diff --git a/error/index.php b/error/index.php
index 3728870d604..83f8093d835 100644
--- a/error/index.php
+++ b/error/index.php
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
         $supportuser->email = $CFG->supportemail ? $CFG->supportemail : $admin->email;
         $supportuser->firstname = $CFG->supportname ? $CFG->supportname : $admin->firstname;
         $supportuser->lastname = $CFG->supportname ? '' : $admin->lastname;
+        //emailstop could be hard coded "false" to ensure error reports are sent
+        //but then admin's would have to alter their messaging preferences to temporarily stop them
+        $supportuser->emailstop = $admin->emailstop;
         $supportuser->maildisplay = true;
 
     /// Send the message and redirect
diff --git a/lib/accesslib.php b/lib/accesslib.php
index b5d8014b562..a7746b25512 100644
--- a/lib/accesslib.php
+++ b/lib/accesslib.php
@@ -5205,7 +5205,7 @@ function get_role_users($roleid, $context, $parent = false, $fields = '',
 
     if (empty($fields)) {
         $fields = 'u.id, u.confirmed, u.username, u.firstname, u.lastname, '.
-                  'u.maildisplay, u.mailformat, u.maildigest, u.email, u.city, '.
+                  'u.maildisplay, u.mailformat, u.maildigest, u.email, u.emailstop, u.city, '.
                   'u.country, u.picture, u.idnumber, u.department, u.institution, '.
                   'u.lang, u.timezone, u.lastaccess, u.mnethostid, r.name AS rolename, r.sortorder';
     }
diff --git a/mod/forum/lib.php b/mod/forum/lib.php
index 13a3c121458..4900a19213c 100644
--- a/mod/forum/lib.php
+++ b/mod/forum/lib.php
@@ -2839,6 +2839,7 @@ function forum_subscribed_users($course, $forum, $groupid=0, $context = null, $f
                   u.maildigest,
                   u.imagealt,
                   u.email,
+                  u.emailstop,
                   u.city,
                   u.country,
                   u.lastaccess,
@@ -8357,4 +8358,4 @@ function forum_get_posts_by_user($user, array $courses, $musthaveaccess = false,
     }
 
     return $return;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/mod/quiz/locallib.php b/mod/quiz/locallib.php
index fec8fa9c3a4..7e33d422ff5 100644
--- a/mod/quiz/locallib.php
+++ b/mod/quiz/locallib.php
@@ -1089,7 +1089,7 @@ function quiz_send_notification_emails($course, $quiz, $attempt, $context, $cm)
     }
 
     // check for notifications required
-    $notifyfields = 'u.id, u.username, u.firstname, u.lastname, u.email, u.lang, u.timezone, u.mailformat, u.maildisplay';
+    $notifyfields = 'u.id, u.username, u.firstname, u.lastname, u.email, u.emailstop, u.lang, u.timezone, u.mailformat, u.maildisplay';
     $groups = groups_get_all_groups($course->id, $USER->id);
     if (is_array($groups) && count($groups) > 0) {
         $groups = array_keys($groups);