diff --git a/bookwyrm/forms.py b/bookwyrm/forms.py
index ee6a56679..7b18a2ffa 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/forms.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/forms.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class EditUserForm(CustomForm):
     class Meta:
         model = models.User
         fields = [
-            'avatar', 'name', 'summary', 'manually_approves_followers'
+            'avatar', 'name', 'email', 'summary', 'manually_approves_followers'
         ]
         help_texts = {f: None for f in fields}
 
diff --git a/bookwyrm/migrations/0052_auto_20201005_2145.py b/bookwyrm/migrations/0052_auto_20201005_2145.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..430c8358d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/migrations/0052_auto_20201005_2145.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.0.7 on 2020-10-05 21:45
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('bookwyrm', '0051_auto_20201005_2142'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='user',
+            name='email',
+            field=models.EmailField(blank=True, max_length=254, verbose_name='email address'),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/user.py b/bookwyrm/models/user.py
index 0673f53f1..0cd8b9788 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/user.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/user.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ class User(OrderedCollectionPageMixin, AbstractUser):
     ''' a user who wants to read books '''
     private_key = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)
     public_key = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)
-    email = models.EmailField(unique=True)
     inbox = models.CharField(max_length=255, unique=True)
     shared_inbox = models.CharField(max_length=255, blank=True, null=True)
     federated_server = models.ForeignKey(
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/edit_user.html b/bookwyrm/templates/edit_user.html
index 1d2db7062..a95cbca2f 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/edit_user.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/edit_user.html
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@
                 <p class="help is-danger">{{ error | escape }}</p>
                 {% endfor %}
             </p>
+            <p class="block">
+                <label class="label" for="id_email">Email address:</label>
+                {{ form.email }}
+                {% for error in form.email.errors %}
+                <p class="help is-danger">{{ error | escape }}</p>
+                {% endfor %}
+            </p>
             <p class="block">
                 <label class="checkbox label" for="id_manually_approve_followers">
                     Manually approve followers:
diff --git a/bookwyrm/view_actions.py b/bookwyrm/view_actions.py
index 7d65bae31..992a270dd 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/view_actions.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/view_actions.py
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ def edit_profile(request):
         return TemplateResponse(request, 'edit_user.html', data)
 
     request.user.name = form.data['name']
+    request.user.email = form.data['email']
     if 'avatar' in form.files:
         # crop and resize avatar upload
         image = Image.open(form.files['avatar'])