diff --git a/mod/forum/lang/en/forum.php b/mod/forum/lang/en/forum.php
index 0c2e5213305..83bbc17dfe0 100644
--- a/mod/forum/lang/en/forum.php
+++ b/mod/forum/lang/en/forum.php
@@ -510,10 +510,12 @@ $string['postbymailsuccess'] = 'Your reply "{$a->subject}" was successfully post
 $string['postbymailsuccess_html'] = 'Your reply <a href="{$a->discussionurl}">{$a->subject}</a> was successfully posted.';
 $string['postbyuser'] = '{$a->post} by {$a->user}';
 $string['postincontext'] = 'See this post in context';
+$string['postmailinfo'] = 'This is a copy of a message posted in {$a}.';
 $string['postmailinfolink'] = 'This is a copy of a message posted in {$a->coursename}.
 
 To reply click on this link: {$a->replylink}';
 $string['postmailnow'] = '<p>This post will be mailed out immediately to all forum subscribers.</p>';
+$string['postmailreply'] = 'To reply click on this link: {$a}';
 $string['postmailsubject'] = '{$a->courseshortname}: {$a->subject}';
 $string['postrating1'] = 'Mostly separate knowing';
 $string['postrating2'] = 'Separate and connected';
diff --git a/mod/forum/templates/forum_post_email_htmlemail_body.mustache b/mod/forum/templates/forum_post_email_htmlemail_body.mustache
index 06a280dfdd7..4b58ba2943b 100644
--- a/mod/forum/templates/forum_post_email_htmlemail_body.mustache
+++ b/mod/forum/templates/forum_post_email_htmlemail_body.mustache
@@ -123,13 +123,17 @@
                         {{# str }} parent, forum {{/ str }}
                     </a>
                     {{# canreply }}
+                        {{^ isprivatereply }}
                         |
+                        {{/ isprivatereply }}
                     {{/ canreply }}
                 {{/ firstpost }}
                 {{# canreply }}
+                    {{^ isprivatereply }}
                     <a target="_blank" href="{{{ replylink }}}">
                         {{# str }} reply, forum {{/ str }}
                     </a>
+                    {{/ isprivatereply }}
                 {{/ canreply }}
             </div>
 
diff --git a/mod/forum/templates/forum_post_email_textemail.mustache b/mod/forum/templates/forum_post_email_textemail.mustache
index 0f954cd0752..bb2c6bede17 100644
--- a/mod/forum/templates/forum_post_email_textemail.mustache
+++ b/mod/forum/templates/forum_post_email_textemail.mustache
@@ -58,11 +58,12 @@
 
 {{{ attachments }}}
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+{{# str }} postmailinfo, forum, {{{ coursename }}} {{/ str }}
+
 {{# canreply }}
-{{# str }} postmailinfolink, forum, {
-        "coursename": {{# quote }}{{{ coursename }}}{{/ quote }},
-        "replylink": {{# quote }}{{ replylink }}{{/ quote }}
-    } {{/ str }}
+    {{^ isprivatereply }}
+        {{# str }} postmailreply, forum, {{{ replylink }}} {{/ str }}
+    {{/ isprivatereply }}
 {{/ canreply }}
 {{# unsubscribeforumlink }}
 {{# str }} unsubscribelink, forum, {{{ unsubscribeforumlink }}} {{/ str }}