diff --git a/backend/.env.dist b/backend/.env.dist
index 5e3a89f82..447608533 100644
--- a/backend/.env.dist
+++ b/backend/.env.dist
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-CONFIG_VERSION=v2.2022-03-24
+CONFIG_VERSION=v3.2022-03-29
 
 # Server
 PORT=4000
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ EMAIL_SMTP_URL=gmail.com
 EMAIL_SMTP_PORT=587
 EMAIL_LINK_VERIFICATION=http://localhost/checkEmail/{optin}{code}
 EMAIL_LINK_SETPASSWORD=http://localhost/reset/{code}
+EMAIL_LINK_FORGOTPASSWORD=http://localhost/forgot-password
 EMAIL_CODE_VALID_TIME=1440
 EMAIL_CODE_REQUEST_TIME=10
 
diff --git a/backend/src/config/index.ts b/backend/src/config/index.ts
index caedac08e..50388d29a 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config/index.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const constants = {
   DECAY_START_TIME: new Date('2021-05-13 17:46:31'), // GMT+0
   CONFIG_VERSION: {
     DEFAULT: 'DEFAULT',
-    EXPECTED: 'v2.2022-03-24',
+    EXPECTED: 'v3.2022-03-29',
     CURRENT: '',
   },
 }
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ const email = {
     process.env.EMAIL_LINK_VERIFICATION || 'http://localhost/checkEmail/{optin}{code}',
   EMAIL_LINK_SETPASSWORD:
     process.env.EMAIL_LINK_SETPASSWORD || 'http://localhost/reset-password/{optin}',
+  EMAIL_LINK_FORGOTPASSWORD:
+    process.env.EMAIL_LINK_FORGOTPASSWORD || 'http://localhost/forgot-password',
   // time in minutes a optin code is valid
   EMAIL_CODE_VALID_TIME: process.env.EMAIL_CODE_VALID_TIME
     ? parseInt(process.env.EMAIL_CODE_VALID_TIME) || 1440
diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/AdminResolver.ts b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/AdminResolver.ts
index 9013a91f4..41d66e94e 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/AdminResolver.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/AdminResolver.ts
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@ import Paginated from '@arg/Paginated'
 import TransactionLinkFilters from '@arg/TransactionLinkFilters'
 import { Order } from '@enum/Order'
 import { communityUser } from '@/util/communityUser'
-import { checkOptInCode, activationLink } from './UserResolver'
+import { checkOptInCode, activationLink, printTimeDuration } from './UserResolver'
 import { sendAccountActivationEmail } from '@/mailer/sendAccountActivationEmail'
+import CONFIG from '@/config'
 
 // const EMAIL_OPT_IN_REGISTER = 1
 // const EMAIL_OPT_UNKNOWN = 3 // elopage?
@@ -397,6 +398,7 @@ export class AdminResolver {
       firstName: user.firstName,
       lastName: user.lastName,
       email,
+      duration: printTimeDuration(CONFIG.EMAIL_CODE_VALID_TIME),
     })
 
     /*  uncomment this, when you need the activation link on the console
diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.test.ts b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.test.ts
index c01cf2de9..07b8e59e2 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.test.ts
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ describe('UserResolver', () => {
           firstName: 'Peter',
           lastName: 'Lustig',
           email: 'peter@lustig.de',
+          duration: expect.any(String),
         })
       })
     })
diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts
index 07cd90a23..49959e3e7 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/resolver/UserResolver.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { UserSettingRepository } from '@repository/UserSettingRepository'
 import { Setting } from '@enum/Setting'
 import { OptInType } from '@enum/OptInType'
 import { LoginEmailOptIn } from '@entity/LoginEmailOptIn'
-import { sendResetPasswordEmail } from '@/mailer/sendResetPasswordEmail'
+import { sendResetPasswordEmail as sendResetPasswordEmailMailer } from '@/mailer/sendResetPasswordEmail'
 import { sendAccountActivationEmail } from '@/mailer/sendAccountActivationEmail'
 import { klicktippSignIn } from '@/apis/KlicktippController'
 import { RIGHTS } from '@/auth/RIGHTS'
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ export class UserResolver {
         firstName,
         lastName,
         email,
+        duration: printTimeDuration(CONFIG.EMAIL_CODE_VALID_TIME),
       })
 
