diff --git a/public_html/js/Presenters/UserAccountSettingsPresenter.js b/public_html/js/Presenters/UserAccountSettingsPresenter.js
index 4b436071..f32de0c8 100644
--- a/public_html/js/Presenters/UserAccountSettingsPresenter.js
+++ b/public_html/js/Presenters/UserAccountSettingsPresenter.js
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ App.Presenters.UserAccountSettingsPresenter = function(
 			formData.accessRank = $el.find('[name=access-rank]').val();
 		}
 
-		if (!validateAccountSettingsFormData($messages, formData)) {
+		if (!validateAccountSettingsFormData(formData)) {
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -120,23 +120,30 @@ App.Presenters.UserAccountSettingsPresenter = function(
 
 		api.put('/users/' + user.name, formData)
 			.then(function(response) {
-				editSuccess($messages, response);
+				editSuccess(response);
 			}).fail(function(response) {
-				editFailure($messages, response);
+				editFailure(response);
 			});
 	}
 
-	function editSuccess($messages, apiResponse) {
-		//todo: tell user if it turned out that he needs to confirm his e-mail
+	function editSuccess(apiResponse) {
+		user = apiResponse.json;
+		render();
+		var $messages = jQuery(target).find('.messages');
 		var message = 'Account settings updated!';
+		if (!apiResponse.json.confirmed) {
+			message += '<br/>Check your inbox for activation e-mail.<br/>If e-mail doesn\'t show up, check your spam folder.';
+		}
 		messagePresenter.showInfo($messages, message);
 	}
 
-	function editFailure($messages, apiResponse) {
+	function editFailure(apiResponse) {
+		var $messages = jQuery(target).find('.messages');
 		messagePresenter.showError($messages, apiResponse.json && apiResponse.json.error || apiResponse);
 	}
 
-	function validateAccountSettingsFormData($messages, formData) {
+	function validateAccountSettingsFormData(formData) {
+		var $messages = jQuery(target).find('.messages');
 		if (formData.password !== formData.passwordConfirmation) {
 			messagePresenter.showError($messages, 'Passwords must be the same.');
 			return false;
diff --git a/public_html/templates/account-settings.tpl b/public_html/templates/account-settings.tpl
index da371e91..4115d77d 100644
--- a/public_html/templates/account-settings.tpl
+++ b/public_html/templates/account-settings.tpl
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@
 			<label class="form-label" for="account-settings-email">E-mail:</label>
 			<div class="form-input">
 				<input type="text" name="email" id="account-settings-email" placeholder="New e-mail&hellip;" value="<%= user.email %>"/>
+				<% if (user.emailUnconfirmed) { %>
+					<br/>
+					<span class="account-settings-email-unconfirmed">(unconfirmed) <%= user.emailUnconfirmed %></span>
+				<% } %>
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	<% } %>
diff --git a/src/Controllers/UserController.php b/src/Controllers/UserController.php
index 32d435aa..caa65b7a 100644
--- a/src/Controllers/UserController.php
+++ b/src/Controllers/UserController.php
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ final class UserController extends AbstractController
 		$this->privilegeService->assertPrivilege(\Szurubooru\Privilege::REGISTER);
 		$formData = new \Szurubooru\FormData\RegistrationFormData($this->inputReader);
 		$user = $this->userService->createUser($formData);
-		return array_merge((array) $this->userViewProxy->fromEntity($user), ['confirmed' => !$user->emailUnconfirmed]);
+		return $this->userViewProxy->fromEntity($user);
 	}
 
 	public function updateUser($userNameOrEmail)
diff --git a/src/Controllers/ViewProxies/UserViewProxy.php b/src/Controllers/ViewProxies/UserViewProxy.php
index e7f90a17..7860a40b 100644
--- a/src/Controllers/ViewProxies/UserViewProxy.php
+++ b/src/Controllers/ViewProxies/UserViewProxy.php
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ class UserViewProxy extends AbstractViewProxy
 				$result->email = $user->email;
 				$result->emailUnconfirmed = $user->emailUnconfirmed;
 			}
+
+			$result->confirmed = !$user->emailUnconfirmed;
 		}
 		return $result;
 	}