diff --git a/infra/values/gitea-values.yaml b/infra/values/gitea-values.yaml
index d5a33cf..ed14c49 100644
--- a/infra/values/gitea-values.yaml
+++ b/infra/values/gitea-values.yaml
@@ -65,6 +65,26 @@ gitea:
       ISSUE_INDEXER_TYPE: bleve
       REPO_INDEXER_ENABLED: true
 
+    mailer:
+      ENABLED: true
+      PROTOCOL: smtps
+      SMTP_ADDR: smtp.forteapps.net
+      SMTP_PORT: 465
+      FROM: "noreply@forteapps.net"
+
+  # -- SMTP credentials injected from secret (USER and PASSWD)
+  additionalConfigFromEnvs:
+  - name: GITEA__mailer__USER
+    valueFrom:
+      secretKeyRef:
+        name: gitea-smtp-secret
+        key: username
+  - name: GITEA__mailer__PASSWD
+    valueFrom:
+      secretKeyRef:
+        name: gitea-smtp-secret
+        key: password
+
   # -- OIDC authentication via Forte
   oauth:
   - name: "Forte"