diff --git a/demo/payload.config.json b/demo/payload.config.json
index 6de4253283..6e0ed3faeb 100644
--- a/demo/payload.config.json
+++ b/demo/payload.config.json
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@
       "height": 16
     }
   ],
+  "email": {
+    "provider": "smtp",
+    "host": "smtp.ethereal.email",
+    "port": 587,
+    "secure": false,
+    "fromName": "John Doe",
+    "fromAddress": "john.doe@payloadcms.com"
+  },
   "graphQL": {
     "path": "/graphql",
     "graphiql": true
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0ab0f44884..fc13bbe385 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
     "method-override": "^3.0.0",
     "mkdirp": "^0.5.1",
     "mongoose-autopopulate": "^0.9.1",
+    "nodemailer": "^6.1.1",
     "passport": "^0.4.0",
     "passport-jwt": "^4.0.0",
     "passport-local": "^1.0.0",
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index b388880170..fb07ea4b80 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import jwtStrategy from './auth/jwt';
 import User from '../demo/User/User.model';
 import fileUpload from 'express-fileupload';
 import mediaRoutes from './routes/media.routes';
+import emailRoutes from './routes/email.routes';
 import config from '../demo/payload.config';
 import locale from './middleware/locale';
 import expressGraphQL from 'express-graphql';
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ module.exports = {
     options.app.use(locale(options.config.localization));
     options.app.use(options.router);
 
+    options.router.use('/forgot', emailRoutes(options.config.email));
+
     if (options.config.graphQL && options.graphQLSchema) {
       options.app.use(
         options.config.graphQL.path,
diff --git a/src/routes/email.routes.js b/src/routes/email.routes.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..53761eda31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/email.routes.js
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import express from 'express';
+import passport from 'passport';
+import * as nodemailer from 'nodemailer';
+
+const router = express.Router();
+const emailRoutes = emailConfig => {
+
+  router
+    .route('')
+    .post(
+      passport.authenticate('jwt', { session: false }),
+      (req, res, next) => smtpEmailHandler(req, res, next, emailConfig)
+    );
+
+  return router;
+};
+
+const smtpEmailHandler = async (req, res, next, emailConfig) => {
+  try {
+    let testAccount = await nodemailer.createTestAccount();
+
+    // create reusable transporter object using the default SMTP transport
+    let transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
+      host: emailConfig.host,
+      port: emailConfig.port,
+      secure: emailConfig.secure, // true for 465, false for other ports
+      auth: {
+        user: testAccount.user, // generated ethereal user
+        pass: testAccount.pass // generated ethereal password
+      }
+    });
+
+    // send mail with defined transport object
+    let info = await transporter.sendMail({
+      from: `"${emailConfig.fromName}" <${emailConfig.fromAddress}>`,
+      to: req.body.toAddress,
+      subject: req.body.subject || 'Password Reset',
+      text: req.body.text || '',
+    });
+
+    res.sendStatus(200);
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.log(e);
+    res.status(500).json({success: false, error: 'Unable to send e-mail'});
+  }
+
+};
+
+export default emailRoutes;