diff --git a/apps/bot/src/notifications.ts b/apps/bot/src/notifications.ts
index c3e415a..c988eeb 100644
--- a/apps/bot/src/notifications.ts
+++ b/apps/bot/src/notifications.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 import { prisma } from "@msk-forms/db";
-import type { MessageNotification, StatusChangeNotification } from "@msk-forms/shared";
+import {
+  parseBotConfig,
+  type MessageNotification,
+  type StatusChangeNotification,
+  type SubmissionReviewNotification,
+} from "@msk-forms/shared";
 import {
   ActionRowBuilder,
   ButtonBuilder,
@@ -10,12 +15,14 @@ import {
 } from "discord.js";
 
 import { config } from "./config.js";
-import { statusUrl } from "./urls.js";
+import { dashboardSubmissionUrl, statusUrl } from "./urls.js";
 
 const MSK_GREEN = 0x00e676;
 const BATCH = 25;
 /** Discord error code: "Cannot send messages to this user" (DMs closed / no mutual guild). */
 const CANNOT_DM = 50007;
+/** Permanent channel errors: Unknown Channel / Missing Access / Missing Permissions. */
+const CHANNEL_GONE = [10003, 50001, 50013];
 
 /** Guards against overlapping ticks if a batch outlives the poll interval. */
 let running = false;
@@ -24,6 +31,7 @@ type PendingRow = {
   id: string;
   type: string;
   payload: unknown;
+  guildId: string | null;
   user: { discordId: string } | null;
 };
 
@@ -61,7 +69,60 @@ function buildMessage(row: PendingRow): {
  * read — on success, when there's no recipient, or on a permanent "can't DM"
  * error. Returns false for transient failures so the next tick retries.
  */
+/**
+ * Post the "new submission" review embed to the guild's configured review
+ * channel. Drops (marks read) when there's no guild, no configured channel, or
+ * the channel is permanently unreachable; retries on transient errors.
+ */
+async function deliverReview(client: Client, row: PendingRow): Promise<boolean> {
+  if (!row.guildId) return true;
+  const payload = row.payload as Partial<SubmissionReviewNotification>;
+  if (!payload?.submissionId) return true;
+
+  const guild = await prisma.guild.findUnique({
+    where: { id: row.guildId },
+    select: { botConfig: true },
+  });
+  const channelId = parseBotConfig(guild?.botConfig).reviewChannelId;
+  if (!channelId) return true; // no review channel configured → nothing to do
+
+  try {
+    const channel = await client.channels.fetch(channelId);
+    if (!channel?.isTextBased() || !channel.isSendable()) {
+      console.warn(`[bot] review channel ${channelId} not usable — dropping ${row.id}.`);
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    const url = dashboardSubmissionUrl(config.apiBaseUrl, row.guildId, payload.submissionId);
+    const lines = [`**Applicant:** ${payload.applicantName ?? "Anonymous"}`];
+    if (payload.preview?.length) lines.push("", ...payload.preview.map((l) => `• ${l}`));
+
+    const embed = new EmbedBuilder()
+      .setColor(MSK_GREEN)
+      .setTitle(`New submission — ${payload.formTitle ?? "form"}`)
+      .setURL(url)
+      .setDescription(lines.join("\n").slice(0, 4000))
+      .setFooter({ text: "MSK Forms" });
+
+    const buttons = new ActionRowBuilder<ButtonBuilder>().addComponents(
+      new ButtonBuilder().setStyle(ButtonStyle.Link).setLabel("Open in dashboard").setURL(url),
+    );
+
+    await channel.send({ embeds: [embed], components: [buttons] });
+    return true;
+  } catch (err) {
+    if (err instanceof DiscordAPIError && CHANNEL_GONE.includes(Number(err.code))) {
+      console.warn(`[bot] review channel ${channelId} gone (${err.code}) — dropping ${row.id}.`);
+      return true;
+    }
+    console.error(`[bot] failed to post review embed to ${channelId}:`, err);
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
 async function deliverOne(client: Client, row: PendingRow): Promise<boolean> {
+  if (row.type === "submission_review") return deliverReview(client, row);
+
   const discordId = row.user?.discordId;
   if (!discordId) return true;
 
