diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6df5b7c..5a7fa2a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ We give the semantics of the various fields (all of whom are optional).
   words. It will appear below your name.
 
 - `email`: Your email. It will appear next to an envelope in monospace font.
+  - `clickable-email`: A Boolean deciding whether your email should be a
+    `mailto:` hyperlink, allowing users to open it in their email client by
+    clicking on it. By default, it is `false` (no clickable links).
 
 - `location`: Information about your location (university, office, …).
   It will appear next to a pin icon.
diff --git a/pandoc/template.html4 b/pandoc/template.html4
index 8e09160..fd85122 100644
--- a/pandoc/template.html4
+++ b/pandoc/template.html4
@@ -84,7 +84,13 @@
       <p><i class="fa-solid fa-location-dot fa-fw"></i> $location$</p>
       $endif$
       $if(email)$
-      <p><i class="fa-regular fa-envelope fa-fw"></i> <code>$email$</code></p>
+      $for(email)$
+      <p>
+        $if(clickable-email)$<a href="mailto:$email$">$endif$
+          <i class="fa-regular fa-envelope fa-fw"></i> <code>$email$</code>
+        $if(clickable-email)$</a>$endif$
+      </p>
+      $endfor$
       $endif$
       <div class="icons">
         $if(orcid)$
diff --git a/src/index.md b/src/index.md
index 67a2a7d..e59c032 100644
--- a/src/index.md
+++ b/src/index.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ description-meta: PhD student in 👽 science
 og-url: https://basicpage.github.io
 location: Some lab, office 777
 email: noreply@noemail.com
+clickable-email: false
 picture: img/profile.png
 picture-round: false
 side-by-side: true