diff --git a/config/app.php b/config/app.php
index 5bb3885a..2386dbbc 100644
--- a/config/app.php
+++ b/config/app.php
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ return [
         //      callable like [$instance, 'method'] or 'function'
         //      or $function
         // ]
+
+        'message.created' => \Engelsystem\Events\Listener\Messages::class . '@created',
+
         'news.created' => \Engelsystem\Events\Listener\News::class . '@created',
 
         'oauth2.login' => \Engelsystem\Events\Listener\OAuth2::class . '@login',
diff --git a/db/factories/User/SettingsFactory.php b/db/factories/User/SettingsFactory.php
index d61bd234..f399ed31 100644
--- a/db/factories/User/SettingsFactory.php
+++ b/db/factories/User/SettingsFactory.php
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class SettingsFactory extends Factory
             'language'        => $this->faker->locale(),
             'theme'           => $this->faker->numberBetween(1, 20),
             'email_human'     => $this->faker->boolean(),
+            'email_messages'  => $this->faker->boolean(),
             'email_goody'     => $this->faker->boolean(),
             'email_shiftinfo' => $this->faker->boolean(),
             'email_news'      => $this->faker->boolean(),
diff --git a/db/migrations/2023_02_26_000000_AddEmailMessagesToUsersSettings.php b/db/migrations/2023_02_26_000000_AddEmailMessagesToUsersSettings.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..12a7450b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrations/2023_02_26_000000_AddEmailMessagesToUsersSettings.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Engelsystem\Migrations;
+
+use Engelsystem\Database\Migration\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+
+class AddEmailMessagesToUsersSettings extends Migration
+{
+    use Reference;
+
+    /**
+     * Run the migration
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        $this->schema->table('users_settings', function (Blueprint $table): void {
+            $table->boolean('email_messages')->default(false)->after('email_human');
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migration
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        $this->schema->table('users_settings', function (Blueprint $table): void {
+            $table->dropColumn('email_messages');
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/includes/pages/guest_login.php b/includes/pages/guest_login.php
index 4498c17f..5fe470ea 100644
--- a/includes/pages/guest_login.php
+++ b/includes/pages/guest_login.php
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ function guest_register()
     $pronoun = '';
     $email_shiftinfo = false;
     $email_by_human_allowed = false;
+    $email_messages = false;
     $email_news = false;
     $email_goody = false;
     $tshirt_size = '';
@@ -155,6 +156,10 @@ function guest_register()
             $email_by_human_allowed = true;
         }
 
+        if ($request->has('email_messages')) {
+            $email_messages = true;
+        }
+
         if ($request->has('email_news')) {
             $email_news = true;
         }
@@ -263,6 +268,7 @@ function guest_register()
                 'language'        => $session->get('locale'),
                 'theme'           => config('theme'),
                 'email_human'     => $email_by_human_allowed,
+                'email_messages'  => $email_messages,
                 'email_goody'     => $email_goody,
                 'email_shiftinfo' => $email_shiftinfo,
                 'email_news'      => $email_news,
@@ -434,6 +440,11 @@ function guest_register()
                         __('Notify me of new news'),
                         $email_news
                     ),
+                    form_checkbox(
+                        'email_messages',
+                        __('settings.profile.email_messages'),
+                        $email_messages
+                    ),
                     form_checkbox(
                         'email_by_human_allowed',
                         __('Allow heaven angels to contact you by e-mail.'),
diff --git a/resources/lang/de_DE/additional.po b/resources/lang/de_DE/additional.po
index aad375fb..0e8cd7ce 100644
--- a/resources/lang/de_DE/additional.po
+++ b/resources/lang/de_DE/additional.po
@@ -166,6 +166,12 @@ msgstr "Es gibt eine neue News: %1$s"
 msgid "notification.news.new.text"
 msgstr "Du kannst sie dir unter %3$s anschauen."
 
