diff --git a/routes/api/users/index.js b/routes/api/users/index.js
index 20d117503..1e0203f07 100644
--- a/routes/api/users/index.js
+++ b/routes/api/users/index.js
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const resetEmailFile = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, '../../../views/password-reset-email.ejs'));
 const resetEmailTemplate = ejs.compile(resetEmailFile.toString());
+const notificationEmailFile = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, '../../../views/notification-email.ejs'));
+const notificationEmailTemplate = ejs.compile(notificationEmailFile.toString());
 const authorization = require('../../../middleware/authorization');
 
 const csrf = require('csurf');
@@ -64,6 +66,25 @@ router.post('/:user_id/status', parseForm, csrfProtection, (req, res, next) => {
     .catch(next);
 });
 
+router.post('/:user_id/email', authorization.needed('admin'), parseForm, csrfProtection, (req, res, next) => {
+  User.find(req.user_id)
+    .then(user => {
+      const options = {
+        subject: req.subject,
+        from: process.env.TALK_SMTP_FROM_ADDRESS,
+        to: user.email,
+        html: notificationEmailTemplate({
+          body: req.body
+        })
+      };
+
+      return mailer.sendSimple(options);
+    })
+    .then(() => {
+      res.status(204).end();
+    });
+});
+
 router.post('/', parseForm, csrfProtection, (req, res, next) => {
   const {email, password, displayName} = req.body;
 
diff --git a/views/notification-email.ejs b/views/notification-email.ejs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b36560ec5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/views/notification-email.ejs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<%= body %>