diff --git a/cmd/defaults.yaml b/cmd/defaults.yaml
index 0fa789baf1..10424663fe 100644
--- a/cmd/defaults.yaml
+++ b/cmd/defaults.yaml
@@ -371,10 +371,10 @@ SystemDefaults:
     MachineKeySize: 2048 # ZITADEL_SYSTEMDEFAULTS_SECRETGENERATORS_MACHINEKEYSIZE
     ApplicationKeySize: 2048 # ZITADEL_SYSTEMDEFAULTS_SECRETGENERATORS_APPLICATIONKEYSIZE
   PasswordHasher:
-  # Set hasher configuration for user passwords.
-  # Passwords previously hashed with a different algorithm
-  # or cost are automatically re-hashed using this config,
-  # upon password validation or update.
+    # Set hasher configuration for user passwords.
+    # Passwords previously hashed with a different algorithm
+    # or cost are automatically re-hashed using this config,
+    # upon password validation or update.
     Hasher:
       Algorithm: "bcrypt" # ZITADEL_SYSTEMDEFAULTS_PASSWORDHASHER_HASHER_ALGORITHM
       Cost: 14 # ZITADEL_SYSTEMDEFAULTS_PASSWORDHASHER_HASHER_COST
@@ -688,6 +688,7 @@ DefaultInstance:
     # If the host of the sender is different from ExternalDomain set DefaultInstance.DomainPolicy.SMTPSenderAddressMatchesInstanceDomain to false
     From: # ZITADEL_DEFAULTINSTANCE_SMTPCONFIGURATION_SMTP_FROM
     FromName: # ZITADEL_DEFAULTINSTANCE_SMTPCONFIGURATION_SMTP_FROMNAME
+    ReplyToAddress: # ZITADEL_DEFAULTINSTANCE_SMTPCONFIGURATION_SMTP_REPLYTOADDRESS
   MessageTexts:
     - MessageTextType: InitCode
       Language: de
diff --git a/console/src/app/modules/policies/notification-settings/notification-settings.component.html b/console/src/app/modules/policies/notification-settings/notification-settings.component.html
index f01e1ddac6..5895eb58f5 100644
--- a/console/src/app/modules/policies/notification-settings/notification-settings.component.html
+++ b/console/src/app/modules/policies/notification-settings/notification-settings.component.html
@@ -15,12 +15,17 @@
 <form (ngSubmit)="savePolicy()" [formGroup]="form" autocomplete="off">
   <cnsl-form-field class="smtp-form-field" label="Sender Address" required="true">
     <cnsl-label>{{ 'SETTING.SMTP.SENDERADDRESS' | translate }}</cnsl-label>
-    <input cnslInput name="senderAddress" formControlName="senderAddress" />
+    <input cnslInput name="senderAddress" formControlName="senderAddress" required />
   </cnsl-form-field>
 
   <cnsl-form-field class="smtp-form-field" label="Sender Name" required="true">
     <cnsl-label>{{ 'SETTING.SMTP.SENDERNAME' | translate }}</cnsl-label>
-    <input cnslInput name="senderName" formControlName="senderName" />
+    <input cnslInput name="senderName" formControlName="senderName" required />
+  </cnsl-form-field>
+
+  <cnsl-form-field class="smtp-form-field" label="Reply-To Address">
+    <cnsl-label>{{ 'SETTING.SMTP.REPLYTOADDRESS' | translate }}</cnsl-label>
+    <input cnslInput name="senderReplyToAddress" formControlName="replyToAddress" />
   </cnsl-form-field>
 
   <mat-checkbox class="smtp-checkbox" formControlName="tls">
@@ -29,12 +34,12 @@
 
   <cnsl-form-field class="smtp-form-field" label="Host And Port" required="true">
     <cnsl-label>{{ 'SETTING.SMTP.HOSTANDPORT' | translate }}</cnsl-label>
-    <input cnslInput name="hostAndPort" formControlName="hostAndPort" placeholder="smtp.mailtrap.io:2525" />
+    <input cnslInput name="hostAndPort" formControlName="hostAndPort" placeholder="smtp.mailtrap.io:2525" required />
   </cnsl-form-field>
 
   <cnsl-form-field class="smtp-form-field" label="User" required="true">
     <cnsl-label>{{ 'SETTING.SMTP.USER' | translate }}</cnsl-label>
-    <input id="smtp-user" cnslInput name="smtp-user" autocomplete="smtp-user" formControlName="user" />
+    <input id="smtp-user" cnslInput name="smtp-user" autocomplete="smtp-user" formControlName="user" required />
   </cnsl-form-field>
 
   <button
diff --git a/console/src/app/modules/policies/notification-settings/notification-settings.component.ts b/console/src/app/modules/policies/notification-settings/notification-settings.component.ts
index 59fde58583..dfd8a9e568 100644
--- a/console/src/app/modules/policies/notification-settings/notification-settings.component.ts
+++ b/console/src/app/modules/policies/notification-settings/notification-settings.component.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ export class NotificationSettingsComponent implements OnInit {
     this.form = this.fb.group({
       senderAddress: [{ disabled: true, value: '' }, [requiredValidator]],
       senderName: [{ disabled: true, value: '' }, [requiredValidator]],
+      replyToAddress: [{ disabled: true, value: '' }],
       tls: [{ disabled: true, value: true }, [requiredValidator]],
       hostAndPort: [{ disabled: true, value: '' }, [requiredValidator]],
       user: [{ disabled: true, value: '' }, [requiredValidator]],
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ export class NotificationSettingsComponent implements OnInit {
       req.setHost(this.hostAndPort?.value ?? '');
       req.setSenderAddress(this.senderAddress?.value ?? '');
       req.setSenderName(this.senderName?.value ?? '');
+      req.setReplyToAddress(this.replyToAddress?.value ?? '');
       req.setTls(this.tls?.value ?? false);
       req.setUser(this.user?.value ?? '');
 
@@ -152,6 +154,7 @@ export class NotificationSettingsComponent implements OnInit {
       req.setHost(this.hostAndPort?.value ?? '');
       req.setSenderAddress(this.senderAddress?.value ?? '');
       req.setSenderName(this.senderName?.value ?? '');
+      req.setReplyToAddress(this.replyToAddress?.value ?? '');
       req.setTls(this.tls?.value ?? false);
       req.setUser(this.user?.value ?? '');
 
@@ -298,6 +301,10 @@ export class NotificationSettingsComponent implements OnInit {
     return this.form.get('senderName');
   }
 
+  public get replyToAddress(): AbstractControl | null {
+    return this.form.get('replyToAddress');
+  }
+
   public get tls(): AbstractControl | null {
     return this.form.get('tls');
   }
