diff --git a/tests-qa/acceptance/040_Users/Details/010_Details.robot b/tests-qa/acceptance/040_Users/Details/010_Details.robot
index e7a1e1ed71..5d535bb9d1 100644
--- a/tests-qa/acceptance/040_Users/Details/010_Details.robot
+++ b/tests-qa/acceptance/040_Users/Details/010_Details.robot
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Has Public Information
     Go To Url                           ${url}
     Element Should Contain              ${USER_PROFILE_USERNAME}                ${user.name}
     Page Should Contain Element         ${USER_PROFILE_JOIN_TIME_LABEL}
-    Element Should Contain              ${USER_PROFILE_JOIN_TIME}               second
+    Element Should Contain              ${USER_PROFILE_JOIN_TIME}               1 week ago
     Page Should Contain Element         ${USER_PROFILE_LANGUAGE_LABEL}
     Element Should Contain              ${USER_PROFILE_LANGUAGE}                English
 
diff --git a/tests-qa/acceptance/080_Messaging/10_Access.robot b/tests-qa/acceptance/080_Messaging/10_Access.robot
index 5f81fe6c48..80c3fb51c7 100644
--- a/tests-qa/acceptance/080_Messaging/10_Access.robot
+++ b/tests-qa/acceptance/080_Messaging/10_Access.robot
@@ -65,6 +65,14 @@ Users Without A Validated Email Cannot Be Contacted
     Go To Url                                       ${PAGE_USER_3_CONTACT_URL}    redirect=${PAGE_USER_3_PROFILE_URL}
     Page Should Contain                             This user has no valid email
 
+New Users Cannot Contact
+    Sign In ${USER_4.name} Fast
+    Go To Url                                       ${PAGE_USER_1_PROFILE_URL}
+    Page Should Not Contain Element                 ${USER_PROFILE_CONTACT_BUTTON}
+
+    Go To Url                                       ${PAGE_GEOKRETY_1_DETAILS_URL}
+    Page Should Not Contain Element                 ${GEOKRET_DETAILS_CONTACT_BUTTON}
+
 Access By Not An Id
     Sign In ${USER_1.name} Fast
     Go To Url                                       ${PAGE_USER_CONTACT_URL}    userid=FOOBAR    redirect=${PAGE_HOME_URL_EN}
@@ -81,6 +89,7 @@ Access By GeoKrety Not An Id
 Test Setup
     Clear Database And Seed ${2} users
     Seed ${1} users with email status ${1}    start_at=3
+    Seed ${1} users with joined_days_ago ${1}     start_at=4
     Seed ${1} geokrety owned by ${1}
     Sign Out Fast
 
diff --git a/tests-qa/acceptance/080_Messaging/20_SendMessage.robot b/tests-qa/acceptance/080_Messaging/20_SendMessage.robot
index 55b81dd379..e98c9b32ef 100644
--- a/tests-qa/acceptance/080_Messaging/20_SendMessage.robot
+++ b/tests-qa/acceptance/080_Messaging/20_SendMessage.robot
@@ -8,27 +8,46 @@ Suite Setup     Suite Setup
 
 ${SUBJECT}     HELLO!
 ${MESSAGE}     🎉 Welcome to GeoKrety.org!
+&{MESSAGE_2}    subject=Subject    message=The message
 
 *** Test Cases ***
 
+Send Message Via User Contact Fresh Users
+    Sign In ${USER_3.name} Fast
+    Go To Url                                       ${PAGE_USER_CONTACT_URL}            userid=${USER_1.id}    redirect=${PAGE_HOME_URL_EN}
+
+
+Send Message Via User Contact Fresh Users Post
+    Sign In ${USER_3.name} Fast
+    Go To Url                                       ${PAGE_USER_1_CONTACT_URL}    redirect=${PAGE_HOME_URL_EN}
+
+    Create Session    gk                            ${GK_URL}
+    ${auth} =         GET On Session     gk         /devel/users/${USER_3.name}/login
+    ${resp} =         POST On Session    gk         url=${PAGE_USER_1_CONTACT_URL}?skip_csrf=True
+    ...                                             data=&{MESSAGE_2}
+    ${url} =         Convert To String   ${resp.url}
+    Should Be Equal As Strings                      ${url}    ${PAGE_HOME_URL_EN}
+    Delete All Sessions
+
 Send Message Via User Contact
-    Sign In ${USER_1.name} Fast
-    Go To Url                                       ${PAGE_USER_CONTACT_URL}            userid=${USER_2.id}
+    Sign In ${USER_2.name} Fast
+    Go To Url                                       ${PAGE_USER_CONTACT_URL}            userid=${USER_1.id}
     Input Text                                      ${USER_CONTACT_SUBJECT_INPUT}       ${SUBJECT}
     Input Text                                      ${USER_CONTACT_MESSAGE_INPUT}       ${MESSAGE}
     Click Button                                    ${MODAL_PANEL_SUBMIT_BUTTON}
+    Page Should Contain                             Your message to ${USER_1.name} has been sent
 
