diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/services/newsletters/NewslettersService.js b/ghost/core/core/server/services/newsletters/NewslettersService.js
index 5247c69c93b..8aecf6b14b2 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/server/services/newsletters/NewslettersService.js
+++ b/ghost/core/core/server/services/newsletters/NewslettersService.js
@@ -23,11 +23,12 @@ class NewslettersService {
      * @param {Object} options.mail
      * @param {Object} options.singleUseTokenProvider
      * @param {Object} options.urlUtils
+     * @param {Object} options.settingsCache
      * @param {ILimitService} options.limitService
      * @param {Object} options.emailAddressService
      * @param {Object} options.labs
      */
-    constructor({NewsletterModel, MemberModel, mail, singleUseTokenProvider, urlUtils, limitService, labs, emailAddressService}) {
+    constructor({NewsletterModel, MemberModel, mail, singleUseTokenProvider, urlUtils, settingsCache, limitService, labs, emailAddressService}) {
         this.NewsletterModel = NewsletterModel;
         this.MemberModel = MemberModel;
         this.urlUtils = urlUtils;
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ class NewslettersService {
             tokenProvider: singleUseTokenProvider,
             getSigninURL,
             getText,
+            getOpenTrackingEnabled: () => settingsCache.get('email_track_opens'),
             getHTML,
             getSubject,
             sentry
diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/services/newsletters/index.js b/ghost/core/core/server/services/newsletters/index.js
index ef0de972268..44bb89623e1 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/server/services/newsletters/index.js
+++ b/ghost/core/core/server/services/newsletters/index.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const urlUtils = require('../../../shared/url-utils');
 const limitService = require('../limits');
 const labs = require('../../../shared/labs');
 const emailAddressService = require('../email-address');
+const settingsCache = require('../../../shared/settings-cache');
 
 const MAGIC_LINK_TOKEN_VALIDITY = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
 const MAGIC_LINK_TOKEN_VALIDITY_AFTER_USAGE = 10 * 60 * 1000;
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ module.exports = new NewslettersService({
         maxUsageCount: MAGIC_LINK_TOKEN_MAX_USAGE_COUNT
     }),
     urlUtils,
+    settingsCache,
     limitService,
     labs,
     emailAddressService: emailAddressService
diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/services/settings/SettingsBREADService.js b/ghost/core/core/server/services/settings/SettingsBREADService.js
index 0638920c510..a7630a5001f 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/server/services/settings/SettingsBREADService.js
+++ b/ghost/core/core/server/services/settings/SettingsBREADService.js
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ class SettingsBREADService {
             transporter,
             tokenProvider: singleUseTokenProvider,
             getSigninURL,
+            getOpenTrackingEnabled: () => settingsCache.get('email_track_opens'),
             getText,
             getHTML,
             getSubject,
diff --git a/ghost/core/test/e2e-api/members/send-magic-link.test.js b/ghost/core/test/e2e-api/members/send-magic-link.test.js
index b177ef53d32..60ad2f236bb 100644
--- a/ghost/core/test/e2e-api/members/send-magic-link.test.js
+++ b/ghost/core/test/e2e-api/members/send-magic-link.test.js
@@ -377,5 +377,46 @@ describe('sendMagicLink', function () {
                 .expectStatus(201);
         });
     });
-});
 
+    describe('Open tracking', function () {
+        it('Can enable open tracking', async function () {
+            settingsCache.set('email_track_opens', {value: true});
+
+            const email = 'open-tracking-enabled@test.com';
+            await membersAgent.post('/api/send-magic-link')
+                .body({
+                    email,
+                    emailType: 'signup'
+                })
+                .expectEmptyBody()
+                .expectStatus(201);
+
+            // Check email is sent
+            mockManager.assert.sentEmail({
+                to: email,
+                subject: /Complete your sign up to Ghost!/,
+                'o:tracking-opens': true
+            });
+        });
+
+        it('Can disable open tracking', async function () {
+            settingsCache.set('email_track_opens', {value: false});
+
+            const email = 'open-tracking-enabled@test.com';
+            await membersAgent.post('/api/send-magic-link')
+                .body({
+                    email,
+                    emailType: 'signup'
+                })
+                .expectEmptyBody()
+                .expectStatus(201);
+
+            // Check email is sent without open tracking enabled
+            // TODO: This does not validate that `o:tracking-opens` is unset
+            mockManager.assert.sentEmail({
+                to: email,
+                subject: /Complete your sign up to Ghost!/
+            });
+        });
+    });
+});
diff --git a/ghost/magic-link/lib/MagicLink.js b/ghost/magic-link/lib/MagicLink.js
index 91c655d9761..c5d7f52f6c3 100644
--- a/ghost/magic-link/lib/MagicLink.js
+++ b/ghost/magic-link/lib/MagicLink.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class MagicLink {
      * @param {MailTransporter} options.transporter
      * @param {TokenProvider<Token, TokenData>} options.tokenProvider
      * @param {(token: Token, type: string, referrer?: string) => URL} options.getSigninURL
+     * @param {() => Promise<boolean>} options.getOpenTrackingEnabled
      * @param {typeof defaultGetText} [options.getText]
      * @param {typeof defaultGetHTML} [options.getHTML]
      * @param {typeof defaultGetSubject} [options.getSubject]
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ class MagicLink {
         this.transporter = options.transporter;
         this.tokenProvider = options.tokenProvider;
         this.getSigninURL = options.getSigninURL;
+        this.getOpenTrackingEnabled = options.getOpenTrackingEnabled;
         this.getText = options.getText || defaultGetText;
         this.getHTML = options.getHTML || defaultGetHTML;
         this.getSubject = options.getSubject || defaultGetSubject;
@@ -73,12 +75,18 @@ class MagicLink {
 
         const url = this.getSigninURL(token, type, options.referrer);
 
-        const info = await this.transporter.sendMail({
+        const mailObject = {
             to: options.email,
             subject: this.getSubject(type),
             text: this.getText(url, type, options.email),
             html: this.getHTML(url, type, options.email)
-        });
+        };
+
+        if (await this.getOpenTrackingEnabled()) {
+            mailObject['o:tracking-opens'] = true;
+        }
+
+        const info = await this.transporter.sendMail(mailObject);
 
         return {token, info};
     }
diff --git a/ghost/members-api/lib/members-api.js b/ghost/members-api/lib/members-api.js
index a38e86b0416..5d21441330e 100644
--- a/ghost/members-api/lib/members-api.js
+++ b/ghost/members-api/lib/members-api.js
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ module.exports = function MembersAPI({
         tokenProvider,
         getSigninURL,
         getText,
+        getOpenTrackingEnabled: () => settingsCache.get('email_track_opens'),
         getHTML,
         getSubject,
         sentry