diff --git a/application.example.yaml b/application.example.yaml
index a4caab4..0db19e2 100644
--- a/application.example.yaml
+++ b/application.example.yaml
@@ -234,9 +234,25 @@ invite:
       # The display name used in the e-mail
       name: "Matrix Identity"
 
-      # The MIME content to send, UTF-8 expected
+      # The E-mail template to use.
+      #
+      # The template is expected to be a full e-mail body, including client headers, using MIME and UTF-8 encoding.
+      # The following headers will be set by mxisd directly and should not be present in the template:
+      # - From
+      # - To
+      # - Date
+      # - Message-Id
+      # - X-Mailer
       #
       # The following placeholders are possible:
-      # - %SENDER_DISPLAY_NAME%
-      # - %ROOM_NAME%
-      contentPath: "/absolute/path/to/file"
+      # - %DOMAIN%                Domain name as per server.name config item
+      # - %DOMAIN_PRETTY%         Word capitalize version of the domain. e.g. example.org -> Example.org
+      # - %FROM_EMAIL%            Value of this section's email config item
+      # - %FROM_NAME%             Value of this section's name config item
+      # - %SENDER_ID%             Matrix ID of the invitation sender
+      # - %SENDER_NAME%           Display name of the invitation sender, empty if not available
+      # - %SENDER_NAME_OR_ID%     Value of %SENDER_NAME% or, if empty, value of %SENDER_ID%
+      # - %ROOM_ID%               ID of the room where the invitation took place
+      # - %ROOM_NAME%             Name of the room, empty if not available
+      # - %ROOM_NAME_OR_ID%       Value of %ROOM_NAME% or, if empty, value of %ROOM_ID%
+      template: "/absolute/path/to/file"
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/io/kamax/mxisd/config/invite/sender/EmailSenderConfig.java b/src/main/groovy/io/kamax/mxisd/config/invite/sender/EmailSenderConfig.java
index 80f91ad..d6e12a8 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/io/kamax/mxisd/config/invite/sender/EmailSenderConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/groovy/io/kamax/mxisd/config/invite/sender/EmailSenderConfig.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class EmailSenderConfig {
     private String password;
     private String email;
     private String name;
-    private String contentPath;
+    private String template;
 
     public String getHost() {
         return host;
@@ -100,12 +100,12 @@ public class EmailSenderConfig {
         this.name = name;
     }
 
-    public String getContentPath() {
-        return contentPath;
+    public String getTemplate() {
+        return template;
     }
 
-    public void setContentPath(String contentPath) {
-        this.contentPath = contentPath;
+    public void setTemplate(String template) {
+        this.template = template;
     }
 
     @PostConstruct
@@ -117,14 +117,18 @@ public class EmailSenderConfig {
         log.info("Login: {}", getLogin());
         log.info("Has password: {}", StringUtils.isBlank(getPassword()));
         log.info("E-mail: {}", getEmail());
-        if (StringUtils.isBlank(getContentPath())) {
-            log.warn("invite.sender.contentPath is empty! Will not send invites");
-        } else {
-            File cp = new File(getContentPath()).getAbsoluteFile();
-            log.info("Content path: {}", cp.getAbsolutePath());
-            if (!cp.exists() || !cp.isFile() || !cp.canRead()) {
-                log.warn(getContentPath() + " does not exist, is not a file or cannot be read");
+        if (!StringUtils.startsWith(getTemplate(), "classpath:")) {
+            if (StringUtils.isBlank(getTemplate())) {
+                log.warn("invite.sender.template is empty! Will not send invites");
+            } else {
+                File cp = new File(getTemplate()).getAbsoluteFile();
+                log.info("Template: {}", cp.getAbsolutePath());
+                if (!cp.exists() || !cp.isFile() || !cp.canRead()) {
+                    log.warn(getTemplate() + " does not exist, is not a file or cannot be read");
+                }
             }
+        } else {
+            log.info("Template: Built-in");
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/io/kamax/mxisd/invitation/InvitationManager.java b/src/main/groovy/io/kamax/mxisd/invitation/InvitationManager.java
index 7f654c5..7287030 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/io/kamax/mxisd/invitation/InvitationManager.java
+++ b/src/main/groovy/io/kamax/mxisd/invitation/InvitationManager.java
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public class InvitationManager {
 
