diff --git a/src/bin/proxmox-backup-proxy.rs b/src/bin/proxmox-backup-proxy.rs
index ce290171..78f366db 100644
--- a/src/bin/proxmox-backup-proxy.rs
+++ b/src/bin/proxmox-backup-proxy.rs
@@ -240,11 +240,19 @@ async fn schedule_tasks() -> Result<(), Error> {
 
 async fn schedule_datastore_garbage_collection() {
 
-    use proxmox_backup::config::datastore::{
-        self,
-        DataStoreConfig,
+    use proxmox_backup::config::{
+        datastore::{
+            self,
+            DataStoreConfig,
+        },
+        user::{
+            self,
+            User,
+        },
     };
 
+    let email = server::lookup_user_email(Userid::root_userid());
+
     let config = match datastore::config() {
         Err(err) => {
             eprintln!("unable to read datastore config - {}", err);
@@ -325,6 +333,7 @@ async fn schedule_datastore_garbage_collection() {
         };
 
         let store2 = store.clone();
+        let email2 = email.clone();
 
         if let Err(err) = WorkerTask::new_thread(
             worker_type,
@@ -345,6 +354,13 @@ async fn schedule_datastore_garbage_collection() {
                     eprintln!("could not finish job state for {}: {}", worker_type, err);
                 }
 
+                if let Some(email2) = email2 {
+                    let gc_status = datastore.last_gc_status();
+                    if let Err(err) = crate::server::send_gc_status(&email2, datastore.name(), &gc_status, &result) {
+                        eprintln!("send gc notification failed: {}", err);
+                    }
+                }
+
                 result
             }
         ) {
diff --git a/src/server.rs b/src/server.rs
index dbaec645..9a18c56b 100644
--- a/src/server.rs
+++ b/src/server.rs
@@ -34,3 +34,6 @@ pub mod jobstate;
 