@@ -91,13 +152,14 @@ export async function deliverPendingNotifications(client: Client): Promise<void>
   running = true;
   try {
     const pending = (await prisma.notification.findMany({
-      where: { readAt: null, type: { in: ["status_change", "message"] } },
+      where: { readAt: null, type: { in: ["status_change", "message", "submission_review"] } },
       orderBy: { createdAt: "asc" },
       take: BATCH,
       select: {
         id: true,
         type: true,
         payload: true,
+        guildId: true,
         user: { select: { discordId: true } },
       },
     })) as PendingRow[];
diff --git a/apps/bot/src/urls.test.ts b/apps/bot/src/urls.test.ts
index f61804f..6ec07c0 100644
--- a/apps/bot/src/urls.test.ts
+++ b/apps/bot/src/urls.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 
-import { dashboardUrl, formUrl, statusUrl } from "./urls.js";
+import { dashboardSubmissionUrl, dashboardUrl, formUrl, statusUrl } from "./urls.js";
 
 describe("url builders", () => {
   it("builds form and status links", () => {
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ describe("url builders", () => {
     expect(dashboardUrl("https://x.de", "g1")).toBe("https://x.de/dashboard/g1/forms");
   });
 
+  it("builds a dashboard submission link", () => {
+    expect(dashboardSubmissionUrl("https://x.de", "g1", "s1")).toBe(
+      "https://x.de/dashboard/g1/submissions/s1",
+    );
+  });
+
   it("normalises a trailing slash on the base", () => {
     expect(formUrl("http://localhost:3000/", "s")).toBe("http://localhost:3000/f/s");
   });
diff --git a/apps/bot/src/urls.ts b/apps/bot/src/urls.ts
index 426f775..965cdc4 100644
--- a/apps/bot/src/urls.ts
+++ b/apps/bot/src/urls.ts
@@ -16,3 +16,8 @@ export function statusUrl(base: string, submissionId: string): string {
 export function dashboardUrl(base: string, guildId?: string): string {
   return guildId ? `${trim(base)}/dashboard/${guildId}/forms` : `${trim(base)}/dashboard`;
 }
+
+/** Reviewer detail link for a submission in the dashboard. */
+export function dashboardSubmissionUrl(base: string, guildId: string, submissionId: string): string {
+  return `${trim(base)}/dashboard/${guildId}/submissions/${submissionId}`;
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/api/forms/[slug]/submit/route.ts b/apps/web/src/app/api/forms/[slug]/submit/route.ts
index 1bb38c1..80297c8 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/api/forms/[slug]/submit/route.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/api/forms/[slug]/submit/route.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 import { prisma, type Prisma } from "@msk-forms/db";
-import { buildAnswerSchema, FILE_FIELD_TYPES, type FileAnswer } from "@msk-forms/shared";
+import {
+  buildAnswerSchema,
+  FILE_FIELD_TYPES,
+  type FileAnswer,
+  type FormField,
+  type FormSpec,
+  type SubmissionReviewNotification,
+} from "@msk-forms/shared";
 import { NextResponse, type NextRequest } from "next/server";
 
 import { getCurrentUser } from "@/lib/auth";
@@ -14,6 +21,30 @@ export const dynamic = "force-dynamic";
 const SUBMIT_LIMIT = 8;
 const SUBMIT_WINDOW_SECONDS = 60;
 
+const LAYOUT_TYPES = ["section_break", "heading", "paragraph", "image_block", "divider", "spacer"];
+
+/** Short "Label: value" lines for the bot's review embed (first few fields). */
+function buildPreview(spec: FormSpec, data: Record<string, unknown>): string[] {
+  const labelFor = (field: FormField, v: string) =>
+    field.options?.find((o) => o.value === v)?.label ?? v;
+  const valueOf = (field: FormField, value: unknown): string => {
+    if (value === undefined || value === null || value === "") return "—";
+    if (typeof value === "boolean") return value ? "Yes" : "No";
+    if (Array.isArray(value)) return value.map((v) => labelFor(field, String(v))).join(", ");
+    if (typeof value === "object" && value && "name" in value) {
+      return String((value as { name: unknown }).name);
+    }
+    if (field.options) return labelFor(field, String(value));
+    return String(value);
+  };
+
+  return spec.pages
+    .flatMap((p) => p.fields)
+    .filter((f) => !LAYOUT_TYPES.includes(f.type))
+    .slice(0, 6)
+    .map((f) => `${f.label ?? f.id}: ${valueOf(f, data[f.id]).slice(0, 100)}`);
+}
+
 /**
  * Public submission endpoint. Validates answers server-side against the form's
  * spec (never trust the client), creates the submission and its initial
@@ -61,7 +92,7 @@ export async function POST(
 
   const form = await prisma.form.findUnique({
     where: { slug },
-    select: { id: true, guildId: true, status: true, schema: true },
+    select: { id: true, guildId: true, status: true, schema: true, title: true },
   });
 
   if (!form || form.status !== "live") {
@@ -120,5 +151,25 @@ export async function POST(
     select: { id: true },
   });
 
