diff --git a/emacs/notmuch-lib.el b/emacs/notmuch-lib.el
index 74b3d6d2..cc80fb29 100644
--- a/emacs/notmuch-lib.el
+++ b/emacs/notmuch-lib.el
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ the user hasn't set this variable with the old or new value."
   "Return the user.primary_email value from the notmuch configuration."
   (notmuch-config-get "user.primary_email"))
 
+(defun notmuch-user-other-email ()
+  "Return the user.primary_email value (as a list) from the notmuch configuration."
+  (split-string (notmuch-config-get "user.other_email") "\n"))
+
 (defun notmuch-kill-this-buffer ()
   "Kill the current buffer."
   (interactive)