diff --git a/inc/poche/Database.class.php b/inc/poche/Database.class.php
index 2c80b64..8b52a9d 100755
--- a/inc/poche/Database.class.php
+++ b/inc/poche/Database.class.php
@@ -113,10 +113,10 @@ class Database {
         $query = $this->executeQuery($sql, array());
     }
 
-    public function install($login, $password)
+    public function install($login, $password, $email = '')
     {
         $sql = 'INSERT INTO users ( username, password, name, email) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)';
-        $params = array($login, $password, $login, ' ');
+        $params = array($login, $password, $login, $email);
         $query = $this->executeQuery($sql, $params);
 
         $sequence = '';
diff --git a/inc/poche/Poche.class.php b/inc/poche/Poche.class.php
index a49413f..c8a09f3 100755
--- a/inc/poche/Poche.class.php
+++ b/inc/poche/Poche.class.php
@@ -74,12 +74,13 @@ class Poche
     /**
      * Creates a new user
      */
-    public function createNewUser($username, $password)
+    public function createNewUser($username, $password, $email = "")
     {
         if (!empty($username) && !empty($password)){
             $newUsername = filter_var($username, FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING);
+            $email = filter_var($email, FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING);
             if (!$this->store->userExists($newUsername)){
-                if ($this->store->install($newUsername, Tools::encodeString($password . $newUsername))) {
+                if ($this->store->install($newUsername, Tools::encodeString($password . $newUsername), $email)) {
                     Tools::logm('The new user ' . $newUsername . ' has been installed');
                     $this->messages->add('s', sprintf(_('The new user %s has been installed. Do you want to <a href="?logout">logout ?</a>'), $newUsername));
                     Tools::redirect();
diff --git a/inc/poche/Routing.class.php b/inc/poche/Routing.class.php
index 2db57d1..6643397 100644
--- a/inc/poche/Routing.class.php
+++ b/inc/poche/Routing.class.php
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class Routing
             // update password
             $this->wallabag->updatePassword($_POST['password'], $_POST['password_repeat']);
         } elseif (isset($_GET['newuser'])) {
-            $this->wallabag->createNewUser($_POST['newusername'], $_POST['password4newuser']);
+            $this->wallabag->createNewUser($_POST['newusername'], $_POST['password4newuser'], $_POST['newuseremail']);
         } elseif (isset($_GET['deluser'])) {
             $this->wallabag->deleteUser($_POST['password4deletinguser']);
         } elseif (isset($_GET['epub'])) {
diff --git a/install/index.php b/install/index.php
index 1ae782a..9ed62de 100755
--- a/install/index.php
+++ b/install/index.php
@@ -292,9 +292,11 @@ php composer.phar install</code></pre></li>
                     <p>
                         <label for="password">Password</label>
                         <input type="password" required id="password" name="password" value="wallabag" />
+                        <label for="show">Show password:</label> <input style="margin-left:-80px;" name="show" id="show" type="checkbox" onchange="document.getElementById('password').type = this.checked ? 'text' : 'password'">
                     </p>
                     <p>
-                        <label for="show">Show password:</label> <input name="show" id="show" type="checkbox" onchange="document.getElementById('password').type = this.checked ? 'text' : 'password'">
+                        <label for="email">Email (not required)</label>
+                        <input type="email" id="email" name="email" />
                     </p>
                 </fieldset>
 
diff --git a/themes/baggy/config.twig b/themes/baggy/config.twig
index 46735f0..ccdd227 100755
--- a/themes/baggy/config.twig
+++ b/themes/baggy/config.twig
@@ -138,11 +138,15 @@
                 <fieldset class="w500p">
                 <div class="row">
                     <label class="col w150p" for="newusername">{% trans 'Login for new user' %}</label>
-                    <input class="col" type="text" id="newusername" name="newusername" placeholder="{% trans 'Login' %}">
+                    <input class="col" type="text" id="newusername" name="newusername" placeholder="{% trans 'Login' %}" required>
                 </div>
                 <div class="row">
                     <label class="col w150p" for="password4newuser">{% trans "Password for new user" %}</label>
-                    <input class="col" type="password" id="password4newuser" name="password4newuser" placeholder="{% trans "Password" %}">
+                    <input class="col" type="password" id="password4newuser" name="password4newuser" placeholder="{% trans "Password" %}" required>
+                </div>
+                <div class="row">
+                    <label class="col w150p" for="newuseremail">{% trans 'Email for new user' %}</label>
+                    <input class="col" type="email" id="newuseremail" name="newuseremail" placeholder="{% trans 'Email' %}">
                 </div>
                 <div class="row mts txtcenter">
                     <button type="submit">{% trans "Send" %}</button>	
diff --git a/themes/baggy/css/main.css b/themes/baggy/css/main.css
index 6d320cd..ad68c7b 100755
--- a/themes/baggy/css/main.css
+++ b/themes/baggy/css/main.css
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ form fieldset {
   margin: 0;
 }
 
-form input[type="text"], select, form input[type="password"], form input[type="url"] {
+form input[type="text"], select, form input[type="password"], form input[type="url"], form input[type="email"] {
   border: 1px solid #999;
   padding: 0.5em 1em;
   min-width: 12em;