+  // Outbox: announce the new submission in the guild's review channel (the bot
+  // delivers it). Best-effort — never fail the submit if this can't be queued.
+  try {
+    const payload: SubmissionReviewNotification = {
+      submissionId: submission.id,
+      formTitle: form.title,
+      applicantName: user?.username ?? "Anonymous",
+      preview: buildPreview(spec, data),
+    };
+    await prisma.notification.create({
+      data: {
+        guildId: form.guildId,
+        type: "submission_review",
+        payload: payload as unknown as Prisma.InputJsonValue,
+      },
+    });
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error("[submit] failed to queue review notification:", (err as Error).message);
+  }
+
   return NextResponse.json({ submissionId: submission.id }, { status: 201 });
 }
diff --git a/packages/db/prisma/migrations/20260620170000_notification_channel_target/migration.sql b/packages/db/prisma/migrations/20260620170000_notification_channel_target/migration.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66cfd1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/db/prisma/migrations/20260620170000_notification_channel_target/migration.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+-- Allow channel-targeted outbox notifications (e.g. the new-submission review
+-- embed posted to a guild's review channel), not just user DMs.
+
+-- A notification may now have no recipient user (it targets a guild channel).
+ALTER TABLE "notifications" ALTER COLUMN "user_id" DROP NOT NULL;
+
+-- Optional guild target.
+ALTER TABLE "notifications" ADD COLUMN "guild_id" UUID;
+
+-- Index for the bot's "unread for this guild" poll.
+CREATE INDEX "notifications_guild_id_read_at_idx" ON "notifications"("guild_id", "read_at");
+
+-- Foreign key to the guild (cascade on guild deletion).
+ALTER TABLE "notifications" ADD CONSTRAINT "notifications_guild_id_fkey" FOREIGN KEY ("guild_id") REFERENCES "guilds"("id") ON DELETE CASCADE ON UPDATE CASCADE;
diff --git a/packages/db/prisma/schema.prisma b/packages/db/prisma/schema.prisma
index cbd59d0..f43efa8 100644
--- a/packages/db/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/packages/db/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -98,11 +98,12 @@ model Guild {
   createdAt      DateTime @default(now()) @map("created_at")
   updatedAt      DateTime @updatedAt @map("updated_at")
 
-  members      GuildMember[]
-  forms        Form[]
-  submissions  Submission[]
-  formStatuses FormStatusDef[]
-  apiKeys      ApiKey[]
+  members       GuildMember[]
+  forms         Form[]
+  submissions   Submission[]
+  formStatuses  FormStatusDef[]
+  apiKeys       ApiKey[]
+  notifications Notification[]
 
   @@map("guilds")
 }
@@ -240,16 +241,19 @@ model FileUpload {
 }
 
 model Notification {
-  id        String   @id @default(uuid()) @db.Uuid
-  userId    String   @map("user_id") @db.Uuid
+  id        String    @id @default(uuid()) @db.Uuid
+  userId    String?   @map("user_id") @db.Uuid
+  guildId   String?   @map("guild_id") @db.Uuid
   type      String
-  payload   Json     @default("{}")
+  payload   Json      @default("{}")
   readAt    DateTime? @map("read_at")
-  createdAt DateTime @default(now()) @map("created_at")
+  createdAt DateTime  @default(now()) @map("created_at")
 
-  user User @relation(fields: [userId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade)
+  user  User?  @relation(fields: [userId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade)
+  guild Guild? @relation(fields: [guildId], references: [id], onDelete: Cascade)
 
   @@index([userId, readAt])
+  @@index([guildId, readAt])
   @@map("notifications")
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/notifications.ts b/packages/shared/src/notifications.ts
index 2b883d9..eafec55 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/notifications.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/notifications.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * discriminates which payload shape `payload` holds.
  */
 
-export const NOTIFICATION_TYPES = ["status_change", "message"] as const;
+export const NOTIFICATION_TYPES = ["status_change", "message", "submission_review"] as const;
 export type NotificationType = (typeof NOTIFICATION_TYPES)[number];
 
 interface BaseNotification {
@@ -26,4 +26,19 @@ export interface MessageNotification extends BaseNotification {
   message: string;
 }
 
-export type NotificationPayload = StatusChangeNotification | MessageNotification;
+/**
+ * A new submission to announce in the guild's review channel. Channel-targeted
+ * (the Notification carries `guildId`, not a recipient user).
+ */
+export interface SubmissionReviewNotification {
+  submissionId: string;
+  formTitle: string;
+  applicantName: string;
+  /** Short "Field: value" lines for an at-a-glance preview in the embed. */
+  preview: string[];
+}
+
+export type NotificationPayload =
+  | StatusChangeNotification
+  | MessageNotification
+  | SubmissionReviewNotification;