diff --git a/app/models/mailer.rb b/app/models/mailer.rb
index 8f50b1b7b..6db5a997b 100644
--- a/app/models/mailer.rb
+++ b/app/models/mailer.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 # along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
+require 'ar_condition'
+
 class Mailer < ActionMailer::Base
   layout 'mailer'
   helper :application
@@ -306,13 +308,16 @@ class Mailer < ActionMailer::Base
   # * :days     => how many days in the future to remind about (defaults to 7)
   # * :tracker  => id of tracker for filtering issues (defaults to all trackers)
   # * :project  => id or identifier of project to process (defaults to all projects)
+  # * :users    => array of user ids who should be reminded
   def self.reminders(options={})
     days = options[:days] || 7
     project = options[:project] ? Project.find(options[:project]) : nil
     tracker = options[:tracker] ? Tracker.find(options[:tracker]) : nil
+    user_ids = options[:users]
 
     s = ARCondition.new ["#{IssueStatus.table_name}.is_closed = ? AND #{Issue.table_name}.due_date <= ?", false, days.day.from_now.to_date]
     s << "#{Issue.table_name}.assigned_to_id IS NOT NULL"
+    s << ["#{Issue.table_name}.assigned_to_id IN (?)", user_ids] if user_ids.present?
     s << "#{Project.table_name}.status = #{Project::STATUS_ACTIVE}"
     s << "#{Issue.table_name}.project_id = #{project.id}" if project
     s << "#{Issue.table_name}.tracker_id = #{tracker.id}" if tracker
diff --git a/lib/tasks/reminder.rake b/lib/tasks/reminder.rake
index 73844fb79..d11c7cebb 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/reminder.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/reminder.rake
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@ Available options:
   * days     => number of days to remind about (defaults to 7)
   * tracker  => id of tracker (defaults to all trackers)
   * project  => id or identifier of project (defaults to all projects)
+  * users    => comma separated list of user ids who should be reminded
 
 Example:
-  rake redmine:send_reminders days=7 RAILS_ENV="production"
+  rake redmine:send_reminders days=7 users="1,23, 56" RAILS_ENV="production"
 END_DESC
 
 namespace :redmine do
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ namespace :redmine do
     options[:days] = ENV['days'].to_i if ENV['days']
     options[:project] = ENV['project'] if ENV['project']
     options[:tracker] = ENV['tracker'].to_i if ENV['tracker']
+    options[:users] = (ENV['users'] || '').split(',').each(&:strip!)
     
     Mailer.reminders(options)
   end
diff --git a/test/unit/mailer_test.rb b/test/unit/mailer_test.rb
index a5932d325..77bcb36f6 100644
--- a/test/unit/mailer_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/mailer_test.rb
@@ -355,6 +355,16 @@ class MailerTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_equal '1 issue(s) due in the next 42 days', mail.subject
   end
   
+  def test_reminders_for_users
+    Mailer.reminders(:days => 42, :users => ['5'])
+    assert_equal 0, ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.size # No mail for dlopper
+    Mailer.reminders(:days => 42, :users => ['3'])
+    assert_equal 1, ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.size # No mail for dlopper
+    mail = ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.last
+    assert mail.bcc.include?('dlopper@somenet.foo')
+    assert mail.body.include?('Bug #3: Error 281 when updating a recipe')
+  end
+  
   def last_email
     mail = ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.last
     assert_not_nil mail