diff --git a/app/serializers/reviewable_user_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/reviewable_user_serializer.rb
index c5173382012..1033b6d8b2f 100644
--- a/app/serializers/reviewable_user_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/reviewable_user_serializer.rb
@@ -16,4 +16,14 @@ class ReviewableUserSerializer < ReviewableSerializer
   def include_user_fields?
     object.target.present? && object.target.user_fields.present?
   end
+
+  def attributes(*args)
+    data = super
+    data[:payload]&.delete("email") if !include_email?
+    data
+  end
+
+  def include_email?
+    scope.can_check_emails?(scope.user)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/serializers/reviewable_user_serializer_spec.rb b/spec/serializers/reviewable_user_serializer_spec.rb
index bb7e4ad3efc..70b7a933225 100644
--- a/spec/serializers/reviewable_user_serializer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/serializers/reviewable_user_serializer_spec.rb
@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@
 RSpec.describe ReviewableUserSerializer do
   let(:user) { Fabricate(:user) }
   let(:admin) { Fabricate(:admin) }
+  let(:moderator) { Fabricate(:moderator) }
+  let(:reviewable) { Reviewable.find_by(target: user) }
 
-  it "includes the user fields for review" do
+  before do
     SiteSetting.must_approve_users = true
     Jobs::CreateUserReviewable.new.execute(user_id: user.id)
-    reviewable = Reviewable.find_by(target: user)
+  end
 
+  it "includes the user fields for review" do
     json = ReviewableUserSerializer.new(reviewable, scope: Guardian.new(admin), root: nil).as_json
     expect(json[:user_id]).to eq(reviewable.target_id)
     expect(json[:payload]["username"]).to eq(user.username)
@@ -16,4 +19,26 @@ RSpec.describe ReviewableUserSerializer do
     expect(json[:payload]["name"]).to eq(user.name)
     expect(json[:topic_url]).to be_blank
   end
+
+  it "excludes the email user field for moderators" do
+    json =
+      ReviewableUserSerializer.new(reviewable, scope: Guardian.new(moderator), root: nil).as_json
+    expect(json[:user_id]).to eq(reviewable.target_id)
+    expect(json[:payload]["username"]).to eq(user.username)
+    expect(json[:payload]["email"]).to eq(nil)
+    expect(json[:payload]["name"]).to eq(user.name)
+    expect(json[:topic_url]).to be_blank
+  end
+
+  it "includes the email user field for moderators if enabled" do
+    SiteSetting.moderators_view_emails = true
+
+    json =
+      ReviewableUserSerializer.new(reviewable, scope: Guardian.new(moderator), root: nil).as_json
+    expect(json[:user_id]).to eq(reviewable.target_id)
+    expect(json[:payload]["username"]).to eq(user.username)
+    expect(json[:payload]["email"]).to eq(user.email)
+    expect(json[:payload]["name"]).to eq(user.name)
+    expect(json[:topic_url]).to be_blank
+  end
 end