1 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/comp/SearchUserBox.js b/web_src/js/features/comp/SearchUserBox.js
index 08f97595af..46ecb8ebf4 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/comp/SearchUserBox.js
+++ b/web_src/js/features/comp/SearchUserBox.js
@@ -3,15 +3,20 @@ import {htmlEscape} from 'escape-goat';
 
 const {appSubUrl} = window.config;
 
+const looksLikeEmailAddressCheck = /^\S+@\S+$/;
+
 export function initCompSearchUserBox() {
   const $searchUserBox = $('#search-user-box');
+  const allowEmailInput = $searchUserBox.attr('data-allow-email') === 'true';
+  const allowEmailDescription = $searchUserBox.attr('data-allow-email-description');
   $searchUserBox.search({
     minCharacters: 2,
     apiSettings: {
       url: `${appSubUrl}/user/search?q={query}`,
       onResponse(response) {
         const items = [];
-        const searchQueryUppercase = $searchUserBox.find('input').val().toUpperCase();
+        const searchQuery = $searchUserBox.find('input').val();
+        const searchQueryUppercase = searchQuery.toUpperCase();
         $.each(response.data, (_i, item) => {
           let title = item.login;
           if (item.full_name && item.full_name.length > 0) {
@@ -28,6 +33,14 @@ export function initCompSearchUserBox() {
           }
         });
 
+        if (allowEmailInput && items.length === 0 && looksLikeEmailAddressCheck.test(searchQuery)) {
+          const resultItem = {
+            title: searchQuery,
+            description: allowEmailDescription
+          };
+          items.push(resultItem);
+        }
+
         return {results: items};
       }
     },