 mod verify_job;
 pub use verify_job::*;
+
+mod email_notifications;
+pub use email_notifications::*;
diff --git a/src/server/email_notifications.rs b/src/server/email_notifications.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bad9f09f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/server/email_notifications.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+use anyhow::Error;
+use serde_json::json;
+
+use handlebars::{Handlebars, Helper, Context, RenderError, RenderContext, Output, HelperResult};
+
+use proxmox::tools::email::sendmail;
+
+use crate::{
+    config::verify::VerificationJobConfig,
+    api2::types::{
+        Userid,
+        GarbageCollectionStatus,
+    },
+    tools::format::HumanByte,
+};
+
+const GC_OK_TEMPLATE: &str = r###"
+
+Datastore:           {{datastore}}
+Task ID:             {{status.upid}}
+Index file count:    {{status.index-file-count}}
+
+Removed garbage:     {{human-bytes status.removed-bytes}}
+Removed chunks:      {{status.removed-chunks}}
+Remove bad files:    {{status.removed-bad}}
+
+Pending removals:    {{human-bytes status.pending-bytes}} (in {{status.pending-chunks}} chunks)
+
+Original Data usage: {{human-bytes status.index-data-bytes}}
+On Disk usage:       {{human-bytes status.disk-bytes}} ({{relative-percentage status.disk-bytes status.index-data-bytes}})
+On Disk chunks:      {{status.disk-chunks}}
+
+Garbage collection successful.
+
+"###;
+
+
+const GC_ERR_TEMPLATE: &str = r###"
+
+Datastore: {{datastore}}
+
+Garbage collection failed: {{error}}
+
+"###;
+
+const VERIFY_OK_TEMPLATE: &str = r###"
+
+Job ID:    {{job.id}}
+Datastore: {{job.store}}
+
+Verification successful.
+
+"###;
+
+const VERIFY_ERR_TEMPLATE: &str = r###"
+
+Job ID:    {{job.id}}
+Datastore: {{job.store}}
+
+Verification failed: {{error}}
+
+"###;
+
+lazy_static::lazy_static!{
+
+    static ref HANDLEBARS: Handlebars<'static> = {
+        let mut hb = Handlebars::new();
+
+        hb.set_strict_mode(true);
+
+        hb.register_helper("human-bytes", Box::new(handlebars_humam_bytes_helper));
+        hb.register_helper("relative-percentage", Box::new(handlebars_relative_percentage_helper));
+
+        hb.register_template_string("gc_ok_template", GC_OK_TEMPLATE).unwrap();
+        hb.register_template_string("gc_err_template", GC_ERR_TEMPLATE).unwrap();
+
+        hb.register_template_string("verify_ok_template", VERIFY_OK_TEMPLATE).unwrap();
+        hb.register_template_string("verify_err_template", VERIFY_ERR_TEMPLATE).unwrap();
+
+        hb
+    };
+}
+
+fn send_job_status_mail(
+    email: &str,
+    subject: &str,
+    text: &str,
+) -> Result<(), Error> {
+
+    // Note: OX has serious problems displaying text mails,
+    // so we include html as well
+    let html = format!("<html><body><pre>\n{}\n<pre>", text);
+
+    let nodename = proxmox::tools::nodename();
+
+    let author = format!("Proxmox Backup Server - {}", nodename);
+
+    sendmail(
+        &[email],
+        &subject,
+        Some(&text),
+        Some(&html),
+        None,
+        Some(&author),
+    )?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub fn send_gc_status(
+    email: &str,
+    datastore: &str,
+    status: &GarbageCollectionStatus,
+    result: &Result<(), Error>,
+) -> Result<(), Error> {
+
+    let text = match result {
+        Ok(()) => {
+            let data = json!({
+                "status": status,
+                "datastore": datastore,
+            });
+            HANDLEBARS.render("gc_ok_template", &data)?
+        }
+        Err(err) => {
+            let data = json!({
+                "error": err.to_string(),
+                "datastore": datastore,
+            });
+            HANDLEBARS.render("gc_err_template", &data)?
+        }
+    };
+
+    let subject = match result {
+        Ok(()) => format!(
+            "Garbage Collect Datastore '{}' successful",
+            datastore,
+        ),
+        Err(_) => format!(
+            "Garbage Collect Datastore '{}' failed",
+            datastore,
+        ),
+    };
+
+    send_job_status_mail(email, &subject, &text)?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub fn send_verify_status(
+    email: &str,
+    job: VerificationJobConfig,
+    result: &Result<(), Error>,
+) -> Result<(), Error> {
+
+
+    let text = match result {
+        Ok(()) => {
+            let data = json!({ "job": job });
+            HANDLEBARS.render("verify_ok_template", &data)?
+        }
+        Err(err) => {
+            let data = json!({ "job": job, "error": err.to_string() });
+            HANDLEBARS.render("verify_err_template", &data)?
+        }
+    };
+
+    let subject = match result {
+        Ok(()) => format!(
+            "Verify Datastore '{}' successful",
+            job.store,
+        ),
+        Err(_) => format!(
+            "Verify Datastore '{}' failed",
+            job.store,
+        ),
+    };
+
+    send_job_status_mail(email, &subject, &text)?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Lookup users email address
+///
+/// For "backup@pam", this returns the address from "root@pam".
+pub fn lookup_user_email(userid: &Userid) -> Option<String> {
+
+    use crate::config::user::{self, User};
+
+    if userid == Userid::backup_userid() {
+        return lookup_user_email(Userid::root_userid());
+    }
+
+    if let Ok(user_config) = user::cached_config() {
+        if let Ok(user) = user_config.lookup::<User>("user", userid.as_str()) {
+            return user.email.clone();
+        }
+    }
+
+    None
+}
+
+// Handlerbar helper functions
+
+fn handlebars_humam_bytes_helper(
+    h: &Helper,
+    _: &Handlebars,
+    _: &Context,
+    _rc: &mut RenderContext,
+    out: &mut dyn Output
+) -> HelperResult {
+    let param = h.param(0).map(|v| v.value().as_u64())
+        .flatten()
+        .ok_or(RenderError::new("human-bytes: param not found"))?;
+
+    out.write(&HumanByte::from(param).to_string())?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn handlebars_relative_percentage_helper(
+    h: &Helper,
+    _: &Handlebars,
+    _: &Context,
+    _rc: &mut RenderContext,
+    out: &mut dyn Output
+) -> HelperResult {
+    let param0 = h.param(0).map(|v| v.value().as_f64())
+        .flatten()
+        .ok_or(RenderError::new("relative-percentage: param0 not found"))?;
+    let param1 = h.param(1).map(|v| v.value().as_f64())
+        .flatten()
+        .ok_or(RenderError::new("relative-percentage: param1 not found"))?;
+
+    if param1 == 0.0 {
+        out.write("-")?;
+    } else {
+        out.write(&format!("{:.2}%", (param0*100.0)/param1))?;
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/server/verify_job.rs b/src/server/verify_job.rs
index 42a9efff..064fb2b7 100644
--- a/src/server/verify_job.rs
+++ b/src/server/verify_job.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ pub fn do_verification_job(
         })
     }
 
+    let email = crate::server::lookup_user_email(userid);
+
     let job_id = job.jobname().to_string();
     let worker_type = job.jobtype().to_string();
     let upid_str = WorkerTask::new_thread(
@@ -103,6 +105,12 @@ pub fn do_verification_job(
                 Ok(_) => (),
             }
 
+            if let Some(email) = email {
+                if let Err(err) = crate::server::send_verify_status(&email, verification_job, &result) {
+                    eprintln!("send verify notification failed: {}", err);
+                }
+            }
+
             result
         },
     )?;