diff --git a/emails/templates/ng_alert_notification.txt b/emails/templates/ng_alert_notification.txt
index 0848d168041..28e466d16df 100644
--- a/emails/templates/ng_alert_notification.txt
+++ b/emails/templates/ng_alert_notification.txt
@@ -17,17 +17,18 @@ Go to the Alerts page: [[ .AlertPageUrl ]]
 
 [[- define "__default_alerts_summarize" -]]
 [[- range . ]]
-[[ template "__default_alert_labels" . ]]
+[[- template "__default_alert_labels" . ]]
 [[- template "__default_alert_annotations" . ]]
 [[ end ]]
 [[- end -]]
 
 [[- define "__default_alert_labels" -]]
-[[- if gt (len .Labels) 3 -]]
-Labels: [[ template "__default_sorted_pairs" .Labels ]]
-[[- else -]]
-Labels: [[ .Labels.SortedPairs ]]
-[[- end -]]
+[[- $labels := .Labels -]]
+[[- if index $labels "alertname" ]]
+Alertname: [[ index .Labels "alertname" -]]
+[[ $labels = $labels.Remove (toStrings (list "alertname")) ]]
+[[- end ]]
+Labels: [[ template "__default_sorted_pairs" $labels ]]
 [[- end -]]
 
 [[- define "__default_alert_annotations" -]]
diff --git a/public/emails/ng_alert_notification.txt b/public/emails/ng_alert_notification.txt
index 7db5996f3db..357a6a1ff4c 100644
--- a/public/emails/ng_alert_notification.txt
+++ b/public/emails/ng_alert_notification.txt
@@ -17,17 +17,18 @@ Go to the Alerts page: {{ .AlertPageUrl }}
 
 {{- define "__default_alerts_summarize" -}}
 {{- range . }}
-{{ template "__default_alert_labels" . }}
+{{- template "__default_alert_labels" . }}
 {{- template "__default_alert_annotations" . }}
 {{ end }}
 {{- end -}}
 
 {{- define "__default_alert_labels" -}}
-{{- if gt (len .Labels) 3 -}}
-Labels: {{ template "__default_sorted_pairs" .Labels }}
-{{- else -}}
-Labels: {{ .Labels.SortedPairs }}
-{{- end -}}
+{{- $labels := .Labels -}}
+{{- if index $labels "alertname" }}
+Alertname: {{ index .Labels "alertname" -}}
+{{ $labels = $labels.Remove (toStrings (list "alertname")) }}
+{{- end }}
+Labels: {{ template "__default_sorted_pairs" $labels }}
 {{- end -}}
 
 {{- define "__default_alert_annotations" -}}