+msgid "notification.messages.new"
+msgstr "Neue private Nachricht von %s"
+
+msgid "notification.messages.new.text"
+msgstr "Du hast eine neue private Nachricht von %s bekommen. Du kannst sie dir unter %s anschauen."
+
 msgid "notification.angeltype.confirmed"
 msgstr "Du wurdest als %s bestätigt"
 
diff --git a/resources/lang/de_DE/default.po b/resources/lang/de_DE/default.po
index 2499bf97..d5e96a22 100644
--- a/resources/lang/de_DE/default.po
+++ b/resources/lang/de_DE/default.po
@@ -2999,6 +2999,9 @@ msgstr "Das %s darf mir E-Mails senden (z.B. wenn sich meine Schichten ändern).
 msgid "settings.profile.email_news"
 msgstr "Benachrichtige mich bei neuen News."
 
+msgid "settings.profile.email_messages"
+msgstr "Benachrichtige mich bei neuen privaten Nachrichten."
+
 msgid "settings.profile.email_by_human_allowed"
 msgstr "Erlaube Himmel-Engeln dich per Mail zu kontaktieren."
 
diff --git a/resources/lang/en_US/additional.po b/resources/lang/en_US/additional.po
index 57f5f2dc..6d3f1864 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en_US/additional.po
+++ b/resources/lang/en_US/additional.po
@@ -165,6 +165,12 @@ msgstr "A new news is available: %1$s"
 msgid "notification.news.new.text"
 msgstr "You can watch it at %3$s"
 
+msgid "notification.messages.new"
+msgstr "New private message from %s"
+
+msgid "notification.messages.new.text"
+msgstr "you've got a new private message from %s. You can view it under %s"
+
 msgid "notification.angeltype.confirmed"
 msgstr "You have been confirmed as an %s"
 
diff --git a/resources/lang/en_US/default.po b/resources/lang/en_US/default.po
index 5ab33542..1109ff2c 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en_US/default.po
+++ b/resources/lang/en_US/default.po
@@ -268,6 +268,9 @@ msgstr "The %s is allowed to send me an e-mail (e.g. when my shifts change)."
 msgid "settings.profile.email_news"
 msgstr "Notify me of new news."
 
+msgid "settings.profile.email_messages"
+msgstr "Notify me on new private messages."
+
 msgid "settings.profile.email_by_human_allowed"
 msgstr "Allow heaven angels to contact you by e-mail."
 
diff --git a/resources/views/emails/messages-new.twig b/resources/views/emails/messages-new.twig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eea4e2c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/emails/messages-new.twig
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{% extends "emails/mail.twig" %}
+
+{% block introduction %}
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block message %}
+{{ __('notification.messages.new.text', [sender, url('/messages/' ~ send_message.sender.id)]) }}
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/resources/views/pages/settings/profile.twig b/resources/views/pages/settings/profile.twig
index 8fa87421..4f63cac2 100644
--- a/resources/views/pages/settings/profile.twig
+++ b/resources/views/pages/settings/profile.twig
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@
                     __('settings.profile.email_news'),
                     user.settings.email_news
                 ) }}
+                {{ f.checkbox(
+                    'email_messages',
+                    __('settings.profile.email_messages'),
+                    user.settings.email_messages
+                ) }}
                 {{ f.checkbox(
                     'email_human',
                     __('settings.profile.email_by_human_allowed'),
diff --git a/src/Controllers/MessagesController.php b/src/Controllers/MessagesController.php
index 94569f47..6122409e 100644
--- a/src/Controllers/MessagesController.php
+++ b/src/Controllers/MessagesController.php
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ class MessagesController extends BaseController
         $newMessage->read = $otherUser->id == $currentUser->id; // if its to myself, I obviously read it.
         $newMessage->save();
 
