diff --git a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/MailServiceImpl.java b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/MailServiceImpl.java
index a1490e64d..f47ba88fa 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/MailServiceImpl.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/main/java/com/earth2me/essentials/MailServiceImpl.java
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 package com.earth2me.essentials;
 
 import net.ess3.api.IUser;
-import net.essentialsx.api.v2.services.mail.MailService;
+import net.essentialsx.api.v2.events.UserMailEvent;
 import net.essentialsx.api.v2.services.mail.MailMessage;
 import net.essentialsx.api.v2.services.mail.MailSender;
+import net.essentialsx.api.v2.services.mail.MailService;
+import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.ServicePriority;
 
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
@@ -35,6 +37,12 @@ public class MailServiceImpl implements MailService {
     }
 
     private void sendMail(IUser recipient, MailMessage message) {
+        final UserMailEvent event = new UserMailEvent(recipient, message);
+        Bukkit.getPluginManager().callEvent(event);
+        if (event.isCancelled()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         final ArrayList<MailMessage> messages = recipient.getMailMessages();
         messages.add(0, message);
         recipient.setMailList(messages);
diff --git a/Essentials/src/main/java/net/essentialsx/api/v2/events/UserMailEvent.java b/Essentials/src/main/java/net/essentialsx/api/v2/events/UserMailEvent.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d9ca4dc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Essentials/src/main/java/net/essentialsx/api/v2/events/UserMailEvent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+package net.essentialsx.api.v2.events;
+
+import net.ess3.api.IUser;
+import net.essentialsx.api.v2.services.mail.MailMessage;
+import org.bukkit.event.Cancellable;
+import org.bukkit.event.Event;
+import org.bukkit.event.HandlerList;
+
+/**
+ * Called when mail is sent to a {@link net.ess3.api.IUser IUser} by another player or the console.
+ */
+public class UserMailEvent extends Event implements Cancellable {
+    private static final HandlerList handlers = new HandlerList();
+
+    private final IUser recipient;
+    private final MailMessage message;
+    private boolean canceled;
+
+    public UserMailEvent(IUser recipient, MailMessage message) {
+        this.recipient = recipient;
+        this.message = message;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the recipient of this mail.
+     * @return the recipient.
+     */
+    public IUser getRecipient() {
+        return recipient;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the underlying {@link MailMessage} for this mail.
+     * @return the message.
+     */
+    public MailMessage getMessage() {
+        return message;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setCancelled(boolean cancel) {
+        this.canceled = cancel;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isCancelled() {
+        return canceled;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public HandlerList getHandlers() {
+        return handlers;
+    }
+
+    public static HandlerList getHandlerList() {
+        return handlers;
+    }
+}