diff --git a/app/models/mail_handler.rb b/app/models/mail_handler.rb
index 7cffe209..d801c35f 100644
--- a/app/models/mail_handler.rb
+++ b/app/models/mail_handler.rb
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ class MailHandler < ActionMailer::Base
     false
   rescue MissingInformation => e
     logger.error "MailHandler: missing information from #{user}: #{e.message}" if logger
+    Mailer.deliver_mail_handler_missing_information(user, email.subject.to_s, e.message) if Setting.mail_handler_confirmation_on_failure
     false
   rescue UnauthorizedAction => e
     logger.error "MailHandler: unauthorized attempt from #{user}" if logger
diff --git a/app/models/mailer.rb b/app/models/mailer.rb
index 609f8fc8..92bb526c 100644
--- a/app/models/mailer.rb
+++ b/app/models/mailer.rb
@@ -316,6 +316,13 @@ class Mailer < ActionMailer::Base
     render_multipart('mail_handler_unauthorized_action', body)
   end
   
+  def mail_handler_missing_information(user, email_subject, error_message)
+    recipients user.mail
+    subject l(:label_mail_handler_failure, :subject => email_subject)
+    body({:errors => error_message.to_s})
+    render_multipart('mail_handler_missing_information', body)
+  end
+
   def test(user)
     redmine_headers 'Type' => "Test"
     set_language_if_valid(user.language)
diff --git a/app/views/mailer/mail_handler_missing_information.text.html.rhtml b/app/views/mailer/mail_handler_missing_information.text.html.rhtml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..639e2aa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/mailer/mail_handler_missing_information.text.html.rhtml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<p><%= l(:label_mail_handler_errors_with_submission) %></p>
+
+<p><%= h(@errors) %></p>
diff --git a/app/views/mailer/mail_handler_missing_information.text.plain.rhtml b/app/views/mailer/mail_handler_missing_information.text.plain.rhtml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..458f515d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/mailer/mail_handler_missing_information.text.plain.rhtml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<%= l(:label_mail_handler_errors_with_submission) %>
+
+<%= h(@errors) %>
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index fde53c82..dd1f3b61 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -821,7 +821,8 @@ en:
   label_toc: "Contents"
   label_mail_handler_confirmation: "Confirmation of email submission: %{subject}"
   label_mail_handler_failure: "Failed email submission: %{subject}"
-  
+  label_mail_handler_errors_with_submission: "There were errors with your email submission:"
+
   button_login: Login
   button_submit: Submit
   button_save: Save
diff --git a/test/unit/mail_handler_test.rb b/test/unit/mail_handler_test.rb
index 1f054910..97ff167c 100644
--- a/test/unit/mail_handler_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/mail_handler_test.rb
@@ -476,12 +476,29 @@ class MailHandlerTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       assert_equal 1, ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.size
       mail = ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.last
       assert_not_nil mail
-      assert mail.bcc.include?('jsmith@somenet.foo')
+      assert mail.to.include?('jsmith@somenet.foo')
       assert mail.subject.include?('Failed email submission: Re: Add ingredients categories')
       assert mail.body.include?('You are not authorized to perform this action')
     end
   end
 
+  context "with an email that is missing required information" do
+    should "deliver an email error confirmation to the sender for a missing project" do
+      ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.clear
+      issue = submit_email('ticket_with_attachment.eml') # No project set
+      assert_equal false, issue
+      
+      assert_equal 1, ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.size
+      mail = ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.last
+      assert_not_nil mail
+      assert mail.to.include?('jsmith@somenet.foo')
+      assert mail.subject.include?('Failed email submission: Ticket created by email with attachment')
+      assert mail.body.include?('There were errors with your email submission')
+      assert mail.body.include?('Unable to determine target project')
+
+    end
+  end
+
   context "#receive_issue" do
     should "deliver an email confirmation when configured" do
       ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.clear