diff --git a/static/js/user_events.js b/static/js/user_events.js
index f8d76ff572..82b0fd94f3 100644
--- a/static/js/user_events.js
+++ b/static/js/user_events.js
@@ -16,6 +16,20 @@ exports.update_person = function update(person) {
         return;
     }
 
+    if (_.has(person, 'new_email')) {
+        var user_id = person.user_id;
+        var new_email = person.new_email;
+
+        narrow.update_email(user_id, new_email);
+        compose.update_email(user_id, new_email);
+
+        if (people.is_my_user_id(person.user_id)) {
+            settings.update_email(new_email);
+        }
+
+        people.update_email(user_id, new_email);
+    }
+
     if (_.has(person, 'full_name')) {
         people.set_full_name(person_obj, person.full_name);