diff --git a/oc-includes/osclass/emails.php b/oc-includes/osclass/emails.php
index 5696d7d99c..ac6a5ee636 100755
--- a/oc-includes/osclass/emails.php
+++ b/oc-includes/osclass/emails.php
@@ -283,6 +283,17 @@ function fn_email_comment_validated($aComment) {
                 'alt_body' => $body
             );
             osc_sendMail($emailParams);
+
+            if (osc_get_preference('notify_new_comment_user')) {
+                $aItem = array(
+                    'authorName'  => $aComment['s_author_name'],
+                    'authorEmail' => $aComment['s_author_email'],
+                    'body'        => $aComment['s_body'],
+                    'title'       => $aComment['s_title'],
+                    'id'          => $aComment['fk_i_item_id']
+                );
+                fn_email_new_comment_user($aItem);
+            }
         }
     }
     osc_add_hook('hook_email_comment_validated', 'fn_email_comment_validated');
@@ -1301,6 +1312,3 @@ function _osc_from_email_aux() {
         $tmp = osc_mailserver_mail_from();
         return !empty($tmp)?$tmp:osc_contact_email();
     }
-
-
-/* file end: ./oc-includes/osclass/emails.php */
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