diff --git a/packages/pieces/community/slack/package.json b/packages/pieces/community/slack/package.json
index d0081e7c7b8..f49536488f9 100644
--- a/packages/pieces/community/slack/package.json
+++ b/packages/pieces/community/slack/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@activepieces/piece-slack",
-  "version": "0.11.4",
+  "version": "0.11.5",
   "dependencies": {
     "@slack/web-api": "7.9.0",
     "slackify-markdown": "4.4.0"
diff --git a/packages/pieces/community/slack/src/lib/triggers/new-message.ts b/packages/pieces/community/slack/src/lib/triggers/new-message.ts
index 5b92ba83dd8..32b2868c5d0 100644
--- a/packages/pieces/community/slack/src/lib/triggers/new-message.ts
+++ b/packages/pieces/community/slack/src/lib/triggers/new-message.ts
@@ -9,10 +9,28 @@ export const newMessageTrigger = createTrigger({
 	props: {
 		ignoreBots: Property.Checkbox({
 			displayName: 'Ignore Bot Messages ?',
-			required: true,
+			required: false,
+			defaultValue: false,
+		}),
+		keyword: Property.ShortText({
+			displayName: 'Keyword',
+			description: 'The keyword to search for in messages. Leave empty to trigger on all messages.',
+			required: false,
+		}),
+		includeThreads: Property.Checkbox({
+			displayName: 'Include Thread Messages',
+			description: 'If enabled, also triggers on matches in thread replies',
+			required: false,
+			defaultValue: true,
+		}),
+		matchWholeWord: Property.Checkbox({
+			displayName: 'Match Whole Word Only',
+			description: 'If enabled, only matches the keyword as a complete word (e.g. "test" won\'t match "testing").',
+			required: false,
 			defaultValue: false,
 		}),
 	},
+
 	type: TriggerStrategy.APP_WEBHOOK,
 	sampleData: undefined,
 	onEnable: async (context) => {
@@ -29,24 +47,58 @@ export const newMessageTrigger = createTrigger({
 
 	run: async (context) => {
 		const payloadBody = context.payload.body as PayloadBody;
+		const {ignoreBots, keyword, includeThreads, matchWholeWord} = context.propsValue;
 
-		// check if it's channel message
-		if (!['channel','group'].includes(payloadBody.event.channel_type)) {
+		// ignore system messages (joins, leaves, file shares, etc.)
+		if (payloadBody.event.subtype) {
 			return [];
 		}
-
-		// check for bot messages
-		if (context.propsValue.ignoreBots && payloadBody.event.bot_id) {
+	
+		if (ignoreBots && payloadBody.event.bot_id) {
 			return [];
 		}
+		// check if it's channel message
+		if (!['channel','group'].includes(payloadBody.event.channel_type)) {
+			if (!includeThreads || !payloadBody.event.thread_ts) {
+				return [];
+			}
+		}	
+
+		// if keyword is provided, check if the message contains the keyword
+		if (keyword && keyword.trim()) {
+			if (!payloadBody.event.text) {
+				return [];
+			}
+	
+			const messageText = payloadBody.event.text.toLowerCase();
+			const searchKeyword = keyword.toLowerCase();
+			let keywordFound = false;
+	
+			if (matchWholeWord) {
+				const wordRegex = new RegExp(`\\b${searchKeyword.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&')}\\b`, 'i');
+				keywordFound = wordRegex.test(payloadBody.event.text);
+			} else {
+				keywordFound = messageText.includes(searchKeyword);
+			}
+	
+			if (!keywordFound) {
+				return [];
+			}
+		}
+	
 		return [payloadBody.event];
+
 	},
 });
 
 type PayloadBody = {
 	event: {
+		text?: string;
 		channel: string;
+		user?: string;
+		channel_type:string;
 		bot_id?: string;
-		channel_type:string
+		thread_ts?: string;
+		subtype?: string;
 	};
 };