diff --git a/python/lsst/ap/association/packageAlerts.py b/python/lsst/ap/association/packageAlerts.py
index 99c899c0..02e4fe00 100644
--- a/python/lsst/ap/association/packageAlerts.py
+++ b/python/lsst/ap/association/packageAlerts.py
@@ -263,6 +263,8 @@ def run(self,
         self._patchDiaSources(diaSrcHistory)
         detector = diffIm.detector.getId()
         visit = diffIm.visitInfo.id
+        observation_reason = diffIm.visitInfo.getObservationReason()
+        target_name = diffIm.visitInfo.getObject()
         midpoint_unix = diffIm.visitInfo.date.toAstropy().tai.unix
         exposure_time = diffIm.visitInfo.exposureTime
         diffImPhotoCalib = diffIm.getPhotoCalib()
@@ -347,6 +349,8 @@ def run(self,
 
             alerts.append(
                 self.makeAlertDict(diaSource["diaSourceId"],
+                                   observation_reason,
+                                   target_name,
                                    diaSource,
                                    diaObject,
                                    objSourceHistory,
@@ -584,6 +588,8 @@ def makeLocalTransformMatrix(self, wcs, center, skyCenter):
 
     def makeAlertDict(self,
                       diaSourceId,
+                      observationReason,
+                      targetName,
                       diaSource,
                       diaObject,
                       objDiaSrcHistory,
@@ -600,6 +606,10 @@ def makeAlertDict(self,
             Unique identifier of the triggering diaSource
         diaSource : `pandas.DataFrame`
             New single DiaSource to package.
+        observationReason : `str`
+            Scheduler reason for the image containing this diaSource.
+        targetName : `str`
+            Scheduler target for the image containing this diaSource.
         diaObject : `pandas.DataFrame`
             DiaObject that ``diaSource`` is matched to.
         objDiaSrcHistory : `pandas.DataFrame`
@@ -618,6 +628,13 @@ def makeAlertDict(self,
         """
         alert = dict()
         alert['diaSourceId'] = diaSourceId
+        # alerts should have NULL if scheduler fields are not populated
+        if not len(observationReason):
+            observationReason = None
+        if not len(targetName):
+            targetName = None
+        alert['observation_reason'] = observationReason
+        alert['target_name'] = targetName
         alert['diaSource'] = diaSource.to_dict()
 
         if objDiaSrcHistory is None:
diff --git a/tests/test_packageAlerts.py b/tests/test_packageAlerts.py
index 81c8f6e4..8d07e131 100644
--- a/tests/test_packageAlerts.py
+++ b/tests/test_packageAlerts.py
@@ -383,6 +383,8 @@ def testMakeAlertDict(self):
             objForcedSources = self.diaForcedSources.loc[srcIdx[0]]
             alert = packageAlerts.makeAlertDict(
                 dia_source_id,
+                self.exposure.visitInfo.getObservationReason(),
+                self.exposure.visitInfo.getObject(),
                 diaSource,
                 self.diaObjects.loc[srcIdx[0]],
                 objSources,
@@ -390,10 +392,12 @@ def testMakeAlertDict(self):
                 ccdCutout,
                 ccdCutout,
                 ccdCutout)
-            self.assertEqual(len(alert), 11)
+            self.assertEqual(len(alert), 13)
 
             self.assertEqual(alert["diaSourceId"], dia_source_id)
             self.assertEqual(alert["diaSource"], diaSource.to_dict())
+            self.assertIsNone(alert["observation_reason"])
+            self.assertIsNone(alert["target_name"])
             self.assertEqual(alert["cutoutDifference"],
                              cutoutBytes)
             self.assertEqual(alert["cutoutScience"],
@@ -407,6 +411,34 @@ def testMakeAlertDict(self):
             self.assertAlmostEqual(science_cutout.header["ROTPA"],
                                    template_cutout.header["ROTPA"])
 
+    def testMakeAlertDictSchedulerFields(self):
+        """Test non-null scheduler fields pass through as expected.
+
+        """
+        packageAlerts = PackageAlertsTask()
+        dia_source_id = 1234
+
+        for srcIdx, diaSource in self.diaSources.iterrows():
+            objSources = self.diaSourceHistory.loc[srcIdx[0]]
+            objForcedSources = self.diaForcedSources.loc[srcIdx[0]]
+            obs_reason = f"obs_reason_{srcIdx}",
+            target = f"target_name_{srcIdx}",
+            alert = packageAlerts.makeAlertDict(
+                dia_source_id,
+                obs_reason,
+                target,
+                diaSource,
+                self.diaObjects.loc[srcIdx[0]],
+                objSources,
+                objForcedSources,
+                None,
+                None,
+                None)
+            self.assertEqual(len(alert), 13)
+
+            self.assertEqual(alert["observation_reason"], obs_reason)
+            self.assertEqual(alert["target_name"], target)
+
     def testCutoutRotpa(self):
         """Test that the ROTPA header keyword matches the boresightRotAngle from visitInfo.
         """