state: 'success'