diff --git a/console/src/assets/i18n/bg.json b/console/src/assets/i18n/bg.json
index 1bceff83fa..b3407a41f9 100644
--- a/console/src/assets/i18n/bg.json
+++ b/console/src/assets/i18n/bg.json
@@ -1049,6 +1049,7 @@
       "TITLE": "SMTP настройки",
       "SENDERADDRESS": "Имейл адрес на изпращача",
       "SENDERNAME": "Име на изпращача",
+      "REPLYTOADDRESS": "Reply-to адрес",
       "HOSTANDPORT": "Хост и порт",
       "USER": "Потребител",
       "PASSWORD": "Парола",
diff --git a/console/src/assets/i18n/de.json b/console/src/assets/i18n/de.json
index 9a0c189944..daa3b704ee 100644
--- a/console/src/assets/i18n/de.json
+++ b/console/src/assets/i18n/de.json
@@ -1055,6 +1055,7 @@
       "TITLE": "SMTP Einstellungen",
       "SENDERADDRESS": "Sender Email-Adresse",
       "SENDERNAME": "Sender Name",
+      "REPLYTOADDRESS": "Reply-to-Adresse",
       "HOSTANDPORT": "Host und Port",
       "USER": "Benutzer",
       "PASSWORD": "Passwort",
diff --git a/console/src/assets/i18n/en.json b/console/src/assets/i18n/en.json
index c1a8f2b6da..7bad50009c 100644
--- a/console/src/assets/i18n/en.json
+++ b/console/src/assets/i18n/en.json
@@ -1056,6 +1056,7 @@
       "TITLE": "SMTP Settings",
       "SENDERADDRESS": "Sender Email Address",
       "SENDERNAME": "Sender Name",
+      "REPLYTOADDRESS": "Reply-to Address",
       "HOSTANDPORT": "Host And Port",
       "USER": "User",
       "PASSWORD": "Password",
diff --git a/console/src/assets/i18n/es.json b/console/src/assets/i18n/es.json
index afe86e5aa0..5d12e95524 100644
--- a/console/src/assets/i18n/es.json
+++ b/console/src/assets/i18n/es.json
@@ -1056,6 +1056,7 @@
       "TITLE": "Ajustes SMTP",
       "SENDERADDRESS": "Dirección email del emisor",
       "SENDERNAME": "Nombre del emisor",
+      "REPLYTOADDRESS": "Dirección Reply-To",
       "HOSTANDPORT": "Servidor y puerto",
       "USER": "Usuario",
       "PASSWORD": "Contraseña",
diff --git a/console/src/assets/i18n/fr.json b/console/src/assets/i18n/fr.json
index bd4d6bf0fa..c5a8f2b60a 100644
--- a/console/src/assets/i18n/fr.json
+++ b/console/src/assets/i18n/fr.json
@@ -1055,6 +1055,7 @@
       "TITLE": "Paramètres SMTP",
       "SENDERADDRESS": "Adresse e-mail de l'expéditeur",
       "SENDERNAME": "Nom de l'expéditeur",
+      "REPLYTOADDRESS": "Adresse Reply-to",
       "HOSTANDPORT": "Hôte et port",
       "USER": "Utilisateur",
       "PASSWORD": "Mot de passe",
diff --git a/console/src/assets/i18n/it.json b/console/src/assets/i18n/it.json
index 57d0383c3a..c1fc647d16 100644
--- a/console/src/assets/i18n/it.json
+++ b/console/src/assets/i18n/it.json
@@ -1055,6 +1055,7 @@
       "TITLE": "Impostazioni SMTP",
       "SENDERADDRESS": "Indirizzo email del mittente",
       "SENDERNAME": "Nome del mittente",
+      "REPLYTOADDRESS": "Indirizzo Reply-to",
       "HOSTANDPORT": "Host e porta",
       "USER": "Utente",
       "PASSWORD": "Password",
diff --git a/console/src/assets/i18n/ja.json b/console/src/assets/i18n/ja.json
index c5fd927465..73d3cef814 100644
--- a/console/src/assets/i18n/ja.json
+++ b/console/src/assets/i18n/ja.json
@@ -1056,6 +1056,7 @@
       "TITLE": "SMTP設定",
       "SENDERADDRESS": "送信者のメールアドレス",
       "SENDERNAME": "送信者名",
+      "REPLYTOADDRESS": "返信先アドレス",
       "HOSTANDPORT": "ホストとポート",
       "USER": "ユーザー",
       "PASSWORD": "パスワード",
diff --git a/console/src/assets/i18n/mk.json b/console/src/assets/i18n/mk.json
index f01d931d81..caac4b6b5c 100644
--- a/console/src/assets/i18n/mk.json
+++ b/console/src/assets/i18n/mk.json
@@ -1056,6 +1056,7 @@
       "TITLE": "SMTP подесувања",
       "SENDERADDRESS": "Адреса на испраќачот",
       "SENDERNAME": "Име на испраќачот",
+      "REPLYTOADDRESS": "Reply-to адреса",
       "HOSTANDPORT": "Host и Port",
       "USER": "Корисник",
       "PASSWORD": "Лозинка",
diff --git a/console/src/assets/i18n/pl.json b/console/src/assets/i18n/pl.json
index 71aef9be52..a29ec6ad95 100644
--- a/console/src/assets/i18n/pl.json
+++ b/console/src/assets/i18n/pl.json
@@ -1055,6 +1055,7 @@
       "TITLE": "Ustawienia SMTP",
       "SENDERADDRESS": "Adres e-mail nadawcy",
       "SENDERNAME": "Nazwa nadawcy",
+      "REPLYTOADDRESS": "Adres Reply-to",
       "HOSTANDPORT": "Host i port",
       "USER": "Użytkownik",
       "PASSWORD": "Hasło",
diff --git a/console/src/assets/i18n/pt.json b/console/src/assets/i18n/pt.json
index 7ff90c0087..4a72278b70 100644
--- a/console/src/assets/i18n/pt.json
+++ b/console/src/assets/i18n/pt.json
@@ -1056,6 +1056,7 @@
       "TITLE": "Configurações SMTP",
       "SENDERADDRESS": "Endereço de e-mail do remetente",
       "SENDERNAME": "Nome do remetente",
+      "REPLYTOADDRESS": "Endereço Reply-To",
       "HOSTANDPORT": "Host e porta",
       "USER": "Usuário",
       "PASSWORD": "Senha",
diff --git a/console/src/assets/i18n/zh.json b/console/src/assets/i18n/zh.json
index 9835802018..3a3a5c2115 100644
--- a/console/src/assets/i18n/zh.json
+++ b/console/src/assets/i18n/zh.json
@@ -1055,6 +1055,7 @@
       "TITLE": "SMTP 设置",
       "SENDERADDRESS": "发件人地址",
       "SENDERNAME": "发件人名称",
+      "REPLYTOADDRESS": "Reply-to 地址",
       "HOSTANDPORT": "主机和端口",
       "USER": "用户名",
       "PASSWORD": "密码",
diff --git a/docs/docs/self-hosting/manage/production.md b/docs/docs/self-hosting/manage/production.md
index 55e94f4d62..7ba38c0b5c 100644
--- a/docs/docs/self-hosting/manage/production.md
+++ b/docs/docs/self-hosting/manage/production.md
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ DefaultInstance:
     # if the host of the sender is different from ExternalDomain set DefaultInstance.DomainPolicy.SMTPSenderAddressMatchesInstanceDomain to false
     From:
     FromName:
+    ReplyToAddress:
 ```
 
 - If you don't want to use the DefaultInstance configuration for the first instance that ZITADEL automatically creates for you during the [setup phase](/self-hosting/manage/configure#database-initialization), you can provide a FirstInstance YAML section using the --steps argument.
