diff --git a/user/lib.php b/user/lib.php
index a01e6fb6da7..01c1494b96f 100644
--- a/user/lib.php
+++ b/user/lib.php
@@ -312,7 +312,8 @@ function user_get_user_details($user, $course = null) {
     if ($currentuser
       or $canviewuseremail  // this is a capability in course context, it will be false in usercontext
       or $user->maildisplay == 1
-      or ($user->maildisplay == 2 and enrol_sharing_course($user, $USER))) {
+      or ($user->maildisplay == 2 and enrol_sharing_course($user, $USER))
+      or $isadmin) {
         $userdetails['email'] = $user->email;;
     }