diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 1b1dc33..41d679a 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,20 @@ nexus_anonymous_access: false
 
 public_hostname: 'nexus.vm'
 
+# email server
+nexus_email_server_enabled: false
+nexus_email_server_host: "localhost"
+nexus_email_server_port: 25
+nexus_email_server_username: ""
+nexus_email_server_password: ""
+nexus_email_from_address: "nexus@example.org"
+nexus_email_subject_prefix: ""
+nexus_email_tls_enabled: false
+nexus_email_tls_required: false
+nexus_email_ssl_on_connect_enabled: false
+nexus_email_ssl_check_server_identity_enabled: false
+nexus_email_trust_store_enabled: false
+
 nexus_branding_header: ""
 nexus_branding_footer: "Last provisionned {{ ansible_date_time.iso8601 }}"
 
@@ -158,6 +172,7 @@ nexus_scheduled_tasks:
   - name: db-backup # Note: CRON must be aligned to nexus-blob-backup.sh cron schedule. -> Task: "Config nexus-backup shell cron"
     cron: '0 0 21 * * ?'
     typeId: db.backup
+    task_alert_email: alerts@example.org # optional
     taskProperties:
       location: "{{ nexus_backup_dir }}/"
 
@@ -166,6 +181,7 @@ nexus_scheduled_tasks:
 #  - name: compact-blobstore
 #    cron: '0 0 22 * * ?'
 #    typeId: blobstore.compact
+#    task_alert_email: alerts@example.org # optional
 #    taskProperties:
 #      blobstoreName: 'default' # all task attributes are stored as strings by nexus internally
 
diff --git a/files/groovy/create_task.groovy b/files/groovy/create_task.groovy
index 22fc37e..0f1f6bf 100644
--- a/files/groovy/create_task.groovy
+++ b/files/groovy/create_task.groovy
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ taskConfiguration.setName(parsed_args.name)
 
 parsed_args.taskProperties.each { key, value -> taskConfiguration.setString(key, value) }
 
+if (parsed_args.task_alert_email) {
+    taskConfiguration.setAlertEmail(parsed_args.task_alert_email)
+}
+
 Schedule schedule = taskScheduler.scheduleFactory.cron(new Date(), parsed_args.cron)
 
-taskScheduler.scheduleTask(taskConfiguration, schedule)
\ No newline at end of file
+taskScheduler.scheduleTask(taskConfiguration, schedule)
diff --git a/files/groovy/setup_email.groovy b/files/groovy/setup_email.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c0e738
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/groovy/setup_email.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import groovy.json.JsonSlurper
+import org.sonatype.nexus.email.EmailConfiguration
+import org.sonatype.nexus.email.EmailManager
+
+parsed_args = new JsonSlurper().parseText(args)
+
+def emailMgr = container.lookup(EmailManager.class.getName());
+
+emailConfig = new EmailConfiguration(
+        enabled: parsed_args.email_server_enabled,
+        host: parsed_args.email_server_host,
+        port: Integer.valueOf(parsed_args.email_server_port),
+        username: parsed_args.email_server_username,
+        password: parsed_args.email_server_password,
+        fromAddress: parsed_args.email_from_address,
+        subjectPrefix: parsed_args.email_subject_prefix,
+        startTlsEnabled: parsed_args.email_tls_enabled,
+        startTlsRequired: parsed_args.email_tls_required,
+        sslOnConnectEnabled: parsed_args.email_ssl_on_connect_enabled,
+        sslCheckServerIdentityEnabled: parsed_args.email_ssl_check_server_identity_enabled,
+        nexusTrustStoreEnabled: parsed_args.email_trust_store_enabled
+)
+
+emailMgr.configuration = emailConfig
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 506c4ba..ca8ebc5 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -150,6 +150,23 @@
     args:
       base_url: "https://{{ public_hostname }}/"
 
+- include: call_script.yml
+  vars:
+    script_name: setup_email
+    args:
+      email_server_enabled: "{{ nexus_email_server_enabled }}"
+      email_server_host: "{{ nexus_email_server_host }}"
+      email_server_port: "{{ nexus_email_server_port }}"
+      email_server_username: "{{ nexus_email_server_username }}"
+      email_server_password: "{{ nexus_email_server_password }}"
+      email_from_address: "{{ nexus_email_from_address }}"
+      email_subject_prefix: "{{ nexus_email_subject_prefix }}"
+      email_tls_enabled: "{{ nexus_email_tls_enabled }}"
+      email_tls_required: "{{ nexus_email_tls_required }}"
+      email_ssl_on_connect_enabled: "{{ nexus_email_ssl_on_connect_enabled }}"
+      email_ssl_check_server_identity_enabled: "{{ nexus_email_ssl_check_server_identity_enabled }}"
+      email_trust_store_enabled: "{{ nexus_email_trust_store_enabled }}"
+
 - name: Configure branding capability
   include: call_script.yml
   vars:
diff --git a/tasks/nexus_install.yml b/tasks/nexus_install.yml
index 42b6a58..9190c17 100644
--- a/tasks/nexus_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/nexus_install.yml
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@
     - setup_role
     - setup_privilege
     - setup_user
+    - setup_email
     - delete_repo
     - delete_blobstore
     - create_blobstore