diff --git a/internal/engine/actions/alert/security_advisory/security_advisory.go b/internal/engine/actions/alert/security_advisory/security_advisory.go
index 8442191385..f39b90a701 100644
--- a/internal/engine/actions/alert/security_advisory/security_advisory.go
+++ b/internal/engine/actions/alert/security_advisory/security_advisory.go
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ const (
 	tmplDescriptionNameRem   = "description"
 	// nolint:lll
 	tmplPart1Top = `
+{{.EvaluationError}}
+
 Minder has detected a potential security exposure in your repository - **{{.Repository}}**.
 This exposure has been classified with a severity level of **{{.Severity}}**, as per the configuration defined in the **{{.Rule}}** rule type.
 
@@ -126,6 +128,7 @@ type templateParamsSA struct {
 	Guidance        string
 	RuleRemediation string
 	Name            string
+	EvaluationError string
 }
 
 type alertMetadata struct {
@@ -374,6 +377,8 @@ func (alert *Alert) getParamsForSecurityAdvisory(
 	}
 	result.Summary = summaryStr.String()
 
+	result.Template.EvaluationError = enginerr.ErrorAsEvalDetails(params.GetEvalErr())
+
 	var descriptionStr strings.Builder
 	// Get the description template depending if remediation is available
 	if params.GetProfile().ActionConfig.Remediate == models.ActionOptOn {
diff --git a/internal/engine/actions/alert/security_advisory/security_advisory_test.go b/internal/engine/actions/alert/security_advisory/security_advisory_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb9019c472
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/engine/actions/alert/security_advisory/security_advisory_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+// Copyright 2024 Stacklok, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+// Package rule provides the CLI subcommand for managing rules
+
+// Package security_advisory provides necessary interfaces and implementations for
+// creating alerts of type security advisory.
+
+package security_advisory
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.uber.org/mock/gomock"
+
+	"github.com/mindersec/minder/internal/db"
+	enginerr "github.com/mindersec/minder/internal/engine/errors"
+	"github.com/mindersec/minder/internal/engine/interfaces"
+	"github.com/mindersec/minder/internal/profiles/models"
+	mockghclient "github.com/mindersec/minder/internal/providers/github/mock"
+	pb "github.com/mindersec/minder/pkg/api/protobuf/go/minder/v1"
+)
+
+var TestActionTypeValid interfaces.ActionType = "alert-test"
+
+func TestSecurityAdvisoryAlert(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	saID := "123"
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name             string
+		actionType       interfaces.ActionType
+		mockSetup        func(*mockghclient.MockGitHub)
+		expectedErr      error
+		expectedMetadata json.RawMessage
+	}{
+		{
+			name:       "create a security advisory",
+			actionType: TestActionTypeValid,
+			mockSetup: func(mockGitHub *mockghclient.MockGitHub) {
+				mockGitHub.EXPECT().
+					CreateSecurityAdvisory(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), pb.Severity_VALUE_HIGH.String(),
+						gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
+					Return(saID, nil)
+			},
+			expectedErr:      nil,
+			expectedMetadata: json.RawMessage(fmt.Sprintf(`{"ghsa_id":"%s"}`, saID)),
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "error from provider creating security advisory",
+			actionType: TestActionTypeValid,
+			mockSetup: func(mockGitHub *mockghclient.MockGitHub) {
+				mockGitHub.EXPECT().
+					CreateSecurityAdvisory(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), pb.Severity_VALUE_HIGH.String(),
+						gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).
+					Return("", fmt.Errorf("failed to create security advisory"))
+			},
+			expectedErr:      enginerr.ErrActionFailed,
+			expectedMetadata: json.RawMessage(nil),
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		tt := tt
+
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+
+			ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
+			t.Cleanup(func() {
+				ctrl.Finish()
+			})
+
+			ruleType := pb.RuleType{
+				Name:                "rule_type_1",
+				ShortFailureMessage: "This is a failure message",
+				Def: &pb.RuleType_Definition{
+					Alert:     &pb.RuleType_Definition_Alert{},
+					Remediate: &pb.RuleType_Definition_Remediate{},
+				},
+			}
+			saCfg := pb.RuleType_Definition_Alert_AlertTypeSA{
+				Severity: pb.Severity_VALUE_HIGH.String(),
+			}
+
+			mockClient := mockghclient.NewMockGitHub(ctrl)
+			tt.mockSetup(mockClient)
+
+			saAlert, err := NewSecurityAdvisoryAlert(tt.actionType, &ruleType, &saCfg, mockClient)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.NotNil(t, saAlert)
+
+			evalParams := &interfaces.EvalStatusParams{
+				EvalStatusFromDb: &db.ListRuleEvaluationsByProfileIdRow{},
+				Profile:          &models.ProfileAggregate{},
+				Rule:             &models.RuleInstance{},
+			}
+
+			retMeta, err := saAlert.Do(
+				context.Background(),
+				interfaces.ActionCmdOn,
+				models.ActionOptOn,
+				&pb.PullRequest{},
+				evalParams,
+				nil,
+			)
+			require.ErrorIs(t, err, tt.expectedErr, "expected error")
+			require.Equal(t, tt.expectedMetadata, retMeta)
+		})
+	}
+}