diff --git a/awxkit/awxkit/api/pages/notification_templates.py b/awxkit/awxkit/api/pages/notification_templates.py
index 24cd404658..6c080bd0fc 100644
--- a/awxkit/awxkit/api/pages/notification_templates.py
+++ b/awxkit/awxkit/api/pages/notification_templates.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class NotificationTemplate(HasCopy, HasCreate, base.Base):
         except (exc.MethodNotAllowed):
             pass
 
-    def payload(self, organization, notification_type='slack', **kwargs):
+    def payload(self, organization, notification_type='slack', messages=not_provided, **kwargs):
         payload = PseudoNamespace(
             name=kwargs.get('name') or 'NotificationTemplate ({0}) - {1}' .format(
                 notification_type,
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ class NotificationTemplate(HasCopy, HasCreate, base.Base):
             description=kwargs.get('description') or random_title(10),
             organization=organization.id,
             notification_type=notification_type)
+        if messages != not_provided:
+            payload['messages'] = messages
 
         notification_configuration = kwargs.get(
             'notification_configuration', {})
@@ -129,6 +131,7 @@ class NotificationTemplate(HasCopy, HasCreate, base.Base):
             description='',
             notification_type='slack',
             organization=Organization,
+            messages=not_provided,
             **kwargs):
         if notification_type not in notification_types:
             raise ValueError(
@@ -140,6 +143,7 @@ class NotificationTemplate(HasCopy, HasCreate, base.Base):
             notification_type=notification_type,
             name=name,
             description=description,
+            messages=messages,
             **kwargs)
         payload.ds = DSAdapter(self.__class__.__name__, self._dependency_store)
         return payload
@@ -150,12 +154,14 @@ class NotificationTemplate(HasCopy, HasCreate, base.Base):
             description='',
             notification_type='slack',
             organization=Organization,
+            messages=not_provided,
             **kwargs):
         payload = self.create_payload(
             name=name,
             description=description,
             notification_type=notification_type,
             organization=organization,
+            messages=messages,
             **kwargs)
         return self.update_identity(
             NotificationTemplates(