diff --git a/internal/api/grpc/admin/iam_settings_converter.go b/internal/api/grpc/admin/iam_settings_converter.go
index 5b3429d757..2238562d54 100644
--- a/internal/api/grpc/admin/iam_settings_converter.go
+++ b/internal/api/grpc/admin/iam_settings_converter.go
@@ -132,9 +132,10 @@ func SecretGeneratorTypeToDomain(generatorType settings_pb.SecretGeneratorType)
 
 func AddSMTPToConfig(req *admin_pb.AddSMTPConfigRequest) *smtp.Config {
 	return &smtp.Config{
-		Tls:      req.Tls,
-		From:     req.SenderAddress,
-		FromName: req.SenderName,
+		Tls:            req.Tls,
+		From:           req.SenderAddress,
+		FromName:       req.SenderName,
+		ReplyToAddress: req.ReplyToAddress,
 		SMTP: smtp.SMTP{
 			Host:     req.Host,
 			User:     req.User,
@@ -145,9 +146,10 @@ func AddSMTPToConfig(req *admin_pb.AddSMTPConfigRequest) *smtp.Config {
 
 func UpdateSMTPToConfig(req *admin_pb.UpdateSMTPConfigRequest) *smtp.Config {
 	return &smtp.Config{
-		Tls:      req.Tls,
-		From:     req.SenderAddress,
-		FromName: req.SenderName,
+		Tls:            req.Tls,
+		From:           req.SenderAddress,
+		FromName:       req.SenderName,
+		ReplyToAddress: req.ReplyToAddress,
 		SMTP: smtp.SMTP{
 			Host: req.Host,
 			User: req.User,
@@ -157,12 +159,13 @@ func UpdateSMTPToConfig(req *admin_pb.UpdateSMTPConfigRequest) *smtp.Config {
 
 func SMTPConfigToPb(smtp *query.SMTPConfig) *settings_pb.SMTPConfig {
 	mapped := &settings_pb.SMTPConfig{
-		Tls:           smtp.TLS,
-		SenderAddress: smtp.SenderAddress,
-		SenderName:    smtp.SenderName,
-		Host:          smtp.Host,
-		User:          smtp.User,
-		Details:       obj_grpc.ToViewDetailsPb(smtp.Sequence, smtp.CreationDate, smtp.ChangeDate, smtp.AggregateID),
+		Tls:            smtp.TLS,
+		SenderAddress:  smtp.SenderAddress,
+		SenderName:     smtp.SenderName,
+		ReplyToAddress: smtp.ReplyToAddress,
+		Host:           smtp.Host,
+		User:           smtp.User,
+		Details:        obj_grpc.ToViewDetailsPb(smtp.Sequence, smtp.CreationDate, smtp.ChangeDate, smtp.AggregateID),
 	}
 	return mapped
 }
diff --git a/internal/command/instance.go b/internal/command/instance.go
index 40c035d3eb..e734988a5a 100644
--- a/internal/command/instance.go
+++ b/internal/command/instance.go
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ func (c *Commands) SetUpInstance(ctx context.Context, setup *InstanceSetup) (str
 				instanceAgg,
 				setup.SMTPConfiguration.From,
 				setup.SMTPConfiguration.FromName,
+				setup.SMTPConfiguration.ReplyToAddress,
 				setup.SMTPConfiguration.SMTP.Host,
 				setup.SMTPConfiguration.SMTP.User,
 				[]byte(setup.SMTPConfiguration.SMTP.Password),
diff --git a/internal/command/instance_smtp_config_model.go b/internal/command/instance_smtp_config_model.go
index 07e0539f3a..e852db3597 100644
--- a/internal/command/instance_smtp_config_model.go
+++ b/internal/command/instance_smtp_config_model.go
@@ -12,13 +12,14 @@ import (
 type InstanceSMTPConfigWriteModel struct {
 	eventstore.WriteModel
 
-	SenderAddress string
-	SenderName    string
-	TLS           bool
-	Host          string
-	User          string
-	Password      *crypto.CryptoValue
-	State         domain.SMTPConfigState
+	SenderAddress  string
+	SenderName     string
+	ReplyToAddress string
+	TLS            bool
+	Host           string
+	User           string
+	Password       *crypto.CryptoValue
+	State          domain.SMTPConfigState
 
 	domain                                 string
 	domainState                            domain.InstanceDomainState
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ func (wm *InstanceSMTPConfigWriteModel) Reduce() error {
 			wm.TLS = e.TLS
 			wm.SenderAddress = e.SenderAddress
 			wm.SenderName = e.SenderName
+			wm.ReplyToAddress = e.ReplyToAddress
 			wm.Host = e.Host
 			wm.User = e.User
 			wm.Password = e.Password
@@ -76,6 +78,9 @@ func (wm *InstanceSMTPConfigWriteModel) Reduce() error {
 			if e.FromName != nil {
 				wm.SenderName = *e.FromName
 			}
+			if e.ReplyToAddress != nil {
+				wm.ReplyToAddress = *e.ReplyToAddress
+			}
 			if e.Host != nil {
 				wm.Host = *e.Host
 			}
@@ -87,6 +92,7 @@ func (wm *InstanceSMTPConfigWriteModel) Reduce() error {
 			wm.TLS = false
 			wm.SenderName = ""
 			wm.SenderAddress = ""
+			wm.ReplyToAddress = ""
 			wm.Host = ""
 			wm.User = ""
 			wm.Password = nil
@@ -122,7 +128,7 @@ func (wm *InstanceSMTPConfigWriteModel) Query() *eventstore.SearchQueryBuilder {
 		Builder()
 }
 
-func (wm *InstanceSMTPConfigWriteModel) NewChangedEvent(ctx context.Context, aggregate *eventstore.Aggregate, tls bool, fromAddress, fromName, smtpHost, smtpUser string) (*instance.SMTPConfigChangedEvent, bool, error) {
+func (wm *InstanceSMTPConfigWriteModel) NewChangedEvent(ctx context.Context, aggregate *eventstore.Aggregate, tls bool, fromAddress, fromName, replyToAddress, smtpHost, smtpUser string) (*instance.SMTPConfigChangedEvent, bool, error) {
 	changes := make([]instance.SMTPConfigChanges, 0)
 	var err error
 
@@ -135,6 +141,9 @@ func (wm *InstanceSMTPConfigWriteModel) NewChangedEvent(ctx context.Context, agg
 	if wm.SenderName != fromName {
 		changes = append(changes, instance.ChangeSMTPConfigFromName(fromName))
 	}
+	if wm.ReplyToAddress != replyToAddress {
+		changes = append(changes, instance.ChangeSMTPConfigReplyToAddress(replyToAddress))
+	}
 	if wm.Host != smtpHost {
 		changes = append(changes, instance.ChangeSMTPConfigSMTPHost(smtpHost))
 	}
diff --git a/internal/command/smtp.go b/internal/command/smtp.go
index eb668e491d..664cbc4bcf 100644
--- a/internal/command/smtp.go
+++ b/internal/command/smtp.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 
 func (c *Commands) AddSMTPConfig(ctx context.Context, config *smtp.Config) (*domain.ObjectDetails, error) {
 	instanceAgg := instance.NewAggregate(authz.GetInstance(ctx).InstanceID())
