diff --git a/server/ente/user.go b/server/ente/user.go
index 8b207712d9..cc39c9b42a 100644
--- a/server/ente/user.go
+++ b/server/ente/user.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ type SendOTTRequest struct {
 	Email   string `json:"email"`
 	Client  string `json:"client"`
 	Purpose string `json:"purpose"`
+	Mobile  bool   `json:"mobile,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // EmailVerificationRequest represents an email verification request
diff --git a/server/pkg/api/user.go b/server/pkg/api/user.go
index 2f588da6b9..8e791ad55f 100644
--- a/server/pkg/api/user.go
+++ b/server/pkg/api/user.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (h *UserHandler) SendOTT(c *gin.Context) {
 		handler.Error(c, stacktrace.Propagate(ente.ErrBadRequest, "Email id is missing"))
 		return
 	}
-	err := h.UserController.SendEmailOTT(c, email, request.Purpose)
+	err := h.UserController.SendEmailOTT(c, email, request.Purpose, request.Mobile)
 	if err != nil {
 		handler.Error(c, stacktrace.Propagate(err, ""))
 		return
diff --git a/server/pkg/controller/user/userauth.go b/server/pkg/controller/user/userauth.go
index ae20dff124..bd4e2ddf80 100644
--- a/server/pkg/controller/user/userauth.go
+++ b/server/pkg/controller/user/userauth.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func hardcodedOTTForEmail(hardCodedOTT HardCodedOTT, email string) string {
 }
 
 // SendEmailOTT generates and sends an OTT to the provided email address
-func (c *UserController) SendEmailOTT(context *gin.Context, email string, purpose string) error {
+func (c *UserController) SendEmailOTT(context *gin.Context, email string, purpose string, viaMobile bool) error {
 	if err := c.validateSendOTT(context, email, purpose); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func (c *UserController) SendEmailOTT(context *gin.Context, email string, purpos
 			return stacktrace.Propagate(err, "")
 		}
 		log.Info("Added ott for " + emailHash + ": " + ott)
-		err = emailOTT(email, ott, purpose)
+		err = emailOTT(email, ott, purpose, viaMobile)
 		if err != nil {
 			return stacktrace.Propagate(err, "")
 		}
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ func (c *UserController) TerminateSession(userID int64, token string) error {
 	return stacktrace.Propagate(c.UserAuthRepo.RemoveToken(userID, token), "")
 }
 
-func emailOTT(to string, ott string, purpose string) error {
+func emailOTT(to string, ott string, purpose string, viaMobile bool) error {
 	var templateName string
 	if purpose == ente.ChangeEmailOTTPurpose {
 		templateName = ente.ChangeEmailOTTTemplate