diff --git a/app/controllers/registrations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/registrations_controller.rb
index 352bff19383..26eb15f49e4 100644
--- a/app/controllers/registrations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/registrations_controller.rb
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ class RegistrationsController < Devise::RegistrationsController
     super
   end
 
-  def after_sign_up_path_for(_resource)
-    users_almost_there_path
+  def after_sign_up_path_for(user)
+    user.confirmed_at.present? ? dashboard_projects_path : users_almost_there_path
   end
 
   def after_inactive_sign_up_path_for(_resource)
diff --git a/app/views/admin/application_settings/_form.html.haml b/app/views/admin/application_settings/_form.html.haml
index 289dda9a436..df286852b97 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/application_settings/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/admin/application_settings/_form.html.haml
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@
     .form-group
       .col-sm-offset-2.col-sm-10
         .checkbox
-          = f.label :skip_confirmation_email do
+          = f.label :send_user_confirmation_email do
             = f.check_box :send_user_confirmation_email
-            Send sign-up email confirmation
+            Send confirmation email on sign-up
     .form-group
       .col-sm-offset-2.col-sm-10
         .checkbox
diff --git a/db/migrate/20160421141709_add_send_confirmation_email_to_application_settings.rb b/db/migrate/20160421141709_add_send_confirmation_email_to_application_settings.rb
index 0fef2a831e7..f92ef960509 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20160421141709_add_send_confirmation_email_to_application_settings.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20160421141709_add_send_confirmation_email_to_application_settings.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ class AddSendConfirmationEmailToApplicationSettings < ActiveRecord::Migration
     add_column :application_settings, :send_user_confirmation_email, :boolean, default: false
 
     #Sets confirmation email to true by default on existing installations.
-    ApplicationSetting.update_all(send_user_confirmation_email: true)
+    execute "UPDATE application_settings SET send_user_confirmation_email=true"
   end
 
   def down
diff --git a/doc/security/README.md b/doc/security/README.md
index 4cd0fdd4094..38706e48ec5 100644
--- a/doc/security/README.md
+++ b/doc/security/README.md
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@
 - [User File Uploads](user_file_uploads.md)
 - [How we manage the CRIME vulnerability](crime_vulnerability.md)
 - [Enforce Two-factor authentication](two_factor_authentication.md)
+- [Send email confirmation on sign-up](user_email_confirmation.md)
diff --git a/doc/security/user_email_confirmation.md b/doc/security/user_email_confirmation.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4293944ae8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/security/user_email_confirmation.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# User email confirmation at sign-up
+
+Gitlab admin can enable email confirmation on sign-up, if you want to confirm all
+user emails before they are able to sign-in.
+
+In the Admin area under **Settings** (`/admin/application_settings`), go to section
+**Sign-in Restrictions** and look for **Send confirmation email on sign-up** option.
diff --git a/spec/controllers/registrations_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/registrations_controller_spec.rb
index 29f1847d9a1..df70a589a89 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/registrations_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/registrations_controller_spec.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ describe RegistrationsController do
       it 'logs user in directly' do
         post(:create, user_params)
         expect(ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.last).to be_nil
-        expect(subject.current_user).to be
+        expect(subject.current_user).to_not be_nil
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/features/signup_spec.rb b/spec/features/signup_spec.rb
index c7840f26d8f..4229e82b443 100644
--- a/spec/features/signup_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/signup_spec.rb
@@ -2,22 +2,45 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 feature 'Signup', feature: true do
   describe 'signup with no errors' do
-    before { allow_any_instance_of(ApplicationSetting).to receive(:send_user_confirmation_email).and_return(true) }
 
-    it 'creates the user account and sends a confirmation email' do
-      user = build(:user)
+    context "when sending confirmation email" do
+      before { allow_any_instance_of(ApplicationSetting).to receive(:send_user_confirmation_email).and_return(true) }
 
-      visit root_path
+      it 'creates the user account and sends a confirmation email' do
+        user = build(:user)
 
-      fill_in 'new_user_name',     with: user.name
-      fill_in 'new_user_username', with: user.username
-      fill_in 'new_user_email',    with: user.email
-      fill_in 'new_user_password', with: user.password
-      click_button "Sign up"
+        visit root_path
 
-      expect(current_path).to eq users_almost_there_path
-      expect(page).to have_content("Please check your email to confirm your account")
+        fill_in 'new_user_name',     with: user.name
+        fill_in 'new_user_username', with: user.username
+        fill_in 'new_user_email',    with: user.email
+        fill_in 'new_user_password', with: user.password
+        click_button "Sign up"
+
+        expect(current_path).to eq users_almost_there_path
+        expect(page).to have_content("Please check your email to confirm your account")
+      end
     end
+
+    context "when not sending confirmation email" do
+      before { allow_any_instance_of(ApplicationSetting).to receive(:send_user_confirmation_email).and_return(false) }
+
+      it 'creates the user account and goes to dashboard' do
+        user = build(:user)
+
+        visit root_path
+
+        fill_in 'new_user_name',     with: user.name
+        fill_in 'new_user_username', with: user.username
+        fill_in 'new_user_email',    with: user.email
+        fill_in 'new_user_password', with: user.password
+        click_button "Sign up"
+
+        expect(current_path).to eq dashboard_projects_path
+        expect(page).to have_content("Welcome! You have signed up successfully.")
+      end
+    end
+
   end
 
   describe 'signup with errors' do