diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/UserApi.java b/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/UserApi.java
index 5d0bb99561763f79533b61eb1b71cce30c5239ff..b9e1b1ece586c36e40b8c6e0c2862eeab0197e37 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/UserApi.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gitlab4j/api/UserApi.java
@@ -984,6 +984,7 @@ public class UserApi extends AbstractApi {
         String skipConfirmationFeildName = create ? "skip_confirmation" : "skip_reconfirmation";
 
         return (new GitLabApiForm()
+                .withParam("public_email", user.getPublicEmail(), false)
                 .withParam("email", user.getEmail(), create)
                 .withParam("password", password, false)
                 .withParam("reset_password", resetPassword, false)