     Go To Url                                       ${PAGE_DEV_MAILBOX_URL}
-    Element Should Contain                          ${DEV_MAILBOX_FIRST_MAIL_LINK}      💌 Contact from user ${USER_1.name}
+    Element Should Contain                          ${DEV_MAILBOX_FIRST_MAIL_LINK}      💌 Contact from user ${USER_2.name}
 
     Go To Url                                       ${PAGE_DEV_MAILBOX_FIRST_MAIL_URL}
     Page Should Contain                             Contact from a GeoKrety.org user
-    Page Should Contain                             Hi ${USER_2.name}
-    Page Should Contain                             This email was sent by user ${USER_1.name}
+    Page Should Contain                             Hi ${USER_1.name}
+    Page Should Contain                             This email was sent by user ${USER_2.name}
     Page Should Contain                             Subject: ${SUBJECT}
     Page Should Contain                             ${MESSAGE}
-    Page Should Contain                             Reply to ${USER_1.name}
-    Page Should Contain Link                        ${PAGE_USER_1_CONTACT_URL}
+    Page Should Contain                             Reply to ${USER_2.name}
+    Page Should Contain Link                        ${PAGE_USER_2_CONTACT_URL}
 
 Sending From GeoKret Fill The Subject
     Sign In ${USER_1.name} Fast
@@ -39,15 +58,9 @@ Sending From GeoKret Fill The Subject
 *** Keywords ***
 
 Suite Setup
-    Clear Database And Seed ${2} users
-    Seed ${1} geokrety owned by ${2}
-    Sign Out Fast
+    Clear Database And Seed ${1} users
+    Seed ${1} users with joined_days_ago ${10}    start_at=2
+    Seed ${1} users with joined_days_ago ${1}     start_at=3
 
-Is Authorized
-    [Arguments]    ${username}=${USER_1.name}
-    Sign In ${username} Fast
-    Go To Url                                       ${PAGE_GEOKRETY_DETAILS_1_CONTACT_OWNER_URL}
-    Page Should Not Contain                         ${UNAUTHORIZED}
-    Wait Until Panel                                Contact user
-    Page Should Contain Element                     ${USER_CONTACT_SUBJECT_INPUT}
-    Page Should Contain Element                     ${USER_CONTACT_MESSAGE_INPUT}
+    Seed ${1} geokrety owned by ${1}
+    Sign Out Fast
diff --git a/tests-qa/acceptance/ressources/ComponentsLocator.robot b/tests-qa/acceptance/ressources/ComponentsLocator.robot
index 66f937199a..910b83d76a 100644
--- a/tests-qa/acceptance/ressources/ComponentsLocator.robot
+++ b/tests-qa/acceptance/ressources/ComponentsLocator.robot
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ ${GEOKRET_CREATE_LABEL_TEMPLATE_SELECT}     //*[@id="inputLabelTemplate"]
 ${GEOKRET_DETAILS_DETAILS_PANEL}                //*[@id="geokretyDetailsPanel"]
 ${GEOKRET_DETAILS_DETAILS_PANEL_HEADING}        ${GEOKRET_DETAILS_DETAILS_PANEL}/div[contains(@class, "panel-heading")]
 ${GEOKRET_DETAILS_DETAILS_PANEL_BODY}           ${GEOKRET_DETAILS_DETAILS_PANEL}/div[contains(@class, "panel-body")]
+${GEOKRET_DETAILS_CONTACT_BUTTON}               //*[@id="userContactButton"]
 
