diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6dfdac1..1b621e9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ OPTIONS:
    --github-app-installation-id value  GitHub App installation ID (default: 0) [$ATG_GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID]
    --github-app-private-key value      GitHub App private key (command line argument is not recommended) [$ATG_GITHUB_APP_PRIVATE_KEY]
    --github-token value                GitHub API token (command line argument is not recommended) [$ATG_GITHUB_TOKEN]
-   --auto-close-resolved-issues        Should issues be automatically closed when resolved (default: true) [$ATG_AUTO_CLOSE_RESOLVED_ISSUES]
+   --auto-close-resolved-issues        Should issues be automatically closed when resolved. If alerts have 'atg-skip-auto-close=true' annotation, issues will not be auto-closed. (default: true) [$ATG_AUTO_CLOSE_RESOLVED_ISSUES]
    --reopen-window value               Alerts will create a new issue instead of reopening closed issues if the specified duration has passed [$ATG_REOPEN_WINDOW]
    --help, -h                          show help
 ```
@@ -106,6 +106,21 @@ Issue title and body are rendered from [Go template](https://golang.org/pkg/text
   - `json`: Marshal an object to JSON string
   - `timeNow`: Get current time
 
+### Automatically close issues when alerts are resolved
+
+You can use the `--auto-close-resolved-issues` flag to automatically close issues when alerts are resolved.
+
+If you want to skip auto-close for some alerts, add the `atg-skip-auto-close=true` annotation to them.
+
+```yaml
+- alert: HighRequestLatency
+  expr: job:request_latency_seconds:mean5m{job="myjob"} > 0.5
+  labels:
+    severity: critical
+  annotations:
+    atg-skip-auto-close: "true"
+```
+
 ## Customize organization and repository
 
 The organization/repository where issues are raised can be customized per-alert by specifying the `atg_owner` label for the organization and/or the `atg_repo` label for the repository on the alert.
diff --git a/pkg/cli/cli.go b/pkg/cli/cli.go
index 715117a..85621d5 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/cli.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/cli.go
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func App() *cli.App {
 						Name:     flagAutoCloseResolvedIssues,
 						Required: false,
 						Value:    true,
-						Usage:    "Should issues be automatically closed when resolved",
+						Usage:    "Should issues be automatically closed when resolved. If alerts have 'atg-skip-auto-close=true' annotation, issues will not be auto-closed.",
 						EnvVars:  []string{"ATG_AUTO_CLOSE_RESOLVED_ISSUES"},
 					},
 					&noDefaultDurationFlag{
diff --git a/pkg/cli/templates/body.tmpl b/pkg/cli/templates/body.tmpl
index 5710e26..c71dcda 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/templates/body.tmpl
+++ b/pkg/cli/templates/body.tmpl
@@ -55,4 +55,9 @@ Previous Issue: {{ $previousIssue.HTMLURL }}
 {{end -}}
 </table>
 
+{{- if $payload.HasSkipAutoCloseAnnotation }}
+
+*This issue will not be auto-closed because the alerts have `atg-skip-auto-close=true` annotation.*
+{{- end }}
+
 <!-- alert data: {{json $payload}} -->
diff --git a/pkg/notifier/github.go b/pkg/notifier/github.go
index 639d921..408f798 100644
--- a/pkg/notifier/github.go
+++ b/pkg/notifier/github.go
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func (n *GitHubNotifier) Notify(ctx context.Context, payload *types.WebhookPaylo
 	}
 
 	currentState := issue.GetState()
-	canUpdateState := desiredState != "closed" || n.AutoCloseResolvedIssues
+	canUpdateState := desiredState == "open" || n.shouldAutoCloseIssue(payload)
 
 	if desiredState != currentState && canUpdateState {
 		req = &github.IssueRequest{
@@ -300,6 +300,14 @@ func (n *GitHubNotifier) getAlertID(payload *types.WebhookPayload) (string, erro
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%x", sha256.Sum256([]byte(id))), nil
 }
 
+func (n *GitHubNotifier) shouldAutoCloseIssue(payload *types.WebhookPayload) bool {
+	if !n.AutoCloseResolvedIssues {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return !payload.HasSkipAutoCloseAnnotation()
+}
+
 func checkSearchResponse(response *github.Response) error {
 	if response.StatusCode < 200 || 300 <= response.StatusCode {
 		return fmt.Errorf("issue search returned %d", response.StatusCode)
diff --git a/pkg/types/payload.go b/pkg/types/payload.go
index ddbdade..768799b 100644
--- a/pkg/types/payload.go
+++ b/pkg/types/payload.go
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ type AlertStatus string
 const (
 	AlertStatusResolved AlertStatus = "resolved"
 	AlertStatusFiring   AlertStatus = "firing"
+
+	skipAutoCloseAnnotationKey   = "atg-skip-auto-close"
+	skipAutoCloseAnnotationValue = "true"
 )
 
 type WebhookPayload struct {
@@ -77,3 +80,18 @@ func (p *WebhookPayload) AnnotationKeysExceptCommon() []string {
 
 	return keys
 }
+
+func (p *WebhookPayload) HasSkipAutoCloseAnnotation() bool {
+	for _, alert := range p.Alerts {
+		if alert.Annotations == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		val, ok := alert.Annotations[skipAutoCloseAnnotationKey]
+		if ok && val == skipAutoCloseAnnotationValue {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/pkg/types/payload_test.go b/pkg/types/payload_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..634cf15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/types/payload_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+package types
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestWebhookPayloadHasSkipAutoCloseAnnotation(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		payload  *WebhookPayload
+		expected bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "no annotations",
+			payload: &WebhookPayload{
+				Alerts: []WebhookAlert{{
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						"job": "example",
+					},
+				}},
+			},
+			expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "has the annotation",
+			payload: &WebhookPayload{
+				Alerts: []WebhookAlert{{
+					Annotations: map[string]string{
+						"atg-skip-auto-close": "true",
+					},
+				}},
+			},
+			expected: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "don't has the annotation",
+			payload: &WebhookPayload{
+				Alerts: []WebhookAlert{{
+					Annotations: map[string]string{
+						"description": "example",
+					},
+				}},
+			},
+			expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "no alerts has the annotation",
+			payload: &WebhookPayload{
+				Alerts: []WebhookAlert{
+					{
+						Labels: map[string]string{
+							"job": "example",
+						},
+					},
+					{
+						Labels: map[string]string{
+							"job": "example",
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "some alerts have the annotation",
+			payload: &WebhookPayload{
+				Alerts: []WebhookAlert{
+					{
+						Annotations: map[string]string{
+							"atg-skip-auto-close": "true",
+						},
+					},
+					{
+						Labels: map[string]string{
+							"job": "example",
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			actual := tt.payload.HasSkipAutoCloseAnnotation()
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.expected, actual)
+		})
+	}
+}