diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 7f58e9a..3436401 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ Extras
     * Telegram support requires installing as ``ntfy[telegram]``
     * Instapush support requires installing as ``ntfy[instapush]``
     * Slack support requires installing as ``ntfy[slack]``
+    * Simplepush support requires installing as ``ntfy[simplepush]``
 
 To install multiple extras, separate with commas: e.g., ``ntfy[pid,emjoi]``.
 
@@ -157,11 +158,14 @@ Optional parameters:
 
 `Simplepush <https://simplepush.io>`_ - ``simplepush``
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Requires extras, install like this: pip install ntfy[simplepush].
+
 Required parameter:
     * ``key`` - Your Simplepush key, created by installing the Android App (no registration required) at https://simplepush.io
 
 Optional parameters:
-    * ``event`` - sets ringtone and vibration pattern for incoming notifications (can be defined in the simplepush app)
+    * ``password`` - password for end-to-end encryption (has to be also defined in the app)
+    * ``event`` - identifier for ringtone and vibration pattern for incoming notifications (can be defined in the simplepush app)
 
 XMPP - ``xmpp``
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/ntfy/backends/simplepush.py b/ntfy/backends/simplepush.py
index cc77db3..d16c7bb 100644
--- a/ntfy/backends/simplepush.py
+++ b/ntfy/backends/simplepush.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import requests
+from simplepush import generate_payload
 
 from ..config import USER_AGENT
 
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ def notify(title,
            message,
            key,
            event=None,
+           password=None,
            retcode=None):
     """
     Required paramter:
@@ -14,17 +16,12 @@ def notify(title,
         installing the Android App (https://simplepush.io)
 
     Optional parameters:
+        * ``password`` - password for end-to-end encryption (can
+        be set in the app)
         * ``event`` - use custom ringtones and vibration patterns
     """
 
-    data = {
-        'title': title if len(title) <= 20 else title[:19] + u'\u2026',
-        'msg': message,
-        'key': key
-    }
-
-    if event:
-        data['event'] = event
+    data = generate_payload(key, title if len(title) <= 200 else title[:199] + u'\u2026', message, event, password)
 
     headers = {'User-Agent': USER_AGENT}
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0c57209..8091fed 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     'emoji': ['emoji'],
     'pid':['psutil'],
     'slack':['slacker'],
+    'simplepush':['simplepush'],
 }
 test_deps = ['mock', 'sleekxmpp', 'emoji', 'psutil']