+        event('message.created', ['message' => $newMessage]);
+
         return $this->redirect->to('/messages/' . $otherUser->id . '#newest');
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Controllers/SettingsController.php b/src/Controllers/SettingsController.php
index 1fc2a4de..6e605591 100644
--- a/src/Controllers/SettingsController.php
+++ b/src/Controllers/SettingsController.php
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ class SettingsController extends BaseController
         $user->settings->email_shiftinfo = $data['email_shiftinfo'] ?: false;
         $user->settings->email_news = $data['email_news'] ?: false;
         $user->settings->email_human = $data['email_human'] ?: false;
+        $user->settings->email_messages = $data['email_messages'] ?: false;
 
         if (config('enable_goody')) {
             $user->settings->email_goody = $data['email_goody'] ?: false;
@@ -275,6 +276,7 @@ class SettingsController extends BaseController
             'email_shiftinfo' => 'optional|checked',
             'email_news' => 'optional|checked',
             'email_human' => 'optional|checked',
+            'email_messages' => 'optional|checked',
             'email_goody' => 'optional|checked',
         ];
         if (config('enable_planned_arrival')) {
diff --git a/src/Events/Listener/Messages.php b/src/Events/Listener/Messages.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5494299e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Events/Listener/Messages.php
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Engelsystem\Events\Listener;
+
+use Engelsystem\Mail\EngelsystemMailer;
+use Engelsystem\Models\Message;
+use Engelsystem\Models\User\User;
+use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Mailer\Exception\TransportException;
+
+class Messages
+{
+    public function __construct(
+        protected LoggerInterface $log,
+        protected EngelsystemMailer $mailer
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    public function created(Message $message): void
+    {
+        if (!$message->receiver->settings->email_messages) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $this->sendMail($message, $message->receiver, 'notification.messages.new', 'emails/messages-new');
+    }
+
+    private function sendMail(Message $message, User $user, string $subject, string $template): void
+    {
+        try {
+            $this->mailer->sendViewTranslated(
+                $user,
+                $subject,
+                $template,
+                ['sender' => $message->sender->name, 'send_message' => $message, 'username' => $user->name]
+            );
+        } catch (TransportException $e) {
+            $this->log->error(
+                'Unable to send email "{title}" to user {user} with {exception}',
+                ['title' => $subject, 'user' => $user->name, 'exception' => $e]
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Models/User/Settings.php b/src/Models/User/Settings.php
index 2501e8d9..9b936f8c 100644
--- a/src/Models/User/Settings.php
+++ b/src/Models/User/Settings.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder as QueryBuilder;
  * @property string $language
  * @property int    $theme
  * @property bool   $email_human
+ * @property bool   $email_messages
  * @property bool   $email_goody
  * @property bool   $email_shiftinfo
  * @property bool   $email_news
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ use Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder as QueryBuilder;
  * @method static QueryBuilder|Settings[] whereLanguage($value)
  * @method static QueryBuilder|Settings[] whereTheme($value)
  * @method static QueryBuilder|Settings[] whereEmailHuman($value)
+ * @method static QueryBuilder|Settings[] whereEmailMessages($value)
  * @method static QueryBuilder|Settings[] whereEmailGoody($value)
  * @method static QueryBuilder|Settings[] whereEmailShiftinfo($value)
  * @method static QueryBuilder|Settings[] whereEmailNews($value)
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ class Settings extends HasUserModel
     /** @var array<string, bool> Default attributes */
     protected $attributes = [ // phpcs:ignore
         'email_human'     => false,
+        'email_messages'  => false,
         'email_goody'     => false,
         'email_shiftinfo' => false,
         'email_news'      => false,
@@ -50,6 +53,7 @@ class Settings extends HasUserModel
         'language',
         'theme',
         'email_human',
+        'email_messages',
         'email_goody',
         'email_shiftinfo',
         'email_news',
@@ -61,6 +65,7 @@ class Settings extends HasUserModel
         'user_id'         => 'integer',
         'theme'           => 'integer',
         'email_human'     => 'boolean',
+        'email_messages'  => 'boolean',
         'email_goody'     => 'boolean',
         'email_shiftinfo' => 'boolean',
         'email_news'      => 'boolean',
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Controllers/MessagesControllerTest.php b/tests/Unit/Controllers/MessagesControllerTest.php
index 69495675..e71d17ae 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Controllers/MessagesControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Controllers/MessagesControllerTest.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ namespace Engelsystem\Test\Unit\Controllers;
 