         ThreePid pid = new ThreePid(invitation.getMedium(), invitation.getAddress());
 
-        log.info("Storing invite for {}:{} from {} in room {}", pid.getMedium(), pid.getAddress(), invitation.getSender(), invitation.getRoomId());
+        log.info("Handling invite for {}:{} from {} in room {}", pid.getMedium(), pid.getAddress(), invitation.getSender(), invitation.getRoomId());
         if (invitations.containsKey(pid)) {
             log.info("Invite is already pending for {}:{}, returning data", pid.getMedium(), pid.getAddress());
             return invitations.get(pid);
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/io/kamax/mxisd/invitation/sender/EmailInviteSender.java b/src/main/groovy/io/kamax/mxisd/invitation/sender/EmailInviteSender.java
index 49f7b9a..f22a1b6 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/io/kamax/mxisd/invitation/sender/EmailInviteSender.java
+++ b/src/main/groovy/io/kamax/mxisd/invitation/sender/EmailInviteSender.java
@@ -22,13 +22,17 @@ package io.kamax.mxisd.invitation.sender;
 
 import com.sun.mail.smtp.SMTPTransport;
 import io.kamax.matrix.ThreePidMedium;
+import io.kamax.mxisd.config.ServerConfig;
 import io.kamax.mxisd.config.invite.sender.EmailSenderConfig;
 import io.kamax.mxisd.exception.ConfigurationException;
 import io.kamax.mxisd.invitation.IThreePidInviteReply;
 import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang.WordUtils;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
 import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
@@ -37,7 +41,6 @@ import javax.mail.MessagingException;
 import javax.mail.Session;
 import javax.mail.internet.InternetAddress;
 import javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage;
-import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
@@ -51,6 +54,12 @@ public class EmailInviteSender implements IInviteSender {
     @Autowired
     private EmailSenderConfig cfg;
 
+    @Autowired
+    private ServerConfig srvCfg;
+
+    @Autowired
+    private ApplicationContext app;
+
     private Session session;
     private InternetAddress sender;
 
@@ -77,16 +86,30 @@ public class EmailInviteSender implements IInviteSender {
         }
 
         try {
-            String templateBody = IOUtils.toString(new FileInputStream(cfg.getContentPath()), StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
-            templateBody =
-                    templateBody.replace("%SENDER_DISPLAY_NAME%", invite.getInvite().getProperties().get("sender_display_name"))
-                            .replace("%ROOM_NAME%", invite.getInvite().getProperties().get("room_name"));
+            String domainPretty = WordUtils.capitalizeFully(srvCfg.getName());
+            String senderName = invite.getInvite().getProperties().getOrDefault("sender_display_name", "");
+            String senderNameOrId = StringUtils.defaultIfBlank(senderName, invite.getInvite().getSender().getId());
+            String roomName = invite.getInvite().getProperties().getOrDefault("room_name", "");
+            String roomNameOrId = StringUtils.defaultIfBlank(roomName, invite.getInvite().getRoomId());
+
+            String templateBody = IOUtils.toString(app.getResource(cfg.getTemplate()).getInputStream(), StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+            templateBody = templateBody.replace("%DOMAIN%", srvCfg.getName());
+            templateBody = templateBody.replace("%DOMAIN_PRETTY%", domainPretty);
+            templateBody = templateBody.replace("%FROM_EMAIL%", cfg.getEmail());
+            templateBody = templateBody.replace("%FROM_NAME%", cfg.getName());
+            templateBody = templateBody.replace("%SENDER_ID%", invite.getInvite().getSender().getId());
+            templateBody = templateBody.replace("%SENDER_NAME%", senderName);
+            templateBody = templateBody.replace("%SENDER_NAME_OR_ID%", senderNameOrId);
+            templateBody = templateBody.replace("%ROOM_ID%", invite.getInvite().getRoomId());
+            templateBody = templateBody.replace("%ROOM_NAME%", roomName);
+            templateBody = templateBody.replace("%ROOM_NAME_OR_ID%", roomNameOrId);
 
