diff --git a/config/alfresco/import-export-context.xml b/config/alfresco/import-export-context.xml
index 6d6d1f7da4..3bba4d0416 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/import-export-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/import-export-context.xml
@@ -652,6 +652,12 @@
alfresco/templates/invite-add-direct-email-templates.xmlalfresco/messages/bootstrap-spaces
+
+
+ /${spaces.company_home.childname}/${spaces.dictionary.childname}/${spaces.templates.email.childname}/${spaces.templates.email.invite.childname}
+ alfresco/templates/invite-moderated-email-templates.xml
+ alfresco/messages/bootstrap-spaces
+ /${spaces.company_home.childname}/${spaces.dictionary.childname}/${spaces.templates.email.childname}/${spaces.templates.email.notify.childname}
diff --git a/config/alfresco/invitation-service-context.xml b/config/alfresco/invitation-service-context.xml
index 3fa9e6c854..21cadcfcb0 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/invitation-service-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/invitation-service-context.xml
@@ -108,5 +108,8 @@
+
+
diff --git a/config/alfresco/messages/bootstrap-spaces.properties b/config/alfresco/messages/bootstrap-spaces.properties
index ae9670131a..62792f713e 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/messages/bootstrap-spaces.properties
+++ b/config/alfresco/messages/bootstrap-spaces.properties
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ spaces.templates.email.notify.description=Notify Email Templates
spaces.templates.email.generate_the_invite_email.description=Email template used to generate the invite email for Alfresco Share
spaces.templates.email.generate_the_invite_email_add_direct.description=Email template used to generate the user added to site email for Alfresco Share
+spaces.templates.email.generate_the_invite_email_moderated.description=Email template used to generate the request to join site email for Alfresco Share
+
spaces.templates.email.generate_the_wf_notification_email.description=Email template for notifying users of new a workflow task
email.template.email_template_for_notifying_users=Email template for notifying users from a rule or action
diff --git a/config/alfresco/messages/invitation-service.properties b/config/alfresco/messages/invitation-service.properties
index 2d73697758..3e274df577 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/messages/invitation-service.properties
+++ b/config/alfresco/messages/invitation-service.properties
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ invitation.invitesender.email.role.SiteConsumer=Site Consumer
invitation.invitesender.emailAddDirect.subject=Alfresco {0}: You have been added to the {1} site
+invitation.moderated.email.subject=A new user wants to join {0}
+
# Invitation workflow task description
invitation.nominated.workflow.description=Invitation to join {0} site
invitation.moderated.workflow.description=Request to join {0} site
diff --git a/config/alfresco/messages/templates-messages.properties b/config/alfresco/messages/templates-messages.properties
index 0c8910278b..f50c627b2e 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/messages/templates-messages.properties
+++ b/config/alfresco/messages/templates-messages.properties
@@ -84,3 +84,10 @@ templates.invite-email-add-direct.html.navigate=Go to {0}
templates.invite-email-add-direct.html.closing=Sincerely, Alfresco {0}
templates.invite-email-add-direct.html.leave=Don''t want to be a part of this site? Leave site
templates.invite-email-add-direct.html.alfresco_info=To find out more about Alfresco {0} visit http://www.alfresco.com
+
+#invite-email-moderated.ftl
+templates.invite-email-moderated.html.header=A new user wants to join ''{0}''
+templates.invite-email-moderated.html.info={0} requested to join the ''{1}'' site on {2}.
+templates.invite-email-moderated.html.see_pending=See Pending Requests
+
+templates.invite-email.html.salutation_generic=Hi,
diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/invite-email-templates/invite-email-moderated.html.ftl b/config/alfresco/templates/invite-email-templates/invite-email-moderated.html.ftl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c971d0b113
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/invite-email-templates/invite-email-moderated.html.ftl
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+
+
+
+
+
+