diff --git a/config/alfresco/action-services-context.xml b/config/alfresco/action-services-context.xml
index 304ee124cf..b03d46e8d3 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/action-services-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/action-services-context.xml
@@ -381,6 +381,9 @@
         <property name="fromAddress">
             <value>${mail.from.default}</value>
         </property>
+        <property name="repoRemoteUrl">
+            <value>${repo.remote.url}</value>
+        </property>
     </bean>
     
     <bean id="set-property-value" class="org.alfresco.repo.action.executer.SetPropertyValueActionExecuter" parent="action-executer">
diff --git a/config/alfresco/activities/activities-feed-context.xml b/config/alfresco/activities/activities-feed-context.xml
index f637a52e3b..59084cc311 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/activities/activities-feed-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/activities/activities-feed-context.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
    <bean id="baseFeedGenerator" class="org.alfresco.repo.activities.feed.AbstractFeedGenerator" abstract="true" init-method="init">
       <property name="postDAO" ref="postDAO"/>
       <property name="authenticationService" ref="AuthenticationService"/>
-      <property name="repoEndPoint" value="${repo.remote.endpoint.url}"/>
+      <property name="repoEndPoint" value="${repo.remote.url}${repo.remote.endpoint}"/>
       <property name="userNamesAreCaseSensitive" value="${user.name.caseSensitive}"/>
       <property name="maxItemsPerCycle" value="100"/>
       <property name="activityPostServiceImpl" ref="activityPostService"/>
diff --git a/config/alfresco/repository.properties b/config/alfresco/repository.properties
index ae3e2c2a00..ffafeab5b7 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/repository.properties
+++ b/config/alfresco/repository.properties
@@ -312,7 +312,8 @@ linkvalidation.disableOnFail=false
 system.usages.enabled=true
 
 # Repository endpoint - used by Activity Service
-repo.remote.endpoint.url=http://localhost:8080/alfresco/service
+repo.remote.url=http://localhost:8080/alfresco
+repo.remote.endpoint=/service
 
 # Create home folders as people are created (true) or create them lazily (false)
 home.folder.creation.eager=true
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/action/executer/MailActionExecuter.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/action/executer/MailActionExecuter.java
index 9625ef0102..ad77d0b13b 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/action/executer/MailActionExecuter.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/action/executer/MailActionExecuter.java
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ public class MailActionExecuter extends ActionExecuterAbstractBase
      */
     private static final String FROM_ADDRESS = "alfresco@alfresco.org";
     
+    private static final String REPO_REMOTE_URL = "http://localhost:8080/alfresco";
+    
     /**
      * The java mail sender
      */
@@ -131,6 +133,11 @@ public class MailActionExecuter extends ActionExecuterAbstractBase
      */
     private String fromAddress = null;
     
+    /**
+     * Default alfresco installation url
+     */
+    private String repoRemoteUrl = null;
+    
     /**
      * @param javaMailSender    the java mail sender
      */
@@ -203,6 +210,15 @@ public class MailActionExecuter extends ActionExecuterAbstractBase
         this.fromAddress = fromAddress;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * 
+     * @param repoRemoteUrl The default alfresco installation url
+     */
+    public void setRepoRemoteUrl(String repoRemoteUrl)
+    {
+        this.repoRemoteUrl = repoRemoteUrl;
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Initialise bean
      */
@@ -212,6 +228,11 @@ public class MailActionExecuter extends ActionExecuterAbstractBase
         {
             fromAddress = FROM_ADDRESS;
         }
+        
+        if (repoRemoteUrl == null || repoRemoteUrl.length() == 0)
+        {
+            repoRemoteUrl = REPO_REMOTE_URL;
+        }
     }
     
     /**
@@ -421,6 +442,7 @@ public class MailActionExecuter extends ActionExecuterAbstractBase
       model.put("hasAspect", new HasAspectMethod());
       model.put("message", new I18NMessageMethod());
       model.put("dateCompare", new DateCompareMethod());
+      model.put("url", new URLHelper(repoRemoteUrl));
       
       return model;
    }
@@ -439,4 +461,26 @@ public class MailActionExecuter extends ActionExecuterAbstractBase
         paramList.add(new ParameterDefinitionImpl(PARAM_TEMPLATE, DataTypeDefinition.NODE_REF, false, getParamDisplayLabel(PARAM_TEMPLATE)));
     }
 
+    public static class URLHelper
+    {
+        String contextPath;
+        String serverPath;
+        
+        public URLHelper(String repoRemoteUrl)
+        {
+            String[] parts = repoRemoteUrl.split("/");
+            this.contextPath = "/" + parts[parts.length - 1];
+            this.serverPath = parts[0] + "//" + parts[2];
+        }
+        
+        public String getContext()
+        {
+           return this.contextPath;
+        }
+
+        public String getServerPath()
+        {
+           return this.serverPath;
+        }
+    }
 }