diff --git a/test/api/v3/integration/groups/POST-groups_id_removeMember.test.js b/test/api/v3/integration/groups/POST-groups_id_removeMember.test.js
index 281d179baf..2806fffa3c 100644
--- a/test/api/v3/integration/groups/POST-groups_id_removeMember.test.js
+++ b/test/api/v3/integration/groups/POST-groups_id_removeMember.test.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
   createAndPopulateGroup,
   translate as t,
 } from '../../../../helpers/api-v3-integration.helper';
+import * as email from '../../../../../website/server/libs/email';
 
 describe('POST /groups/:groupId/removeMember/:memberId', () => {
   let leader;
@@ -60,6 +61,14 @@ describe('POST /groups/:groupId/removeMember/:memberId', () => {
   });
 
   context('Guilds', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      sandbox.spy(email, 'sendTxn');
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      sandbox.restore();
+    });
+
     it('can remove other members', async () => {
       await leader.post(`/groups/${guild._id}/removeMember/${member._id}`);
       let memberRemoved = await member.get('/user');
@@ -80,6 +89,22 @@ describe('POST /groups/:groupId/removeMember/:memberId', () => {
 
       expect(_.findIndex(invitedUserWithoutInvite.invitations.guilds, {id: guild._id})).eql(-1);
     });
+
+    it('sends email to user with rescinded invite', async () => {
+      await leader.post(`/groups/${guild._id}/removeMember/${invitedUser._id}`);
+
+      expect(email.sendTxn).to.be.calledOnce;
+      expect(email.sendTxn.args[0][0]._id).to.be.eql(invitedUser._id);
+      expect(email.sendTxn.args[0][1]).to.be.eql('guild-invite-rescinded');
+    });
+
+    it('sends email to removed user', async () => {
+      await leader.post(`/groups/${guild._id}/removeMember/${member._id}`);
+
+      expect(email.sendTxn).to.be.calledOnce;
+      expect(email.sendTxn.args[0][0]._id).to.be.eql(member._id);
+      expect(email.sendTxn.args[0][1]).to.be.eql('kicked-from-guild');
+    });
   });
 
   context('Party', () => {
@@ -105,6 +130,11 @@ describe('POST /groups/:groupId/removeMember/:memberId', () => {
       partyInvitedUser = invitees[0];
       partyMember = members[0];
       removedMember = members[1];
+      sandbox.spy(email, 'sendTxn');
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      sandbox.restore();
     });
 
     it('can remove other members', async () => {
@@ -187,5 +217,21 @@ describe('POST /groups/:groupId/removeMember/:memberId', () => {
       expect(party.quest.members[partyLeader._id]).to.be.true;
       expect(party.quest.members[partyMember._id]).to.not.exist;
     });
+
+    it('sends email to user with rescinded invite', async () => {
+      await partyLeader.post(`/groups/${party._id}/removeMember/${partyInvitedUser._id}`);
+
+      expect(email.sendTxn).to.be.calledOnce;
+      expect(email.sendTxn.args[0][0]._id).to.be.eql(partyInvitedUser._id);
+      expect(email.sendTxn.args[0][1]).to.be.eql('party-invite-rescinded');
+    });
+
+    it('sends email to removed user', async () => {
+      await partyLeader.post(`/groups/${party._id}/removeMember/${partyMember._id}`);
+
+      expect(email.sendTxn).to.be.calledOnce;
+      expect(email.sendTxn.args[0][0]._id).to.be.eql(partyMember._id);
+      expect(email.sendTxn.args[0][1]).to.be.eql('kicked-from-party');
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/website/server/controllers/api-v3/groups.js b/website/server/controllers/api-v3/groups.js
index ec78eb3d93..8a066682b9 100644
--- a/website/server/controllers/api-v3/groups.js
+++ b/website/server/controllers/api-v3/groups.js
@@ -468,9 +468,10 @@ api.leaveGroup = {
 };
 
 // Send an email to the removed user with an optional message from the leader
-function _sendMessageToRemoved (group, removedUser, message) {
+function _sendMessageToRemoved (group, removedUser, message, isInGroup) {
   if (removedUser.preferences.emailNotifications.kickedGroup !== false) {
-    sendTxnEmail(removedUser, `kicked-from-${group.type}`, [
+    let subject = isInGroup ? `kicked-from-${group.type}` : `${group.type}-invite-rescinded`;
+    sendTxnEmail(removedUser, subject, [
       {name: 'GROUP_NAME', content: group.name},
       {name: 'MESSAGE', content: message},
       {name: 'GUILDS_LINK', content: '/#/options/groups/guilds/public'},
@@ -575,7 +576,7 @@ api.removeGroupMember = {
     }
 
     let message = req.query.message;
-    if (message) _sendMessageToRemoved(group, member, message);
+    _sendMessageToRemoved(group, member, message, isInGroup);
 
     await Bluebird.all([
       member.save(),