diff --git a/core/server/data/migrations/versions/3.39/03-add-email-track-opens-setting.js b/core/server/data/migrations/versions/3.39/03-add-email-track-opens-setting.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..61ea8e7701
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/server/data/migrations/versions/3.39/03-add-email-track-opens-setting.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+const logging = require('../../../../../shared/logging');
+const {createTransactionalMigration} = require('../../utils');
+
+module.exports = createTransactionalMigration(
+
+    async function up(connection) {
+        logging.info('Updating email_track_opens setting to email group');
+        await connection('settings')
+            .whereIn('key', ['email_track_opens'])
+            .update({
+                group: 'email'
+            });
+    },
+
+    async function down() {}
+);
diff --git a/core/server/data/schema/default-settings.json b/core/server/data/schema/default-settings.json
index e93bc54876..46cf53a6de 100644
--- a/core/server/data/schema/default-settings.json
+++ b/core/server/data/schema/default-settings.json
@@ -353,6 +353,14 @@
         "mailgun_base_url": {
             "defaultValue": null,
             "type": "string"
+        },
+        "email_track_opens": {
+            "defaultValue": "true",
+            "validations": {
+                "isEmpty": false,
+                "isIn": [["true", "false"]]
+            },
+            "type": "boolean"
         }
     },
     "amp": {
diff --git a/test/regression/api/canary/admin/settings_spec.js b/test/regression/api/canary/admin/settings_spec.js
index 58d37ccfb0..448c249ccb 100644
--- a/test/regression/api/canary/admin/settings_spec.js
+++ b/test/regression/api/canary/admin/settings_spec.js
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ const defaultSettingsKeyTypes = [
     {key: 'mailgun_api_key', type: 'bulk_email'},
     {key: 'mailgun_domain', type: 'bulk_email'},
     {key: 'mailgun_base_url', type: 'bulk_email'},
+    {key: 'email_track_opens', type: 'bulk_email'},
     {key: 'amp', type: 'blog'},
     {key: 'amp_gtag_id', type: 'blog'},
     {key: 'labs', type: 'blog'},
diff --git a/test/regression/api/v2/admin/settings_spec.js b/test/regression/api/v2/admin/settings_spec.js
index 448b4c29ce..a0238032c9 100644
--- a/test/regression/api/v2/admin/settings_spec.js
+++ b/test/regression/api/v2/admin/settings_spec.js
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ const defaultSettingsKeyTypes = [
     {key: 'mailgun_api_key', type: 'bulk_email'},
     {key: 'mailgun_domain', type: 'bulk_email'},
     {key: 'mailgun_base_url', type: 'bulk_email'},
+    {key: 'email_track_opens', type: 'bulk_email'},
     {key: 'amp', type: 'blog'},
     {key: 'amp_gtag_id', type: 'blog'},
     {key: 'labs', type: 'blog'},
diff --git a/test/regression/api/v3/admin/settings_spec.js b/test/regression/api/v3/admin/settings_spec.js
index 1d00d125be..d0bdbab4fb 100644
--- a/test/regression/api/v3/admin/settings_spec.js
+++ b/test/regression/api/v3/admin/settings_spec.js
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ const defaultSettingsKeys = [
     'mailgun_api_key',
     'mailgun_domain',
     'mailgun_base_url',
+    'email_track_opens',
     'amp',
     'amp_gtag_id',
     'labs',
diff --git a/test/unit/data/schema/integrity_spec.js b/test/unit/data/schema/integrity_spec.js
index 04ea0ecbfc..7510e45c2f 100644
--- a/test/unit/data/schema/integrity_spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/data/schema/integrity_spec.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ describe('DB version integrity', function () {
     // Only these variables should need updating
     const currentSchemaHash = 'ce6d902fd2b0e3921ffb76d61a35e285';
     const currentFixturesHash = 'd46d696c94d03e41a5903500547fea77';
-    const currentSettingsHash = 'b7c0c2c6a4c61561dfefe642470d30f8';
+    const currentSettingsHash = 'd3821715e4b34d92d6ba6ed0d4918f5c';
     const currentRoutesHash = '3d180d52c663d173a6be791ef411ed01';
 
     // If this test is failing, then it is likely a change has been made that requires a DB version bump,