diff --git a/src/background_jobs.rs b/src/background_jobs.rs
index daa34bf463d..e20dba6e41c 100644
--- a/src/background_jobs.rs
+++ b/src/background_jobs.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use diesel::r2d2::PoolError;
 use swirl::PerformError;
 
 use crate::db::{DieselPool, DieselPooledConn};
+use crate::email::Emails;
 use crate::git::Repository;
 use crate::uploaders::Uploader;
 
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ pub struct Environment {
     index: Arc<Mutex<Repository>>,
     pub uploader: Uploader,
     http_client: AssertUnwindSafe<Client>,
+    pub emails: Arc<Emails>,
 }
 
 impl Clone for Environment {
@@ -34,24 +36,32 @@ impl Clone for Environment {
             index: self.index.clone(),
             uploader: self.uploader.clone(),
             http_client: AssertUnwindSafe(self.http_client.0.clone()),
+            emails: self.emails.clone(),
         }
     }
 }
 
 impl Environment {
-    pub fn new(index: Repository, uploader: Uploader, http_client: Client) -> Self {
-        Self::new_shared(Arc::new(Mutex::new(index)), uploader, http_client)
+    pub fn new(index: Repository, uploader: Uploader, http_client: Client, emails: Emails) -> Self {
+        Self::new_shared(
+            Arc::new(Mutex::new(index)),
+            uploader,
+            http_client,
+            Arc::new(emails),
+        )
     }
 
     pub fn new_shared(
         index: Arc<Mutex<Repository>>,
         uploader: Uploader,
         http_client: Client,
+        emails: Arc<Emails>,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
             index,
             uploader,
             http_client: AssertUnwindSafe(http_client),
+            emails,
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/bin/background-worker.rs b/src/bin/background-worker.rs
index b2bcb39407d..2d556917c2b 100644
--- a/src/bin/background-worker.rs
+++ b/src/bin/background-worker.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #![warn(clippy::all, rust_2018_idioms)]
 
+use cargo_registry::email::Emails;
 use cargo_registry::git::{Repository, RepositoryConfig};
 use cargo_registry::{background_jobs::*, db};
 use diesel::r2d2;
@@ -39,9 +40,16 @@ fn main() {
     ));
     println!("Index cloned");
 
+    let emails = Emails::from_environment();
+    let emails = Arc::new(emails);
+
     let build_runner = || {
-        let environment =
-            Environment::new_shared(repository.clone(), config.uploader.clone(), Client::new());
+        let environment = Environment::new_shared(
+            repository.clone(),
+            config.uploader.clone(),
+            Client::new(),
+            emails.clone(),
+        );
         let db_config = r2d2::Pool::builder().min_idle(Some(0));
         swirl::Runner::builder(environment)
             .connection_pool_builder(&db_url, db_config)
diff --git a/src/controllers/krate/publish.rs b/src/controllers/krate/publish.rs
index 80a5506ea86..49858f35b9d 100644
--- a/src/controllers/krate/publish.rs
+++ b/src/controllers/krate/publish.rs
@@ -204,7 +204,8 @@ pub fn publish(req: &mut dyn RequestExt) -> EndpointResult {
 
         let hex_cksum = cksum.encode_hex::<String>();
 
-        // Register this crate in our local git repo.
+        // Register this crate in our local git repo and send notification emails
+        // to owners who haven't opted out of them.
         let git_crate = git::Crate {
             name: name.0,
             vers: vers.to_string(),
@@ -214,7 +215,8 @@ pub fn publish(req: &mut dyn RequestExt) -> EndpointResult {
             yanked: Some(false),
             links,
         };
-        git::add_crate(git_crate).enqueue(&conn)?;
+        let emails = krate.owners_with_notification_email(&conn)?;
+        git::add_crate(git_crate, emails, user.name, verified_email_address).enqueue(&conn)?;
 
         // The `other` field on `PublishWarnings` was introduced to handle a temporary warning
         // that is no longer needed. As such, crates.io currently does not return any `other`
diff --git a/src/email.rs b/src/email.rs
index 201c7f1cd23..b70513b69c2 100644
--- a/src/email.rs
+++ b/src/email.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ https://{}/confirm/{}",
             token
         );
 
-        self.send(email, subject, &body)
+        self.send(&[email], subject, &body)
     }
 
     /// Attempts to send an ownership invitation.
@@ -83,7 +83,45 @@ or go to https://{domain}/me/pending-invites to manage all of your crate ownersh
             domain = crate::config::domain_name()
         );
 
