diff --git a/enterprise/backend/test/metabase_enterprise/sandbox/pulse_test.clj b/enterprise/backend/test/metabase_enterprise/sandbox/pulse_test.clj
index 67d0dea59df2526158371c0fd1e7dd9ca937ab52..98e7f4030fdc85acbc9a89ecfc8b6109103844d3 100644
--- a/enterprise/backend/test/metabase_enterprise/sandbox/pulse_test.clj
+++ b/enterprise/backend/test/metabase_enterprise/sandbox/pulse_test.clj
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
    [medley.core :as m]
    [metabase-enterprise.test :as met]
    [metabase.api.alert :as api.alert]
+   [metabase.email :as email]
    [metabase.email.messages :as messages]
    [metabase.models
     :refer [Card Pulse PulseCard PulseChannel PulseChannelRecipient]]
@@ -59,6 +60,30 @@
                  (m/dissoc-in results ["rasta@metabase.com" 0 :body])))
           (get-in results ["rasta@metabase.com" 0 :body 0 :result]))))))
 
+(deftest bcc-enabled-pulse-test
+  (testing "When bcc is not enabled, return an email that uses to:"
+    (mt/with-temp [Card                  pulse-card {}
+                   Pulse                 pulse {:name "Test Pulse"}
+                   PulseCard             _ {:pulse_id (:id pulse), :card_id (:id pulse-card)}
+                   PulseChannel          pc {:channel_type :email
+                                             :pulse_id     (:id pulse)
+                                             :enabled      true}
+                   PulseChannelRecipient _ {:pulse_channel_id (:id pc)
+                                            :user_id          (mt/user->id :rasta)}]
+      (mt/with-temporary-setting-values [email-from-address "metamailman@metabase.com"]
+        (mt/with-fake-inbox
+          (with-redefs [messages/render-pulse-email  (fn [_ _ _ [{:keys [result]}] _]
+                                                       [{:result result}])
+                        email/bcc-enabled? (constantly false)]
+            (mt/with-test-user nil
+              (metabase.pulse/send-pulse! pulse)))
+          (let [results @mt/inbox]
+            (is (= {"rasta@metabase.com" [{:from    "metamailman@metabase.com"
+                                           :to      ["rasta@metabase.com"]
+                                           :subject "Pulse: Test Pulse"}]}
+                   (m/dissoc-in results ["rasta@metabase.com" 0 :body])))
+            (get-in results ["rasta@metabase.com" 0 :body 0 :result])))))))
+
 (deftest e2e-sandboxed-pulse-test
   (testing "Sending Pulses w/ sandboxing, end-to-end"
     (met/with-gtaps {:gtaps {:venues {:query (mt/mbql-query venues
diff --git a/src/metabase/email.clj b/src/metabase/email.clj
index 128ff239b010d55f9547c5a7c9fc68d8e94f8084..723fc2174cf66eb07b081f0c237ff498e0e261f9 100644
--- a/src/metabase/email.clj
+++ b/src/metabase/email.clj
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@
   (deferred-tru "The name you want to use for the sender of emails.")
   :visibility :settings-manager)
 
+(defsetting bcc-enabled?
+  (deferred-tru "Whether or not bcc emails are enabled, default behavior is that it is")
+  :visibility :settings-manager
+  :type       :boolean
+  :default    true)
+
 (def ^:private ReplyToAddresses
   [:maybe [:sequential ms/Email]])
 
diff --git a/src/metabase/pulse.clj b/src/metabase/pulse.clj
index b3443fbdc59f49963b79af362d6d49fffe8dc565..4d22e7c53c86dc4142e7bc864ed44dbac8491877 100644
--- a/src/metabase/pulse.clj
+++ b/src/metabase/pulse.clj
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@
                                      :recipients   recipients
                                      :message-type message-type
                                      :message      message
-                                     :bcc?         true})
+                                     :bcc?         (email/bcc-enabled?)})
       (catch ExceptionInfo e
         (when (not= :smtp-host-not-set (:cause (ex-data e)))
           (throw e))))))