diff --git a/app/code/core/Mage/Admin/Model/User.php b/app/code/core/Mage/Admin/Model/User.php
index b10e26a982f..ea19bfd9e31 100644
--- a/app/code/core/Mage/Admin/Model/User.php
+++ b/app/code/core/Mage/Admin/Model/User.php
@@ -733,17 +733,21 @@ protected function _getDateNow($dayOnly = false)
      * You can declare additional emails in Mage_Core general/additional_notification_emails/admin_user_create node.
      *
      * @param Mage_Admin_Model_User $user
+     * @param string|false $receiverEmail An optional receiver email address for the notification. Overrides default and additional emails.
      * @return $this
      */
-    public function sendAdminNotification($user)
+    public function sendAdminNotification($user, $receiverEmail = false)
     {
         // define general contact Name and Email
         $generalContactName = Mage::getStoreConfig('trans_email/ident_general/name');
         $generalContactEmail = Mage::getStoreConfig('trans_email/ident_general/email');
 
-        // collect general and additional emails
-        $emails = $this->getUserCreateAdditionalEmail();
-        $emails[] = $generalContactEmail;
+        // collect general and additional emails unless overridden
+        if ($receiverEmail && filter_var($receiverEmail, FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL)) {
+            $emails = [$receiverEmail];
+        } else {
+            $emails = array_merge($this->getUserCreateAdditionalEmail(), [$generalContactEmail]);
+        }
 
         /** @var Mage_Core_Model_Email_Template_Mailer $mailer */
         $mailer    = Mage::getModel('core/email_template_mailer');
diff --git a/app/code/core/Mage/Adminhtml/Model/System/Config/Backend/Email/Addressorempty.php b/app/code/core/Mage/Adminhtml/Model/System/Config/Backend/Email/Addressorempty.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8364dce4e60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/code/core/Mage/Adminhtml/Model/System/Config/Backend/Email/Addressorempty.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * OpenMage
+ *
+ * This source file is subject to the Open Software License (OSL 3.0)
+ * that is bundled with this package in the file LICENSE.txt.
+ * It is also available at https://opensource.org/license/osl-3-0-php
+ *
+ * @category   Mage
+ * @package    Mage_Adminhtml
+ * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2006-2020 Magento, Inc. (https://www.magento.com)
+ * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2022-2023 The OpenMage Contributors (https://www.openmage.org)
+ * @license    https://opensource.org/licenses/osl-3.0.php  Open Software License (OSL 3.0)
+ */
+
+/**
+ * System config email field backend model that also allows empty address
+ *
+ * @category   Mage
+ * @package    Mage_Adminhtml
+ */
+class Mage_Adminhtml_Model_System_Config_Backend_Email_Addressorempty extends Mage_Core_Model_Config_Data
+{
+    protected function _beforeSave()
+    {
+        $value = $this->getValue();
+        if ($value && !Zend_Validate::is($value, 'EmailAddress')) {
+            Mage::throwException(Mage::helper('adminhtml')->__('Invalid email address "%s".', $value));
+        }
+        return $this;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/code/core/Mage/Adminhtml/controllers/Permissions/UserController.php b/app/code/core/Mage/Adminhtml/controllers/Permissions/UserController.php
index c2fa224a18f..a15d01487d4 100644
--- a/app/code/core/Mage/Adminhtml/controllers/Permissions/UserController.php
+++ b/app/code/core/Mage/Adminhtml/controllers/Permissions/UserController.php
@@ -151,8 +151,9 @@ public function saveAction()
             try {
                 $model->save();
                 // Send notification to General and additional contacts (if declared) that a new admin user was created.
