diff --git a/khal/settings/khal.spec b/khal/settings/khal.spec
index dc9ae1a2c..8bc5d2f87 100644
--- a/khal/settings/khal.spec
+++ b/khal/settings/khal.spec
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ readonly = boolean(default=False)
 # *calendars* subsection will be used.
 type = option('calendar', 'birthdays', 'discover', default='calendar')
 
+# The email address associated with this account. For now it is only used to
+# check what participation status ("PARTSTAT") belongs to the user.
+address = string(default='')
+
 [sqlite]
 # khal stores its internal caching database here, by default this will be in the *$XDG_DATA_HOME/khal/khal.db* (this will most likely be *~/.local/share/khal/khal.db*).
 path = expand_db_path(default=None)
diff --git a/tests/configs/small.conf b/tests/configs/small.conf
index 9981df2fe..07a65329a 100644
--- a/tests/configs/small.conf
+++ b/tests/configs/small.conf
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@
   [[work]]
     path = ~/.calendars/work/
     readonly = True
+    address = user@example.com
diff --git a/tests/settings_test.py b/tests/settings_test.py
index 290f1aeff..3428ebfe4 100644
--- a/tests/settings_test.py
+++ b/tests/settings_test.py
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ def test_simple_config(self):
         comp_config = {
             'calendars': {
                 'home': {'path': os.path.expanduser('~/.calendars/home/'),
-                         'readonly': False, 'color': None, 'priority': 10, 'type': 'calendar'},
+                         'readonly': False, 'color': None, 'priority': 10, 'type': 'calendar', 'address': ''},
                 'work': {'path': os.path.expanduser('~/.calendars/work/'),
-                         'readonly': False, 'color': None, 'priority': 10, 'type': 'calendar'},
+                         'readonly': False, 'color': None, 'priority': 10, 'type': 'calendar', 'address': ''},
             },
             'sqlite': {'path': os.path.expanduser('~/.local/share/khal/khal.db')},
             'locale': LOCALE_BERLIN,
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ def test_small(self):
             'calendars': {
                 'home': {'path': os.path.expanduser('~/.calendars/home/'),
                          'color': 'dark green', 'readonly': False, 'priority': 20,
-                         'type': 'calendar'},
+                         'type': 'calendar', 'address': ''},
                 'work': {'path': os.path.expanduser('~/.calendars/work/'),
                          'readonly': True, 'color': None, 'priority': 10,
-                         'type': 'calendar'}},
+                         'type': 'calendar', 'address': 'user@example.com'}},
             'sqlite': {'path': os.path.expanduser('~/.local/share/khal/khal.db')},
             'locale': {
                 'local_timezone': get_localzone(),