 use Carbon\Carbon;
 use Engelsystem\Controllers\MessagesController;
+use Engelsystem\Events\EventDispatcher;
 use Engelsystem\Helpers\Authenticator;
 use Engelsystem\Http\Exceptions\HttpForbidden;
 use Engelsystem\Http\Exceptions\ValidationException;
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ class MessagesControllerTest extends ControllerTest
     protected Carbon $oneMinuteAgo;
     protected Carbon $twoMinutesAgo;
 
+    protected EventDispatcher $events;
+
     /**
      * @testdox index: underNormalConditions -> returnsCorrectViewAndData
      * @covers \Engelsystem\Controllers\MessagesController::__construct
@@ -229,7 +232,7 @@ class MessagesControllerTest extends ControllerTest
      */
     public function testRedirectToConversationWithUserIdGivenRedirect(): void
     {
-        $this->request = $this->request->withParsedBody(['user_id'  => '1']);
+        $this->request = $this->request->withParsedBody(['user_id' => '1']);
         $this->response->expects($this->once())
             ->method('redirectTo')
             ->with('http://localhost/messages/1#newest')
@@ -441,6 +444,8 @@ class MessagesControllerTest extends ControllerTest
             ->with('http://localhost/messages/' . $this->userB->id . '#newest')
             ->willReturn($this->response);
 
+        $this->setExpects($this->events, 'dispatch', ['message.created'], []);
+
         $this->controller->send($this->request);
 
         $msg = Message::whereText('a')->first();
@@ -463,6 +468,8 @@ class MessagesControllerTest extends ControllerTest
             ->with('http://localhost/messages/' . $this->userA->id . '#newest')
             ->willReturn($this->response);
 
+        $this->setExpects($this->events, 'dispatch', ['message.created'], []);
+
         $this->controller->send($this->request);
 
         $msg = Message::whereText('a')->first();
@@ -536,6 +543,9 @@ class MessagesControllerTest extends ControllerTest
 
         $this->controller = $this->app->get(MessagesController::class);
         $this->controller->setValidator(new Validator());
+
+        $this->events = $this->createMock(EventDispatcher::class);
+        $this->app->instance('events.dispatcher', $this->events);
     }
 
