diff --git a/apps/provisioning_api/lib/Controller/UsersController.php b/apps/provisioning_api/lib/Controller/UsersController.php
index 1e0be2f71c1..24768322f9d 100644
--- a/apps/provisioning_api/lib/Controller/UsersController.php
+++ b/apps/provisioning_api/lib/Controller/UsersController.php
@@ -777,6 +777,7 @@ class UsersController extends AUserData {
 				$permittedFields[] = IAccountManager::PROPERTY_WEBSITE;
 				$permittedFields[] = IAccountManager::PROPERTY_TWITTER;
 				$permittedFields[] = self::USER_FIELD_QUOTA;
+				$permittedFields[] = self::USER_FIELD_NOTIFICATION_EMAIL;
 			} else {
 				// No rights
 				throw new OCSException('', OCSController::RESPOND_NOT_FOUND);