diff --git a/vars/asfStandardBuild.groovy b/vars/asfStandardBuild.groovy
index 8e4ab90..db08a97 100644
--- a/vars/asfStandardBuild.groovy
+++ b/vars/asfStandardBuild.groovy
@@ -84,4 +84,27 @@
   }
 }
 
+def notifyBuild(String buildStatus) {
+  // default the value
+  buildStatus = buildStatus ?: "UNKNOWN"
+
+  def email = "notifications@archiva.apache.org"
+  def summary = "${env.JOB_NAME}#${env.BUILD_NUMBER} - ${buildStatus} - ${currentBuild?.currentResult}"
+  def detail = """<h4>Job: <a href='${env.JOB_URL}'>${env.JOB_NAME}</a> [#${env.BUILD_NUMBER}]</h4>
+  <p><b>${buildStatus}</b></p>
+  <table>
+    <tr><td>Build</td><td><a href='${env.BUILD_URL}'>${env.BUILD_URL}</a></td><tr>
+    <tr><td>Console</td><td><a href='${env.BUILD_URL}console'>${env.BUILD_URL}console</a></td><tr>
+    <tr><td>Test Report</td><td><a href='${env.BUILD_URL}testReport/'>${env.BUILD_URL}testReport/</a></td><tr>
+  </table>
+  """
+
+  emailext(
+          to: email,
+          subject: summary,
+          body: detail,
+          mimeType: 'text/html'
+  )
+}
+
 // vim: et:ts=2:sw=2:ft=groovy