diff --git a/apps/api/schedule.py b/apps/api/schedule.py
index f775d8d72..1a0d637f9 100644
--- a/apps/api/schedule.py
+++ b/apps/api/schedule.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 from flask_restful import Resource, abort
 
 from . import api
+from apps.cfp_review.base import send_email_for_proposal
+from apps.common.email import from_email
 from main import db
 from models.cfp import Proposal
 from models.ical import CalendarEvent
@@ -41,6 +43,10 @@ def patch(self, proposal_id):
         if not payload:
             abort(400)
 
+        if proposal.video_recording_lost:
+            # Prevent updates to video recordings already flagged as lost
+            abort(400)
+
         ALLOWED_ATTRIBUTES = {
             "youtube_url",
             "thumbnail_url",
@@ -50,13 +56,26 @@ def patch(self, proposal_id):
         if set(payload.keys()) - ALLOWED_ATTRIBUTES:
             abort(400)
 
+        if "video_recording_lost" in payload and len(payload) > 1:
+            # Flagging a recording lost is mutually exclusive with other edits
+            abort(400)
+
+        was_published = proposal.is_video_published
         for attribute in ALLOWED_ATTRIBUTES:
             if attribute in payload:
                 setattr(proposal, attribute, payload[attribute] or "")
+        is_published = proposal.is_video_published
 
         db.session.add(proposal)
         db.session.commit()
 
+        if was_published is False and is_published is True:
+            send_email_for_proposal(
+                proposal,
+                reason="video-recording-published",
+                from_address=from_email("SPEAKERS_EMAIL"),
+            )
+
         return {
             "id": proposal.id,
             "slug": proposal.slug,
diff --git a/apps/cfp_review/base.py b/apps/cfp_review/base.py
index b34c2f9aa..b2f7942ec 100644
--- a/apps/cfp_review/base.py
+++ b/apps/cfp_review/base.py
@@ -325,6 +325,13 @@ def send_email_for_proposal(proposal, reason="still-considered", from_address=No
         )
         template = "emails/cfp-slot-moved.txt"
 
+    elif reason == "video-recording-published":
+        subject = "Your EMF %s video recording has been published ('%s')" % (
+            proposal.human_type,
+            proposal.title,
+        )
+        template = "emails/video-recording-published.txt"
+
     else:
         raise Exception("Unknown cfp proposal email type %s" % reason)
 
diff --git a/models/cfp.py b/models/cfp.py
index abd92ec15..bf1a8e4e5 100644
--- a/models/cfp.py
+++ b/models/cfp.py
@@ -441,6 +441,10 @@ class Proposal(BaseModel):
     thumbnail_url = db.Column(db.String)
     video_recording_lost = db.Column(db.Boolean, default=False)
 
+    @property
+    def is_video_published(self) -> bool:
+        return any([self.c3voc_url, self.youtube_url])
+
     type_might_require_ticket = False
     tickets = db.relationship("EventTicket", backref="proposal")
 
diff --git a/templates/emails/video-recording-published.txt b/templates/emails/video-recording-published.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6624221b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/emails/video-recording-published.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{% extends "emails/base.txt" %}
+{% block body %}
+Hi {{ proposal.user.name }},
+
+The recording of your EMF {{ proposal.human_type }} '{{ proposal.title }}' has been edited and published!
+
+The video and direct links to it can be found at: {{ url_for('schedule.item', year=event_year, proposal_id=proposal.id, slug=proposal.slug, _external=True) }}
+
+Thank you again for participating in EMF {{ event_year }}!
+{% endblock %}