diff --git a/pm_email_notify/pm_email_notify.module b/pm_email_notify/pm_email_notify.module
index b36f735ea38c798a75bc384cf5897a9710bdc5a1..6594f6f666f0fc77813ee8c18b577b60c1108d93 100644
--- a/pm_email_notify/pm_email_notify.module
+++ b/pm_email_notify/pm_email_notify.module
@@ -365,6 +365,13 @@ function pm_email_notify_form_user_profile_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state) {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implements hook_user_insert().
+ */
+function pm_email_notify_user_insert(&$edit, $account, $category) {
+  pm_email_notify_user_update($edit, $account, $category);
+}
+
 /**
  * Implements hook_user_update().
  */
diff --git a/privatemsg.module b/privatemsg.module
index 639ced852eea9fd40b387c986a7d8dfd21123032..93155f789907d3b01b61020f270d703d284bd8ba 100755
--- a/privatemsg.module
+++ b/privatemsg.module
@@ -1403,6 +1403,14 @@ function privatemsg_account_fieldset_remove_if_empty($element) {
   return $element;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implements hook_user_insert().
+ */
+function privatemsg_user_insert(&$edit, $account, $category) {
+  // Insert and update run the same code.
+  privatemsg_user_update($edit, $account, $category);
+}
+
 /**
  * Implements hook_user_update().
  */