diff --git a/services/notifications/pkg/command/root.go b/services/notifications/pkg/command/root.go
index 2833e622e..d61b299dc 100644
--- a/services/notifications/pkg/command/root.go
+++ b/services/notifications/pkg/command/root.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ func GetCommands(cfg *config.Config) cli.Commands {
 		Server(cfg),
 
 		// interaction with this service
+		SendEmail(cfg),
 
 		// infos about this service
 		Health(cfg),
diff --git a/services/notifications/pkg/command/send_email.go b/services/notifications/pkg/command/send_email.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8da57ce84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/notifications/pkg/command/send_email.go
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package command
+
+import (
+	"github.com/cs3org/reva/v2/pkg/events"
+	"github.com/cs3org/reva/v2/pkg/events/stream"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/notifications/pkg/config"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
+)
+
+// SendEmail triggers the sending of grouped email notifications for daily or weekly emails.
+func SendEmail(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:  "send-email",
+		Usage: "Send grouped email notifications with daily or weekly interval. Specify at least one of the flags '--daily' or '--weekly'.",
+		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+			&cli.BoolFlag{
+				Name:    "daily",
+				Aliases: []string{"d"},
+				Usage:   "Sends grouped daily email notifications.",
+			},
+			&cli.BoolFlag{
+				Name:    "weekly",
+				Aliases: []string{"w"},
+				Usage:   "Sends grouped weekly email notifications.",
+			},
+		},
+		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
+			daily := c.Bool("daily")
+			weekly := c.Bool("weekly")
+			if !daily && !weekly {
+				return errors.New("at least one of '--daily' or '--weekly' must be set")
+			}
+			s, err := stream.NatsFromConfig(cfg.Service.Name, false, stream.NatsConfig(cfg.Notifications.Events))
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if daily {
+				err = events.Publish(c.Context, s, events.SendEmailsEvent{
+					Interval: "daily",
+				})
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+			if weekly {
+				err = events.Publish(c.Context, s, events.SendEmailsEvent{
+					Interval: "weekly",
+				})
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+}