     protected function assertArrayOrCollection(mixed $obj): void
@@ -547,11 +557,11 @@ class MessagesControllerTest extends ControllerTest
     {
         Message::unguard(); // unguard temporarily to save custom creation dates.
         $msg = new Message([
-            'user_id' => $from->id,
+            'user_id'     => $from->id,
             'receiver_id' => $to->id,
-            'text' => $text,
-            'created_at' => $at,
-            'updated_at' => $at,
+            'text'        => $text,
+            'created_at'  => $at,
+            'updated_at'  => $at,
         ]);
         $msg->save();
         Message::reguard();
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Controllers/SettingsControllerTest.php b/tests/Unit/Controllers/SettingsControllerTest.php
index c16b2b12..8d835da6 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Controllers/SettingsControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Controllers/SettingsControllerTest.php
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class SettingsControllerTest extends ControllerTest
             'email_shiftinfo'        => true,
             'email_news'             => true,
             'email_human'            => true,
+            'email_messages'         => true,
             'email_goody'            => true,
             'shirt_size'             => 'S',
         ];
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ class SettingsControllerTest extends ControllerTest
         $this->assertEquals($body['email_shiftinfo'], $this->user->settings->email_shiftinfo);
         $this->assertEquals($body['email_news'], $this->user->settings->email_news);
         $this->assertEquals($body['email_human'], $this->user->settings->email_human);
+        $this->assertEquals($body['email_messages'], $this->user->settings->email_messages);
         $this->assertEquals($body['email_goody'], $this->user->settings->email_goody);
         $this->assertEquals($body['shirt_size'], $this->user->personalData->shirt_size);
     }
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Events/Listener/MessagesTest.php b/tests/Unit/Events/Listener/MessagesTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..79a17051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/Events/Listener/MessagesTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Engelsystem\Test\Unit\Events\Listener;
+
+use Engelsystem\Events\Listener\Messages;
+use Engelsystem\Mail\EngelsystemMailer;
+use Engelsystem\Models\Message;
+use Engelsystem\Models\User\Settings;
+use Engelsystem\Models\User\User;
+use Engelsystem\Test\Unit\HasDatabase;
+use Engelsystem\Test\Unit\TestCase;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject;
+use Psr\Log\Test\TestLogger;
+use Symfony\Component\Mailer\Exception\TransportException;
+
+class MessagesTest extends TestCase
+{
+    use HasDatabase;
+
+    protected TestLogger $log;
+
+    /**
+     * @covers \Engelsystem\Events\Listener\Messages::created
+     * @covers \Engelsystem\Events\Listener\Messages::__construct
+     * @covers \Engelsystem\Events\Listener\Messages::sendMail
+     */
+    public function testCreated(): void
+    {
+        /** @var EngelsystemMailer|MockObject $mailer */
+        $mailer = $this->createMock(EngelsystemMailer::class);
+        /** @var User $user */
+        $user = User::factory()
+            ->has(Settings::factory([
+                'email_messages' => true,
+            ]))
+            ->create();
+        $message = Message::factory()->create(['receiver_id' => $user->id]);
+
+        $mailer->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('sendViewTranslated')
+            ->willReturnCallback(function (
+                User $receiver,
+                string $subject,
+                string $template,
+                array $data
+            ) use ($user): void {
+                $this->assertEquals($user->id, $receiver->id);
+                $this->assertEquals('notification.messages.new', $subject);
+                $this->assertEquals('emails/messages-new', $template);
+                $this->assertArrayHasKey('username', $data);
+                $this->assertArrayHasKey('sender', $data);
+                $this->assertArrayHasKey('send_message', $data);
+            });
+
+        $handler = new Messages($this->log, $mailer);
+        $handler->created($message);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @covers \Engelsystem\Events\Listener\Messages::created
+     */
+    public function testCreatedNoEmail(): void
+    {
+        /** @var EngelsystemMailer|MockObject $mailer */
+        $mailer = $this->createMock(EngelsystemMailer::class);
+        /** @var User $user */
+        $user = User::factory()
+            ->has(Settings::factory([
+                'email_messages' => false,
+            ]))
+            ->create();
+        $message = Message::factory()->create(['receiver_id' => $user->id]);
+        $mailer->expects($this->never())->method('sendViewTranslated');
+
+        $handler = new Messages($this->log, $mailer);
+        $handler->created($message);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @covers \Engelsystem\Events\Listener\Messages::sendMail
+     */
+    public function testSendMailExceptionHandling(): void
+    {
+        /** @var EngelsystemMailer|MockObject $mailer */
+        $mailer = $this->createMock(EngelsystemMailer::class);
+        /** @var User $user */
+        $user = User::factory()
+            ->has(Settings::factory([
+                'email_messages' => true,
+            ]))
+            ->create();
+        $message = Message::factory()->create(['receiver_id' => $user->id]);
+        $mailer->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('sendViewTranslated')
+            ->willReturnCallback(function (): void {
+                throw new TransportException();
+            });
+
+        $handler = new Messages($this->log, $mailer);
+
+        $handler->created($message);
+        $this->assertTrue($this->log->hasErrorThatContains('Unable to send email'));
+    }
+
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        $this->log = new TestLogger();
+
+        parent::setUp();
+        $this->initDatabase();
+    }
+}