diff --git a/src/app/account-app/account-app.component.html b/src/app/account-app/account-app.component.html
index 2580c238f..8aec1ed97 100644
--- a/src/app/account-app/account-app.component.html
+++ b/src/app/account-app/account-app.component.html
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ <h3 class="sideNavHeader">Settings Menu</h3>
                 </mat-expansion-panel-header>
                 <mat-list-item routerLink="/account/details">
                     <p mat-line>
-                        <mat-icon mat-list-icon svgIcon="face"></mat-icon> <span>Personal Details</span>
+                        <mat-icon mat-list-icon svgIcon="face-man"></mat-icon> <span>Personal Details</span>
                     </p>
                 </mat-list-item>
                 <mat-list-item routerLink="/account/storage">
diff --git a/src/app/account-details/personal-details.component.html b/src/app/account-details/personal-details.component.html
index 68608bb2d..16bdc497c 100644
--- a/src/app/account-details/personal-details.component.html
+++ b/src/app/account-details/personal-details.component.html
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ <h3><strong>Address details</strong></h3>
             </div>
             <div class="action-buttons">
                 <button mat-raised-button color="primary" (click)="update()">Save Details</button>
+                <button *ngIf="!is_alternative_email_validated" mat-raised-button color="primary" (click)="validate_alt_email()">Resend Alternative Email Validation</button>
             </div>
         </form>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/app/account-details/personal-details.component.ts b/src/app/account-details/personal-details.component.ts
index 4b18882ae..a68516dfa 100644
--- a/src/app/account-details/personal-details.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/account-details/personal-details.component.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export class PersonalDetailsComponent {
     modal_password_ref;
 
     details: Subject<AccountDetailsInterface> = new Subject();
+    is_alternative_email_validated = true;
 
     selectedCountry: any;
     selectedTimezone: any;
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ export class PersonalDetailsComponent {
     ) {
         this.details.subscribe((details: AccountDetailsInterface) => {
             this.detailsForm.patchValue(details);
+            this.is_alternative_email_validated = details.email_alternative_status == 0;
         });
 
         this.loadDetails();
@@ -158,10 +160,20 @@ export class PersonalDetailsComponent {
             .post('/rest/v1/account/details', updates)
             .pipe(map((res: HttpResponse<any>) => res['result']))
             .subscribe((details) => {
-                this.details.next(details);
+                if(details && details.email_alternative) {
+                    this.details.next(details);
+                    this.rmm.show_error('Account details updated', 'Dismiss');
+                } else {
+                    this.rmm.show_error('Failed to update details', 'Dismiss');
+                }
             });
+    }
 
-        this.rmm.show_error('Account details updated', 'Dismiss');
+    public validate_alt_email() {
+      this.http.post('/rest/v1/account/alt_email_validation', {})
+            .subscribe((res) => {
+                this.rmm.show_error('Validation email resent', 'Dismiss');
+            });;
     }
 
     show_modal_password() {
diff --git a/src/app/rmm/account-details.ts b/src/app/rmm/account-details.ts
index 60a661759..09cbaf60b 100644
--- a/src/app/rmm/account-details.ts
+++ b/src/app/rmm/account-details.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export interface AccountDetailsInterface {
     first_name: string;
     last_name: string;
     email_alternative: string;
+    email_alternative_status: number;
     phone_number: number;
     company: string;
     org_number: number;
diff --git a/src/app/welcome/welcomedesk.component.html b/src/app/welcome/welcomedesk.component.html
index c3403d08c..6ceeb8e8a 100644
--- a/src/app/welcome/welcomedesk.component.html
+++ b/src/app/welcome/welcomedesk.component.html
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     <h1>Congratulations -- your new Runbox account is ready!</h1>
     <div  *ngIf="postSignup == 'offer'" id="introSpecialOffer">
       <h3>Take advantage of our current 20% discount by proceeding to <a routerLink="/account/plans">Plans & Upgrades</a> below.</h3>
+      <h4 *ngIf="!me.is_alternative_email_validated">Please validate your alternative email addressm, <a routerLink="/account/details">Visit the Account Details page to resend the email</a>.</h4>
       <h4> You can also <a routerLink="/welcome">continue setting up your account</a>, or go <a routerLink="/">straight to your Inbox</a>.</h4>
       <br />
       <a routerLink="/account/plans">
diff --git a/src/app/welcome/welcomedesk.component.spec.ts b/src/app/welcome/welcomedesk.component.spec.ts
index 994712e33..c99110caa 100644
--- a/src/app/welcome/welcomedesk.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/welcome/welcomedesk.component.spec.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 // ---------- END RUNBOX LICENSE ----------
 
 import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { RunboxWebmailAPI } from '../rmmapi/rbwebmail';
 import { WelcomeDeskComponent } from './welcomedesk.component';
 import { ActivatedRoute, Router, convertToParamMap } from '@angular/router';
 import { of } from 'rxjs';
@@ -37,8 +38,11 @@ describe('WelcomeDeskComponent', () => {
           provide: ActivatedRoute,
           useValue: {
               queryParams: of(convertToParamMap({offer: 'y'}))
-          }
+          },
         },
+        { provide: RunboxWebmailAPI, useValue: {
+          me: of({first_name: 'Test', last_name: 'User'}),
+        }, }
       ]
     })
     .compileComponents();
diff --git a/src/app/welcome/welcomedesk.component.ts b/src/app/welcome/welcomedesk.component.ts
index 53fc183b7..0a1ab40a4 100644
--- a/src/app/welcome/welcomedesk.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/welcome/welcomedesk.component.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
+import { RunboxMe, RunboxWebmailAPI } from '../rmmapi/rbwebmail';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-welcome',
@@ -27,10 +28,14 @@ import { ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
 })
 
 export class WelcomeDeskComponent implements OnInit {
+  public me: RunboxMe;
 
   constructor(
     private activatedRoute: ActivatedRoute,
-  ) { }
+    public rmmapi: RunboxWebmailAPI
+  ) {
+    this.rmmapi.me.subscribe(me => this.me = me);
+  }
   
   public postSignup = ''