diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/dialogs/login.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/dialogs/login.controller.js
index 9b703a0987..771718ac11 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/dialogs/login.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/dialogs/login.controller.js
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
             }
         }
 
-        $scope.allowPasswordReset = Umbraco.Sys.ServerVariables.umbracoSettings.allowPasswordReset;
+        $scope.allowPasswordReset = Umbraco.Sys.ServerVariables.umbracoSettings.canSendRequiredEmail && Umbraco.Sys.ServerVariables.umbracoSettings.allowPasswordReset;
 
         $scope.showLogin = function () {
             $scope.errorMsg = "";
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/BackOfficeServerVariables.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/BackOfficeServerVariables.cs
index 0444820bc4..6e27a8f8e5 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/BackOfficeServerVariables.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/BackOfficeServerVariables.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
             var keepOnlyKeys = new Dictionary<string, string[]>
             {
                 {"umbracoUrls", new[] {"authenticationApiBaseUrl", "serverVarsJs", "externalLoginsUrl", "currentUserApiBaseUrl"}},
-                {"umbracoSettings", new[] {"allowPasswordReset", "imageFileTypes", "maxFileSize", "loginBackgroundImage"}},
+                {"umbracoSettings", new[] {"allowPasswordReset", "imageFileTypes", "maxFileSize", "loginBackgroundImage", "canSendRequiredEmail"}},
                 {"application", new[] {"applicationPath", "cacheBuster"}},
                 {"isDebuggingEnabled", new string[] { }},
                 {"features", new [] {"disabledFeatures"}}
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
                         {"allowPasswordReset", UmbracoConfig.For.UmbracoSettings().Security.AllowPasswordReset},
                         {"loginBackgroundImage",  UmbracoConfig.For.UmbracoSettings().Content.LoginBackgroundImage},
                         {"showUserInvite", EmailSender.CanSendRequiredEmail},
+                        {"canSendRequiredEmail", EmailSender.CanSendRequiredEmail},
                     }
                 },
                 {