diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/forms/GeneralPreferences.php b/airtime_mvc/application/forms/GeneralPreferences.php
index 5ee581c9d..fd61cf957 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/forms/GeneralPreferences.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/forms/GeneralPreferences.php
@@ -65,6 +65,16 @@ class Application_Form_GeneralPreferences extends Zend_Form_SubForm
         $week_start_day->setDecorators(array('ViewHelper'));
         $this->addElement($week_start_day);
         
+        //enable system emails.
+        $this->addElement('checkbox', 'enableSystemEmail', array(
+            'label' => 'Enable System Emails (Password Reset)',
+            'required' => false,
+            'value' => Application_Model_Preference::GetEnableSystemEmail(),
+            'decorators' => array(
+                'ViewHelper'
+            )
+        ));
+        
         // Add end date element
         $systemEmail = new Zend_Form_Element_Text('systemEmail');
         $systemEmail->class = 'input_text';
@@ -75,8 +85,22 @@ class Application_Form_GeneralPreferences extends Zend_Form_SubForm
             ->setValidators(array(
                         'NotEmpty',
                         'EmailAddress'
-                    ))
-            ->setDecorators(array('ViewHelper'));
+            ))
+            ->setDecorators(array('ViewHelper'));
+                        
+        $systemEmail->addValidator('Callback', true, array(
+            'callback' => function($value, $context) {
+                if ($context['enableSystemEmail']) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+                return false;
+            },
+            'messages' => array(
+                Zend_Validate_Callback::INVALID_VALUE => 'Email must be enabled'
+            ),
+        ));
+                        
+               
         $this->addElement($systemEmail);
     }
 
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php
index 0e728d56c..801180bf5 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php
@@ -789,6 +789,14 @@ class Application_Model_Preference
         return self::GetValue("live_dj_source_connection_url");
     }
     
+    public static function SetEnableSystemEmail($upload) {
+        self::SetValue("enable_system_email", $upload);
+    }
+    
+    public static function GetEnableSystemEmail() {
+        return self::GetValue("enable_system_email");
+    }
+    
     public static function SetSystemEmail($value) {
         self::SetValue("system_email", $value, false);
     }
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/views/scripts/form/preferences_general.phtml b/airtime_mvc/application/views/scripts/form/preferences_general.phtml
index d331ed9ae..b62531480 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/views/scripts/form/preferences_general.phtml
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/views/scripts/form/preferences_general.phtml
@@ -93,6 +93,22 @@
             <?php endif; ?>
         </dd>
         
+        <!-- Enable System Email option -->
+        <dt id="enableSystemEmail-label" class="block-display">
+            <label class="required" for="timezone"><?php echo $this->element->getElement('enableSystemEmail')->getLabel() ?>:
+            </label>
+        </dt>
+        <dd id="enableSystemEmail-element" class="block-display">
+        	<?php echo $this->element->getElement('enableSystemEmail') ?>
+            <?php if($this->element->getElement('enableSystemEmail')->hasErrors()) : ?>
+                <ul class='errors'>
+                    <?php foreach($this->element->getElement('enableSystemEmail')->getMessages() as $error): ?>
+                        <li><?php echo $error; ?></li>
+                    <?php endforeach; ?>
+                </ul>
+            <?php endif; ?>
+        </dd>
+        
         <!-- System Email option -->
         <dt id="systemEmail-label" class="block-display">
             <label class="required" for="timezone"><?php echo $this->element->getElement('systemEmail')->getLabel() ?>: