diff --git a/webadmin/src/js/client.js b/webadmin/src/js/client.js
index d7645d41b..b47ef810a 100644
--- a/webadmin/src/js/client.js
+++ b/webadmin/src/js/client.js
@@ -540,10 +540,11 @@ angular.module('Application').service('Client', ['$http', 'md5', 'Notification',
         }).error(defaultErrorHandler(callback));
     };
 
-    Client.prototype.createUser = function (username, email, callback) {
+    Client.prototype.createUser = function (username, email, sendInvite, callback) {
         var data = {
             username: username,
-            email: email
+            email: email,
+            invite: sendInvite
         };
 
         $http.post(client.apiOrigin + '/api/v1/users', data).success(function(data, status) {
diff --git a/webadmin/src/views/users.html b/webadmin/src/views/users.html
index f378ca1e9..018c20e9b 100644
--- a/webadmin/src/views/users.html
+++ b/webadmin/src/views/users.html
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@
                             </div>
                             <input type="email" class="form-control" ng-model="useradd.email" id="inputUserAddEmail" name="email" required>
                         </div>
+                        <div class="checkbox">
+                            <label>
+                                <input type="checkbox" ng-model="useradd.sendInvite" id="inputUserAddSendInvite"> Send invite
+                            </label>
+                        </div>
                         <input class="ng-hide" type="submit" ng-disabled="useradd_form.$invalid || useradd.alreadyTaken === username"/>
                     </fieldset>
                 </form>
diff --git a/webadmin/src/views/users.js b/webadmin/src/views/users.js
index 4197dc4ed..f991d89cd 100644
--- a/webadmin/src/views/users.js
+++ b/webadmin/src/views/users.js
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('UsersController', ['$scope', '$locatio
         alreadyTaken: false,
         error: {},
         username: '',
-        email: ''
+        email: '',
+        sendInvite: true
     };
 
     $scope.isMe = function (user) {
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('UsersController', ['$scope', '$locatio
         $scope.useradd.error.username = null;
         $scope.useradd.error.email = null;
 
-        Client.createUser($scope.useradd.username, $scope.useradd.email, function (error) {
+        Client.createUser($scope.useradd.username, $scope.useradd.email, $scope.useradd.sendInvite, function (error) {
             $scope.useradd.busy = false;
 
             if (error && error.statusCode === 409) {