diff --git a/src/api2/tape/backup.rs b/src/api2/tape/backup.rs
index 66a89d51..06f75f92 100644
--- a/src/api2/tape/backup.rs
+++ b/src/api2/tape/backup.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ use crate::{
         },
     },
     server::{
+        lookup_user_email,
         jobstate::{
             Job,
             JobState,
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ use crate::{
         UPID_SCHEMA,
         JOB_ID_SCHEMA,
         MediaPoolConfig,
+        Userid,
     },
     server::WorkerTask,
     task::TaskState,
@@ -350,7 +352,10 @@ fn backup_worker(
 
     let pool = MediaPool::with_config(status_path, &pool_config, changer_name)?;
 
-    let mut pool_writer = PoolWriter::new(pool, &setup.drive, worker)?;
+    let notify_user = setup.notify_user.as_ref().unwrap_or_else(|| &Userid::root_userid());
+    let email = lookup_user_email(notify_user);
+
+    let mut pool_writer = PoolWriter::new(pool, &setup.drive, worker, email)?;
 
     let mut group_list = BackupInfo::list_backup_groups(&datastore.base_path())?;
 
diff --git a/src/api2/tape/restore.rs b/src/api2/tape/restore.rs
index 22da07b8..504bc296 100644
--- a/src/api2/tape/restore.rs
+++ b/src/api2/tape/restore.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ use crate::{
         DRIVE_NAME_SCHEMA,
         UPID_SCHEMA,
         Authid,
+        Userid,
     },
     config::{
         self,
@@ -55,7 +56,10 @@ use crate::{
         DynamicIndexReader,
         FixedIndexReader,
     },
-    server::WorkerTask,
+    server::{
+        lookup_user_email,
+        WorkerTask,
+    },
     tape::{
         TAPE_STATUS_DIR,
         TapeRead,
@@ -97,6 +101,10 @@ pub const ROUTER: Router = Router::new()
                 description: "Media set UUID.",
                 type: String,
             },
+            "notify-user": {
+                type: Userid,
+                optional: true,
+            },
         },
     },
     returns: {
@@ -114,6 +122,7 @@ pub fn restore(
     store: String,
     drive: String,
     media_set: String,
+    notify_user: Option<Userid>,
     rpcenv: &mut dyn RpcEnvironment,
 ) -> Result<Value, Error> {
 
@@ -212,6 +221,7 @@ pub fn restore(
                     &drive,
                     &datastore,
                     &auth_id,
+                    &notify_user,
                 )?;
             }
 
@@ -241,6 +251,7 @@ pub fn request_and_restore_media(
     drive_name: &str,
     datastore: &DataStore,
     authid: &Authid,
+    notify_user: &Option<Userid>,
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
 
     let media_set_uuid = match media_id.media_set_label {
@@ -248,7 +259,12 @@ pub fn request_and_restore_media(
         Some(ref set) => &set.uuid,
     };
 
-    let (mut drive, info) = request_and_load_media(worker, &drive_config, &drive_name, &media_id.label)?;
+    let email = notify_user
+        .as_ref()
+        .and_then(|userid| lookup_user_email(userid))
+        .or_else(|| lookup_user_email(&authid.clone().into()));
+
+    let (mut drive, info) = request_and_load_media(worker, &drive_config, &drive_name, &media_id.label, &email)?;
 
     match info.media_set_label {
         None => {
diff --git a/src/server/email_notifications.rs b/src/server/email_notifications.rs
index 6af6bd38..3ff1be7c 100644
--- a/src/server/email_notifications.rs
+++ b/src/server/email_notifications.rs
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ pub fn send_updates_available(
 }
 
 /// Lookup users email address
-fn lookup_user_email(userid: &Userid) -> Option<String> {
+pub fn lookup_user_email(userid: &Userid) -> Option<String> {
 
     use crate::config::user::{self, User};
 
diff --git a/src/tape/drive/mod.rs b/src/tape/drive/mod.rs
index 8bbca98c..c3021dc3 100644
--- a/src/tape/drive/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tape/drive/mod.rs
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ pub fn request_and_load_media(
     config: &SectionConfigData,
     drive: &str,
     label: &MediaLabel,
+    notify_email: &Option<String>,
 ) -> Result<(
     Box<dyn TapeDriver>,
     MediaId,
@@ -375,9 +376,6 @@ pub fn request_and_load_media(
                         return Ok((handle, media_id));
                     }
 
-
-                    let to = "root@localhost"; // fixme
-
                     let mut last_media_uuid = None;
                     let mut last_error = None;
 
@@ -390,7 +388,9 @@ pub fn request_and_load_media(
                         if tried {
                             if let Some(reason) = failure_reason {
                                 task_log!(worker, "Please insert media '{}' into drive '{}'", label_text, drive);
-                                send_load_media_email(drive, &label_text, to, Some(reason))?;
+                                if let Some(to) = notify_email {
+                                    send_load_media_email(drive, &label_text, to, Some(reason))?;
+                                }
                             }
 
                             failure_reason = None;
diff --git a/src/tape/pool_writer.rs b/src/tape/pool_writer.rs
index a0a54576..2f07699a 100644
--- a/src/tape/pool_writer.rs
+++ b/src/tape/pool_writer.rs
@@ -64,11 +64,12 @@ pub struct PoolWriter {
     drive_name: String,
     status: Option<PoolWriterState>,
     media_set_catalog: MediaSetCatalog,
+    notify_email: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl PoolWriter {
 
-    pub fn new(mut pool: MediaPool, drive_name: &str, worker: &WorkerTask) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+    pub fn new(mut pool: MediaPool, drive_name: &str, worker: &WorkerTask, notify_email: Option<String>) -> Result<Self, Error> {
 
         let current_time = proxmox::tools::time::epoch_i64();
 
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ impl PoolWriter {
             drive_name: drive_name.to_string(),
             status: None,
             media_set_catalog,
+            notify_email,
          })
     }
 
@@ -227,7 +229,7 @@ impl PoolWriter {
         let (drive_config, _digest) = crate::config::drive::config()?;
 
         let (mut drive, old_media_id) =
-            request_and_load_media(worker, &drive_config, &self.drive_name, media.label())?;
+            request_and_load_media(worker, &drive_config, &self.drive_name, media.label(), &self.notify_email)?;
 
         // test for critical tape alert flags
         if let Ok(alert_flags) = drive.tape_alert_flags() {