-	validation := c.prepareAddSMTPConfig(instanceAgg, config.From, config.FromName, config.SMTP.Host, config.SMTP.User, []byte(config.SMTP.Password), config.Tls)
+	validation := c.prepareAddSMTPConfig(instanceAgg, config.From, config.FromName, config.ReplyToAddress, config.SMTP.Host, config.SMTP.User, []byte(config.SMTP.Password), config.Tls)
 	cmds, err := preparation.PrepareCommands(ctx, c.eventstore.Filter, validation)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func (c *Commands) AddSMTPConfig(ctx context.Context, config *smtp.Config) (*dom
 
 func (c *Commands) ChangeSMTPConfig(ctx context.Context, config *smtp.Config) (*domain.ObjectDetails, error) {
 	instanceAgg := instance.NewAggregate(authz.GetInstance(ctx).InstanceID())
-	validation := c.prepareChangeSMTPConfig(instanceAgg, config.From, config.FromName, config.SMTP.Host, config.SMTP.User, config.Tls)
+	validation := c.prepareChangeSMTPConfig(instanceAgg, config.From, config.FromName, config.ReplyToAddress, config.SMTP.Host, config.SMTP.User, config.Tls)
 	cmds, err := preparation.PrepareCommands(ctx, c.eventstore.Filter, validation)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -99,11 +99,14 @@ func (c *Commands) RemoveSMTPConfig(ctx context.Context) (*domain.ObjectDetails,
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (c *Commands) prepareAddSMTPConfig(a *instance.Aggregate, from, name, hostAndPort, user string, password []byte, tls bool) preparation.Validation {
+func (c *Commands) prepareAddSMTPConfig(a *instance.Aggregate, from, name, replyTo, hostAndPort, user string, password []byte, tls bool) preparation.Validation {
 	return func() (preparation.CreateCommands, error) {
 		if from = strings.TrimSpace(from); from == "" {
 			return nil, errors.ThrowInvalidArgument(nil, "INST-mruNY", "Errors.Invalid.Argument")
 		}
+
+		replyTo = strings.TrimSpace(replyTo)
+
 		hostAndPort = strings.TrimSpace(hostAndPort)
 		if _, _, err := net.SplitHostPort(hostAndPort); err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.ThrowInvalidArgument(nil, "INST-9JdRe", "Errors.Invalid.Argument")
@@ -136,6 +139,7 @@ func (c *Commands) prepareAddSMTPConfig(a *instance.Aggregate, from, name, hostA
 					tls,
 					from,
 					name,
+					replyTo,
 					hostAndPort,
 					user,
 					smtpPassword,
@@ -145,11 +149,13 @@ func (c *Commands) prepareAddSMTPConfig(a *instance.Aggregate, from, name, hostA
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *Commands) prepareChangeSMTPConfig(a *instance.Aggregate, from, name, hostAndPort, user string, tls bool) preparation.Validation {
+func (c *Commands) prepareChangeSMTPConfig(a *instance.Aggregate, from, name, replyTo, hostAndPort, user string, tls bool) preparation.Validation {
 	return func() (preparation.CreateCommands, error) {
 		if from = strings.TrimSpace(from); from == "" {
 			return nil, errors.ThrowInvalidArgument(nil, "INST-ASv2d", "Errors.Invalid.Argument")
 		}
+
+		replyTo = strings.TrimSpace(replyTo)
 		hostAndPort = strings.TrimSpace(hostAndPort)
 		if _, _, err := net.SplitHostPort(hostAndPort); err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.ThrowInvalidArgument(nil, "INST-Kv875", "Errors.Invalid.Argument")
@@ -174,6 +180,7 @@ func (c *Commands) prepareChangeSMTPConfig(a *instance.Aggregate, from, name, ho
 				tls,
 				from,
 				name,
+				replyTo,
 				hostAndPort,
 				user,
 			)
diff --git a/internal/command/smtp_test.go b/internal/command/smtp_test.go
index 859aca211e..1832b2d9da 100644
--- a/internal/command/smtp_test.go
+++ b/internal/command/smtp_test.go
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ func TestCommandSide_AddSMTPConfig(t *testing.T) {
 								true,
 								"from@domain.ch",
 								"name",
+								"",
 								"host:587",
 								"user",
 								&crypto.CryptoValue{},
@@ -106,9 +107,10 @@ func TestCommandSide_AddSMTPConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			args: args{
 				ctx: authz.WithInstanceID(context.Background(), "INSTANCE"),
 				smtp: &smtp.Config{
-					Tls:      true,
-					From:     "from@domain.ch",
-					FromName: "name",
+					Tls:            true,
+					From:           "from@domain.ch",
+					FromName:       "name",
+					ReplyToAddress: "",
 					SMTP: smtp.SMTP{
 						Host:     "host:587",
 						User:     "user",
@@ -150,6 +152,7 @@ func TestCommandSide_AddSMTPConfig(t *testing.T) {
 									true,
 									"from@domain.ch",
 									"name",
+									"",
 									"host:587",
 									"user",
 									&crypto.CryptoValue{
@@ -184,6 +187,72 @@ func TestCommandSide_AddSMTPConfig(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "add smtp config with reply to address, ok",
+			fields: fields{
+				eventstore: eventstoreExpect(
+					t,
+					expectFilter(
+						eventFromEventPusher(
+							instance.NewDomainAddedEvent(context.Background(),
+								&instance.NewAggregate("INSTANCE").Aggregate,
+								"domain.ch",
+								false,
+							),
+						),
+						eventFromEventPusher(
+							instance.NewDomainPolicyAddedEvent(context.Background(),
+								&instance.NewAggregate("INSTANCE").Aggregate,
+								true, true, false,
+							),
+						),
+					),
+					expectPush(
+						[]*repository.Event{
+							eventFromEventPusherWithInstanceID(
+								"INSTANCE",
+								instance.NewSMTPConfigAddedEvent(
+									context.Background(),
+									&instance.NewAggregate("INSTANCE").Aggregate,
+									true,
+									"from@domain.ch",
+									"name",
+									"replyto@domain.ch",
+									"host:587",
+									"user",
+									&crypto.CryptoValue{
+										CryptoType: crypto.TypeEncryption,
+										Algorithm:  "enc",
+										KeyID:      "id",
+										Crypted:    []byte("password"),
+									},
+								),
+							),