 ${GEOKRET_DETAILS_NAME}                         ${GEOKRET_DETAILS_DETAILS_PANEL}/div[@class="panel-heading"]/a[@data-gk-link="geokret"]
 ${GEOKRET_DETAILS_TYPE}                         ${GEOKRET_DETAILS_DETAILS_PANEL}/div[@class="panel-heading"]/small
diff --git a/tests-qa/acceptance/ressources/Devel.robot b/tests-qa/acceptance/ressources/Devel.robot
index e8944bc71c..d2ba019b0d 100644
--- a/tests-qa/acceptance/ressources/Devel.robot
+++ b/tests-qa/acceptance/ressources/Devel.robot
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ Seed ${count} users with email status ${email_status}
     Go To Url Fast                      ${PAGE_SEED_USER}?email_invalid\=${email_status}&i\=${start_at}    count=${count}
     Empty Dev Mailbox Fast
 
+Seed ${count} users with joined_days_ago ${joined_days_ago}
+    [Arguments]    ${start_at}=1
+    Go To Url Fast                      ${PAGE_SEED_USER}?joined_days_ago\=${joined_days_ago}&i\=${start_at}    count=${count}
+    Empty Dev Mailbox Fast
+
 Seed ${count} users without terms of use with status ${status}
     Go To Url Fast                      ${PAGE_SEED_USER}/status/${status}/no-terms-of-use    count=${count}
     Empty Dev Mailbox Fast
diff --git a/website/app-templates/smarty/blocks/geokret/details.tpl b/website/app-templates/smarty/blocks/geokret/details.tpl
index 8a89d019fb..cc7dd7df1d 100644
--- a/website/app-templates/smarty/blocks/geokret/details.tpl
+++ b/website/app-templates/smarty/blocks/geokret/details.tpl
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
         {/if}
 
         <div class="btn-group pull-right" role="group">
-            {if $f3->get('SESSION.CURRENT_USER') and $geokret->owner and $geokret->owner->email}
-            <button class="btn btn-primary btn-xs" title="{t user=$geokret->owner->username}Send a message to %1{/t}" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#modal" data-type="user-contact-by-geokret" data-id="{$geokret->gkid}">
+            {if $f3->get('SESSION.CURRENT_USER') and $geokret->owner and $current_user->canSendMail() and $geokret->owner->email}
+            <button id="userContactButton" class="btn btn-primary btn-xs" title="{t user=$geokret->owner->username}Send a message to %1{/t}" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#modal" data-type="user-contact-by-geokret" data-id="{$geokret->gkid}">
                 {fa icon="envelope"}
             </button>
             {/if}
diff --git a/website/app-templates/smarty/blocks/user/details.tpl b/website/app-templates/smarty/blocks/user/details.tpl
index 7d66b58776..cb80ab71f0 100644
--- a/website/app-templates/smarty/blocks/user/details.tpl
+++ b/website/app-templates/smarty/blocks/user/details.tpl
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         <img id="userDetailsTypeIcon" src="{GK_CDN_IMAGES_URL}/log-icons/2/icon.svg" width="25px" height="25px" data-gk-type="" />
         {$user|userlink nofilter}
         <div class="btn-group pull-right" role="group">
-            {if $f3->get('SESSION.CURRENT_USER') && !$user->isCurrentUser() && $user->email}
+            {if $f3->get('SESSION.CURRENT_USER') && !$user->isCurrentUser() && $current_user->canSendMail() && $user->email}
             <button id="userContactButton" class="btn btn-primary btn-xs" title="{t user=$user->username}Send a message to %1{/t}" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#modal" data-type="user-contact" data-id="{$user->id}">
                 {fa icon="envelope"}
             </button>
diff --git a/website/app/GeoKrety/Controller/Devel/DatabaseSeed.php b/website/app/GeoKrety/Controller/Devel/DatabaseSeed.php
index c71ba9c171..1a5992f3c8 100644
--- a/website/app/GeoKrety/Controller/Devel/DatabaseSeed.php
+++ b/website/app/GeoKrety/Controller/Devel/DatabaseSeed.php
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ public function users(\Base $f3, $terms_of_use = true) {
             if ($terms_of_use) {
                 $user->touch('terms_of_use_datetime');
             }
+            $joined_days = GK_USERS_CONTACT_WAITING_DAYS + 1;
+            if ($f3->exists('GET.joined_days_ago')) {
+                $joined_days = $f3->get('GET.joined_days_ago');
+            }
+            $user->joined_on_datetime = (new \DateTime())->sub(\DateInterval::createFromDateString(sprintf('%s day', $joined_days)))->format(GK_DB_DATETIME_FORMAT);
             if ($user->validate()) {
                 $user->save();
                 echo sprintf("Create user: %s\n", $user->username);
diff --git a/website/app/GeoKrety/Controller/Pages/UserContact.php b/website/app/GeoKrety/Controller/Pages/UserContact.php
index 33c9bf55d3..2be5f7cc82 100644
--- a/website/app/GeoKrety/Controller/Pages/UserContact.php
+++ b/website/app/GeoKrety/Controller/Pages/UserContact.php
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ protected function _get(\Base $f3) {
     }
 
