diff --git a/routers/web/auth/auth.go b/routers/web/auth/auth.go
index 206a0b7261..e0a2776926 100644
--- a/routers/web/auth/auth.go
+++ b/routers/web/auth/auth.go
@@ -621,6 +621,12 @@ func handleUserCreated(ctx *context.Context, u *user_model.User, gothUser *goth.
 
 	// Send confirmation email
 	if !u.IsActive && u.ID > 1 {
+		if setting.Service.RegisterManualConfirm {
+			ctx.Data["ManualActivationOnly"] = true
+			ctx.HTML(http.StatusOK, TplActivate)
+			return
+		}
+
 		mailer.SendActivateAccountMail(ctx.Locale, u)
 
 		ctx.Data["IsSendRegisterMail"] = true
diff --git a/templates/user/auth/activate.tmpl b/templates/user/auth/activate.tmpl
index 8d75c1d92e..9725b77c4a 100644
--- a/templates/user/auth/activate.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user/auth/activate.tmpl
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 							<p>{{.i18n.Tr "auth.confirmation_mail_sent_prompt" (.Email|Escape) .ActiveCodeLives | Str2html}}</p>
 						{{else if .IsActivateFailed}}
 							<p>{{.i18n.Tr "auth.invalid_code"}}</p>
+						{{else if .ManualActivationOnly}}
+							<p class="center">{{.i18n.Tr "auth.disable_register_mail"}}</p>
 						{{else}}
 							<p>{{.i18n.Tr "auth.has_unconfirmed_mail" (.SignedUser.Name|Escape) (.SignedUser.Email|Escape) | Str2html}}</p>
 							<div class="ui divider"></div>