diff --git a/lang/en/moodle.php b/lang/en/moodle.php
index 938d8dead0f..5ad20b5bca7 100644
--- a/lang/en/moodle.php
+++ b/lang/en/moodle.php
@@ -893,6 +893,11 @@ $string['explanationdigitalminor'] = 'This information is required to determine
 $string['extendperiod'] = 'Extended period';
 $string['favourites'] = 'Starred';
 $string['failedloginattempts'] = '{$a->attempts} failed logins since your last login';
+$string['failedtaskbody'] = '<p>Hi {$a->firstname},</p>
+<p>The task <b>{$a->taskname}</b> has failed multiple times and requires attention.</p>
+<p><a href="{$a->link}">See task</a></p>';
+$string['failedtasksubject'] = 'Task failed: {$a}';
+$string['failedtaskcontexturlname'] = 'Status report';
 $string['feedback'] = 'Feedback';
 $string['file'] = 'File';
 $string['fileexists'] = 'There is already a file called {$a}';
diff --git a/lib/classes/task/failed_task_callbacks.php b/lib/classes/task/failed_task_callbacks.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..482e0aab1b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/classes/task/failed_task_callbacks.php
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+<?php
+// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
+//
+// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+namespace core\task;
+
+use core\hook\task\after_failed_task_max_delay;
+use core_user;
+use stdClass;
+
+/**
+ * Hook listener callbacks for tasks in core
+ *
+ * @package    core
+ * @category   task
+ * @copyright  2024 Raquel Ortega <raquel.ortega@moodle.com>
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+class failed_task_callbacks {
+
+    /**
+     * Callback to send a notification when the max fail delay of a task has been reached.
+     *
+     * @param after_failed_task_max_delay $hook
+     */
+    public static function send_failed_task_max_delay_message(after_failed_task_max_delay $hook): void {
+        $task = $hook->get_task();
+
+        $admins = get_admins();
+        if (empty($admins)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        foreach ($admins as $admin) {
+            $a = new stdClass();
+            $a->firstname = $admin->firstname;
+            $a->taskname = $task->get_name();
+            $a->link = new \moodle_url('/report/status/index.php', ['detail' => 'tool_task_maxfaildelay']);
+            $messagetxt = get_string('failedtaskbody', 'moodle', $a);
+            // Create message.
+            $message = new \core\message\message();
+            $message->component = 'moodle';
+            $message->name = 'failedtaskmaxdelay';
+            $message->userfrom = core_user::get_noreply_user();
+            $message->userto = $admin;
+            $message->subject = get_string('failedtasksubject', 'moodle', $task->get_name());
+            $message->fullmessage = html_to_text($messagetxt);
+            $message->fullmessageformat = FORMAT_MARKDOWN;
+            $message->fullmessagehtml = text_to_html($messagetxt);
+            $message->smallmessage = get_string('failedtasksubject', 'moodle', $task->get_name());
+            $message->notification = 1;
+            $message->contexturl = (
+                new \moodle_url('/report/status/index.php', ['detail' => 'tool_task_maxfaildelay']))->out(false);
+            $message->contexturlname = get_string('failedtaskcontexturlname', 'moodle');
+            // Actually send the message.
+            message_send($message);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/db/hooks.php b/lib/db/hooks.php
index 1e2dc77d6bc..8869b1ca756 100644
--- a/lib/db/hooks.php
+++ b/lib/db/hooks.php
@@ -93,4 +93,8 @@ $callbacks = [
         'hook' => \core_enrol\hook\before_user_enrolment_remove::class,
         'callback' => \core_communication\hook_listener::class . '::remove_communication_membership_for_unenrolled_user',
     ],
+    [
+        'hook' => \core\hook\task\after_failed_task_max_delay::class,
+        'callback' => core\task\failed_task_callbacks::class . '::send_failed_task_max_delay_message',
+    ],
 ];