diff --git a/api/v1beta1/receiver_types.go b/api/v1beta1/receiver_types.go
index 75566ce47..a19c5b214 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/receiver_types.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/receiver_types.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type ReceiverSpec struct {
 	// Type of webhook sender, used to determine
 	// the validation procedure and payload deserialization.
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Enum=generic;github;gitlab;bitbucket;harbor;dockerhub;quay;gcr
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Enum=generic;github;gitlab;bitbucket;harbor;dockerhub;quay;gcr;nexus
 	// +required
 	Type string `json:"type"`
 
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ const (
 	DockerHubReceiver string = "dockerhub"
 	QuayReceiver      string = "quay"
 	GCRReceiver       string = "gcr"
+	NexusReceiver     string = "nexus"
 )
 
 func ReceiverReady(receiver Receiver, reason, message, url string) Receiver {
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/notification.toolkit.fluxcd.io_receivers.yaml b/config/crd/bases/notification.toolkit.fluxcd.io_receivers.yaml
index 97eb09e7a..9d9b17900 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/notification.toolkit.fluxcd.io_receivers.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/notification.toolkit.fluxcd.io_receivers.yaml
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ spec:
                 - dockerhub
                 - quay
                 - gcr
+                - nexus
                 type: string
             required:
             - resources
diff --git a/docs/spec/v1beta1/receiver.md b/docs/spec/v1beta1/receiver.md
index 25858213c..8eaaabfa2 100644
--- a/docs/spec/v1beta1/receiver.md
+++ b/docs/spec/v1beta1/receiver.md
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ const (
 	DockerHubReceiver string = "dockerhub"
 	QuayReceiver      string = "quay"
 	GCRReceiver       string = "gcr"
+	NexusReceiver     string = "nexus"
 )
 ```
 
@@ -229,6 +230,27 @@ spec:
       name: webapp
 ```
 
+### Nexus receiver
+
+```yaml
+apiVersion: notification.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1beta1
+kind: Receiver
+metadata:
+  name: nexus-receiver
+  namespace: default
+spec:
+  type: nexus
+  secretRef:
+    name: webhook-token
+  resources:
+    - kind: ImageRepository
+      name: webapp
+```
+
+Note that you have to fill in the generated token as the secret key when creating the Nexus Webhook Capability.
+See [Nexus Webhook Capability](https://help.sonatype.com/repomanager3/webhooks/enabling-a-repository-webhook-capability)
+The controller uses the `X-Nexus-Webhook-Signature` HTTP header to verify that the request is legitimate.
+
 ### GCR receiver
 
 ```yaml
diff --git a/internal/server/receiver_handlers.go b/internal/server/receiver_handlers.go
index 2f5c90f63..39a429c76 100644
--- a/internal/server/receiver_handlers.go
+++ b/internal/server/receiver_handlers.go
@@ -18,9 +18,13 @@ package server
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"crypto/hmac"
+	"crypto/sha1"
 	"encoding/base64"
+	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
@@ -265,6 +269,34 @@ func (s *ReceiverServer) validate(ctx context.Context, receiver v1beta1.Receiver
 			fmt.Sprintf("handling event from %s for tag %s", d.Digest, d.Tag),
 			"receiver", receiver.Name)
 		return nil
+	case v1beta1.NexusReceiver:
+		signature := r.Header.Get("X-Nexus-Webhook-Signature")
+		if len(signature) == 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Signature is missing from header")
+		}
+
+		b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot read payload. error: %s", err)
+		}
+
+		if !verifyHmacSignature([]byte(token), signature, b) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid nexus signature")
+		}
+		type payload struct {
+			Action         string `json:"action"`
+			RepositoryName string `json:"repositoryName"`
+		}
+		var p payload
+
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &p); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot decode Nexus webhook payload: %s", err)
+		}
+
+		s.logger.Info(
+			fmt.Sprintf("handling event from %s", p.RepositoryName),
+			"receiver", receiver.Name)
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	return fmt.Errorf("recevier type '%s' not supported", receiver.Spec.Type)
@@ -382,3 +414,10 @@ func authenticateGCRRequest(c *http.Client, bearer string, tokenIndex int) (err
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func verifyHmacSignature(key []byte, signature string, payload []byte) bool {
+	mac := hmac.New(sha1.New, key)
+	_, _ = mac.Write(payload)
+	expectedMAC := hex.EncodeToString(mac.Sum(nil))
+	return hmac.Equal([]byte(signature), []byte(expectedMAC))
+}