diff --git a/group_vars/nextcloud.yml b/group_vars/nextcloud.yml
index 15a6965..7fd24a4 100644
--- a/group_vars/nextcloud.yml
+++ b/group_vars/nextcloud.yml
@@ -13,3 +13,7 @@ nextcloud_trusted_domains:
 - nextcloud.pyrocufflink.net
 - nextcloud.pyrocufflink.blue
 - '{{ ansible_fqdn }}'
+nextcloud_smtp:
+  from: nextcloud@pyrocufflink.net
+  host: mail.pyrocufflink.blue
+  port: 25
diff --git a/roles/nextcloud/templates/config.php.j2 b/roles/nextcloud/templates/config.php.j2
index 1a435ff..3f8a855 100644
--- a/roles/nextcloud/templates/config.php.j2
+++ b/roles/nextcloud/templates/config.php.j2
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@ $CONFIG = array (
   'maintenance' => {{ nextcloud_maintenance|bool|string|lower }},
   'theme' => '',
   'loglevel' => 2,
+{% if nextcloud_smtp is defined %}
+  'mail_from_address' => '{{ nextcloud_smtp.from.split("@")[0] }}',
+  'mail_smtpmode' => 'smtp',
+  'mail_sendmailmode' => 'smtp',
+  'mail_domain' => '{{ nextcloud_smtp.from.split("@")[1] }}',
+  'mail_smtphost' => '{{ nextcloud_smtp.host }}',
+  'mail_smtpport' => '{{ nextcloud_smtp.port }}',
+{% endif %}
   'filelocking.enabled' => true,
   'memcache.distributed' => '\OC\Memcache\Redis',
   'memcache.locking' => '\OC\Memcache\Redis',