diff --git a/dist/rules/kubernetes/kubestate-exporter.yml b/dist/rules/kubernetes/kubestate-exporter.yml
index a49cf88..f432f0a 100644
--- a/dist/rules/kubernetes/kubestate-exporter.yml
+++ b/dist/rules/kubernetes/kubestate-exporter.yml
@@ -88,6 +88,15 @@ groups:
         summary: Kubernetes Job not starting ({{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.job_name }})
         description: "Job {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.job_name }} did not start for 10 minutes\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
 
+    - alert: KubernetesCronjobFailing
+      expr: '(kube_cronjob_status_last_schedule_time > kube_cronjob_status_last_successful_time) AND (kube_cronjob_status_active == 0) AND (kube_cronjob_spec_suspend == 0)'
+      for: 0m
+      labels:
+        severity: critical
+      annotations:
+        summary: Kubernetes CronJob failing ({{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.cronjob }})
+        description: "CronJob {{ $labels.namespace }}/{{ $labels.cronjob }} is failing\n  VALUE = {{ $value }}\n  LABELS = {{ $labels }}"
+
     - alert: KubernetesCronjobSuspended
       expr: 'kube_cronjob_spec_suspend != 0'
       for: 0m