diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Org/ExportSettings.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Org/ExportSettings.hs
index b539a8000..6233a6104 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Org/ExportSettings.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Org/ExportSettings.hs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ exportSetting = choice
   , complementableListSetting "d" (\val es -> es { exportDrawers = val })
   , ignoredSetting "date"
   , ignoredSetting "e"
-  , ignoredSetting "email"
+  , booleanSetting "email" (\val es -> es { exportWithEmail = val })
   , ignoredSetting "f"
   , integerSetting "H" (\val es -> es { exportHeadlineLevels = val })
   , ignoredSetting "inline"
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Org/Meta.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Org/Meta.hs
index 4d74713d6..a20c25e09 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Org/Meta.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Org/Meta.hs
@@ -53,8 +53,11 @@ import           Network.HTTP ( urlEncode )
 metaExport :: OrgParser (F Meta)
 metaExport = do
   st <- getState
-  let withAuthor = extractExportOption exportWithAuthor st
+  let settings = orgStateExportSettings st
+  let withAuthor = exportWithAuthor settings
+  let withEmail  = exportWithEmail settings
   return $ (if withAuthor then id else removeMeta "author")
+         . (if withEmail  then id else removeMeta "email")
         <$> orgStateMeta st
 
 removeMeta :: String -> Meta -> Meta
@@ -62,9 +65,6 @@ removeMeta key meta' =
   let metaMap = unMeta meta'
   in Meta $ M.delete key metaMap
 
-extractExportOption :: (ExportSettings -> a) -> OrgParserState -> a
-extractExportOption ex = ex . orgStateExportSettings
-
 -- | Parse and handle a single line containing meta information
 -- The order, in which blocks are tried, makes sure that we're not looking at
 -- the beginning of a block, so we don't need to check for it
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Org/ParserState.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Org/ParserState.hs
index 661ccc4ea..4c3aa298c 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Org/ParserState.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Org/ParserState.hs
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ data ExportSettings = ExportSettings
   , exportSpecialStrings  :: Bool -- ^ Parse ellipses and dashes smartly
   , exportSubSuperscripts :: Bool -- ^ TeX-like syntax for sub- and superscripts
   , exportWithAuthor      :: Bool -- ^ Include author in final meta-data
+  , exportWithEmail       :: Bool -- ^ Include email in final meta-data
   }
 
 instance Default ExportSettings where
@@ -179,6 +180,7 @@ defaultExportSettings = ExportSettings
   , exportSpecialStrings = True
   , exportSubSuperscripts = True
   , exportWithAuthor = True
+  , exportWithEmail = True
   }
 
 
diff --git a/tests/Tests/Readers/Org.hs b/tests/Tests/Readers/Org.hs
index 2ef847f30..5191f63d5 100644
--- a/tests/Tests/Readers/Org.hs
+++ b/tests/Tests/Readers/Org.hs
@@ -674,6 +674,12 @@ tests =
                       , "#+AUTHOR: ShyGuy"
                       ] =?>
               Pandoc nullMeta mempty
+
+          , "disable email export" =:
+              unlines [ "#+OPTIONS: email:nil"
+                      , "#+email: no-mail-please@example.com"
+                      ] =?>
+              Pandoc nullMeta mempty
           ]
       ]