diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/migrate/field/Email.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/migrate/field/Email.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f0e464a720
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Field/Plugin/migrate/field/Email.php
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\Core\Field\Plugin\migrate\field;
+
+use Drupal\migrate\Plugin\MigrationInterface;
+use Drupal\migrate_drupal\Plugin\migrate\field\FieldPluginBase;
+
+/**
+ * @MigrateField(
+ *   id = "email",
+ *   core = {6,7},
+ *   type_map = {
+ *     "email" = "email"
+ *   }
+ * )
+ */
+class Email extends FieldPluginBase {
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function getFieldWidgetMap() {
+    return [
+      'email_textfield' => 'email_default',
+    ];
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function getFieldFormatterMap() {
+    return [
+      'email_formatter_default' => 'basic_string',
+      'email_formatter_contact' => 'basic_string',
+      'email_formatter_plain' => 'basic_string',
+      'email_formatter_spamspan' => 'basic_string',
+    ];
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function processFieldValues(MigrationInterface $migration, $field_name, $data) {
+    $process = [
+      'plugin' => 'iterator',
+      'source' => $field_name,
+      'process' => [
+          'value' => [
+            [
+              // if the email fields are not required one in content type.
+              'plugin' => 'skip_on_empty',
+              'method' => 'process',
+              'source' => 'email',
+            ],
+          ],
+        ]
+    ];
+    $migration->setProcessOfProperty($field_name, $process);
+  }
+
+
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/field/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/MigrateFieldTest.php b/core/modules/field/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/MigrateFieldTest.php
index 690016172f..835956cb93 100644
--- a/core/modules/field/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/MigrateFieldTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/field/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/MigrateFieldTest.php
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ public function testFields() {
     $this->assertIdentical('1.2', $field_storage->getSetting('allowed_values')['1.2'], t('First allowed value is set to 1.2'));
     $this->assertIdentical('2.1', $field_storage->getSetting('allowed_values')['2.1'], t('Second allowed value is set to 1.2'));
 
+    // Email field.
+    $field_storage = FieldStorageConfig::load('node.field_test_email');
+    $this->assertSame("email", $field_storage->getType(), t('Field type is @fieldtype. It should be email.', ['@fieldtype' => $field_storage->getType()]));
+
     // Float field with a single checkbox.
     $field_storage = FieldStorageConfig::load('node.field_test_float_single_checkbox');
     $this->assertIdentical("boolean", $field_storage->getType(), t('Field type is @fieldtype. It should be boolean.', ['@fieldtype' => $field_storage->getType()]));
diff --git a/core/modules/migrate_drupal/tests/fixtures/drupal6.php b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/tests/fixtures/drupal6.php
index 71bccd4cbc..38104a6e35 100644
--- a/core/modules/migrate_drupal/tests/fixtures/drupal6.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/tests/fixtures/drupal6.php
@@ -3292,7 +3292,7 @@
   'field_test_date_value' => NULL,
   'field_test_datestamp_value' => NULL,
   'field_test_datetime_value' => NULL,
-  'field_test_email_email' => NULL,
+  'field_test_email_email' => 'PrincessRuwenne@example.com',
   'field_test_filefield_fid' => '5',
   'field_test_filefield_list' => '1',
   'field_test_filefield_data' => 'a:1:{s:11:"description";s:4:"desc";}',
@@ -3321,7 +3321,7 @@
   'field_test_date_value' => NULL,
   'field_test_datestamp_value' => NULL,
   'field_test_datetime_value' => NULL,
-  'field_test_email_email' => NULL,
+  'field_test_email_email' => 'PrincessRuwenne@example.com',
   'field_test_filefield_fid' => NULL,
   'field_test_filefield_list' => NULL,
   'field_test_filefield_data' => NULL,
diff --git a/core/modules/node/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/MigrateNodeTest.php b/core/modules/node/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/MigrateNodeTest.php
index a0365e0b63..ca9431453d 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/MigrateNodeTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d6/MigrateNodeTest.php
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ public function testNode() {
     $this->assertIdentical('desc', $node->field_test_filefield->description);
     $this->assertIdentical('4', $node->field_test_filefield->target_id);
 
+    // Test that an email field is migrated.
+    $this->assertSame('PrincessRuwenne@example.com', $node->field_test_email->value);
+
     $node = Node::load(2);
     $this->assertIdentical('Test title rev 3', $node->getTitle());
     $this->assertIdentical('test rev 3', $node->body->value);
diff --git a/core/modules/node/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d7/MigrateNodeTest.php b/core/modules/node/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d7/MigrateNodeTest.php
index f7855e8774..ba057d89f8 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d7/MigrateNodeTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/tests/src/Kernel/Migrate/d7/MigrateNodeTest.php
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ public function testNode() {
     $this->assertIdentical('93', $node->field_images->height);
     $this->assertIdentical('http://google.com', $node->field_link->uri);
     $this->assertIdentical('Click Here', $node->field_link->title);
+    // Test that an email field is migrated.
+    $this->assertSame('default@example.com', $node->field_email->value);
+    $this->assertSame('another@example.com', $node->field_email[1]->value);
 
     $node = Node::load(2);
     $this->assertSame('en', $node->langcode->value);