       /* uncomment this, when you need the activation link on the console
@@ -403,11 +404,12 @@ export class UserResolver {
     optInCode = await checkOptInCode(optInCode, user.id, OptInType.EMAIL_OPT_IN_RESET_PASSWORD)
 
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
-    const emailSent = await sendResetPasswordEmail({
+    const emailSent = await sendResetPasswordEmailMailer({
       link: activationLink(optInCode),
       firstName: user.firstName,
       lastName: user.lastName,
       email,
+      duration: printTimeDuration(CONFIG.EMAIL_CODE_VALID_TIME),
     })
 
     /*  uncomment this, when you need the activation link on the console
diff --git a/backend/src/mailer/sendAccountActivationEmail.test.ts b/backend/src/mailer/sendAccountActivationEmail.test.ts
index c53fc0994..08ddae166 100644
--- a/backend/src/mailer/sendAccountActivationEmail.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/mailer/sendAccountActivationEmail.test.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ describe('sendAccountActivationEmail', () => {
       firstName: 'Peter',
       lastName: 'Lustig',
       email: 'peter@lustig.de',
+      duration: '23 hours and 30 minutes',
     })
   })
 
@@ -23,7 +24,9 @@ describe('sendAccountActivationEmail', () => {
       to: `Peter Lustig <peter@lustig.de>`,
       subject: 'Gradido: E-Mail Überprüfung',
       text:
-        expect.stringContaining('Hallo Peter Lustig') && expect.stringContaining('activationLink'),
+        expect.stringContaining('Hallo Peter Lustig') &&
+        expect.stringContaining('activationLink') &&
+        expect.stringContaining('23 Stunden und 30 Minuten'),
     })
   })
 })
diff --git a/backend/src/mailer/sendAccountActivationEmail.ts b/backend/src/mailer/sendAccountActivationEmail.ts
index 05c3104cb..335f80a82 100644
--- a/backend/src/mailer/sendAccountActivationEmail.ts
+++ b/backend/src/mailer/sendAccountActivationEmail.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 import { sendEMail } from './sendEMail'
 import { accountActivation } from './text/accountActivation'
+import CONFIG from '@/config'
 
 export const sendAccountActivationEmail = (data: {
   link: string
   firstName: string
   lastName: string
   email: string
+  duration: string
 }): Promise<boolean> => {
   return sendEMail({
     to: `${data.firstName} ${data.lastName} <${data.email}>`,
     subject: accountActivation.de.subject,
-    text: accountActivation.de.text(data),
+    text: accountActivation.de.text({ ...data, resendLink: CONFIG.EMAIL_LINK_FORGOTPASSWORD }),
   })
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/mailer/sendResetPasswordEmail.test.ts b/backend/src/mailer/sendResetPasswordEmail.test.ts
index 4bc8ceba0..94f69cf8b 100644
--- a/backend/src/mailer/sendResetPasswordEmail.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/mailer/sendResetPasswordEmail.test.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ describe('sendResetPasswordEmail', () => {
       firstName: 'Peter',
       lastName: 'Lustig',
       email: 'peter@lustig.de',
+      duration: '23 hours and 30 minutes',
     })
   })
 
@@ -22,7 +23,10 @@ describe('sendResetPasswordEmail', () => {
     expect(sendEMail).toBeCalledWith({
       to: `Peter Lustig <peter@lustig.de>`,
       subject: 'Gradido: Passwort zurücksetzen',
-      text: expect.stringContaining('Hallo Peter Lustig') && expect.stringContaining('resetLink'),
+      text:
+        expect.stringContaining('Hallo Peter Lustig') &&
+        expect.stringContaining('resetLink') &&
+        expect.stringContaining('23 Stunden und 30 Minuten'),
     })
   })
 })
diff --git a/backend/src/mailer/sendResetPasswordEmail.ts b/backend/src/mailer/sendResetPasswordEmail.ts
index c9f5b23e9..d9770f940 100644
--- a/backend/src/mailer/sendResetPasswordEmail.ts
+++ b/backend/src/mailer/sendResetPasswordEmail.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 import { sendEMail } from './sendEMail'
 import { resetPassword } from './text/resetPassword'
+import CONFIG from '@/config'
 
