diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index e261d9cc9..d0b9b38a4 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
           <span translate> <strong class="size-16">Network Error</strong>.<br> Attempting to reconnect..</span>
         </span>
         <span class="status" ng-if="$root.needsEmailConfirmation"> 
+          <a class="text-white button warning tiny m0 right" ng-click="resendVerificationEmail()">Resend</a>
           <i class="fi-alert size-36 left m20r"></i>
           <span translate> 
             <strong class="size-16">Email not confirmed</strong>.<br> 
diff --git a/js/controllers/index.js b/js/controllers/index.js
index 285506ee9..8e1f4e689 100644
--- a/js/controllers/index.js
+++ b/js/controllers/index.js
@@ -1,10 +1,22 @@
 'use strict';
 
-angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('IndexController', function($scope, go, isCordova) {
+angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('IndexController', function($scope, go, isCordova, identityService, notification) {
   $scope.init = function() {
 
   };
 
+  $scope.resendVerificationEmail = function() {
+    identityService.resendVerificationEmail(function(err) {
+      if (err) {
+        notification.error('Could not send email', 'There was a problem sending the verification email.');
+        setTimeout(function() {
+          $scope.$digest();
+        }, 1);
+        return;
+      }
+    });
+  };
+
   $scope.swipe = function(invert) {
     go.swipe(invert);
   };
diff --git a/js/models/Identity.js b/js/models/Identity.js
index 60fc2ecd2..4ed14f0db 100644
--- a/js/models/Identity.js
+++ b/js/models/Identity.js
@@ -105,6 +105,15 @@ Identity.create = function(opts, cb) {
   });
 };
 
+Identity.prototype.resendVerificationEmail = function (cb) {
+  var self = this;
+
+  preconditions.checkArgument(_.isFunction(cb));
+  preconditions.checkState(_.isFunction(self.storage.resendVerificationEmail));
+
+  self.storage.resendVerificationEmail(cb);
+};
+
 
 /**
  * Open an Identity from the given storage.
diff --git a/js/plugins/EncryptedInsightStorage.js b/js/plugins/EncryptedInsightStorage.js
index ff994be5c..ce377796c 100644
--- a/js/plugins/EncryptedInsightStorage.js
+++ b/js/plugins/EncryptedInsightStorage.js
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ EncryptedInsightStorage.prototype._brokenDecrypt = function(body) {
   return decryptedJson;
 };
 
+EncryptedInsightStorage.prototype.resendVerificationEmail = function(callback) {
+  InsightStorage.prototype.resendVerificationEmail.apply(this, [callback]);
+};
+
 EncryptedInsightStorage.prototype.getItem = function(name, callback) {
   var self = this;
   InsightStorage.prototype.getItem.apply(this, [name,
diff --git a/js/plugins/InsightStorage.js b/js/plugins/InsightStorage.js
index 1f28eccde..cb8ec6fc4 100644
--- a/js/plugins/InsightStorage.js
+++ b/js/plugins/InsightStorage.js
@@ -37,6 +37,31 @@ InsightStorage.prototype.createItem = function(name, value, callback) {
   });
 };
 
+InsightStorage.prototype.resendVerificationEmail = function (callback) {
+  var passphrase = this.getPassphrase();
+  var authHeader = new buffers.Buffer(this.email + ':' + passphrase).toString('base64');
+  var resendUrl = this.storeUrl + '/resend_email';
+
+  log.debug('Resending verification email: ' + this.email);
+  this.request.get({
+    url: resendUrl,
+    headers: {
+      'Authorization': authHeader
+    },
+    body: null,
+  }, function(err, response, body) {
+    if (err) {
+      return callback('Connection error');
+    }
+    if (response.statusCode === 409) {
+      return callback('BADCREDENTIALS: Invalid username or password');
+    } else if (response.statusCode !== 200) {
+      return callback('Unable to process the request');
+    }
+    return callback();
+  });
+};
+
 function mayBeOldPassword(password) {
   // Test for base64
   return /^[a-zA-Z0-9\/=\+]+$/.test(password);
diff --git a/js/services/identityService.js b/js/services/identityService.js
index 8dcc89a04..e7a993213 100644
--- a/js/services/identityService.js
+++ b/js/services/identityService.js
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ angular.module('copayApp.services')
       });
     };
 
+    root.resendVerificationEmail = function (cb) {
+      var iden = $rootScope.iden;
+      iden.resendVerificationEmail(cb);
+    };
+
     root.setServerStatus = function(headers) {
       if (!headers)
         return;