diff --git a/app/models/email.rb b/app/models/email.rb
index d6516761f0af655e832eb4e2457dbbc6275a9b33..15bdedeac33dc3f5c6d0c3da49be34fb81f93125 100644
--- a/app/models/email.rb
+++ b/app/models/email.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ class Email < ActiveRecord::Base
     self.errors.add(:email, 'has already been taken') if User.exists?(email: self.email)
   end
 
+  def accept_pending_invitations!
+    user.accept_pending_invitations!
+  end
+
   # once email is confirmed, update the gpg signatures
   def update_invalid_gpg_signatures
     user.update_invalid_gpg_signatures if confirmed?
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/fix-email-confirmation-addtional-email.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/fix-email-confirmation-addtional-email.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..56a2efa4d60775940ddac36cda7b169317ce822c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/fix-email-confirmation-addtional-email.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Fix email confirmation bug when user adds additional email to account
+merge_request: 20084
+author: muhammadn
+type: fixed
diff --git a/spec/features/users/add_email_to_existing_account.rb b/spec/features/users/add_email_to_existing_account.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4355f769429439ea524c4df403e788f13db9a663
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/features/users/add_email_to_existing_account.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'AdditionalEmailToExistingAccount' do
+  describe 'add secondary email associated with account' do
+    let(:user) { create(:user) }
+
+    it 'verifies confirmation of additional email' do
+      sign_in(user)
+
+      email = create(:email, user: user)
+      visit email_confirmation_path(confirmation_token: email.confirmation_token)
+      expect(page).to have_content 'Your email address has been successfully confirmed.'
+    end
+  end
+end