 export const sendResetPasswordEmail = (data: {
   link: string
   firstName: string
   lastName: string
   email: string
+  duration: string
 }): Promise<boolean> => {
   return sendEMail({
     to: `${data.firstName} ${data.lastName} <${data.email}>`,
     subject: resetPassword.de.subject,
-    text: resetPassword.de.text(data),
+    text: resetPassword.de.text({ ...data, resendLink: CONFIG.EMAIL_LINK_FORGOTPASSWORD }),
   })
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/mailer/text/accountActivation.ts b/backend/src/mailer/text/accountActivation.ts
index bf5d1a2e9..2755c4c0a 100644
--- a/backend/src/mailer/text/accountActivation.ts
+++ b/backend/src/mailer/text/accountActivation.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 export const accountActivation = {
   de: {
     subject: 'Gradido: E-Mail Überprüfung',
-    text: (data: { link: string; firstName: string; lastName: string; email: string }): string =>
+    text: (data: {
+      link: string
+      firstName: string
+      lastName: string
+      email: string
+      duration: string
+      resendLink: string
+    }): string =>
       `Hallo ${data.firstName} ${data.lastName},
 
 Deine E-Mail-Adresse wurde soeben bei Gradido registriert.
@@ -10,6 +17,15 @@ Klicke bitte auf diesen Link, um die Registrierung abzuschließen und dein Gradi
 ${data.link}
 oder kopiere den obigen Link in dein Browserfenster.
 
+Der Link hat eine Gültigkeit von ${data.duration
+        .replace('hours', 'Stunden')
+        .replace('minutes', 'Minuten')
+        .replace(
+          ' and ',
+          ' und ',
+        )}. Sollte die Gültigkeit des Links bereits abgelaufen sein, kannst du dir hier einen neuen Link schicken lassen, in dem du deine E-Mail-Adresse eingibst:
+${data.resendLink}
+
 Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
 dein Gradido-Team`,
   },
diff --git a/backend/src/mailer/text/resetPassword.ts b/backend/src/mailer/text/resetPassword.ts
index 58b13cbcd..ff660f76e 100644
--- a/backend/src/mailer/text/resetPassword.ts
+++ b/backend/src/mailer/text/resetPassword.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,29 @@
 export const resetPassword = {
   de: {
     subject: 'Gradido: Passwort zurücksetzen',
-    text: (data: { link: string; firstName: string; lastName: string; email: string }): string =>
+    text: (data: {
+      link: string
+      firstName: string
+      lastName: string
+      email: string
+      duration: string
+      resendLink: string
+    }): string =>
       `Hallo ${data.firstName} ${data.lastName},
 
 Du oder jemand anderes hat für dieses Konto ein Zurücksetzen des Passworts angefordert.
 Wenn du es warst, klicke bitte auf den Link: ${data.link}
 oder kopiere den obigen Link in Dein Browserfenster.
 
+Der Link hat eine Gültigkeit von ${data.duration
+        .replace('hours', 'Stunden')
+        .replace('minutes', 'Minuten')
+        .replace(
+          ' and ',
+          ' und ',
+        )}. Sollte die Gültigkeit des Links bereits abgelaufen sein, kannst du dir hier einen neuen Link schicken lassen, in dem du deine E-Mail-Adresse eingibst:
+${data.resendLink}
+
 Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
 dein Gradido-Team`,
   },
diff --git a/deployment/bare_metal/.env.dist b/deployment/bare_metal/.env.dist
index 1cb78299a..e46ee1d90 100644
--- a/deployment/bare_metal/.env.dist
+++ b/deployment/bare_metal/.env.dist
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ WEBHOOK_GITHUB_SECRET=secret
 WEBHOOK_GITHUB_BRANCH=master
 
 # backend
-BACKEND_CONFIG_VERSION=v2.2022-03-24
+BACKEND_CONFIG_VERSION=v3.2022-03-29
 
 EMAIL=true
 EMAIL_USERNAME=peter@lustig.de