diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Settings/SubscriptionController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Settings/SubscriptionController.php
index 149f1d2533..bd94b5c7cf 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Settings/SubscriptionController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Settings/SubscriptionController.php
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public function index()
         ));
     }
 
-    public function change(Request $request)
+    public function change(Request $request, Tier $tier)
     {
         $user = $request->user();
         $period = $request->get('period', 'monthly');
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/User/EmailValidationController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/User/EmailValidationController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..57eeb203d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/User/EmailValidationController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers\User;
+
+use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
+use App\Models\UserValidation;
+use App\User;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+
+
+class EmailValidationController extends Controller
+{
+
+    public function validateEmail(Request $request, User $user)
+    {
+        $token = $request->get('token');
+
+        /** @var UserValidation $validation */
+        $validation = UserValidation::where('user_id', $user->id)
+            ->where('token', $token)
+            ->first();
+
+        if ($validation->exists) {
+            $validation->is_valid = true;
+            $validation->saveQuietly();
+        } else {
+            response()->redirectTo(route('settings.subscription'))->withError(__('emails/validation.error'));
+        }
+        
+        return response()->redirectTo(route('settings.subscription'))->withSuccess(__('emails/validation.success'));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Jobs/Emails/Subscriptions/EmailValidationJob.php b/app/Jobs/Emails/Subscriptions/EmailValidationJob.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6711f35309
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Jobs/Emails/Subscriptions/EmailValidationJob.php
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Jobs\Emails\Subscriptions;
+
+use App\Mail\Subscription\User\ValidationEmail;
+use App\Models\UserValidation;
+use App\User;
+use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\Dispatchable;
+use Illuminate\Queue\InteractsWithQueue;
+use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Mail;
+
+class EmailValidationJob implements ShouldQueue
+{
+    use Dispatchable;
+    use InteractsWithQueue;
+    use Queueable;
+    use SerializesModels;
+
+    /** @var int user id */
+    protected $user;
+    protected $token;
+
+    /**
+     */
+    public function __construct(User $user, string $token)
+    {
+        $this->user = $user->id;
+        $this->token = $token;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @throws \Illuminate\Contracts\Container\BindingResolutionException
+     */
+    public function handle()
+    {
+        // User deleted their account already? Sure thing
+        /** @var User|null $user */
+        $user = User::find($this->user);
+        if (empty($user)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Send an email to the user
+        Mail::to($user->email)
+            ->locale($user->locale)
+            ->send(
+                new ValidationEmail($user, $this->token)
+            );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Mail/Subscription/User/ValidationEmail.php b/app/Mail/Subscription/User/ValidationEmail.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cffa1f9677
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Mail/Subscription/User/ValidationEmail.php
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Mail\Subscription\User;
+
+use App\Models\UserValidation;
+use App\User;
+use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
+use Illuminate\Mail\Mailable;
+use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
+
+class ValidationEmail extends Mailable
+{
+    use Queueable;
+    use SerializesModels;
+
+    /**
+     * @var User
+     */
+    public $user;
+    public $token;
+
+
+    public $date;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new message instance.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct(User $user, string $token)
+    {
+        $this->user = $user;
+        $this->token = $token;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Build the message.
+     *
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function build()
+    {
+        return $this
+            ->from(['address' => config('app.email'), 'name' => 'Kanka Team'])
+            ->subject(__('emails/subscriptions/validation.title'))
+            ->view('emails.subscriptions.validation.user-html')
+            ->tag('validation');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Models/UserFlag.php b/app/Models/UserFlag.php
index f82c2ed228..87d139e5af 100644
--- a/app/Models/UserFlag.php
+++ b/app/Models/UserFlag.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class UserFlag extends Model
 
     public const FLAG_INACTIVE_1 = 'inactive_1';
     public const FLAG_INACTIVE_2 = 'inactive_2';
+    public const FLAG_EMAIL = 'email';
 
     public function user()
     {
diff --git a/app/Models/UserValidation.php b/app/Models/UserValidation.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d74232793
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Models/UserValidation.php
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Models;
+
+use App\User;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Prunable;
+
+/**
+ * @property int $user_id
+ * @property bool $is_valid
+ */
+class UserValidation extends Model
+{
+    use Prunable;
+
+    /** @var string[]  */
+    protected $fillable = [
+        'is_valid',
+        'token'
+    ];
+
+    public function user()
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(User::class);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Automatically prune old elements from the db
+     * @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder
+     */
+    public function prunable()
+    {
+        return static::where('is_valid', false)->where('created_at', '<=', now()->subDays(1));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/User.php b/app/User.php
index 30f5d4ee20..176a7a239d 100644
--- a/app/User.php
+++ b/app/User.php
@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@
 use App\Models\Scopes\UserScope;
 use App\Models\UserLog;
 use App\Models\UserSetting;
+use App\Models\UserFlag;
+use App\Models\UserValidation;
 use App\Models\Relations\UserRelations;
 use Carbon\Carbon;
+use App\Jobs\Emails\Subscriptions\EmailValidationJob;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
 use Illuminate\Notifications\Notifiable;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
@@ -433,6 +436,12 @@ public function isFrauding(): bool
         if (!empty($this->provider)) {
             return false;
         }
+
+        $validation = UserValidation::where('user_id', $this->id)->where('is_valid', true)->first();
+        if ($validation) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        
         // If the account was created recently, add some small checks
         /*if ($this->created_at->isAfter(Carbon::now()->subHour())) {
             // User's name is directly in the campaign name
@@ -453,6 +462,35 @@ public function isFrauding(): bool
             ->count() >= 2;
     }
 