-        self.send(email, subject, &body)
+        self.send(&[email], subject, &body)
+    }
+
+    /// Attempts to send a new crate version published notification to crate owners.
+    pub fn notify_owners(
+        &self,
+        emails: &[&str],
+        crate_name: &str,
+        crate_version: &str,
+        publisher_name: Option<&str>,
+        publisher_email: &str,
+    ) -> AppResult<()> {
+        let subject = format!(
+            "Crate {} ({}) published to {}",
+            crate_name,
+            crate_version,
+            crate::config::domain_name()
+        );
+        let body = format!(
+            "A crate you have publish access to has recently released a new version.
+Crate: {} ({})
+Published by: {} <{}>
+Published at: {}
+If this publish is expected, you do not need to take further action.
+Only if this publish is unexpected, please take immediate steps to secure your account:
+* If you suspect your GitHub account was compromised, change your password
+* Revoke your API Token
+* Yank the version of the crate reported in this email
+* Report this incident to RustSec https://rustsec.org
+To stop receiving these messages, update your email notification settings at https://{domain}/me",
+            crate_name,
+            crate_version,
+            publisher_name.unwrap_or("(unknown username)"),
+            publisher_email,
+            chrono::Utc::now().to_rfc2822(),
+            domain = crate::config::domain_name()
+        );
+
+        self.send(emails, &subject, &body)
     }
 
     /// This is supposed to be used only during tests, to retrieve the messages stored in the
@@ -96,9 +134,19 @@ or go to https://{domain}/me/pending-invites to manage all of your crate ownersh
         }
     }
 
-    fn send(&self, recipient: &str, subject: &str, body: &str) -> AppResult<()> {
-        let email = Message::builder()
-            .to(recipient.parse()?)
+    fn send(&self, recipients: &[&str], subject: &str, body: &str) -> AppResult<()> {
+        let mut recipients_iter = recipients.iter();
+
+        let mut builder = Message::builder();
+        let to = recipients_iter
+            .next()
+            .ok_or_else(|| server_error("Email has no recipients"))?;
+        builder = builder.to(to.parse()?);
+        for bcc in recipients_iter {
+            builder = builder.bcc(bcc.parse()?);
+        }
+
+        let email = builder
             .from(self.sender_address().parse()?)
             .subject(subject)
             .body(body.to_string())?;
@@ -122,7 +170,12 @@ or go to https://{domain}/me/pending-invites to manage all of your crate ownersh
                     .map_err(|_| server_error("Email file could not be generated"))?;
             }
             EmailBackend::Memory { mails } => mails.lock().unwrap().push(StoredEmail {
-                to: recipient.into(),
+                to: to.to_string(),
+                bcc: recipients
+                    .iter()
+                    .skip(1)
+                    .map(|address| address.to_string())
+                    .collect(),
                 subject: subject.into(),
                 body: body.into(),
             }),
@@ -176,6 +229,7 @@ impl std::fmt::Debug for EmailBackend {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct StoredEmail {
     pub to: String,
+    pub bcc: Vec<String>,
     pub subject: String,
     pub body: String,
 }
@@ -189,7 +243,7 @@ mod tests {
         let emails = Emails::new_in_memory();
 
         assert_err!(emails.send(
-            "String.Format(\"{0}.{1}@live.com\", FirstName, LastName)",
+            &["String.Format(\"{0}.{1}@live.com\", FirstName, LastName)"],
             "test",
             "test",
         ));
@@ -199,6 +253,6 @@ mod tests {
     fn sending_to_valid_email_succeeds() {
         let emails = Emails::new_in_memory();
 
-        assert_ok!(emails.send("someone@example.com", "test", "test"));
+        assert_ok!(emails.send(&["someone@example.com"], "test", "test"));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/git.rs b/src/git.rs
index b6308cf20cd..31c8262a7ba 100644
--- a/src/git.rs
+++ b/src/git.rs
@@ -266,7 +266,13 @@ impl Repository {
 }
 
 #[swirl::background_job]
-pub fn add_crate(env: &Environment, krate: Crate) -> Result<(), PerformError> {
+pub fn add_crate(
+    env: &Environment,
+    krate: Crate,
+    owners_emails: Vec<String>,
+    publisher_name: Option<String>,
+    publisher_email: String,
+) -> Result<(), PerformError> {
     use std::io::prelude::*;
 
     let repo = env.lock_index()?;
@@ -279,8 +285,19 @@ pub fn add_crate(env: &Environment, krate: Crate) -> Result<(), PerformError> {
     file.write_all(b"\n")?;
 
     let message: String = format!("Updating crate `{}#{}`", krate.name, krate.vers);
-
-    repo.commit_and_push(&message, &repo.relative_index_file(&krate.name))
+    repo.commit_and_push(&message, &repo.relative_index_file(&krate.name))?;
+
+    // Notify crate owners of this new version being published
+    let emails = owners_emails.iter().map(AsRef::as_ref).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    let _ = env.emails.notify_owners(
+        &emails,
+        &krate.name,
+        &krate.vers,
+        publisher_name.as_deref(),
+        &publisher_email,
+    );
+
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 /// Yanks or unyanks a crate version. This requires finding the index
diff --git a/src/models/krate.rs b/src/models/krate.rs
index d87d02ae266..eca26e95578 100644
--- a/src/models/krate.rs
+++ b/src/models/krate.rs
@@ -319,6 +319,17 @@ impl Crate {
         Ok(users.chain(teams).collect())
     }
 