+						},
+					),
+				),
+				alg: crypto.CreateMockEncryptionAlg(gomock.NewController(t)),
+			},
+			args: args{
+				ctx: authz.WithInstanceID(context.Background(), "INSTANCE"),
+				smtp: &smtp.Config{
+					Tls:            true,
+					From:           "from@domain.ch",
+					FromName:       "name",
+					ReplyToAddress: "replyto@domain.ch",
+					SMTP: smtp.SMTP{
+						Host:     "host:587",
+						User:     "user",
+						Password: "password",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			res: res{
+				want: &domain.ObjectDetails{
+					ResourceOwner: "INSTANCE",
+				},
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "smtp config, port is missing",
 			fields: fields{
@@ -258,6 +327,7 @@ func TestCommandSide_AddSMTPConfig(t *testing.T) {
 									true,
 									"from@domain.ch",
 									"name",
+									"",
 									"[2001:db8::1]:2525",
 									"user",
 									&crypto.CryptoValue{
@@ -396,6 +466,7 @@ func TestCommandSide_ChangeSMTPConfig(t *testing.T) {
 								true,
 								"from@domain.ch",
 								"name",
+								"",
 								"host:587",
 								"user",
 								&crypto.CryptoValue{},
@@ -446,6 +517,7 @@ func TestCommandSide_ChangeSMTPConfig(t *testing.T) {
 								true,
 								"from@domain.ch",
 								"name",
+								"",
 								"host:587",
 								"user",
 								&crypto.CryptoValue{},
@@ -496,6 +568,7 @@ func TestCommandSide_ChangeSMTPConfig(t *testing.T) {
 								true,
 								"from@domain.ch",
 								"name",
+								"",
 								"host:587",
 								"user",
 								&crypto.CryptoValue{},
@@ -511,6 +584,7 @@ func TestCommandSide_ChangeSMTPConfig(t *testing.T) {
 									false,
 									"from2@domain.ch",
 									"name2",
+									"replyto@domain.ch",
 									"host2:587",
 									"user2",
 								),
@@ -522,9 +596,10 @@ func TestCommandSide_ChangeSMTPConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			args: args{
 				ctx: authz.WithInstanceID(context.Background(), "INSTANCE"),
 				smtp: &smtp.Config{
-					Tls:      false,
-					From:     "from2@domain.ch",
-					FromName: "name2",
+					Tls:            false,
+					From:           "from2@domain.ch",
+					FromName:       "name2",
+					ReplyToAddress: "replyto@domain.ch",
 					SMTP: smtp.SMTP{
 						Host: "host2:587",
 						User: "user2",
@@ -607,6 +682,7 @@ func TestCommandSide_ChangeSMTPConfig(t *testing.T) {
 								true,
 								"from@domain.ch",
 								"name",
+								"",
 								"host:587",
 								"user",
 								&crypto.CryptoValue{},
@@ -622,6 +698,7 @@ func TestCommandSide_ChangeSMTPConfig(t *testing.T) {
 									false,
 									"from2@domain.ch",
 									"name2",
+									"replyto@domain.ch",
 									"[2001:db8::1]:2525",
 									"user2",
 								),
@@ -633,9 +710,10 @@ func TestCommandSide_ChangeSMTPConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			args: args{
 				ctx: authz.WithInstanceID(context.Background(), "INSTANCE"),
 				smtp: &smtp.Config{
-					Tls:      false,
-					From:     "from2@domain.ch",
-					FromName: "name2",
+					Tls:            false,
+					From:           "from2@domain.ch",
+					FromName:       "name2",
+					ReplyToAddress: "replyto@domain.ch",
 					SMTP: smtp.SMTP{
 						Host: "[2001:db8::1]:2525",
 						User: "user2",
@@ -716,6 +794,7 @@ func TestCommandSide_ChangeSMTPConfigPassword(t *testing.T) {
 								true,
 								"from",
 								"name",
+								"",
 								"host:587",
 								"user",
 								&crypto.CryptoValue{},
@@ -819,6 +898,7 @@ func TestCommandSide_RemoveSMTPConfig(t *testing.T) {
 								true,
 								"from",
 								"name",
+								"",
 								"host:587",
 								"user",
 								&crypto.CryptoValue{},
@@ -868,11 +948,12 @@ func TestCommandSide_RemoveSMTPConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func newSMTPConfigChangedEvent(ctx context.Context, tls bool, fromAddress, fromName, host, user string) *instance.SMTPConfigChangedEvent {
+func newSMTPConfigChangedEvent(ctx context.Context, tls bool, fromAddress, fromName, replyTo, host, user string) *instance.SMTPConfigChangedEvent {
 	changes := []instance.SMTPConfigChanges{
 		instance.ChangeSMTPConfigTLS(tls),
 		instance.ChangeSMTPConfigFromAddress(fromAddress),
 		instance.ChangeSMTPConfigFromName(fromName),
+		instance.ChangeSMTPConfigReplyToAddress(replyTo),
 		instance.ChangeSMTPConfigSMTPHost(host),
 		instance.ChangeSMTPConfigSMTPUser(user),
 	}
diff --git a/internal/notification/channels/smtp/channel.go b/internal/notification/channels/smtp/channel.go
index 9b1b8ecf98..099bc1d969 100644
--- a/internal/notification/channels/smtp/channel.go
+++ b/internal/notification/channels/smtp/channel.go
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ import (
 var _ channels.NotificationChannel = (*Email)(nil)
 
 type Email struct {
-	smtpClient    *smtp.Client
-	senderAddress string
-	senderName    string
+	smtpClient     *smtp.Client
+	senderAddress  string
+	senderName     string
+	replyToAddress string
 }
 
 func InitChannel(ctx context.Context, getSMTPConfig func(ctx context.Context) (*Config, error)) (*Email, error) {
@@ -36,9 +37,10 @@ func InitChannel(ctx context.Context, getSMTPConfig func(ctx context.Context) (*
 	logging.New().Debug("successfully initialized smtp email channel")
 
 	return &Email{
-		smtpClient:    client,
-		senderName:    smtpConfig.FromName,
-		senderAddress: smtpConfig.From,
+		smtpClient:     client,
+		senderName:     smtpConfig.FromName,
+		senderAddress:  smtpConfig.From,
+		replyToAddress: smtpConfig.ReplyToAddress,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ func (email *Email) HandleMessage(message channels.Message) error {
 	}
 	emailMsg.SenderEmail = email.senderAddress
 	emailMsg.SenderName = email.senderName
+	emailMsg.ReplyToAddress = email.replyToAddress
