diff --git a/synapse/config/email.py b/synapse/config/email.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9bcc5a8fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/config/email.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2014 OpenMarket Ltd
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from ._base import Config
+
+
+class EmailConfig(Config):
+
+    def __init__(self, args):
+        super(EmailConfig, self).__init__(args)
+        self.email_from_address = args.email_from_address
+        self.email_smtp_server = args.email_smtp_server
+
+    @classmethod
+    def add_arguments(cls, parser):
+        super(EmailConfig, cls).add_arguments(parser)
+        email_group = parser.add_argument_group("email")
+        email_group.add_argument(
+            "--email-from-address",
+            default="FROM@EXAMPLE.COM",
+            help="The address to send emails from (e.g. for password resets)."
+        )
+        email_group.add_argument(
+            "--email-smtp-server",
+            default="",
+            help="The SMTP server to send emails from (e.g. for password resets)."
+        )
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diff --git a/synapse/config/homeserver.py b/synapse/config/homeserver.py
index e16f2c733..4b810a230 100644
--- a/synapse/config/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/config/homeserver.py
@@ -20,11 +20,15 @@ from .database import DatabaseConfig
 from .ratelimiting import RatelimitConfig
 from .repository import ContentRepositoryConfig
 from .captcha import CaptchaConfig
+from .email import EmailConfig
+
 
 class HomeServerConfig(TlsConfig, ServerConfig, DatabaseConfig, LoggingConfig,
-                       RatelimitConfig, ContentRepositoryConfig, CaptchaConfig):
+                       RatelimitConfig, ContentRepositoryConfig, CaptchaConfig,
+                       EmailConfig):
     pass
 
-if __name__=='__main__':
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
     import sys
     HomeServerConfig.load_config("Generate config", sys.argv[1:], "HomeServer")
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/login.py b/synapse/handlers/login.py
index 101b9a81a..80ffdd272 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/login.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/login.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 from ._base import BaseHandler
 from synapse.api.errors import LoginError, Codes
 from synapse.http.client import PlainHttpClient
+from synapse.util.emailutils import EmailException
+import synapse.util.emailutils as emailutils
 
 import bcrypt
 import logging
@@ -71,6 +73,18 @@ class LoginHandler(BaseHandler):
         is_valid = yield self._check_valid_association(user_id, email)
         logger.info("reset_password user=%s email=%s valid=%s", user_id, email,
                     is_valid)
+        if is_valid:
+            try:
+                # send an email out
+                emailutils.send_email(
+                    smtp_server=self.hs.config.email_smtp_server,
+                    from_addr=self.hs.config.email_from_address,
+                    to_addr=email,
+                    subject="Password Reset",
+                    body="TODO."
+                )
+            except EmailException as e:
+                logger.exception(e)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _check_valid_association(self, user_id, email):
diff --git a/synapse/util/emailutils.py b/synapse/util/emailutils.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cdb0abd7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/util/emailutils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2014 OpenMarket Ltd
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+""" This module allows you to send out emails.
+"""
+import email.utils
+import smtplib
+import twisted.python.log
+from email.mime.text import MIMEText
+from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart
+
+import logging
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class EmailException(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+def send_email(smtp_server, from_addr, to_addr, subject, body):
+    """Sends an email.
+
+    Args:
+        smtp_server(str): The SMTP server to use.
+        from_addr(str): The address to send from.
+        to_addr(str): The address to send to.
+        subject(str): The subject of the email.
+        body(str): The plain text body of the email.
+    Raises:
+        EmailException if there was a problem sending the mail.
+    """
+    if not smtp_server or not from_addr or not to_addr:
+        raise EmailException("Need SMTP server, from and to addresses. Check " +
+                             "the config to set these.")
+
+    msg = MIMEMultipart('alternative')
+    msg['Subject'] = subject
+    msg['From'] = from_addr
+    msg['To'] = to_addr
+    plain_part = MIMEText(body)
+    msg.attach(plain_part)
+
+    raw_from = email.utils.parseaddr(from_addr)[1]
+    raw_to = email.utils.parseaddr(to_addr)[1]
+    if not raw_from or not raw_to:
+        raise EmailException("Couldn't parse from/to address.")
+
+    logger.info("Sending email to %s on server %s with subject %s",
+                to_addr, smtp_server, subject)
+
+    try:
+        smtp = smtplib.SMTP(smtp_server)
+        smtp.sendmail(raw_from, raw_to, msg.as_string())
+        smtp.quit()
+    except Exception as origException:
+        twisted.python.log.err()
+        ese = EmailException()
+        ese.cause = origException
+        raise ese
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