diff --git a/packages/components-faraday/src/components/SignUp/utils.js b/packages/components-faraday/src/components/SignUp/utils.js
index cc4866b2cdc62c1e942682699e442cd8200c5ae1..7916f72e7be9cc49b98a8e16b128a9db33da32ef 100644
--- a/packages/components-faraday/src/components/SignUp/utils.js
+++ b/packages/components-faraday/src/components/SignUp/utils.js
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ export const parseSignupAuthor = ({ token, confirmPassword, ...values }) => ({
   handlingEditor: false,
   username: values.email,
   confirmationToken: generatePasswordHash(),
+  notifications: {
+    emails: {
+      system: true,
+      user: true,
+    },
+  },
 })
 
 export const parseSearchParams = url => {