diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 7f27b2e0d68..8385fd841be 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ Most data is pulled from Wikidata without any particular requirements, however,
 | Data | Requirement |
 |--------|--------|
 | Phone number | For a phone number to be displayed it must be supported by one or more references. |
-| Main regulatory text | For a main regulatory text to be displayed the item describing the regulatory text must have both _full work available online at_ and _title_ statements. | 
+| Email address | For an email address to be displayed it must be supported by one or more references. |
+| Main regulatory text | For a main regulatory text to be displayed the item describing the regulatory text must have both _full work available online at_ and _title_ statements. |
 
 You can test if an organization on Wikidata matches these requirements using the following SPARQL-query: 
 
diff --git a/queries/organization-optional.rq b/queries/organization-optional.rq
index 233303ddbd1..f411071471e 100644
--- a/queries/organization-optional.rq
+++ b/queries/organization-optional.rq
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@ WHERE {
         FILTER(EXISTS { ?phoneStatement prov:wasDerivedFrom ?reference. })
   }
 
+  OPTIONAL {
+    ?org wdt:P968 ?email .
+    ?org p:P968 ?emailStatement .
+        ?emailStatement (ps:P968) [] .
+        FILTER(EXISTS { ?emailStatement prov:wasDerivedFrom ?reference. })
+  }
+
   OPTIONAL {
     ?wikipedia schema:about ?org ;
                schema:isPartOf <https://en.wikipedia.org/> .