diff --git a/apis/vshn/v1/dbaas_vshn_Forgejo.go b/apis/vshn/v1/dbaas_vshn_Forgejo.go
index cc23cc334..1c9cc111d 100644
--- a/apis/vshn/v1/dbaas_vshn_Forgejo.go
+++ b/apis/vshn/v1/dbaas_vshn_Forgejo.go
@@ -88,8 +88,9 @@ type VSHNForgejoServiceSpec struct {
 	// This also enables strict hostname checking for this FQDN.
 	FQDN []string `json:"fqdn,omitempty"`
 
-	// Forgejosettings contains additional Forgejo settings.
-	Forgejosettings string `json:"forgejosettings,omitempty"`
+	// AdminEmail contains the email address of the admin user.
+	// If it's not set, admin user is going to be: gitea@local.domain
+	AdminEmail string `json:"adminEmail,omitempty"`
 
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Enum="besteffort";"guaranteed"
 	// +kubebuilder:default="besteffort"
diff --git a/crds/vshn.appcat.vshn.io_vshnforgejoes.yaml b/crds/vshn.appcat.vshn.io_vshnforgejoes.yaml
index 387a5e353..b690b7ace 100644
--- a/crds/vshn.appcat.vshn.io_vshnforgejoes.yaml
+++ b/crds/vshn.appcat.vshn.io_vshnforgejoes.yaml
@@ -4834,8 +4834,10 @@ spec:
                     service:
                       description: Service contains Forgejo DBaaS specific properties
                       properties:
-                        forgejosettings:
-                          description: Forgejosettings contains additional Forgejo settings.
+                        adminEmail:
+                          description: |-
+                            AdminEmail contains the email address of the admin user.
+                            If it's not set, admin user is going to be: gitea@local.domain
                           type: string
                         fqdn:
                           description: |-
diff --git a/crds/vshn.appcat.vshn.io_xvshnforgejoes.yaml b/crds/vshn.appcat.vshn.io_xvshnforgejoes.yaml
index 85c2fce51..204831873 100644
--- a/crds/vshn.appcat.vshn.io_xvshnforgejoes.yaml
+++ b/crds/vshn.appcat.vshn.io_xvshnforgejoes.yaml
@@ -5558,8 +5558,10 @@ spec:
                   service:
                     description: Service contains Forgejo DBaaS specific properties
                     properties:
-                      forgejosettings:
-                        description: Forgejosettings contains additional Forgejo settings.
+                      adminEmail:
+                        description: |-
+                          AdminEmail contains the email address of the admin user.
+                          If it's not set, admin user is going to be: gitea@local.domain
                         type: string
                       fqdn:
                         description: |-
diff --git a/pkg/comp-functions/functions/vshnforgejo/deploy.go b/pkg/comp-functions/functions/vshnforgejo/deploy.go
index 7d86491bb..8c5c0f03d 100644
--- a/pkg/comp-functions/functions/vshnforgejo/deploy.go
+++ b/pkg/comp-functions/functions/vshnforgejo/deploy.go
@@ -213,6 +213,10 @@ func addForgejo(ctx context.Context, svc *runtime.ServiceRuntime, comp *vshnv1.V
 		values["podSecurityContext"] = securityContext["podSecurityContext"]
 	}
 
+	if comp.Spec.Parameters.Service.AdminEmail != "" {
+		values["gitea"].(map[string]any)["config"].(map[string]any)["admin"].(map[string]any)["ADMIN_EMAIL"] = comp.Spec.Parameters.Service.AdminEmail
+	}
+
 	release, err := common.NewRelease(ctx, svc, comp, values)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err