diff --git a/docs/en/02_Developer_Guides/10_Email/index.md b/docs/en/02_Developer_Guides/10_Email/index.md
index 15ed00fbad5..7954e338465 100644
--- a/docs/en/02_Developer_Guides/10_Email/index.md
+++ b/docs/en/02_Developer_Guides/10_Email/index.md
@@ -215,6 +215,8 @@ email marked as spam. If you want to send from another address think about using
 
 You will also have to remove the `SS_SEND_ALL_EMAILS_FROM` environment variable if it is present.
 
+If you need greater control over this email address, for instance if are running the subsites modules, you can implement the `SilverStripe\Control\Email\Email::updateDefaultFrom()` extension hook.
+
 ## Redirecting Emails
 
 There are several other [configuration settings](/developer_guides/configuration) to manipulate the email server.
diff --git a/src/Control/Email/Email.php b/src/Control/Email/Email.php
index 7396a129c8d..793e44d2b95 100644
--- a/src/Control/Email/Email.php
+++ b/src/Control/Email/Email.php
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ private function getDefaultFrom(): string
             }
             $defaultFrom = sprintf('no-reply@%s', $host);
         }
+        $this->extend('updateDefaultFrom', $defaultFrom);
         return $defaultFrom;
     }