diff --git a/internal/processing/user/user.go b/internal/processing/user/user.go
index c572becc2..3a94b219f 100644
--- a/internal/processing/user/user.go
+++ b/internal/processing/user/user.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/email"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtserror"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
 )
@@ -32,17 +33,20 @@ type Processor interface {
 	// ChangePassword changes the specified user's password from old => new,
 	// or returns an error if the new password is too weak, or the old password is incorrect.
 	ChangePassword(ctx context.Context, user *gtsmodel.User, oldPassword string, newPassword string) gtserror.WithCode
+	SendConfirmEmail(ctx context.Context, user *gtsmodel.User, username string) error
 }
 
 type processor struct {
-	config *config.Config
-	db     db.DB
+	config      *config.Config
+	emailSender email.Sender
+	db          db.DB
 }
 
 // New returns a new user processor
-func New(db db.DB, config *config.Config) Processor {
+func New(db db.DB, emailSender email.Sender, config *config.Config) Processor {
 	return &processor{
-		config: config,
-		db:     db,
+		config:      config,
+		emailSender: emailSender,
+		db:          db,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/processing/user/user_test.go b/internal/processing/user/user_test.go
index 4f18e03c2..5d861ec1f 100644
--- a/internal/processing/user/user_test.go
+++ b/internal/processing/user/user_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/config"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/db"
+	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/email"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/gtsmodel"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/processing/user"
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/testrig"
@@ -29,8 +30,9 @@ import (
 
 type UserStandardTestSuite struct {
 	suite.Suite
-	config *config.Config
-	db     db.DB
+	config      *config.Config
+	emailSender email.Sender
+	db          db.DB
 
 	testUsers map[string]*gtsmodel.User
 
@@ -41,8 +43,10 @@ func (suite *UserStandardTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 	testrig.InitTestLog()
 	suite.config = testrig.NewTestConfig()
 	suite.db = testrig.NewTestDB()
+	suite.emailSender = testrig.NewEmailSender("../../../web/template/")
 	suite.testUsers = testrig.NewTestUsers()
-	suite.user = user.New(suite.db, suite.config)
+
+	suite.user = user.New(suite.db, suite.emailSender, suite.config)
 
 	testrig.StandardDBSetup(suite.db, nil)
 }