diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Regate.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Regate.php
index 13a89a707..711d94260 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Regate.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Regate.php
@@ -142,7 +142,15 @@ class Regate extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 
 								if (($flags & ACCOUNT_PENDING ) == ACCOUNT_PENDING) {
 									$nextpage = 'regate/' . bin2hex($did2) . $didx;
-									q("COMMIT");
+                                    $approve = send_reg_approval_email_from_register([ 'reg_id' => $r['reg_id'] ]);
+                                    if ($approve['success']) {
+										q("COMMIT");
+                                    } else {
+										q("ROLLBACK");
+										$msg_code = 'ZAR1237E';
+										$msg = t('Account verification notify error');
+										zar_log($msg_code . ' ' . $msg . ': ' . print_r($approve, true));
+                                    }
 								}
 								elseif (($flags ^ REGISTER_AGREED) == 0) {
 
diff --git a/include/account.php b/include/account.php
index 9b859432c..11f5c9cd9 100644
--- a/include/account.php
+++ b/include/account.php
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ function verify_email_address(string $email): bool {
 	pop_lang();
 
 	if(! $res)
-		logger("send_reg_approval_email: failed sending email to: {$email}");
+		logger("send_reg_verification_email: failed sending email to: {$email}");
 
 	return $res;
 }
@@ -392,6 +392,89 @@ function send_reg_approval_email($arr) {
 	return($delivered ? true : false);
 }
 
+
+/**
+ * send_reg_approval_email_from_register
+ * @author ltning
+ * @since  2026-01-25
+ *
+ * Account approval after verification based on table register.
+ * This function sends email to admin(s).
+ *
+ */
+function send_reg_approval_email_from_register($arr) {
+
+	$result = array('success' => false, 'message' => 'rid:' . $arr['reg_id']);
+	$now = datetime_convert();
+
+	$register = q("SELECT * FROM register WHERE reg_id = %d",
+				intval($arr['reg_id'])
+	);
+
+	if(! ($register && count($register))) {
+        logger('send_reg_approval_email: could not find data for reg_id ' . $arr['reg_id']);
+		return $result;
+    }
+
+	$r = q("select * from account where (account_roles & %d) >= 4096",
+		 intval(ACCOUNT_ROLE_ADMIN)
+	);
+
+	$admins = array();
+
+	foreach($r as $rr) {
+		if(strlen($rr['account_email'])) {
+			$admins[] = array('email' => $rr['account_email'], 'lang' => $rr['account_lang']);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if(! count($admins)) {
+        logger('send_reg_approval_email: could not find any admins to notify for reg_id ' . $arr['reg_id']);
+		return $result;
+    }
+
+	$delivered = 0;
+
+	foreach($admins as $admin) {
+		if(strlen($admin['lang']))
+			push_lang($admin['lang']);
+		else
+			push_lang('en');
+
+		$email_msg = replace_macros(get_intltext_template('register_verify_eml.tpl'), array(
+			'$sitename' => Config::Get('system','sitename'),
+			'$siteurl'  =>  z_root(),
+			'$email'    => $register[0]['reg_email'],
+			'$uid'      => $arr['reg_id'],
+			'$hash'     => $register[0]['reg_hash'],
+			'$details'  => $register[0]['reg_atip']
+		 ));
+
+		$res = z_mail(
+			[
+			'toEmail' => $admin['email'],
+			'messageSubject' => sprintf( t('Registration request at %s'), Config::Get('system','sitename')),
+			'textVersion' => $email_msg,
+			]
+		);
+
+		if($res) {
+			$delivered ++;
+		} else {
+			logger('send_reg_approval_email: failed to ' . $admin['email'] . 'reg_email: ' . $register[0]['reg_email']);
+        }
+
+		pop_lang();
+	}
+
+    $result['delivered'] = $delivered;
+    if($delivered > 0) {
+		$result['success'] = true;
+    }
+	return $result;
+}
+
+
 function send_register_success_email($email,$password) {
 
 	$email_msg = replace_macros(get_intltext_template('register_open_eml.tpl'), array(