diff --git a/postorius_ldap_membership_management/management/commands/syncldapmemberships.py b/postorius_ldap_membership_management/management/commands/syncldapmemberships.py
index e1fa11431f73f7fa8272214df4e1be1dc0641606..9397faf234bd4d7f1eafdf7a882f9d73a499ed86 100644
--- a/postorius_ldap_membership_management/management/commands/syncldapmemberships.py
+++ b/postorius_ldap_membership_management/management/commands/syncldapmemberships.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from urllib.error import HTTPError
 
 from postorius.models import List, MailmanUser
 from postorius.utils import get_mailman_client
+from allauth.account.models import EmailAddress
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -44,6 +45,14 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
 				logger.warning("update display_name on {} to {}".format(user.username, user.get_full_name()))
 				mm_users[user.username].display_name = user.get_full_name()
 				mm_users[user.username].save()
+			# set user mail adresses to verified if they match those in ldap
+			user_emails = EmailAddress.objects.filter(user=user)
+			for mail in user_emails:
+				if mail.email == user.email:
+					logger.warning("update email.verified on user {} for address {} to True".format(user.username, mail.email))
+					mail.verified = True
+					mail.save()
+
 
 		mailman_id2username = {mm_users[i].user_id: i for i in mm_users}