 	// To && From
 	if err := email.smtpClient.Mail(emailMsg.SenderEmail); err != nil {
 		return caos_errs.ThrowInternalf(err, "EMAIL-s3is3", "could not set sender: %v", emailMsg.SenderEmail)
diff --git a/internal/notification/channels/smtp/config.go b/internal/notification/channels/smtp/config.go
index 8a856d7b61..8646c9d58f 100644
--- a/internal/notification/channels/smtp/config.go
+++ b/internal/notification/channels/smtp/config.go
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 package smtp
 
 type Config struct {
-	SMTP     SMTP
-	Tls      bool
-	From     string
-	FromName string
+	SMTP           SMTP
+	Tls            bool
+	From           string
+	FromName       string
+	ReplyToAddress string
 }
 
 type SMTP struct {
diff --git a/internal/notification/handlers/config_smtp.go b/internal/notification/handlers/config_smtp.go
index 898e9b659b..aa245157c5 100644
--- a/internal/notification/handlers/config_smtp.go
+++ b/internal/notification/handlers/config_smtp.go
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ func (n *NotificationQueries) GetSMTPConfig(ctx context.Context) (*smtp.Config,
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return &smtp.Config{
-		From:     config.SenderAddress,
-		FromName: config.SenderName,
-		Tls:      config.TLS,
+		From:           config.SenderAddress,
+		FromName:       config.SenderName,
+		ReplyToAddress: config.ReplyToAddress,
+		Tls:            config.TLS,
 		SMTP: smtp.SMTP{
 			Host:     config.Host,
 			User:     config.User,
diff --git a/internal/notification/messages/email.go b/internal/notification/messages/email.go
index ca3e4c96ca..38ceaaa6fa 100644
--- a/internal/notification/messages/email.go
+++ b/internal/notification/messages/email.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type Email struct {
 	CC              []string
 	SenderEmail     string
 	SenderName      string
+	ReplyToAddress  string
 	Subject         string
 	Content         string
 	TriggeringEvent eventstore.Event
@@ -35,6 +36,9 @@ func (msg *Email) GetContent() (string, error) {
 		from = fmt.Sprintf("%s <%s>", msg.SenderName, msg.SenderEmail)
 	}
 	headers["From"] = from
+	if msg.ReplyToAddress != "" {
+		headers["Reply-to"] = msg.ReplyToAddress
+	}
 	headers["Return-Path"] = msg.SenderEmail
 	headers["To"] = strings.Join(msg.Recipients, ", ")
 	headers["Cc"] = strings.Join(msg.CC, ", ")
diff --git a/internal/query/projection/smtp.go b/internal/query/projection/smtp.go
index e8e12c551e..c8c96e8713 100644
--- a/internal/query/projection/smtp.go
+++ b/internal/query/projection/smtp.go
@@ -11,20 +11,21 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	SMTPConfigProjectionTable = "projections.smtp_configs"
+	SMTPConfigProjectionTable = "projections.smtp_configs1"
 
-	SMTPConfigColumnAggregateID   = "aggregate_id"
-	SMTPConfigColumnCreationDate  = "creation_date"
-	SMTPConfigColumnChangeDate    = "change_date"
-	SMTPConfigColumnSequence      = "sequence"
-	SMTPConfigColumnResourceOwner = "resource_owner"
-	SMTPConfigColumnInstanceID    = "instance_id"
-	SMTPConfigColumnTLS           = "tls"
-	SMTPConfigColumnSenderAddress = "sender_address"
-	SMTPConfigColumnSenderName    = "sender_name"
-	SMTPConfigColumnSMTPHost      = "host"
-	SMTPConfigColumnSMTPUser      = "username"
-	SMTPConfigColumnSMTPPassword  = "password"
+	SMTPConfigColumnAggregateID    = "aggregate_id"
+	SMTPConfigColumnCreationDate   = "creation_date"
+	SMTPConfigColumnChangeDate     = "change_date"
+	SMTPConfigColumnSequence       = "sequence"
+	SMTPConfigColumnResourceOwner  = "resource_owner"
+	SMTPConfigColumnInstanceID     = "instance_id"
+	SMTPConfigColumnTLS            = "tls"
+	SMTPConfigColumnSenderAddress  = "sender_address"
+	SMTPConfigColumnSenderName     = "sender_name"
+	SMTPConfigColumnReplyToAddress = "reply_to_address"
+	SMTPConfigColumnSMTPHost       = "host"
+	SMTPConfigColumnSMTPUser       = "username"
+	SMTPConfigColumnSMTPPassword   = "password"
 )
 
 type smtpConfigProjection struct {
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ func newSMTPConfigProjection(ctx context.Context, config crdb.StatementHandlerCo
 			crdb.NewColumn(SMTPConfigColumnTLS, crdb.ColumnTypeBool),
 			crdb.NewColumn(SMTPConfigColumnSenderAddress, crdb.ColumnTypeText),
 			crdb.NewColumn(SMTPConfigColumnSenderName, crdb.ColumnTypeText),
+			crdb.NewColumn(SMTPConfigColumnReplyToAddress, crdb.ColumnTypeText),
 			crdb.NewColumn(SMTPConfigColumnSMTPHost, crdb.ColumnTypeText),
 			crdb.NewColumn(SMTPConfigColumnSMTPUser, crdb.ColumnTypeText),
 			crdb.NewColumn(SMTPConfigColumnSMTPPassword, crdb.ColumnTypeJSONB, crdb.Nullable()),
@@ -104,6 +106,7 @@ func (p *smtpConfigProjection) reduceSMTPConfigAdded(event eventstore.Event) (*h
 			handler.NewCol(SMTPConfigColumnTLS, e.TLS),
 			handler.NewCol(SMTPConfigColumnSenderAddress, e.SenderAddress),
 			handler.NewCol(SMTPConfigColumnSenderName, e.SenderName),
+			handler.NewCol(SMTPConfigColumnReplyToAddress, e.ReplyToAddress),
 			handler.NewCol(SMTPConfigColumnSMTPHost, e.Host),
 			handler.NewCol(SMTPConfigColumnSMTPUser, e.User),
 			handler.NewCol(SMTPConfigColumnSMTPPassword, e.Password),
@@ -117,7 +120,7 @@ func (p *smtpConfigProjection) reduceSMTPConfigChanged(event eventstore.Event) (
 		return nil, errors.ThrowInvalidArgumentf(nil, "HANDL-wl0wd", "reduce.wrong.event.type %s", instance.SMTPConfigChangedEventType)
 	}
 
-	columns := make([]handler.Column, 0, 7)
+	columns := make([]handler.Column, 0, 8)
 	columns = append(columns, handler.NewCol(SMTPConfigColumnChangeDate, e.CreationDate()),
 		handler.NewCol(SMTPConfigColumnSequence, e.Sequence()))
 	if e.TLS != nil {
@@ -129,6 +132,9 @@ func (p *smtpConfigProjection) reduceSMTPConfigChanged(event eventstore.Event) (
 	if e.FromName != nil {
