diff --git a/mayan/apps/mailer/tests/test_actions.py b/mayan/apps/mailer/tests/test_actions.py
index b53381e6e7..eed6d9f49a 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/mailer/tests/test_actions.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/mailer/tests/test_actions.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from mayan.apps.documents.tests.mixins import DocumentTestMixin
 from mayan.apps.document_states.literals import WORKFLOW_ACTION_ON_ENTRY
 from mayan.apps.document_states.tests.mixins import WorkflowTestMixin
 from mayan.apps.document_states.tests.test_actions import ActionTestCase
+from mayan.apps.metadata.tests.mixins import MetadataTypeTestMixin
 
 from ..permissions import permission_user_mailer_use
 from ..workflow_actions import EmailAction
@@ -66,6 +67,69 @@ class EmailActionTestCase(MailerTestMixin, WorkflowTestMixin, ActionTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(mail.outbox[0].to, [TEST_EMAIL_ADDRESS])
 
 
+class EmailActionTemplateTestCase(MetadataTypeTestMixin, MailerTestMixin, WorkflowTestMixin, ActionTestCase):
+    def test_email_action_recipient_template(self):
+        self._create_test_metadata_type()
+        self.test_document_type.metadata.create(metadata_type=self.test_metadata_type)
+        self.test_document.metadata.create(metadata_type=self.test_metadata_type, value=TEST_EMAIL_ADDRESS)
+
+        self._create_test_user_mailer()
+
+        action = EmailAction(
+            form_data={
+                'mailing_profile': self.test_user_mailer.pk,
+                'recipient': '{{{{ document.metadata_value_of.{} }}}}'.format(self.test_metadata_type.name),
+                'subject': TEST_EMAIL_SUBJECT,
+                'body': '',
+            }
+        )
+        action.execute(context={'document': self.test_document})
+        self.assertEqual(len(mail.outbox), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(mail.outbox[0].from_email, TEST_EMAIL_FROM_ADDRESS)
+        self.assertEqual(mail.outbox[0].to, [TEST_EMAIL_ADDRESS])
+
+    def test_email_action_subject_template(self):
+        self._create_test_metadata_type()
+        self.test_document_type.metadata.create(metadata_type=self.test_metadata_type)
+        self.test_document.metadata.create(metadata_type=self.test_metadata_type, value=TEST_EMAIL_SUBJECT)
+
+        self._create_test_user_mailer()
+
+        action = EmailAction(
+            form_data={
+                'mailing_profile': self.test_user_mailer.pk,
+                'recipient': TEST_EMAIL_ADDRESS,
+                'subject': '{{{{ document.metadata_value_of.{} }}}}'.format(self.test_metadata_type.name),
+                'body': '',
+            }
+        )
+        action.execute(context={'document': self.test_document})
+        self.assertEqual(len(mail.outbox), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(mail.outbox[0].from_email, TEST_EMAIL_FROM_ADDRESS)
+        self.assertEqual(mail.outbox[0].to, [TEST_EMAIL_ADDRESS])
+
+    def test_email_action_body_template(self):
+        self._create_test_metadata_type()
+        self.test_document_type.metadata.create(metadata_type=self.test_metadata_type)
+        self.test_document.metadata.create(metadata_type=self.test_metadata_type, value=TEST_EMAIL_BODY)
+
+        self._create_test_user_mailer()
+
+        action = EmailAction(
+            form_data={
+                'mailing_profile': self.test_user_mailer.pk,
+                'recipient': TEST_EMAIL_ADDRESS,
+                'subject': TEST_EMAIL_SUBJECT,
+                'body': '{{{{ document.metadata_value_of.{} }}}}'.format(self.test_metadata_type.name),
+            }
+        )
+        action.execute(context={'document': self.test_document})
+        self.assertEqual(len(mail.outbox), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(mail.outbox[0].from_email, TEST_EMAIL_FROM_ADDRESS)
+        self.assertEqual(mail.outbox[0].to, [TEST_EMAIL_ADDRESS])
+        self.assertEqual(mail.outbox[0].body, TEST_EMAIL_BODY)
+
+
 class EmailActionViewTestCase(DocumentTestMixin, MailerTestMixin, WorkflowTestMixin, GenericViewTestCase):
     auto_upload_document = False
 
diff --git a/mayan/apps/mailer/workflow_actions.py b/mayan/apps/mailer/workflow_actions.py
index d55aacfe3c..c344082ac5 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/mailer/workflow_actions.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/mailer/workflow_actions.py
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 
 import logging
 
+from django.template import Template, Context
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
 from mayan.apps.acls.models import AccessControlList
 from mayan.apps.document_states.classes import WorkflowAction
+from mayan.apps.document_states.exceptions import WorkflowStateActionError
 
 from .models import UserMailer
 from .permissions import permission_user_mailer_use
@@ -28,7 +30,8 @@ class EmailAction(WorkflowAction):
             'class': 'django.forms.CharField', 'kwargs': {
                 'help_text': _(
                     'Email address of the recipient. Can be multiple addresses '
-                    'separated by comma or semicolon.'
+                    'separated by comma or semicolon. A template can be used '
+                    'to reference properties of the document.'
                 ),
                 'required': True
             }
@@ -36,17 +39,23 @@ class EmailAction(WorkflowAction):
         'subject': {
             'label': _('Subject'),
             'class': 'django.forms.CharField', 'kwargs': {
+                'help_text': _(
+                    'Subject of the email. Can be a string or a template.'
+                ),
                 'required': True
             }
         },
         'body': {
             'label': _('Body'),
             'class': 'django.forms.CharField', 'kwargs': {
-                'help_text': _('Body of the email to send.'),
+                'help_text': _(
+                    'Body of the email to send. Can be a string or a template.'
+                ),
                 'required': True
             }
         },
     }
+    field_order = ('mailing_profile', 'recipient', 'subject', 'body')
     label = _('Send email')
     widgets = {
         'body': {
@@ -56,10 +65,42 @@ class EmailAction(WorkflowAction):
     permission = permission_user_mailer_use
 
     def execute(self, context):
+        try:
+            recipient = Template(self.form_data['recipient']).render(
+                context=Context(context)
+            )
+        except Exception as exception:
+            raise WorkflowStateActionError(
+                _('Recipient template error: %s') % exception
+            )
+        else:
+            logger.debug('Recipient result: %s', recipient)
+
+        try:
+            subject = Template(self.form_data['subject']).render(
+                context=Context(context)
+            )
+        except Exception as exception:
+            raise WorkflowStateActionError(
+                _('Subject template error: %s') % exception
+            )
+        else:
+            logger.debug('Subject result: %s', subject)
+
+        try:
+            body = Template(self.form_data['body']).render(
+                context=Context(context)
+            )
+        except Exception as exception:
+            raise WorkflowStateActionError(
+                _('Body template error: %s') % exception
+            )
+        else:
+            logger.debug('Body result: %s', body)
+
         user_mailer = self.get_user_mailer()
         user_mailer.send(
-            to=self.form_data['recipient'], subject=self.form_data['subject'],
-            body=self.form_data['body'],
+            to=recipient, subject=subject, body=body,
         )
 
     def get_form_schema(self, request):
@@ -74,6 +115,7 @@ class EmailAction(WorkflowAction):
         self.fields['mailing_profile']['kwargs']['queryset'] = queryset
 
         return {
+            'field_order': self.field_order,
             'fields': self.fields,
             'widgets': self.widgets
         }