diff --git a/src/api/admin.rs b/src/api/admin.rs
index f22d3bc2f6..f791d779a8 100644
--- a/src/api/admin.rs
+++ b/src/api/admin.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ pub fn routes() -> Vec<Route> {
     routes![
         get_users_json,
         get_user_json,
+        get_user_by_mail_json,
         post_admin_login,
         admin_page,
         invite_user,
@@ -331,6 +332,18 @@ async fn users_overview(_token: AdminToken, mut conn: DbConn) -> ApiResult<Html<
     Ok(Html(text))
 }
 
+#[get("/users/by-mail/<mail>")]
+async fn get_user_by_mail_json(mail: String, _token: AdminToken, mut conn: DbConn) -> JsonResult {
+    if let Some(u) = User::find_by_mail(&mail, &mut conn).await {
+        let mut usr = u.to_json(&mut conn).await;
+        usr["UserEnabled"] = json!(u.enabled);
+        usr["CreatedAt"] = json!(format_naive_datetime_local(&u.created_at, DT_FMT));
+        Ok(Json(usr))
+    } else {
+        err_code!("User doesn't exist", Status::NotFound.code);
+    }
+}
+
 #[get("/users/<uuid>")]
 async fn get_user_json(uuid: String, _token: AdminToken, mut conn: DbConn) -> JsonResult {
     let u = get_user_or_404(&uuid, &mut conn).await?;