diff --git a/tildes/tests/test_user.py b/tildes/tests/test_user.py
index dafd1d7..639b425 100644
--- a/tildes/tests/test_user.py
+++ b/tildes/tests/test_user.py
@@ -118,6 +118,24 @@ def test_change_password_to_username(session_user):
         session_user.change_password("session user password", session_user.username)
 
 
+def test_user_email_check():
+    """Ensure checking a user's email address works correctly."""
+    user = User("Some_User", "Some_Password")
+    user.email_address = "some_user@example.com"
+
+    assert user.is_correct_email_address("some_user@example.com")
+
+    assert not user.is_correct_email_address("someuser@example.com")
+
+
+def test_user_email_check_case_insensitive():
+    """Ensure the user email address check isn't case-sensitive."""
+    user = User("Some_User", "Some_Password")
+    user.email_address = "Some_User@example.com"
+
+    assert user.is_correct_email_address("some_user@example.com")
+
+
 def test_deleted_user_no_message_permission():
     """Ensure nobody can message a deleted user."""
     deleted_user = User("Deleted_User", "password")
diff --git a/tildes/tildes/models/user/user.py b/tildes/tildes/models/user/user.py
index 81c16b9..c6db4b4 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/models/user/user.py
+++ b/tildes/tildes/models/user/user.py
@@ -282,6 +282,13 @@ class User(DatabaseModel):
         value = value.lower()
         self.email_address_hash = hash_string(value)
 
+    def is_correct_email_address(self, email_address: str) -> bool:
+        """Check if the email address is correct for this user."""
+        if not self.email_address_hash:
+            raise ValueError("User has not set an email address")
+
+        return is_match_for_hash(email_address.lower(), self.email_address_hash)
+
     @property
     def num_unread_total(self) -> int:
         """Return total number of unread items (notifications + messages)."""