diff --git a/opsgenie/resource_opsgenie_alert_policy.go b/opsgenie/resource_opsgenie_alert_policy.go
index 64e5477a..67849b8d 100644
--- a/opsgenie/resource_opsgenie_alert_policy.go
+++ b/opsgenie/resource_opsgenie_alert_policy.go
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ func resourceOpsGenieAlertPolicy() *schema.Resource {
 						"type": {
 							Type:         schema.TypeString,
 							Required:     true,
-							ValidateFunc: validation.StringInSlice([]string{"user", "team"}, false),
+							ValidateFunc: validation.StringInSlice([]string{"user", "team", "escalation"}, false),
 						},
 						"name": {
 							Type:     schema.TypeString,
diff --git a/website/docs/r/alert_policy.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/alert_policy.html.markdown
index 48347c66..c0cb8ca6 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/alert_policy.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/alert_policy.html.markdown
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 
 * `ignore_original_responders` - (Optional) If set to `true`, policy will ignore the original responders of the alert. Default: `false`
 
-* `responders` - (Optional) Responders to add to the alerts original responders value as a list of teams, users or the reserved word none or all. If `ignore_original_responders` field is set to `true`, this will replace the original responders. The possible values for responders are: `user`, `team`. This is a block, structure is documented below.
+* `responders` - (Optional) Responders to add to the alerts original responders value as a list of teams, users or the reserved word none or all. If `ignore_original_responders` field is set to `true`, this will replace the original responders. The possible values for responders are: `user`, `team`, `escalation`. This is a block, structure is documented below.
 
 * `ignore_original_tags` - (Optional) If set to `true`, policy will ignore the original tags of the alert. Default: `false`
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ The `restriction` block supports:
 
 The `responders` block supports:
 
-* `type` - (Required) Type of responder. Acceptable values are: `user` or `team`
+* `type` - (Required) Type of responder. Acceptable values are: `user`, `team` or `escalation`
 
 * `name` - (Optional) Name of the responder