diff --git a/client/src/Hooks/useMonitorForm.ts b/client/src/Hooks/useMonitorForm.ts
index 963409fc8a..5e2dcaa25b 100644
--- a/client/src/Hooks/useMonitorForm.ts
+++ b/client/src/Hooks/useMonitorForm.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@ const getBaseDefaults = (data?: Monitor | null) => ({
 	name: data?.name || "",
 	description: data?.description || "",
 	interval: data?.interval || 60000,
-	notifications: data?.notifications || [],
+	// `notifications` holds plain notification IDs (regular channels)
+	notifications: data?.notificationConfig
+		? data.notificationConfig.filter((c) => !c.escalation).map((c) => c.notificationId)
+		: data?.notifications || [],
+	// `notificationConfig` preserves escalation entries (and any explicit configs)
+	notificationConfig: data?.notificationConfig || [],
 	statusWindowSize: data?.statusWindowSize || 5,
 	statusWindowThreshold: data?.statusWindowThreshold || 60,
 	geoCheckEnabled: data?.geoCheckEnabled ?? false,
diff --git a/client/src/Pages/CreateMonitor/index.tsx b/client/src/Pages/CreateMonitor/index.tsx
index 15b76eab36..8bf9be0158 100644
--- a/client/src/Pages/CreateMonitor/index.tsx
+++ b/client/src/Pages/CreateMonitor/index.tsx
@@ -252,11 +252,28 @@ const CreateMonitorPage = () => {
 	};
 
 	const onSubmit = async (data: MonitorFormData) => {
+		// Build notificationConfig expected by backend by combining regular notifications
+		// and any escalation entries from the notificationConfig form field.
+		const regularNotifications = data.notifications ?? [];
+		const escalationConfigs = (data.notificationConfig ?? []).filter((c) => c.escalation);
+
+		const notificationConfig = [
+			// regular notifications as simple entries
+			...regularNotifications.map((id: string) => ({ notificationId: id })),
+			// include escalation-configured entries (these already include escalation)
+			...escalationConfigs,
+		];
+
+		const submitData = {
+			...data,
+			notificationConfig,
+		};
+
 		let result;
 		if (isEditMode && monitorId) {
-			result = await patch(`/monitors/${monitorId}`, data);
+			result = await patch(`/monitors/${monitorId}`, submitData);
 		} else {
-			result = await post("/monitors", data);
+			result = await post("/monitors", submitData);
 		}
 
 		if (result?.success) {
diff --git a/client/src/Validation/monitor.ts b/client/src/Validation/monitor.ts
index 9acffe6fed..71adbcdd2e 100644
--- a/client/src/Validation/monitor.ts
+++ b/client/src/Validation/monitor.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ const baseSchema = z.object({
 	description: z.string().optional(),
 	interval: z.number().min(15000, "Interval must be at least 15 seconds"),
 	notifications: z.array(z.string()),
+	notificationConfig: z.array(z.object({
+		notificationId: z.string(),
+		escalation: z.object({
+			delayMinutes: z.number().min(1, "Delay must be at least 1 minute"),
+			channelId: z.string()
+		}).optional()
+	})).optional(),
 	statusWindowSize: z
 		.number({ message: "Status window size is required" })
 		.min(1, "Status window size must be at least 1")