+    pub fn owners_with_notification_email(&self, conn: &PgConnection) -> QueryResult<Vec<String>> {
+        CrateOwner::by_owner_kind(OwnerKind::User)
+            .filter(crate_owners::crate_id.eq(self.id))
+            .filter(crate_owners::email_notifications.eq(true))
+            .inner_join(emails::table.on(crate_owners::owner_id.eq(emails::user_id)))
+            .filter(emails::verified.eq(true))
+            .select(emails::email)
+            .distinct()
+            .load(conn)
+    }
+
     pub fn owner_add(
         &self,
         app: &App,
diff --git a/src/tests/krate/publish.rs b/src/tests/krate/publish.rs
index d3cfa8fb3ed..97b4d020f0c 100644
--- a/src/tests/krate/publish.rs
+++ b/src/tests/krate/publish.rs
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ fn new_krate_records_verified_email() {
             .select(versions_published_by::email)
             .first(conn)
             .unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(email, "something@example.com");
+        assert_eq!(email, "something+foo@example.com");
     });
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tests/owners.rs b/src/tests/owners.rs
index 11cc1e08a06..36250bddc3b 100644
--- a/src/tests/owners.rs
+++ b/src/tests/owners.rs
@@ -83,6 +83,25 @@ impl MockCookieUser {
     fn list_invitations(&self) -> InvitationListResponse {
         self.get("/api/v1/me/crate_owner_invitations").good()
     }
+
+    fn set_email_notifications(&self, krate_id: i32, email_notifications: bool) {
+        let body = json!([
+            {
+                "id": krate_id,
+                "email_notifications": email_notifications,
+            }
+        ]);
+
+        #[derive(Deserialize)]
+        struct Empty {}
+
+        let _: Empty = self
+            .put(
+                "/api/v1/me/email_notifications",
+                body.to_string().as_bytes(),
+            )
+            .good();
+    }
 }
 
 impl MockAnonymousUser {
@@ -510,3 +529,40 @@ fn extract_token_from_invite_email(emails: &Emails) -> String {
     let after_pos = before_pos + (&body[before_pos..]).find(after_token).unwrap();
     body[before_pos..after_pos].to_string()
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_list_owners_with_notification_email() {
+    let (app, _, owner, owner_token) = TestApp::init().with_token();
+    let owner = owner.as_model();
+
+    let krate_name = "notification_crate";
+    let user_name = "notification_user";
+
+    let new_user = app.db_new_user(user_name);
+    let krate = app.db(|conn| CrateBuilder::new(krate_name, owner.id).expect_build(conn));
+
+    // crate author gets notified
+    let (owners_notification, email) = app.db(|conn| {
+        let owners_notification = krate.owners_with_notification_email(conn).unwrap();
+        let email = owner.verified_email(conn).unwrap().unwrap();
+        (owners_notification, email)
+    });
+    assert_eq!(owners_notification, [email.clone()]);
+
+    // crate author and the new crate owner get notified
+    owner_token.add_named_owner(krate_name, user_name).good();
+    new_user.accept_ownership_invitation(&krate.name, krate.id);
+
+    let (owners_notification, new_user_email) = app.db(|conn| {
+        let new_user_email = new_user.as_model().verified_email(conn).unwrap().unwrap();
+        let owners_notification = krate.owners_with_notification_email(conn).unwrap();
+        (owners_notification, new_user_email)
+    });
+    assert_eq!(owners_notification, [email.clone(), new_user_email]);
+
+    // crate owners who disabled notifications don't get notified
+    new_user.set_email_notifications(krate.id, false);
+
+    let owners_notification = app.db(|conn| krate.owners_with_notification_email(conn).unwrap());
+    assert_eq!(owners_notification, [email]);
+}
diff --git a/src/tests/user.rs b/src/tests/user.rs
index e3536d81731..a8b7564f929 100644
--- a/src/tests/user.rs
+++ b/src/tests/user.rs
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ fn test_email_get_and_put() {
     let (_app, _anon, user) = TestApp::init().with_user();
 
     let json = user.show_me();
-    assert_eq!(json.user.email.unwrap(), "something@example.com");
+    assert_eq!(json.user.email.unwrap(), "something+foo@example.com");
 
     user.update_email("mango@mangos.mango");
 
diff --git a/src/tests/util/test_app.rs b/src/tests/util/test_app.rs
index cabb90f82f4..da815b86f9c 100644
--- a/src/tests/util/test_app.rs
+++ b/src/tests/util/test_app.rs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ impl TestApp {
         use diesel::prelude::*;
 
         let user = self.db(|conn| {
-            let email = "something@example.com";
+            let email = format!("something+{}@example.com", username);
 
             let user = crate::new_user(username)
                 .create_or_update(None, &self.0.app.emails, conn)
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ impl TestAppBuilder {
                 index,
                 app.config.uploader.clone(),
                 app.http_client().clone(),
+                Emails::new_in_memory(),
             );
 
             Some(