diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/forms.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/forms.css.scss
index 1775d75f..ae801b94 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/forms.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/forms.css.scss
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@
   @extend %textOverflowEllipsis;
 }
 
+.email_valid {
+  background-color: lighten($c-green, 30%);
+}
+.email_invalid {
+  background-color: lighten($c-red, 30%);
+}
+
 .menu-heading {
   height: 79px;
   margin: 28px 0 56px 0;
diff --git a/app/controllers/persons_controller.rb b/app/controllers/persons_controller.rb
index d4dd2df2..a1639730 100644
--- a/app/controllers/persons_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/persons_controller.rb
@@ -3,4 +3,8 @@ class PersonsController < ApplicationController
 
   def export
   end
+
+  def verify_email
+    render :json => { verified: Person.email_registered?(params[:email]) }
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/camps/_person_fields.haml b/app/views/camps/_person_fields.haml
index 50017f07..d1f070f9 100644
--- a/app/views/camps/_person_fields.haml
+++ b/app/views/camps/_person_fields.haml
@@ -1,3 +1,32 @@
+:javascript
+
+  function verify_person_email(event) {
+    const email_field = event.target;
+    if (email_field.value != '') {
+      verify_email(email_field.value, function (valid) {
+        console.log(`email is valid: ${valid}`);
+        if (!valid) {
+          email_field.classList.remove("email_valid");
+          email_field.classList.add("email_invalid");
+        } else {
+          email_field.classList.remove("email_invalid");
+          email_field.classList.add("email_valid");
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  function verify_email(email, callback) {
+    var request = new XMLHttpRequest();
+    request.open("POST", '/verify_email', true);
+    request.setRequestHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');
+    request.setRequestHeader('X-CSRF-Token', $('meta[name="csrf-token"]').attr('content'));
+    request.onload  = function() {
+      callback(JSON.parse(request.response)['verified']);
+    };
+    request.send(JSON.stringify({ "email": email }));
+  }
+
 - dream_admin ||= false
 
 .nested-fields.panel.panel-default.col-md-7{ style: 'float:' + I18n.t('lang_direction')}
@@ -13,7 +42,7 @@
       = f.text_field :name, class: 'form-control', readonly: true
     = f.label :email
     - if (@can_edit)
-      = f.text_field :email, class: 'form-control'
+      = f.text_field :email, class: 'form-control person_email', onfocusout: 'verify_person_email(event)'
     - else
       = f.text_field :email, class: 'form-control', readonly: true
     = f.label :phone_number
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index ca5f99d4..19c5b23d 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ en:
     modified_at: Modified at
   new_dream_is_disabled: Creating new dreams is disabled at the moment. If you think
     this is a mistake please contact bureau of dreams
-  email_not_in_spark: This email is not registered in Spark
+  email_not_in_spark: Sorry, but we couldn't find a Midburn profile associated with
   dont_miss_out:
     banner: Don't miss out! Only %{time} left to %{action}
     actions:
diff --git a/config/locales/he.yml b/config/locales/he.yml
index 993027ed..5ce33e79 100755
--- a/config/locales/he.yml
+++ b/config/locales/he.yml
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ he:
 
   # Errors
   new_dream_is_disabled: "יצירת חלומות חדשים מנוטרלת כרגע. אם אתה חושב שזאת שגיאה אנא צור קשר עם לשכת החלומות"
-  email_not_in_spark: "האימייל לא רשום בספארק:"
+  email_not_in_spark: "אופס! לא מצאנו פרופיל מידברן מקושר למייל: "
 
   time:
     am: am
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index a27e7027..cb48f58b 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
   get '/howcanihelp' => 'howcanihelp#index'
 
   get '/people/export' => 'people#export_csv'
+
+  post '/verify_email' => 'persons#verify_email'
   
   get '*unmatched_route' => 'application#not_found'
 end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/camps_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/camps_controller_spec.rb
index aa0cbb0b..8fe4ed41 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/camps_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/camps_controller_spec.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         recycling: 'recycling plan',
         budgetplan: 'budgetplan plan',
         cocreation: 'cocreation plan',
-        people_attributes: {'0' => {name: Faker::Name.name}}
+        people_attributes: {'0' => {name: Faker::Name.name, email: Faker::Internet.email}}
     }
   }