 		columns = append(columns, handler.NewCol(SMTPConfigColumnSenderName, *e.FromName))
 	}
+	if e.ReplyToAddress != nil {
+		columns = append(columns, handler.NewCol(SMTPConfigColumnReplyToAddress, *e.ReplyToAddress))
+	}
 	if e.Host != nil {
 		columns = append(columns, handler.NewCol(SMTPConfigColumnSMTPHost, *e.Host))
 	}
diff --git a/internal/query/projection/smtp_test.go b/internal/query/projection/smtp_test.go
index 8d04725db7..9c7efb4327 100644
--- a/internal/query/projection/smtp_test.go
+++ b/internal/query/projection/smtp_test.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ func TestSMTPConfigProjection_reduces(t *testing.T) {
 						"tls": true,
 						"senderAddress": "sender",
 						"senderName": "name",
+						"replyToAddress": "reply-to",
 						"host": "host",
 						"user": "user"
 					}`,
@@ -44,13 +45,14 @@ func TestSMTPConfigProjection_reduces(t *testing.T) {
 				executer: &testExecuter{
 					executions: []execution{
 						{
-							expectedStmt: "UPDATE projections.smtp_configs SET (change_date, sequence, tls, sender_address, sender_name, host, username) = ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7) WHERE (aggregate_id = $8) AND (instance_id = $9)",
+							expectedStmt: "UPDATE projections.smtp_configs1 SET (change_date, sequence, tls, sender_address, sender_name, reply_to_address, host, username) = ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8) WHERE (aggregate_id = $9) AND (instance_id = $10)",
 							expectedArgs: []interface{}{
 								anyArg{},
 								uint64(15),
 								true,
 								"sender",
 								"name",
+								"reply-to",
 								"host",
 								"user",
 								"agg-id",
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ func TestSMTPConfigProjection_reduces(t *testing.T) {
 						"tls": true,
 						"senderAddress": "sender",
 						"senderName": "name",
+						"replyToAddress": "reply-to",
 						"host": "host",
 						"user": "user",
 						"password": {
@@ -89,7 +92,7 @@ func TestSMTPConfigProjection_reduces(t *testing.T) {
 				executer: &testExecuter{
 					executions: []execution{
 						{
-							expectedStmt: "INSERT INTO projections.smtp_configs (aggregate_id, creation_date, change_date, resource_owner, instance_id, sequence, tls, sender_address, sender_name, host, username, password) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $11, $12)",
+							expectedStmt: "INSERT INTO projections.smtp_configs1 (aggregate_id, creation_date, change_date, resource_owner, instance_id, sequence, tls, sender_address, sender_name, reply_to_address, host, username, password) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $11, $12, $13)",
 							expectedArgs: []interface{}{
 								"agg-id",
 								anyArg{},
@@ -100,6 +103,7 @@ func TestSMTPConfigProjection_reduces(t *testing.T) {
 								true,
 								"sender",
 								"name",
+								"reply-to",
 								"host",
 								"user",
 								anyArg{},
@@ -132,7 +136,7 @@ func TestSMTPConfigProjection_reduces(t *testing.T) {
 				executer: &testExecuter{
 					executions: []execution{
 						{
-							expectedStmt: "UPDATE projections.smtp_configs SET (change_date, sequence, password) = ($1, $2, $3) WHERE (aggregate_id = $4) AND (instance_id = $5)",
+							expectedStmt: "UPDATE projections.smtp_configs1 SET (change_date, sequence, password) = ($1, $2, $3) WHERE (aggregate_id = $4) AND (instance_id = $5)",
 							expectedArgs: []interface{}{
 								anyArg{},
 								uint64(15),
@@ -162,7 +166,7 @@ func TestSMTPConfigProjection_reduces(t *testing.T) {
 				executer: &testExecuter{
 					executions: []execution{
 						{
-							expectedStmt: "DELETE FROM projections.smtp_configs WHERE (aggregate_id = $1) AND (instance_id = $2)",
+							expectedStmt: "DELETE FROM projections.smtp_configs1 WHERE (aggregate_id = $1) AND (instance_id = $2)",
 							expectedArgs: []interface{}{
 								"agg-id",
 								"instance-id",
@@ -189,7 +193,7 @@ func TestSMTPConfigProjection_reduces(t *testing.T) {
 				executer: &testExecuter{
 					executions: []execution{
 						{
-							expectedStmt: "DELETE FROM projections.smtp_configs WHERE (instance_id = $1)",
+							expectedStmt: "DELETE FROM projections.smtp_configs1 WHERE (instance_id = $1)",
 							expectedArgs: []interface{}{
 								"agg-id",
 							},
diff --git a/internal/query/smtp.go b/internal/query/smtp.go
index 53db6f7b2a..e1d6430eab 100644
--- a/internal/query/smtp.go
+++ b/internal/query/smtp.go
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ var (
 		name:  projection.SMTPConfigColumnSenderName,
 		table: smtpConfigsTable,
 	}
+	SMTPConfigColumnReplyToAddress = Column{
+		name:  projection.SMTPConfigColumnReplyToAddress,
+		table: smtpConfigsTable,
+	}
 	SMTPConfigColumnSMTPHost = Column{
 		name:  projection.SMTPConfigColumnSMTPHost,
 		table: smtpConfigsTable,
@@ -83,12 +87,13 @@ type SMTPConfig struct {
 	ResourceOwner string
 	Sequence      uint64
 
-	TLS           bool
-	SenderAddress string
-	SenderName    string
-	Host          string
-	User          string
-	Password      *crypto.CryptoValue
+	TLS            bool
+	SenderAddress  string
+	SenderName     string
+	ReplyToAddress string
+	Host           string
+	User           string
+	Password       *crypto.CryptoValue
 }
 
 func (q *Queries) SMTPConfigByAggregateID(ctx context.Context, aggregateID string) (config *SMTPConfig, err error) {
@@ -123,6 +128,7 @@ func prepareSMTPConfigQuery(ctx context.Context, db prepareDatabase) (sq.SelectB
 			SMTPConfigColumnTLS.identifier(),
 			SMTPConfigColumnSenderAddress.identifier(),
 			SMTPConfigColumnSenderName.identifier(),
+			SMTPConfigColumnReplyToAddress.identifier(),
 			SMTPConfigColumnSMTPHost.identifier(),
 			SMTPConfigColumnSMTPUser.identifier(),
 			SMTPConfigColumnSMTPPassword.identifier()).
