diff --git a/library/roles/redmine/defaults/main.yml b/library/roles/redmine/defaults/main.yml
index 7c7d4988..2a63d846 100644
--- a/library/roles/redmine/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/library/roles/redmine/defaults/main.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ redmine_glob_user: www-data
 redmine_glob_group: www-data
 redmine_glob_users_home_base: /srv/redmine-home
 
+redmine_imap_sync: False
+redmine_imap_server: localhost
+redmine_imap_user: ''
+#redmine_imap_password: 'Use a vault file'
+redmine_imap_unknown_user_action: ignore
+redmine_imap_starttls: true
+redmine_imap_sync_additional_options: ''
+
 # Plugins
 rm_ldap_auth: False
 rm_ldap_synch: False
diff --git a/library/roles/redmine/tasks/redmine.yml b/library/roles/redmine/tasks/redmine.yml
index 737a574f..f97814e7 100644
--- a/library/roles/redmine/tasks/redmine.yml
+++ b/library/roles/redmine/tasks/redmine.yml
@@ -107,4 +107,21 @@
     template: src=redmine-logrotate.j2 dest=/etc/logrotate.d/redmine-{{ redmine_inst_name }} owner=root group=root mode=0444
     tags: [ 'redmine', 'logrotate' ]
 
+  - name: Install a script that syncs the email to redmine reading from a imap account
+    template: src=redmine-imap-sync.j2 dest=/usr/local/bin/redmine-imap-sync owner=root group={{ redmine_user }} mode=0750
+    when: redmine_imap_sync | bool
+    tags: [ 'redmine', 'redmine_imap' ]
+
+  - name: Install a cron job that configures the task that reads emails via imap
+    cron:
+      cron_file: redmine-email-sync
+      disabled: no
+      job: '/usr/local/bin/redmine-imap-sync'
+      user: '{{ redmine_user }}'
+      minute: '*/10'
+      name: 'Redmine update tasks by email'
+      state: present
+    when: redmine_imap_sync | bool
+    tags: [ 'redmine', 'redmine_imap' ]
+
   tags: redmine
diff --git a/library/roles/redmine/templates/redmine-imap-sync.j2 b/library/roles/redmine/templates/redmine-imap-sync.j2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3484d160
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/roles/redmine/templates/redmine-imap-sync.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+rake -f {{ redmine_glob_root_dir }}/{{ redmine_inst_dir }}/Rakefile redmine:email:receive_imap RAILS_ENV="production" host={{ redmine_imap_server }} username={{ redmine_imap_user }} password='{{ redmine_imap_password }}' unknown_user={{ redmine_imap_unknown_user_action }} starttls={{ redmine_imap_starttls }} {{ redmine_imap_sync_additional_options }} >> {{ redmine_glob_root_dir }}/{{ redmine_inst_dir }}/log/imap_sync.log 2>&1
+