diff --git a/src/certificates.js b/src/certificates.js
index fe1fd9042..3f7ca3513 100644
--- a/src/certificates.js
+++ b/src/certificates.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ var acme = require('./cert/acme.js'),
     constants = require('./constants.js'),
     debug = require('debug')('box:src/certificates'),
     fs = require('fs'),
+    mailer = require('./mailer.js'),
     nginx = require('./nginx.js'),
     path = require('path'),
     paths = require('./paths.js'),
@@ -150,6 +151,8 @@ function autoRenew(callback) {
                 api.getCertificate(domain, apiOptions, function (error) {
                     var certFilePath, keyFilePath;
 
+                    mailer.certificateRenewed(domain, error ? error.message : '');
+
                     if (error) {
                         debug('autoRenew: could not renew cert for %s because %s', domain, error);
 
diff --git a/src/mail_templates/certificate_renewed.ejs b/src/mail_templates/certificate_renewed.ejs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6f1a712bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mail_templates/certificate_renewed.ejs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<%if (format === 'text') { %>
+
+Dear Cloudron Team,
+
+<% if (message) { %>
+
+    <%= domain %> was not renewed.
+    <%- message %>
+
+<% } else { %>
+
+    <%= domain %> was renewed.
+
+<% } %>
+
+Thank you,
+Your Cloudron
+
+<% } else { %>
+
+<% } %>
+
diff --git a/src/mailer.js b/src/mailer.js
index 80414e5ee..068fecdf1 100644
--- a/src/mailer.js
+++ b/src/mailer.js
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ exports = module.exports = {
 
     outOfDiskSpace: outOfDiskSpace,
 
+    certificateRenewed: certificateRenewed,
+
     FEEDBACK_TYPE_FEEDBACK: 'feedback',
     FEEDBACK_TYPE_TICKET: 'ticket',
     FEEDBACK_TYPE_APP_MISSING: 'app_missing',
@@ -375,6 +377,20 @@ function outOfDiskSpace(message) {
     sendMails([ mailOptions ]);
 }
 
+function certificateRenewed(domain, message) {
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof domain, 'string');
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof message, 'string');
+
+    var mailOptions = {
+        from: config.adminEmail(),
+        to: 'admin@cloudron.io',
+        subject: util.format('[%s] Certificate was %s renewed', domain, message ? 'not' : ''),
+        text: render('certificate_renewed.ejs', { domain: domain, message: message, format: 'text' })
+    };
+
+    sendMails([ mailOptions ]);
+}
+
 // this function bypasses the queue intentionally. it is also expected to work without the mailer module initialized
 // crashnotifier should be able to send mail when there is no db
 function sendCrashNotification(program, context) {