@@ -139,6 +145,7 @@ func prepareSMTPConfigQuery(ctx context.Context, db prepareDatabase) (sq.SelectB
 				&config.TLS,
 				&config.SenderAddress,
 				&config.SenderName,
+				&config.ReplyToAddress,
 				&config.Host,
 				&config.User,
 				&password,
diff --git a/internal/query/smtp_test.go b/internal/query/smtp_test.go
index 899c3ba4e2..bbfc757db6 100644
--- a/internal/query/smtp_test.go
+++ b/internal/query/smtp_test.go
@@ -13,18 +13,19 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	prepareSMTPConfigStmt = `SELECT projections.smtp_configs.aggregate_id,` +
-		` projections.smtp_configs.creation_date,` +
-		` projections.smtp_configs.change_date,` +
-		` projections.smtp_configs.resource_owner,` +
-		` projections.smtp_configs.sequence,` +
-		` projections.smtp_configs.tls,` +
-		` projections.smtp_configs.sender_address,` +
-		` projections.smtp_configs.sender_name,` +
-		` projections.smtp_configs.host,` +
-		` projections.smtp_configs.username,` +
-		` projections.smtp_configs.password` +
-		` FROM projections.smtp_configs` +
+	prepareSMTPConfigStmt = `SELECT projections.smtp_configs1.aggregate_id,` +
+		` projections.smtp_configs1.creation_date,` +
+		` projections.smtp_configs1.change_date,` +
+		` projections.smtp_configs1.resource_owner,` +
+		` projections.smtp_configs1.sequence,` +
+		` projections.smtp_configs1.tls,` +
+		` projections.smtp_configs1.sender_address,` +
+		` projections.smtp_configs1.sender_name,` +
+		` projections.smtp_configs1.reply_to_address,` +
+		` projections.smtp_configs1.host,` +
+		` projections.smtp_configs1.username,` +
+		` projections.smtp_configs1.password` +
+		` FROM projections.smtp_configs1` +
 		` AS OF SYSTEM TIME '-1 ms'`
 	prepareSMTPConfigCols = []string{
 		"aggregate_id",
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ var (
 		"tls",
 		"sender_address",
 		"sender_name",
+		"reply_to_address",
 		"smtp_host",
 		"smtp_user",
 		"smtp_password",
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ func Test_SMTPConfigsPrepares(t *testing.T) {
 						true,
 						"sender",
 						"name",
+						"reply-to",
 						"host",
 						"user",
 						&crypto.CryptoValue{},
@@ -93,17 +96,18 @@ func Test_SMTPConfigsPrepares(t *testing.T) {
 				),
 			},
 			object: &SMTPConfig{
-				AggregateID:   "agg-id",
-				CreationDate:  testNow,
-				ChangeDate:    testNow,
-				ResourceOwner: "ro",
-				Sequence:      20211108,
-				TLS:           true,
-				SenderAddress: "sender",
-				SenderName:    "name",
-				Host:          "host",
-				User:          "user",
-				Password:      &crypto.CryptoValue{},
+				AggregateID:    "agg-id",
+				CreationDate:   testNow,
+				ChangeDate:     testNow,
+				ResourceOwner:  "ro",
+				Sequence:       20211108,
+				TLS:            true,
+				SenderAddress:  "sender",
+				SenderName:     "name",
+				ReplyToAddress: "reply-to",
+				Host:           "host",
+				User:           "user",
+				Password:       &crypto.CryptoValue{},
 			},
 		},
 		{
diff --git a/internal/repository/instance/smtp_config.go b/internal/repository/instance/smtp_config.go
index dc93f80820..a8831e4894 100644
--- a/internal/repository/instance/smtp_config.go
+++ b/internal/repository/instance/smtp_config.go
@@ -21,12 +21,13 @@ const (
 type SMTPConfigAddedEvent struct {
 	eventstore.BaseEvent `json:"-"`
 
-	SenderAddress string              `json:"senderAddress,omitempty"`
-	SenderName    string              `json:"senderName,omitempty"`
-	TLS           bool                `json:"tls,omitempty"`
-	Host          string              `json:"host,omitempty"`
-	User          string              `json:"user,omitempty"`
-	Password      *crypto.CryptoValue `json:"password,omitempty"`
+	SenderAddress  string              `json:"senderAddress,omitempty"`
+	SenderName     string              `json:"senderName,omitempty"`
+	ReplyToAddress string              `json:"replyToAddress,omitempty"`
+	TLS            bool                `json:"tls,omitempty"`
+	Host           string              `json:"host,omitempty"`
+	User           string              `json:"user,omitempty"`
+	Password       *crypto.CryptoValue `json:"password,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func NewSMTPConfigAddedEvent(
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ func NewSMTPConfigAddedEvent(
 	tls bool,
 	senderAddress,
 	senderName,
+	replyToAddress,
 	host,
 	user string,
 	password *crypto.CryptoValue,
@@ -45,12 +47,13 @@ func NewSMTPConfigAddedEvent(
 			aggregate,
 			SMTPConfigAddedEventType,
 		),
-		TLS:           tls,
-		SenderAddress: senderAddress,
-		SenderName:    senderName,
-		Host:          host,
-		User:          user,
-		Password:      password,
+		TLS:            tls,
+		SenderAddress:  senderAddress,
+		SenderName:     senderName,
+		ReplyToAddress: replyToAddress,
+		Host:           host,
+		User:           user,
+		Password:       password,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -77,11 +80,12 @@ func SMTPConfigAddedEventMapper(event *repository.Event) (eventstore.Event, erro
 type SMTPConfigChangedEvent struct {
 	eventstore.BaseEvent `json:"-"`
 
-	FromAddress *string `json:"senderAddress,omitempty"`
-	FromName    *string `json:"senderName,omitempty"`
-	TLS         *bool   `json:"tls,omitempty"`
-	Host        *string `json:"host,omitempty"`
-	User        *string `json:"user,omitempty"`
+	FromAddress    *string `json:"senderAddress,omitempty"`
+	FromName       *string `json:"senderName,omitempty"`
+	ReplyToAddress *string `json:"replyToAddress,omitempty"`
+	TLS            *bool   `json:"tls,omitempty"`
+	Host           *string `json:"host,omitempty"`
+	User           *string `json:"user,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (e *SMTPConfigChangedEvent) Data() interface{} {
@@ -133,6 +137,12 @@ func ChangeSMTPConfigFromName(senderName string) func(event *SMTPConfigChangedEv
 	}
 }
 
+func ChangeSMTPConfigReplyToAddress(replyToAddress string) func(event *SMTPConfigChangedEvent) {
+	return func(e *SMTPConfigChangedEvent) {
+		e.ReplyToAddress = &replyToAddress
+	}
+}
+
 func ChangeSMTPConfigSMTPHost(smtpHost string) func(event *SMTPConfigChangedEvent) {
 	return func(e *SMTPConfigChangedEvent) {
 		e.Host = &smtpHost
diff --git a/proto/zitadel/admin.proto b/proto/zitadel/admin.proto
index 03da9cdd81..65a95ba36f 100644
--- a/proto/zitadel/admin.proto
+++ b/proto/zitadel/admin.proto
@@ -3842,6 +3842,14 @@ message AddSMTPConfigRequest {
             example: "\"this-is-my-password\"";
         }
     ];
+    string reply_to_address = 7 [
+        (validate.rules).string = {min_len: 0, max_len: 200},
+        (grpc.gateway.protoc_gen_openapiv2.options.openapiv2_field) = {
+            example: "\"replyto@m.zitadel.cloud\"";
+            min_length: 1;
+            max_length: 200;
+        }
+    ];
 }
 
 message AddSMTPConfigResponse {
@@ -3883,6 +3891,14 @@ message UpdateSMTPConfigRequest {
             example: "\"197f0117-529e-443d-bf6c-0292dd9a02b7\"";
         }
     ];
+    string reply_to_address = 6 [
+        (validate.rules).string = {min_len: 0, max_len: 200},
+        (grpc.gateway.protoc_gen_openapiv2.options.openapiv2_field) = {
+            example: "\"replyto@m.zitadel.cloud\"";
+            min_length: 1;
+            max_length: 200;
+        }
+    ];
 }
 
 message UpdateSMTPConfigResponse {
diff --git a/proto/zitadel/settings.proto b/proto/zitadel/settings.proto
index 37cc4e9569..41e249f791 100644
--- a/proto/zitadel/settings.proto
+++ b/proto/zitadel/settings.proto
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ message SMTPConfig {
       example: "\"197f0117-529e-443d-bf6c-0292dd9a02b7\"";
     }
   ];
+  string reply_to_address = 7 [
+    (grpc.gateway.protoc_gen_openapiv2.options.openapiv2_field) = {
+      example: "\"replyto@m.zitadel.cloud\"";
+    }
+  ];
 }
 
 message SMSProvider {