-                if (Mage::getStoreConfigFlag('admin/security/crate_admin_user_notification') && $isNew) {
-                    Mage::getModel('admin/user')->sendAdminNotification($model);
+                if (Mage::getStoreConfigFlag('admin/security/create_admin_user_notification') && $isNew) {
+                    $contactEmail = Mage::getStoreConfig('admin/security/create_admin_user_notification_email');
+                    Mage::getModel('admin/user')->sendAdminNotification($model, $contactEmail);
                 }
                 if ($uRoles = $this->getRequest()->getParam('roles', false)) {
                     if (is_array($uRoles) && (count($uRoles) >= 1)) {
diff --git a/app/code/core/Mage/Core/etc/config.xml b/app/code/core/Mage/Core/etc/config.xml
index d7ce041219d..3673dd77475 100644
--- a/app/code/core/Mage/Core/etc/config.xml
+++ b/app/code/core/Mage/Core/etc/config.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 <config>
     <modules>
         <Mage_Core>
-            <version>1.6.0.10</version>
+            <version>1.6.0.11</version>
         </Mage_Core>
     </modules>
     <global>
diff --git a/app/code/core/Mage/Core/etc/system.xml b/app/code/core/Mage/Core/etc/system.xml
index 489b1e6fcf2..e46355cfc89 100644
--- a/app/code/core/Mage/Core/etc/system.xml
+++ b/app/code/core/Mage/Core/etc/system.xml
@@ -1256,16 +1256,28 @@
                             <show_in_website>0</show_in_website>
                             <show_in_store>0</show_in_store>
                         </extensions_compatibility_mode>
-                        <crate_admin_user_notification translate="label comment">
+                        <create_admin_user_notification translate="label comment">
                             <label>New Admin User Create Notification</label>
-                            <comment>This setting enable notification when new admin user created.</comment>
+                            <comment>This setting enables notification when new admin user is created.</comment>
                             <frontend_type>select</frontend_type>
                             <sort_order>10</sort_order>
                             <source_model>adminhtml/system_config_source_enabledisable</source_model>
                             <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
                             <show_in_website>0</show_in_website>
                             <show_in_store>0</show_in_store>
-                        </crate_admin_user_notification>
+                        </create_admin_user_notification>
+                        <create_admin_user_notification_email translate="label comment">
+                            <label>Notification Email Receiver</label>
+                            <comment>Email address to receive notifications when a new admin user is created. Defaults to the General Store email address if empty.</comment>
+                            <depends><create_admin_user_notification>1</create_admin_user_notification></depends>
+                            <frontend_type>text</frontend_type>
+                            <validate>validate-email</validate>
+                            <backend_model>adminhtml/system_config_backend_email_addressorempty</backend_model>
+                            <sort_order>11</sort_order>
+                            <show_in_default>1</show_in_default>
+                            <show_in_website>0</show_in_website>
+                            <show_in_store>0</show_in_store>
+                        </create_admin_user_notification_email>
                         <reprocess_image_quality translate="label comment">
                             <label>Image Reprocess Quality</label>
                             <comment>The recommended value is 85, a higher value will increase the file size. You can set the value to 0 to disable image processing, but it may cause security risks.</comment>
diff --git a/app/code/core/Mage/Core/sql/core_setup/upgrade-1.6.0.10-1.6.0.11.php b/app/code/core/Mage/Core/sql/core_setup/upgrade-1.6.0.10-1.6.0.11.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..995c66eff9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/code/core/Mage/Core/sql/core_setup/upgrade-1.6.0.10-1.6.0.11.php
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * OpenMage
+ *
+ * This source file is subject to the Open Software License (OSL 3.0)
+ * that is bundled with this package in the file LICENSE.txt.
+ * It is also available at https://opensource.org/license/osl-3-0-php
+ *
+ * @category   Mage
+ * @package    Mage_Core
+ * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2006-2020 Magento, Inc. (https://www.magento.com)
+ * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2022 The OpenMage Contributors (https://www.openmage.org)
+ * @license    https://opensource.org/licenses/osl-3.0.php  Open Software License (OSL 3.0)
+ */
+
+/** @var Mage_Core_Model_Resource_Setup $installer */
+$installer = $this;
+$installer->startSetup();
+
+$table = $installer->getTable('core/config_data');
+
+if ($installer->getConnection()->isTableExists($table)) {
+    $oldPath = 'admin/security/crate_admin_user_notification';
+    $newPath = 'admin/security/create_admin_user_notification';
+
+    $select = $installer->getConnection()->select()
+        ->from($table, ['config_id', 'path'])
+        ->where('path = ?', $oldPath);
+
+    $rows = $installer->getConnection()->fetchAll($select);
+
+    foreach ($rows as $row) {
+        $installer->getConnection()->update(
+            $table,
+            ['path' => $newPath],
+            ['config_id = ?' => $row['config_id']]
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+$installer->endSetup();