diff --git a/include/class.ticket.php b/include/class.ticket.php
index 6518d12eae5722401bb1f96a4932ed00e14473c0..e404bd538c3b458b8016080f6f0f2fc8114706d3 100644
--- a/include/class.ticket.php
+++ b/include/class.ticket.php
@@ -1704,7 +1704,11 @@ class Ticket {
                 $signature='';
 
             $msg = $this->replaceVars($msg->asArray(),
-                array('response' => $response, 'signature' => $signature));
+                    array(
+                        'response' => $response,
+                        'signature' => $signature,
+                        'recipient' => $this->getOwner(),
+                        ));
 
             $attachments =($cfg->emailAttachments() && $files)?$response->getAttachments():array();
             $options = array(