diff --git a/core/server/data/exporter/table-lists.js b/core/server/data/exporter/table-lists.js
index 3288be9f6d..3db3b78944 100644
--- a/core/server/data/exporter/table-lists.js
+++ b/core/server/data/exporter/table-lists.js
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ const SETTING_KEYS_BLOCKLIST = [
     'members_stripe_webhook_id',
     'members_stripe_webhook_secret',
     'oauth_client_id',
-    'oauth_client_secret'
+    'oauth_client_secret',
+    'email_verification_required'
 ];
 
 module.exports = {
diff --git a/core/server/data/migrations/versions/4.11/02-add-email-verification-required-setting.js b/core/server/data/migrations/versions/4.11/02-add-email-verification-required-setting.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1114a80077
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/server/data/migrations/versions/4.11/02-add-email-verification-required-setting.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+const ObjectID = require('bson-objectid');
+const logging = require('@tryghost/logging');
+const {createTransactionalMigration} = require('../../utils.js');
+
+const MIGRATION_USER = 1;
+
+module.exports = createTransactionalMigration(
+    async function up(knex) {
+        const settingExists = await knex('settings')
+            .where('key', '=', 'email_verification_required')
+            .first();
+
+        if (!settingExists) {
+            logging.info('Adding "email_verification_required" record to "settings" table');
+
+            const now = knex.raw('CURRENT_TIMESTAMP');
+
+            await knex('settings')
+                .insert({
+                    id: ObjectID().toHexString(),
+                    key: 'email_verification_required',
+                    value: 'false',
+                    group: 'email',
+                    type: 'boolean',
+                    flags: 'RO',
+                    created_at: now,
+                    created_by: MIGRATION_USER,
+                    updated_at: now,
+                    updated_by: MIGRATION_USER
+                });
+        } else {
+            logging.warn('Skipped adding "email_verification_required" record to "settings" table. Record already exists!');
+        }
+    },
+
+    async function down(knex) {
+        logging.info('Removing "email_verification_required" record from "settings" table');
+
+        await knex('settings')
+            .where('key', '=', 'email_verification_required')
+            .del();
+    }
+);
diff --git a/core/server/data/schema/default-settings.json b/core/server/data/schema/default-settings.json
index f2d4ddee91..7c316ab059 100644
--- a/core/server/data/schema/default-settings.json
+++ b/core/server/data/schema/default-settings.json
@@ -384,6 +384,15 @@
                 "isIn": [["true", "false"]]
             },
             "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "email_verification_required": {
+            "defaultValue": "false",
+            "validations": {
+                "isEmpty": false,
+                "isIn": [["true", "false"]]
+            },
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "flags": "RO"
         }
     },
     "amp": {
diff --git a/test/regression/api/canary/admin/settings.test.js b/test/regression/api/canary/admin/settings.test.js
index fb815f7b96..7b1d17a29a 100644
--- a/test/regression/api/canary/admin/settings.test.js
+++ b/test/regression/api/canary/admin/settings.test.js
@@ -295,6 +295,11 @@ const defaultSettingsKeyTypes = [
         type: 'boolean',
         group: 'email'
     },
+    {
+        key: 'email_verification_required',
+        type: 'boolean',
+        group: 'email'
+    },
     {
         key: 'amp',
         type: 'boolean',
diff --git a/test/regression/api/v2/admin/settings.test.js b/test/regression/api/v2/admin/settings.test.js
index 5ef0032be9..0be1e42a28 100644
--- a/test/regression/api/v2/admin/settings.test.js
+++ b/test/regression/api/v2/admin/settings.test.js
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ const defaultSettingsKeyTypes = [
     {key: 'oauth_client_secret', type: 'oauth'},
     {key: 'editor_default_email_recipients', type: 'editor'},
     {key: 'editor_default_email_recipients_filter', type: 'editor'},
-    {key: 'labs', type: 'blog'}
+    {key: 'labs', type: 'blog'},
+    {key: 'email_verification_required', type: 'bulk_email'}
 ];
 
 describe('Settings API (v2)', function () {
diff --git a/test/regression/api/v3/admin/settings.test.js b/test/regression/api/v3/admin/settings.test.js
index 4b50b8b905..26e5c22be2 100644
--- a/test/regression/api/v3/admin/settings.test.js
+++ b/test/regression/api/v3/admin/settings.test.js
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ const defaultSettingsKeyTypes = [
     {key: 'oauth_client_secret', type: 'oauth'},
     {key: 'editor_default_email_recipients', type: 'editor'},
     {key: 'editor_default_email_recipients_filter', type: 'editor'},
-    {key: 'labs', type: 'blog'}
+    {key: 'labs', type: 'blog'},
+    {key: 'email_verification_required', type: 'bulk_email'}
 ];
 
 describe('Settings API (v3)', function () {
diff --git a/test/unit/data/schema/integrity.test.js b/test/unit/data/schema/integrity.test.js
index 10bb7c9dc6..61eaa269bb 100644
--- a/test/unit/data/schema/integrity.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/data/schema/integrity.test.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ describe('DB version integrity', function () {
     // Only these variables should need updating
     const currentSchemaHash = 'a2248eaa72a9d08c3753b90a9436dbe3';
     const currentFixturesHash = '97283c575b1f6c84c27db6e1b1be21d4';
-    const currentSettingsHash = 'dd0a0a08e66b252e7704bb7e346a8c20';
+    const currentSettingsHash = 'aa3fcbc8ab119b630aeda7366ead5493';
     const currentRoutesHash = '3d180d52c663d173a6be791ef411ed01';
 
     // If this test is failing, then it is likely a change has been made that requires a DB version bump,