diff --git a/core/modules/contact/contact.module b/core/modules/contact/contact.module
index 921e017408d43c3a46c075a00e3fab1894df0bb0..110a6e4744f855363f80964de1a3f373494468f3 100644
--- a/core/modules/contact/contact.module
+++ b/core/modules/contact/contact.module
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 use Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Routing\RouteMatchInterface;
+use Drupal\user\Entity\User;
 
 /**
  * Implements hook_help().
@@ -84,6 +85,26 @@ function contact_entity_extra_field_info() {
   return $fields;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implements hook_menu_local_tasks_alter().
+ *
+ * Hides the 'Contact' tab on the user profile if the user does not have an
+ * email address configured.
+ */
+function contact_menu_local_tasks_alter(&$data, $route_name) {
+  if ($route_name == 'entity.user.canonical') {
+    foreach ($data['tabs'][0] as $href => $tab_data) {
+      if ($href == 'entity.user.contact_form') {
+        $link_params = $tab_data['#link']['url']->getRouteParameters();
+        $account = User::load($link_params['user']);
+        if (!$account->getEmail()) {
+          unset($data['tabs'][0]['entity.user.contact_form']);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Implements hook_mail().
  */
diff --git a/core/modules/contact/src/Controller/ContactController.php b/core/modules/contact/src/Controller/ContactController.php
index cffbf5aedc99646c9a1fe51716f1994426144438..78ee8e088a457a33b2ad8c85b9aecf4ca9b1113f 100644
--- a/core/modules/contact/src/Controller/ContactController.php
+++ b/core/modules/contact/src/Controller/ContactController.php
@@ -115,8 +115,17 @@ public function contactSitePage(ContactFormInterface $contact_form = NULL) {
    *
    * @return array
    *   The personal contact form as render array as expected by drupal_render().
+   *
+   * @throws \Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\NotFoundHttpException
+   *   Exception is thrown when user tries to access a contact form for a
+   *   user who does not have an e-mail address configured.
    */
   public function contactPersonalPage(UserInterface $user) {
+    // Do not continue if the user does not have an e-mail address configured.
+    if (!$user->getEmail()) {
+      throw new NotFoundHttpException();
+    }
+
     // Check if flood control has been activated for sending emails.
     if (!$this->currentUser()->hasPermission('administer contact forms') && !$this->currentUser()->hasPermission('administer users')) {
       $this->contactFloodControl();
diff --git a/core/modules/contact/src/Tests/ContactPersonalTest.php b/core/modules/contact/src/Tests/ContactPersonalTest.php
index 94ce04d11c04d5110a26fe634bdb60343bd73383..1cc09fe36619136fce0ca41a93ce74b35f1704e0 100644
--- a/core/modules/contact/src/Tests/ContactPersonalTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/contact/src/Tests/ContactPersonalTest.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class ContactPersonalTest extends WebTestBase {
   private $adminUser;
 
   /**
-   * A user with 'access user contact forms' permission.
+   * A user with permission to view profiles and access user contact forms.
    *
    * @var \Drupal\user\UserInterface
    */
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ protected function setUp() {
 
     // Create some normal users with their contact forms enabled by default.
     $this->config('contact.settings')->set('user_default_enabled', TRUE)->save();
-    $this->webUser = $this->drupalCreateUser(array('access user contact forms'));
+    $this->webUser = $this->drupalCreateUser(array('access user profiles', 'access user contact forms'));
     $this->contactUser = $this->drupalCreateUser();
   }
 
@@ -117,6 +117,23 @@ function testPersonalContactAccess() {
     $this->drupalGet('user/' . $this->contactUser->id() . '/contact');
     $this->assertResponse(200);
 
+    // Test that there is no access to personal contact forms for users
+    // without an email address configured.
+    $original_email = $this->contactUser->getEmail();
+    $this->contactUser->setEmail(FALSE)->save();
+    $this->drupalGet('user/' . $this->contactUser->id() . '/contact');
+    $this->assertResponse(404, 'Not found (404) returned when visiting a personal contact form for a user with no email address');
+
+    // Test that the 'contact tab' does not appear on the user profiles
+    // for users without an email address configured.
+    $this->drupalGet('user/' . $this->contactUser->id());
+    $contact_link = '/user/' . $this->contactUser->id() . '/contact';
+    $this->assertResponse(200);
+    $this->assertNoLinkByHref ($contact_link, 'The "contact" tab is hidden on profiles for users with no email address');
+
+    // Restore original email address.
+    $this->contactUser->setEmail($original_email)->save();
+
     // Test denied access to the user's own contact form.
     $this->drupalGet('user/' . $this->webUser->id() . '/contact');
     $this->assertResponse(403);