+    public function requiresEmail(): self
+    {
+        $token = UserValidation::where('user_id', $this->id)->first();
+        if ($token && $token->is_valid) {
+            return $this;
+        }
+        //Check for existing token
+        $flag = UserFlag::where('user_id', $this->id)->where('flag', UserFlag::FLAG_EMAIL)->first();
+
+        if (!$flag) {
+            $flag = new UserFlag();
+            $flag->user_id = $this->id;
+            $flag->flag = UserFlag::FLAG_EMAIL;
+            $flag->save();
+        }
+
+        if (!$token) {
+            $token = new UserValidation();
+            $token->token = Str::uuid();
+            $token->user_id = $this->id;
+            $token->is_valid = false;
+            $token->save();
+        }
+
+        EmailValidationJob::dispatch($this, $token->token);
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * List of campaigns the user is the only admin of. This is used for the automatic purge warning emails
      */
diff --git a/database/migrations/2024_01_22_203110_create_user_validations_table.php b/database/migrations/2024_01_22_203110_create_user_validations_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d09e9d31a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2024_01_22_203110_create_user_validations_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::create('user_validations', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id();
+            $table->uuid('token');
+            $table->unsignedInteger('user_id');
+            $table->boolean('is_valid');
+            $table->timestamps();
+
+            $table->foreign('user_id')->references('id')->on('users')->cascadeOnDelete();
+            $table->index(['is_valid']);
+
+
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('user_validations');
+    }
+};
diff --git a/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php b/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php
index 0918ef9a8b..5b62c76603 100644
--- a/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php
+++ b/database/seeders/DatabaseSeeder.php
@@ -25,5 +25,6 @@ public function run()
         $this->call(PostLayoutTableSeeder::class);
         $this->call(FeatureCategorySeeder::class);
         $this->call(FeatureStatusSeeder::class);
+        $this->call(TierSeeder::class);
     }
 }
diff --git a/lang/en/emails/validation.php b/lang/en/emails/validation.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..53a784175e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/en/emails/validation.php
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?php
+
+return [
+    'modal'     => 'Email validation required for subscription, please check your inbox to continue the validation process.',
+    'success'   => 'Email succesfully validated.',
+    'error'     => 'Validation failed, please try again.',
+];
diff --git a/resources/views/emails/subscriptions/validation/user-html.blade.php b/resources/views/emails/subscriptions/validation/user-html.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6e49893ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/emails/subscriptions/validation/user-html.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+@extends('emails.base', [
+    'utmSource' => 'subscription',
+    'utmCampaign' => 'failed-charge'
+])
+
+@section('content')
+    <p>
+        <strong>Email Validation</strong>
+    </p>
+    <p>
+        {{ __('emails/subscriptions/upcoming.dear', ['name' => $user->name]) }},
+    </p>
+
+    <p>This is an automatic notification.</p>
+    <p>To validate the email for your Kanka account click <a href="{{ 'https://app.kanka.io/users/' . $user->id . '/validation?token=' . $token }}">here</a>. This link will expire in 24 hours.</p>
+    <p>If the above link doesnt work, open the following URL in your web browser {{ 'https://app.kanka.io/users/' . $user->id . '/validation?token=' . $token }}</p>
+    <p>
+        {{ __('emails/subscriptions/upcoming.closing') }}<br />
+        The Kanka Team
+    </p>
+
+@endsection
diff --git a/resources/views/settings/subscription/change.blade.php b/resources/views/settings/subscription/change.blade.php
index 665f7eeddf..d8aba330d3 100644
--- a/resources/views/settings/subscription/change.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/settings/subscription/change.blade.php
@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@
 <article class="text-center max-w-xl container">
 
     <x-grid type="1/1">
-    @if ($user->isFrauding())
+    @if (!$user->isFrauding())
+        @php
+            $user->requiresEmail();
+        @endphp
         <x-alert type="warning">
-            {{ __('settings.subscription.errors.failed', ['email' => config('app.email')]) }}
+            {{ __('emails/validation.modal') }}
         </x-alert></div><?php return; ?>
     @endif
 
@@ -76,7 +79,7 @@
                 </li>
                 <li role="presentation">
                     <a href="#giropay" aria-controls="settings" role="tab" data-toggle="tab">
-                        giropay
+                        Giropay
                     </a>
                 </li>
                 @endif
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index 51264ab619..b1222b5cb9 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -34,3 +34,5 @@
 Route::get('roadmap/{feature}', [App\Http\Controllers\Roadmap\FeatureController::class, 'show'])->name('roadmap.feature.show');
 Route::post('roadmap/{feature}/upvote', [App\Http\Controllers\Roadmap\FeatureController::class, 'upvote'])->name('roadmap.upvote');
 Route::post('roadmap/submit', [App\Http\Controllers\Roadmap\FeatureController::class, 'store'])->name('roadmap.store');
+
+Route::get('/users/{user}/validation', [App\Http\Controllers\User\EmailValidationController::class, 'validateEmail'])->name('validation.email');