diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index 43eff582b..36a1bb1c9 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -572,6 +572,17 @@ system. See the corresponding
 
     Defaults to 'https'
 
+#### [`PAPERLESS_ACCOUNT_EMAIL_VERIFICATION=<string>`](#PAPERLESS_ACCOUNT_EMAIL_VERIFICATION) {#PAPERLESS_ACCOUNT_EMAIL_VERIFICATION}
+
+: Determines whether email addresses are verified during signup (as performed by Django allauth). See the relevant
+[paperless settings](#PAPERLESS_EMAIL_HOST) and [the allauth docs](https://docs.allauth.org/en/latest/account/configuration.html)
+
+    Defaults to 'optional'
+
+!!! note
+
+    If you do not have a working email server set up you should set this to 'none'.
+
 #### [`PAPERLESS_DISABLE_REGULAR_LOGIN=<bool>`](#PAPERLESS_DISABLE_REGULAR_LOGIN) {#PAPERLESS_DISABLE_REGULAR_LOGIN}
 
 : Disables the regular frontend username / password login, i.e. once you have setup SSO. Note that the Django admin login cannot be disabled.
diff --git a/src/paperless/settings.py b/src/paperless/settings.py
index 5f25b3512..24b3ae32f 100644
--- a/src/paperless/settings.py
+++ b/src/paperless/settings.py
@@ -441,6 +441,11 @@ DISABLE_REGULAR_LOGIN = __get_boolean("PAPERLESS_DISABLE_REGULAR_LOGIN")
 
 AUTO_LOGIN_USERNAME = os.getenv("PAPERLESS_AUTO_LOGIN_USERNAME")
 
+ACCOUNT_EMAIL_VERIFICATION = os.getenv(
+    "PAPERLESS_ACCOUNT_EMAIL_VERIFICATION",
+    "optional",
+)
+
 if AUTO_LOGIN_USERNAME:
     _index = MIDDLEWARE.index("django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware")
     # This overrides everything the auth middleware is doing but still allows