diff --git a/administrator/components/com_messages/models/message.php b/administrator/components/com_messages/models/message.php
index c94c2ce0f2b88..573340333e49d 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_messages/models/message.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_messages/models/message.php
@@ -463,9 +463,12 @@ public function notifySuperUsers($subject, $message, $fromUser = null)
 			}
 
 			$query = $db->getQuery(true)
-				->select($db->quoteName('user_id'))
-				->from($db->quoteName('#__user_usergroup_map'))
-				->where($db->quoteName('group_id') . ' IN(' . implode(',', $groups) . ')');
+				->select($db->quoteName('map.user_id'))
+				->from($db->quoteName('#__user_usergroup_map', 'map'))
+				->join('LEFT', $db->quoteName('#__users', 'u') . ' ON ' . $db->quoteName('u.id') . ' = ' . $db->quoteName('map.user_id'))
+				->where($db->quoteName('map.group_id') . ' IN(' . implode(',', $groups) . ')')
+				->where($db->quoteName('u.block') . ' = 0')
+				->where($db->quoteName('u.sendEmail') . ' = 1');
 
 			$userIDs = $db->setQuery($query)->loadColumn(0);