             MimeMessage msg = new MimeMessage(session, IOUtils.toInputStream(templateBody, StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
             msg.setHeader("X-Mailer", "mxisd"); // TODO set version
             msg.setSentDate(new Date());
             msg.setFrom(sender);
             msg.setRecipients(Message.RecipientType.TO, invite.getInvite().getAddress());
+            msg.saveChanges();
 
             log.info("Sending invite to {} via SMTP using {}:{}", invite.getInvite().getAddress(), cfg.getHost(), cfg.getPort());
             SMTPTransport transport = (SMTPTransport) session.getTransport("smtp");
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.yaml b/src/main/resources/application.yaml
index 8c78f35..74984af 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.yaml
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+logging:
+  level:
+    org:
+      springframework: "WARN"
+      apache:
+        catalina: "WARN"
+        directory: "WARN"
+
 server:
   port: 8090
 
@@ -18,16 +26,17 @@ lookup:
 ldap:
   enabled: false
 
+firebase:
+  enabled: false
+
 forward:
   servers:
     - "https://matrix.org"
     - "https://vector.im"
 
-firebase:
-  enabled: false
-
 invite:
   sender:
     email:
       tls: 1
       name: "mxisd Identity Server"
+      template: "classpath:email/invite-template.eml"
diff --git a/src/main/resources/email/invite-template.eml b/src/main/resources/email/invite-template.eml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d85320
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/email/invite-template.eml
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+Subject: You have been invited to %DOMAIN%
+MIME-Version: 1.0
+Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
+	boundary="7REaIwWQCioQ6NaBlAQlg8ztbUQj6PKJ"
+
+--7REaIwWQCioQ6NaBlAQlg8ztbUQj6PKJ
+Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
+Content-Disposition: inline
+
+Hi,
+
+%SENDER_NAME_OR_ID% has invited you into a room [%ROOM_NAME_OR_ID%] on
+Matrix. To join the conversation, register an account on http://%DOMAIN%
+
+
+About Matrix:
+
+Matrix is an open standard for interoperable, decentralised, real-time communication
+over IP, supporting group chat, file transfer, voice and video calling, integrations to
+other apps, bridges to other communication systems and much more. It can be used to power
+Instant Messaging, VoIP/WebRTC signalling, Internet of Things communication.
+
+Thanks,
+
+%DOMAIN_PRETTY% Admins
+
+--7REaIwWQCioQ6NaBlAQlg8ztbUQj6PKJ
+Content-Type: multipart/related;
+	boundary="M3yzHl5YZehm9v4bAM8sKEdcOoVnRnKR";
+	type="text/html"
+
+--M3yzHl5YZehm9v4bAM8sKEdcOoVnRnKR
+Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8
+Content-Disposition: inline
+
+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+    <head>
+        <style type="text/css">
+body {
+    margin: 0px;
+}
+
+pre, code {
+    word-break: break-word;
+    white-space: pre-wrap;
+}
+
+#page {
+    font-family: 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, Sans-Serif;
+    font-color: #454545;
+    font-size: 12pt;
+    width: 100%%;
+    padding: 20px;
+}
+
+#inner {
+    width: 640px;
+}
+        </style>
+    </head>
+    <body>
+        <table id="page">
+            <tr>
+                <td> </td>
+                <td id="inner">
+<p>Hi,</p>
+
+<p>%SENDER_NAME_OR_ID% has invited you into a room [%ROOM_NAME_OR_ID%] on
+Matrix. To join the conversation, register an account on <a href="http://%DOMAIN%">%DOMAIN%</a>.</p>
+
+<br>
+<p>About Matrix:</p>
+
+<p>Matrix is an open standard for interoperable, decentralised, real-time communication
+   over IP, supporting group chat, file transfer, voice and video calling, integrations to
+   other apps, bridges to other communication systems and much more. It can be used to power
+   Instant Messaging, VoIP/WebRTC signalling, Internet of Things communication.</p>
+
+<p>Thanks,</p>
+
+<p>%DOMAIN_PRETTY% Admins</p>
+                </td>
+                <td> </td>
+            </tr>
+        </table>
+    </body>
+</html>
+--M3yzHl5YZehm9v4bAM8sKEdcOoVnRnKR--
+
+--7REaIwWQCioQ6NaBlAQlg8ztbUQj6PKJ--