diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/views/account_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/views/account_view.ex
index 8bac24d3e..ebf90b91b 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/views/account_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/admin_api/views/account_view.ex
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.AdminAPI.AccountView do
 
     %{
       "id" => user.id,
+      "email" => user.email,
       "avatar" => avatar,
       "nickname" => user.nickname,
       "display_name" => display_name,
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/admin_api/controllers/user_controller_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/admin_api/controllers/user_controller_test.exs
index 5705306c7..67b0c578c 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/admin_api/controllers/user_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/admin_api/controllers/user_controller_test.exs
@@ -953,6 +953,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.AdminAPI.UserControllerTest do
     %{
       "deactivated" => user.deactivated,
       "id" => user.id,
+      "email" => user.email,
       "nickname" => user.nickname,
       "roles" => %{"admin" => false, "moderator" => false},
       "local" => user.local,