diff --git a/app/models/Data/User.php b/app/models/Data/User.php
index df02c81..bd57cc0 100644
--- a/app/models/Data/User.php
+++ b/app/models/Data/User.php
@@ -358,6 +358,14 @@ class User extends Model
         ]);
     }
 
+    static public function findFirstByEmail($email)
+    {
+        return self::findFirst([
+            "email = :email: AND status = :s:",
+            "bind" => [ 'email' => $email, 's' => self::STATUS_ACTIVE ]
+        ]);
+    }
+
     static public function findFirstByOAuthID(UserDataInterface $oauth)
     {
         $column = strtolower($oauth->getProvider());