diff --git a/app/models/registrar.rb b/app/models/registrar.rb
index 030c2a824d..de5b3a324a 100644
--- a/app/models/registrar.rb
+++ b/app/models/registrar.rb
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ class Registrar < ActiveRecord::Base
             allow_blank: true, if: proc { |c| c.email_changed? }
   validates :billing_email, email_format: { message: :invalid }, allow_blank: true
 
+  alias_attribute :contact_email, :email
+
   WHOIS_TRIGGERS = %w(name email phone street city state zip)
 
   after_commit :update_whois_records
diff --git a/test/models/registrar_test.rb b/test/models/registrar_test.rb
index 15c2760186..7b3867f4a1 100644
--- a/test/models/registrar_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/registrar_test.rb
@@ -145,6 +145,12 @@ def test_invalid_without_address_country_code
     assert registrar.invalid?
   end
 
+  def test_aliases_contact_email_to_email
+    email = 'info@registrar.test'
+    registrar = Registrar.new(email: email)
+    assert_equal email, registrar.contact_email
+  end
+
   def test_full_address
     registrar = Registrar.new(address_street: 'Main Street 1', address_zip: '1234',
                               address_city: 'NY', address_state: 'NY State')