diff --git a/src/main/java/uk/gov/pay/adminusers/utils/email/EmailValidator.java b/src/main/java/uk/gov/pay/adminusers/utils/email/EmailValidator.java
index 05fe827f4..a128ca3e1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/uk/gov/pay/adminusers/utils/email/EmailValidator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/uk/gov/pay/adminusers/utils/email/EmailValidator.java
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ public class EmailValidator {
             "sssc.uk.com",
             "tfgm.com",
             "ucds.email",
+            "ukaea.uk",
             "uksbs.co.uk",
             "wmca.org.uk",
             "york.ac.uk"
diff --git a/src/test/java/uk/gov/pay/adminusers/utils/email/EmailValidatorIsPublicSectorEmailTest.java b/src/test/java/uk/gov/pay/adminusers/utils/email/EmailValidatorIsPublicSectorEmailTest.java
index bad8bb30d..7cebe3d44 100644
--- a/src/test/java/uk/gov/pay/adminusers/utils/email/EmailValidatorIsPublicSectorEmailTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/uk/gov/pay/adminusers/utils/email/EmailValidatorIsPublicSectorEmailTest.java
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ static Collection<Object[]> data() {
                 {"valid@sssc.uk.com", true},
                 {"valid@tfgm.com", true},
                 {"valid@ucds.email", true},
+                {"valid@ukaea.uk", true},
                 {"valid@uksbs.co.uk", true},
                 {"valid@wmca.org.uk", true},
                 {"valid@york.ac.uk", true},
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ static Collection<Object[]> data() {
                 {"valid@subdomain.socialworkengland.org.uk", true},
                 {"valid@subdomain.tfgm.com", true},
                 {"valid@subdomain.ucds.email", true},
+                {"valid@subdomain.ukaea.uk", true},
                 {"valid@subdomain.uksbs.co.uk", true},
                 {"valid@subdomain.sssc.uk.com", true},
                 {"valid@subdomain.wmca.org.uk", true},