     public function get(\Base $f3) {
+        if (!$this->currentUser->canSendMail()) {
+            $f3->reroute('@home');
+        }
         if (!$this->currentUser->isEmailValid()) {
             Danger::message_full_screen(_('Your email address must be validated before you can contact other players.'), _('Action is not possible'));
         }
@@ -58,6 +61,9 @@ public function get(\Base $f3) {
     }
 
     public function get_ajax(\Base $f3) {
+        if (!$this->currentUser->canSendMail()) {
+            $f3->reroute('@home');
+        }
         if (!$this->currentUser->isEmailValid()) {
             Danger::message(_('Your email address must be validated before you can contact other players.'), _('Action is not possible'));
             exit;
@@ -67,11 +73,15 @@ public function get_ajax(\Base $f3) {
     }
 
     public function post(\Base $f3) {
+        if (!$this->currentUser->canSendMail()) {
+            $f3->reroute('@home');
+        }
+        // TODO count move number
+        $this->checkCsrf();
         if (!$this->currentUser->isEmailValid()) {
             Danger::message(_('Your email address must be validated before you can contact other players.'), _('Action is not possible'));
             exit;
         }
-        $this->checkCsrf();
         $this->loadToUser($f3);
         $mail = $this->mail;
         $mail->subject = $f3->get('POST.subject');
diff --git a/website/app/GeoKrety/Model/User.php b/website/app/GeoKrety/Model/User.php
index 75acc216c4..83dd1fb14d 100644
--- a/website/app/GeoKrety/Model/User.php
+++ b/website/app/GeoKrety/Model/User.php
@@ -340,6 +340,14 @@ public function accountStatusText(): string {
         return self::ACCOUNT_STATUS_TEXT[$this->account_valid];
     }
 
+    public function isFreshUser(): bool {
+        return (new \DateTime())->diff($this->joined_on_datetime)->d <= GK_USERS_CONTACT_WAITING_DAYS;
+    }
+
+    public function canSendMail(): bool {
+        return !$this->isFreshUser();
+    }
+
     public function emailStatusText(): string {
         return self::USER_EMAIL_TEXT[$this->email_invalid];
     }
diff --git a/website/app/GeoKrety/Service/Config.php b/website/app/GeoKrety/Service/Config.php
index a8b9854eb8..d93e29693d 100644
--- a/website/app/GeoKrety/Service/Config.php
+++ b/website/app/GeoKrety/Service/Config.php
@@ -370,6 +370,9 @@ public function __construct() {
         define('GK_PICTURE_CAPTION_MAX_LENGTH', getenv('GK_PICTURE_CAPTION_MAX_LENGTH') ?: 50);
         define('GK_MOVE_COMMENT_MAX_LENGTH', getenv('GK_MOVE_COMMENT_MAX_LENGTH') ?: 5120);
 
+        // USERS
+        define('GK_USERS_CONTACT_WAITING_DAYS', (int) getenv('GK_USERS_CONTACT_WAITING_DAYS') ?: 7);
+
         // GeoKrety generator
         define('GK_GENERATOR_MAX_COUNT', getenv('GK_GENERATOR_MAX_COUNT') ?: 100);
         define('GK_GENERATOR_TRACKING_CODE_ALPHABET', getenv('GK_GENERATOR_TRACKING_CODE_ALPHABET') ?: 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNPQRSTUVWXYZ123456789');