diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index c8537ae0b..45f47db44 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
     "neo4j-driver": "~1.7.4",
     "neo4j-graphql-js": "git+https://github.com/Human-Connection/neo4j-graphql-js.git#temporary_fixes",
     "node-fetch": "~2.6.0",
+    "nodemailer": "^6.2.1",
     "npm-run-all": "~4.1.5",
     "request": "~2.88.0",
     "sanitize-html": "~1.20.1",
diff --git a/backend/src/config/index.js b/backend/src/config/index.js
index aed6f7c1c..6931126e2 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/index.js
+++ b/backend/src/config/index.js
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ export const requiredConfigs = {
   PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE: process.env.PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE,
 }
 
+export const smtpConfigs = {
+  SMTP_HOST: process.env.SMTP_HOST || 'localhost',
+  SMTP_PORT: process.env.SMTP_PORT || 1025,
+  SMTP_USERNAME: process.env.SMTP_USERNAME,
+  SMTP_PASSWORD: process.env.SMTP_PASSWORD,
+}
+
 export const neo4jConfigs = {
   NEO4J_URI: process.env.NEO4J_URI || 'bolt://localhost:7687',
   NEO4J_USERNAME: process.env.NEO4J_USERNAME || 'neo4j',
@@ -29,6 +36,7 @@ export const developmentConfigs = {
 
 export default {
   ...requiredConfigs,
+  ...smtpConfigs,
   ...neo4jConfigs,
   ...serverConfigs,
   ...developmentConfigs,
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/passwordReset.js b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/passwordReset.js
index e2fb1a80f..fe37187b5 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/passwordReset.js
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/passwordReset.js
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 import uuid from 'uuid/v4'
 import bcrypt from 'bcryptjs'
+import CONFIG from '../../config'
+import nodemailer from 'nodemailer'
+
+const transporter = () => {
+  const { SMTP_HOST: host, SMTP_PORT: port, SMTP_USERNAME: user, SMTP_PASSWORD: pass } = CONFIG
+  const configs = {
+    host,
+    port,
+    ignoreTLS: true,
+    secure: false, // true for 465, false for other ports
+  }
+  if (user && pass) {
+    configs.auth = { user, pass }
+  }
+  return nodemailer.createTransport(configs)
+}
 
 export async function createPasswordReset(options) {
   const { driver, code, email, issuedAt = new Date() } = options
@@ -10,7 +26,11 @@ export async function createPasswordReset(options) {
       MERGE (u)-[:REQUESTED]->(pr)
       RETURN pr
       `
-  const transactionRes = await session.run(cypher, { issuedAt: issuedAt.toISOString(), code, email })
+  const transactionRes = await session.run(cypher, {
+    issuedAt: issuedAt.toISOString(),
+    code,
+    email,
+  })
   const resets = transactionRes.records.map(record => record.get('pr'))
   session.close()
   return resets
@@ -19,8 +39,16 @@ export async function createPasswordReset(options) {
 export default {
   Mutation: {
     requestPasswordReset: async (_, { email }, { driver }) => {
-      const code = uuid().substring(0,6)
+      const code = uuid().substring(0, 6)
       await createPasswordReset({ driver, code, email })
+      await transporter().sendMail({
+        from: '"Human Connection" <info@human-connection.org>', // sender address
+        to: email, // list of receivers
+        subject: 'Password Reset', // Subject line
+        text: `Code is ${code}`, // plain text body
+        html: `Code is <b>${code}</b>`, // plain text body
+      })
+
       return true
     },
     resetPassword: async (_, { email, code, newPassword }, { driver }) => {
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/passwordReset.spec.js b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/passwordReset.spec.js
index 6d0347703..545945f51 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/resolvers/passwordReset.spec.js
+++ b/backend/src/schema/resolvers/passwordReset.spec.js
@@ -76,11 +76,7 @@ describe('passwordReset', () => {
 
   describe('resetPassword', () => {
     const setup = async (options = {}) => {
-      const {
-        email = 'user@example.org',
-        issuedAt = new Date(),
-        code = 'abcdef',
-      } = options
+      const { email = 'user@example.org', issuedAt = new Date(), code = 'abcdef' } = options
 
       const session = driver.session()
       await createPasswordReset({ driver, email, issuedAt, code })
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index d2c5da176..eaee0a3f3 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -5693,6 +5693,11 @@ node-releases@^1.1.19:
   dependencies:
     semver "^5.3.0"
 
+nodemailer@^6.2.1:
+  version "6.2.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nodemailer/-/nodemailer-6.2.1.tgz#20d773925eb8f7a06166a0b62c751dc8290429f3"
+  integrity sha512-TagB7iuIi9uyNgHExo8lUDq3VK5/B0BpbkcjIgNvxbtVrjNqq0DwAOTuzALPVkK76kMhTSzIgHqg8X1uklVs6g==
+
 nodemon@~1.19.1:
   version "1.19.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nodemon/-/nodemon-1.19.1.tgz#576f0aad0f863aabf8c48517f6192ff987cd5071"