diff --git a/object/check.go b/object/check.go
index f414cbe7..4bf9eb3d 100644
--- a/object/check.go
+++ b/object/check.go
@@ -520,11 +520,41 @@ func CheckUsername(username string, lang string) string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+func CheckUsernameWithEmail(username string, lang string) string {
+	if username == "" {
+		return i18n.Translate(lang, "check:Empty username.")
+	} else if len(username) > 39 {
+		return i18n.Translate(lang, "check:Username is too long (maximum is 39 characters).")
+	}
+
+	// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58726546/github-username-convention-using-regex
+
+	if !util.ReUserNameWithEmail.MatchString(username) {
+		return i18n.Translate(lang, "check:Username supports email format. Also The username may only contain alphanumeric characters, underlines or hyphens, cannot have consecutive hyphens or underlines, and cannot begin or end with a hyphen or underline. Also pay attention to the email format.")
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 func CheckUpdateUser(oldUser, user *User, lang string) string {
 	if oldUser.Name != user.Name {
-		if msg := CheckUsername(user.Name, lang); msg != "" {
-			return msg
+		// Check if the organization uses email as the username
+		organization, err := GetOrganizationByUser(oldUser)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err.Error()
 		}
+		if organization == nil {
+			return fmt.Sprintf(i18n.Translate(lang, "The organization: %s does not exist"), oldUser.Owner)
+		}
+		if organization.UseEmailAsUsername {
+			if msg := CheckUsernameWithEmail(user.Name, lang); msg != "" {
+				return msg
+			}
+		} else {
+			if msg := CheckUsername(user.Name, lang); msg != "" {
+				return msg
+			}
+		}
+
 		if HasUserByField(user.Owner, "name", user.Name) {
 			return i18n.Translate(lang, "check:Username already exists")
 		}
diff --git a/util/validation.go b/util/validation.go
index 665a9aea..c4bd19df 100644
--- a/util/validation.go
+++ b/util/validation.go
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	rePhone          *regexp.Regexp
-	ReWhiteSpace     *regexp.Regexp
-	ReFieldWhiteList *regexp.Regexp
-	ReUserName       *regexp.Regexp
+	rePhone             *regexp.Regexp
+	ReWhiteSpace        *regexp.Regexp
+	ReFieldWhiteList    *regexp.Regexp
+	ReUserName          *regexp.Regexp
+	ReUserNameWithEmail *regexp.Regexp
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ func init() {
 	ReWhiteSpace, _ = regexp.Compile(`\s`)
 	ReFieldWhiteList, _ = regexp.Compile(`^[A-Za-z0-9]+$`)
 	ReUserName, _ = regexp.Compile("^[a-zA-Z0-9]+([-._][a-zA-Z0-9]+)*$")
+	ReUserNameWithEmail, _ = regexp.Compile(`^([a-zA-Z0-9]+([-._][a-zA-Z0-9]+)*)|([a-zA-Z0-9._%+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,})$`) // Add support for email formats
 }
 
 func IsEmailValid(email string) bool {