diff --git a/backend/api/v1/v1_users/tests/tests_user_invitation.py b/backend/api/v1/v1_users/tests/tests_user_invitation.py
index 61ba30108..5e9ef6fd8 100644
--- a/backend/api/v1/v1_users/tests/tests_user_invitation.py
+++ b/backend/api/v1/v1_users/tests/tests_user_invitation.py
@@ -137,10 +137,7 @@ def test_add_edit_user(self):
             'phone_number', 'designation', 'forms', 'approval_assignment',
             'pending_approval', 'data'
         ], list(responses))
-        self.assertEqual(responses["forms"], [{
-            'id': 1,
-            'name': 'Test Form'
-        }])
+        self.assertEqual(responses["forms"], [{'id': 1, 'name': 'Test Form'}])
 
     def test_get_user_profile(self):
         call_command("administration_seeder", "--test")
@@ -236,24 +233,25 @@ def test_config_js(self):
 
     def test_get_email_template(self):
         # test get user_register template
-        response = self.client.get(
-            '/api/v1/email_template?type=user_register',
-            content_type='application/json')
+        response = self.client.get('/api/v1/email_template?type=user_register',
+                                   content_type='application/json')
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         # test get user_approval template
-        response = self.client.get(
-            '/api/v1/email_template?type=user_approval',
-            content_type='application/json')
+        response = self.client.get('/api/v1/email_template?type=user_approval',
+                                   content_type='application/json')
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         # test get user_forgot_password template
         response = self.client.get(
             '/api/v1/email_template?type=user_forgot_password',
             content_type='application/json')
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        # test get user_invite template
+        response = self.client.get('/api/v1/email_template?type=user_invite',
+                                   content_type='application/json')
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         # test get data_approval template
-        response = self.client.get(
-            '/api/v1/email_template?type=data_approval',
-            content_type='application/json')
+        response = self.client.get('/api/v1/email_template?type=data_approval',
+                                   content_type='application/json')
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         # test get data_rejection template
         response = self.client.get(
@@ -276,14 +274,12 @@ def test_get_email_template(self):
             content_type='application/json')
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         # test get upload_error template
-        response = self.client.get(
-            '/api/v1/email_template?type=upload_error',
-            content_type='application/json')
+        response = self.client.get('/api/v1/email_template?type=upload_error',
+                                   content_type='application/json')
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         # test get new_request template
-        response = self.client.get(
-            '/api/v1/email_template?type=new_request',
-            content_type='application/json')
+        response = self.client.get('/api/v1/email_template?type=new_request',
+                                   content_type='application/json')
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         # test get unchanged_data template
         response = self.client.get(
diff --git a/backend/api/v1/v1_users/views.py b/backend/api/v1/v1_users/views.py
index 07d03e8ee..c244ae007 100644
--- a/backend/api/v1/v1_users/views.py
+++ b/backend/api/v1/v1_users/views.py
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ def list_levels(request, version):
                },
                tags=['User'],
                description='Role Choice are SuperAdmin:1,Admin:2,Approver:3,'
-                           'User:4',
+                           'User:4,ReadOnly:5',
                summary='To add user')
 @api_view(['POST'])
 @permission_classes([IsAuthenticated, IsSuperAdmin | IsAdmin])
@@ -227,7 +227,10 @@ def add_user(request, version):
         return Response(
             {'message': validate_serializers_message(serializer.errors)},
             status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
-    serializer.save()
+    user = serializer.save()
+    url = f"{webdomain}/login/{signing.dumps(user.pk)}"
+    data = {'button_url': url, 'send_to': [user.email]}
+    send_email(type=EmailTypes.user_invite, context=data)
     return Response({'message': 'User added successfully'},
                     status=status.HTTP_200_OK)
 
diff --git a/backend/utils/email_helper.py b/backend/utils/email_helper.py
index 8ae6156f2..17b3fadaf 100644
--- a/backend/utils/email_helper.py
+++ b/backend/utils/email_helper.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class EmailTypes:
     user_register = 'user_register'
     user_approval = 'user_approval'
     user_forgot_password = 'user_forgot_password'
+    user_invite = 'user_invite'
     data_approval = 'data_approval'
     data_rejection = 'data_rejection'
     batch_approval = 'batch_approval'
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ class EmailTypes:
         user_register: 'user_register',
         user_approval: 'user_approval',
         user_forgot_password: 'user_forgot_password',
+        user_invite: 'user_invite',
         data_approval: 'data_approval',
         data_rejection: 'data_rejection',
         batch_approval: 'batch_approval',
@@ -92,6 +94,20 @@ def email_context(context: dict, type: str):
             "button_url": button_url,
             "button_text": "Reset Password"
         })
+    if type == EmailTypes.user_invite:
+        button_url = "#"
+        if context.get("button_url"):
+            button_url = context.get("button_url")
+        context.update({
+            "subject": "Set Password",
+            "body": '''You have invited to the National Sanitation and Hygiene
+                    Real-Time Monitoring System. Please click on the button
+                    below to set your password and finalise your account.''',
+            "explore_button": False,
+            "button": True,
+            "button_url": button_url,
+            "button_text": "Set Password"
+        })
     if type == EmailTypes.data_approval:
         context.update({
             "subject": "Data Upload Approved",