diff --git a/api/restHandler/NotificationRestHandler.go b/api/restHandler/NotificationRestHandler.go
index 067dd7eb43..6ba1b93dcf 100644
--- a/api/restHandler/NotificationRestHandler.go
+++ b/api/restHandler/NotificationRestHandler.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ const (
 
 type NotificationRestHandler interface {
 	SaveNotificationSettings(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
+	SaveNotificationSettingsV2(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 	UpdateNotificationSettings(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 	SaveNotificationChannelConfig(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 	FindSESConfig(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ func NewNotificationRestHandlerImpl(dockerRegistryConfig pipeline.DockerRegistry
 	}
 }
 
+// SaveNotificationSettings will be deprecated in future
 func (impl NotificationRestHandlerImpl) SaveNotificationSettings(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	userId, err := impl.userAuthService.GetLoggedInUser(r)
 	if userId == 0 || err != nil {
@@ -146,6 +148,65 @@ func (impl NotificationRestHandlerImpl) SaveNotificationSettings(w http.Response
 	}
 	//RBAC
 
+	providers := notificationSetting.Providers
+
+	if len(providers) != 0 {
+		for _, provider := range providers {
+			if provider.Destination == util.SMTP || provider.Destination == util.SES {
+				if provider.Recipient == "" {
+					userEmail, err := impl.userAuthService.GetEmailById(int32(provider.ConfigId))
+					if err != nil {
+						impl.logger.Errorw("service err, SaveNotificationSettings", "err", err, "payload", notificationSetting)
+						common.WriteJsonResp(w, err, nil, http.StatusInternalServerError)
+						return
+					}
+					provider.Recipient = userEmail
+				}
+				// get default configID for SES and SMTP
+				provider.ConfigId = notificationSetting.SesConfigId
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	res, err := impl.notificationService.CreateOrUpdateNotificationSettings(&notificationSetting, userId)
+	if err != nil {
+		impl.logger.Errorw("service err, SaveNotificationSettings", "err", err, "payload", notificationSetting)
+		common.WriteJsonResp(w, err, nil, http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	common.WriteJsonResp(w, nil, res, http.StatusOK)
+}
+
+func (impl NotificationRestHandlerImpl) SaveNotificationSettingsV2(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	userId, err := impl.userAuthService.GetLoggedInUser(r)
+	if userId == 0 || err != nil {
+		common.WriteJsonResp(w, err, "Unauthorized User", http.StatusUnauthorized)
+		return
+	}
+	var notificationSetting beans.NotificationRequest
+	err = json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&notificationSetting)
+	if err != nil {
+		impl.logger.Errorw("request err, SaveNotificationSettings", "err", err, "payload", notificationSetting)
+		common.WriteJsonResp(w, err, nil, http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+	impl.logger.Infow("request payload, SaveNotificationSettings", "err", err, "payload", notificationSetting)
+	err = impl.validator.Struct(notificationSetting)
+	if err != nil {
+		impl.logger.Errorw("validation err, SaveNotificationSettings", "err", err, "payload", notificationSetting)
+		common.WriteJsonResp(w, err, nil, http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
+	//RBAC
+	token := r.Header.Get("token")
+	if isSuperAdmin := impl.enforcer.Enforce(token, casbin.ResourceGlobal, casbin.ActionGet, "*"); !isSuperAdmin {
+		common.WriteJsonResp(w, err, nil, http.StatusForbidden)
+		return
+	}
+	//RBAC
+
 	res, err := impl.notificationService.CreateOrUpdateNotificationSettings(&notificationSetting, userId)
 	if err != nil {
 		impl.logger.Errorw("service err, SaveNotificationSettings", "err", err, "payload", notificationSetting)
diff --git a/api/router/NotificationRouter.go b/api/router/NotificationRouter.go
index 68e0bc5959..f0de1d33f3 100644
--- a/api/router/NotificationRouter.go
+++ b/api/router/NotificationRouter.go
@@ -32,9 +32,14 @@ func NewNotificationRouterImpl(notificationRestHandler restHandler.NotificationR
 	return &NotificationRouterImpl{notificationRestHandler: notificationRestHandler}
 }
 func (impl NotificationRouterImpl) InitNotificationRegRouter(configRouter *mux.Router) {
+	// to maintain backward compatibility, will be deprecated in future
 	configRouter.Path("").
 		HandlerFunc(impl.notificationRestHandler.SaveNotificationSettings).
 		Methods("POST")
+	// new router to save notification settings
+	configRouter.Path("/v2").
+		HandlerFunc(impl.notificationRestHandler.SaveNotificationSettingsV2).
+		Methods("POST")
 	configRouter.Path("").
 		HandlerFunc(impl.notificationRestHandler.UpdateNotificationSettings).
 		Methods("PUT")
diff --git a/pkg/notifier/beans/beans.go b/pkg/notifier/beans/beans.go
index 5fc07dc32b..24f9b75c94 100644
--- a/pkg/notifier/beans/beans.go
+++ b/pkg/notifier/beans/beans.go
@@ -226,6 +226,8 @@ type NotificationRequest struct {
 	UpdateType                util.UpdateType              `json:"updateType,omitempty"`
 	Providers                 []*bean.Provider             `json:"providers"`
 	NotificationConfigRequest []*NotificationConfigRequest `json:"notificationConfigRequest" validate:"required"`
+	// will be deprecated in future
+	SesConfigId int `json:"sesConfigId"`
 }
 
 type NotificationUpdateRequest struct {