diff --git a/webapp/pages/settings/my-email-address/verify.spec.js b/webapp/pages/settings/my-email-address/verify.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9280685d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webapp/pages/settings/my-email-address/verify.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+import { config, mount, createLocalVue } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import EmailVerifyPage from './verify.vue'
+import Vuex from 'vuex'
+import Styleguide from '@human-connection/styleguide'
+
+const localVue = createLocalVue()
+
+localVue.use(Vuex)
+localVue.use(Styleguide)
+
+config.stubs['client-only'] = '<span><slot /></span>'
+config.stubs['sweetalert-icon'] = '<span><slot /></span>'
+
+describe('EmailVerifyPage', () => {
+  let store
+  let mocks
+  let wrapper
+  let setUser
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    setUser = jest.fn()
+    wrapper = null
+    store = new Vuex.Store({
+      getters: {
+        'auth/user': () => {
+          return { id: 'u23', email: 'some-mail@example.org' }
+        },
+      },
+      mutations: {
+        'auth/SET_USER': setUser,
+      },
+    })
+    mocks = {
+      $t: jest.fn(t => t),
+      $toast: {
+        success: jest.fn(),
+        error: jest.fn(),
+      },
+      $router: {
+        replace: jest.fn(),
+      },
+      store,
+    }
+  })
+
+  describe('asyncData', () => {
+    const asyncDataAction = () => {
+      const context = {
+        store: mocks.store,
+        query: {},
+        app: {
+          apolloProvider: {
+            defaultClient: mocks.$apollo,
+          },
+        },
+      }
+      return EmailVerifyPage.asyncData(context)
+    }
+
+    describe('backend sends successful response', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        mocks = {
+          ...mocks,
+          $apollo: {
+            mutate: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+              data: {
+                VerifyEmailAddress: {
+                  email: 'verified-email@example.org',
+                },
+              },
+            }),
+          },
+        }
+      })
+
+      it('sets `success` to true', async () => {
+        await expect(asyncDataAction()).resolves.toEqual({
+          success: true,
+        })
+      })
+
+      it("updates current user's email", async () => {
+        await asyncDataAction()
+        expect(setUser).toHaveBeenCalledWith({}, { id: 'u23', email: 'verified-email@example.org' })
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe('backend sends unsuccessful response', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        mocks = {
+          ...mocks,
+          $apollo: {
+            mutate: jest.fn().mockRejectedValue({
+              data: { VerifyEmailAddress: null },
+              errors: [{ message: 'User account already exists with that email' }],
+            }),
+          },
+        }
+      })
+
+      it('sets `success` to false', async () => {
+        await expect(asyncDataAction()).resolves.toEqual({
+          success: false,
+        })
+      })
+
+      it('does not updates current user', async () => {
+        await asyncDataAction()
+        expect(setUser).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('mount', () => {
+    beforeEach(jest.useFakeTimers)
+    const Wrapper = () => {
+      return mount(EmailVerifyPage, {
+        store,
+        mocks,
+        localVue,
+      })
+    }
+
+    describe('given successful verification', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        mocks = { ...mocks, success: true }
+        wrapper = Wrapper()
+      })
+
+      it('shows success message', () => {
+        expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('settings.email.change-successful')
+      })
+
+      describe('after timeout', () => {
+        beforeEach(jest.runAllTimers)
+
+        it('redirects to email settings page', () => {
+          expect(mocks.$router.replace).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+            name: 'settings-my-email-address',
+          })
+        })
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe('given unsuccessful verification', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        mocks = { ...mocks, success: false }
+        wrapper = Wrapper()
+      })
+
+      it('shows success message', () => {
+        expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('settings.email.change-error')
+      })
+
+      describe('after timeout', () => {
+        beforeEach(jest.runAllTimers)
+
+        it('does not redirect', () => {
+          expect(mocks.$router.replace).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith()
+        })
+      })
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/webapp/pages/settings/my-email-address/verify.vue b/webapp/pages/settings/my-email-address/verify.vue
index f4c42bcb1..adf243355 100644
--- a/webapp/pages/settings/my-email-address/verify.vue
+++ b/webapp/pages/settings/my-email-address/verify.vue
@@ -38,19 +38,29 @@ export default {
   },
   async asyncData(context) {
     const {
+      store,
       query,
       app: { apolloProvider },
     } = context
     const client = apolloProvider.defaultClient
     let success
     const { email = '', nonce = '' } = query
+    const currentUser = store.getters['auth/user']
 
     try {
-      await client.mutate({
+      const response = await client.mutate({
         mutation: VerifyEmailAddressMutation,
         variables: { email, nonce },
       })
+      const {
+        data: { VerifyEmailAddress },
+      } = response
       success = true
+      store.commit(
+        'auth/SET_USER',
+        { ...currentUser, email: VerifyEmailAddress.email },
+        { root: true },
+      )
     } catch (error) {
       success = false
     }