diff --git a/source/data/localization/deu.loc.json b/source/data/localization/deu.loc.json
index 3508bd2..848fcf0 100644
--- a/source/data/localization/deu.loc.json
+++ b/source/data/localization/deu.loc.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 		"help.args.action.description": "auszuführende Aktion; Auswahl",
 		"help.args.action.options.serve": "Server starten",
 		"help.args.action.options.api_doc": "API-Dokumentation gemäß OpenAPI-Spezifikation auf Standard-Ausgabe schreiben",
+		"help.args.action.options.email_test": "eine Test-E-Mail senden",
 		"help.args.action.options.expose_conf": "Vollständige Konfiguration ausgeben",
 		"help.args.action.options.password_image": "Passwort-Abbild errechnen und auf Standard-Ausgabe schreiben",
 		"help.args.action.options.export_authelia": "Export der Nutzer-Datenbank im Authelia-user-Datei-Format auf Standard-Ausgabe schreiben",
diff --git a/source/data/localization/eng.loc.json b/source/data/localization/eng.loc.json
index b646b39..6883180 100644
--- a/source/data/localization/eng.loc.json
+++ b/source/data/localization/eng.loc.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 		"help.args.action.description": "action to executo; options",
 		"help.args.action.options.serve": "start server",
 		"help.args.action.options.api_doc": "write API documentation according to OpenAPI specification to stdout",
+		"help.args.action.options.email_test": "send a test e-mail",
 		"help.args.action.options.expose_conf": "write complete configuration to stdout",
 		"help.args.action.options.password_image": "compute password image and write to stdout",
 		"help.args.action.options.export_authelia": "export user database in Authelia user file format and write to stdout",
diff --git a/source/main.ts b/source/main.ts
index 78a59e3..9c252a9 100644
--- a/source/main.ts
+++ b/source/main.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ async function main(
 								"name": "api-doc",
 								"description": lib_plankton.translate.get("help.args.action.options.api_doc")
 							},
+							{
+								"name": "email-test",
+								"description": lib_plankton.translate.get("help.args.action.options.email_test")
+							},
 							{
 								"name": "expose-conf",
 								"description": lib_plankton.translate.get("help.args.action.options.expose_conf")
@@ -205,6 +209,29 @@ async function main(
 				);
 				break;
 			}
+			case "email-test": {
+				await _espe.helpers.email_send(
+					(
+						(args["arg1"] !== null)
+						? [args["arg1"]]
+						: (
+							(
+								_espe.conf.get().admins
+								.map(admin => admin.email_address)
+								.filter(x => (x !== null))
+							) as Array<string>
+						)
+					),
+					lib_plankton.string.coin(
+						"{{head}} | Test",
+						{
+							"head": _espe.conf.get().settings.organisation.name,
+						}
+					),
+					"This is a test e-mail"
+				);				
+				break;
+			}
 			case "serve": {
 				// prepare database
 				await _espe.database.check();