diff --git a/custom/conf/app.example.ini b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
index 9643e396b6..233e8981cb 100644
--- a/custom/conf/app.example.ini
+++ b/custom/conf/app.example.ini
@@ -1457,6 +1457,9 @@ PATH =
 ;; Mail from address, RFC 5322. This can be just an email address, or the `"Name" <email@example.com>` format
 ;FROM =
 ;;
+;; Sometimes it is helpful to use a different address on the envelope. Set this to use ENVELOPE_FROM as the from on the envelope. Set to `<>` to send an empty address.
+;ENVELOPE_FROM =
+;;
 ;; Mailer user name and password
 ;; Please Note: Authentication is only supported when the SMTP server communication is encrypted with TLS (this can be via STARTTLS) or `HOST=localhost`.
 ;USER =
diff --git a/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md b/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
index a087b253e9..ae4f754170 100644
--- a/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/advanced/config-cheat-sheet.en-us.md
@@ -606,6 +606,7 @@ Define allowed algorithms and their minimum key length (use -1 to disable a type
   - Otherwise if `IS_TLS_ENABLED=false` and the server supports `STARTTLS` this will be used. Thus if `STARTTLS` is preferred you should set `IS_TLS_ENABLED=false`.
 - `FROM`: **\<empty\>**: Mail from address, RFC 5322. This can be just an email address, or
    the "Name" \<email@example.com\> format.
+- `ENVELOPE_FROM`: **\<empty\>**: Address set as the From address on the SMTP mail envelope. Set to `<>` to send an empty address.
 - `USER`: **\<empty\>**: Username of mailing user (usually the sender's e-mail address).
 - `PASSWD`: **\<empty\>**: Password of mailing user.  Use \`your password\` for quoting if you use special characters in the password.
    - Please note: authentication is only supported when the SMTP server communication is encrypted with TLS (this can be via `STARTTLS`) or `HOST=localhost`. See [Email Setup]({{< relref "doc/usage/email-setup.en-us.md" >}}) for more information.
diff --git a/modules/setting/mailer.go b/modules/setting/mailer.go
index d2fac440ac..1bcd63a914 100644
--- a/modules/setting/mailer.go
+++ b/modules/setting/mailer.go
@@ -16,13 +16,15 @@ import (
 // Mailer represents mail service.
 type Mailer struct {
 	// Mailer
-	Name            string
-	From            string
-	FromName        string
-	FromEmail       string
-	SendAsPlainText bool
-	MailerType      string
-	SubjectPrefix   string
+	Name                 string
+	From                 string
+	EnvelopeFrom         string
+	OverrideEnvelopeFrom bool `ini:"-"`
+	FromName             string
+	FromEmail            string
+	SendAsPlainText      bool
+	MailerType           string
+	SubjectPrefix        string
 
 	// SMTP sender
 	Host              string
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ func newMailService() {
 		SendmailTimeout: sec.Key("SENDMAIL_TIMEOUT").MustDuration(5 * time.Minute),
 	}
 	MailService.From = sec.Key("FROM").MustString(MailService.User)
+	MailService.EnvelopeFrom = sec.Key("ENVELOPE_FROM").MustString("")
 
 	if sec.HasKey("ENABLE_HTML_ALTERNATIVE") {
 		log.Warn("ENABLE_HTML_ALTERNATIVE is deprecated, use SEND_AS_PLAIN_TEXT")
@@ -93,6 +96,21 @@ func newMailService() {
 	MailService.FromName = parsed.Name
 	MailService.FromEmail = parsed.Address
 
+	switch MailService.EnvelopeFrom {
+	case "":
+		MailService.OverrideEnvelopeFrom = false
+	case "<>":
+		MailService.EnvelopeFrom = ""
+		MailService.OverrideEnvelopeFrom = true
+	default:
+		parsed, err = mail.ParseAddress(MailService.EnvelopeFrom)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal("Invalid mailer.ENVELOPE_FROM (%s): %v", MailService.EnvelopeFrom, err)
+		}
+		MailService.OverrideEnvelopeFrom = true
+		MailService.EnvelopeFrom = parsed.Address
+	}
+
 	if MailService.MailerType == "" {
 		MailService.MailerType = "smtp"
 	}
diff --git a/services/mailer/mailer.go b/services/mailer/mailer.go
index fae8d473e3..0c0c626627 100644
--- a/services/mailer/mailer.go
+++ b/services/mailer/mailer.go
@@ -210,8 +210,14 @@ func (s *smtpSender) Send(from string, to []string, msg io.WriterTo) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err = client.Mail(from); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Mail: %v", err)
+	if opts.OverrideEnvelopeFrom {
+		if err = client.Mail(opts.EnvelopeFrom); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Mail: %v", err)
+		}
+	} else {
+		if err = client.Mail(from); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Mail: %v", err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	for _, rec := range to {
@@ -242,7 +248,12 @@ func (s *sendmailSender) Send(from string, to []string, msg io.WriterTo) error {
 	var closeError error
 	var waitError error
 
-	args := []string{"-f", from, "-i"}
+	envelopeFrom := from
+	if setting.MailService.OverrideEnvelopeFrom {
+		envelopeFrom = setting.MailService.EnvelopeFrom
+	}
+
+	args := []string{"-f", envelopeFrom, "-i"}
 	args = append(args, setting.MailService.SendmailArgs...)
 	args = append(args, to...)
 	log.Trace("Sending with: %s %v", setting.MailService.SendmailPath, args)