diff --git a/app/models/organization.rb b/app/models/organization.rb
index 2668b18..5d3e077 100644
--- a/app/models/organization.rb
+++ b/app/models/organization.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ class Organization < Profile
       OrganizationInfo.create!(:organization_id => org.id)
   end
 
+  def contact_email
+    self.organization_info ? self.organization_info.contact_email : nil
+  end
+
   def validation_methodology
     methodology = self.validation_info ? self.validation_info.validation_methodology : nil
     methodology || ('<em>' + _('(not informed)') + '</em>')
diff --git a/app/models/organization_info.rb b/app/models/organization_info.rb
index dcd4d8d..b468892 100644
--- a/app/models/organization_info.rb
+++ b/app/models/organization_info.rb
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@ class OrganizationInfo < ActiveRecord::Base
   belongs_to :organization
   
   validates_numericality_of :foundation_year, :only_integer => true, :allow_nil => true
+
+  validates_format_of :contact_email, :with => Noosfero::Constants::EMAIL_FORMAT, :if => (lambda { |info| ! info.contact_email.nil? })
 end
diff --git a/db/migrate/008_create_organization_infos.rb b/db/migrate/008_create_organization_infos.rb
index 20419da..9f87f89 100644
--- a/db/migrate/008_create_organization_infos.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/008_create_organization_infos.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ class CreateOrganizationInfos < ActiveRecord::Migration
     create_table :organization_infos do |t|
       t.column :organization_id,           :integer
       t.column :contact_person,            :string
+      t.column :contact_email,             :string
       t.column :acronym,                   :string
       t.column :foundation_year,           :integer, :limit => 4
       t.column :legal_form,                :string
diff --git a/test/unit/organization_test.rb b/test/unit/organization_test.rb
index 7297ced..2bb2896 100644
--- a/test/unit/organization_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/organization_test.rb
@@ -53,4 +53,11 @@ class OrganizationTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_equal 'something', org.validation_restrictions
   end
 
+  should 'override contact_email to get it from organization_info' do
+    org = Organization.new
+    assert_nil org.contact_email
+    org.organization_info = OrganizationInfo.new(:contact_email => 'test@example.com')
+    assert_equal 'test@example.com', org.contact_email
+  end
+
 end
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