diff --git a/components/poll/notifications-toggle.tsx b/components/poll/notifications-toggle.tsx
index 08ca05de4..59a9d104c 100644
--- a/components/poll/notifications-toggle.tsx
+++ b/components/poll/notifications-toggle.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ const NotificationsToggle: React.VoidFunctionComponent<NotificationsToggleProps>
                       email: poll.user.email,
                     }}
                     components={{
-                      b: <span className="email" />,
+                      b: (
+                        <span className="text-indigo-300 whitespace-nowrap font-medium font-mono " />
+                      ),
                     }}
                   />
                 </div>
diff --git a/components/poll/poll-subheader.tsx b/components/poll/poll-subheader.tsx
index 05a798d79..fdd3f6b44 100644
--- a/components/poll/poll-subheader.tsx
+++ b/components/poll/poll-subheader.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,25 @@
 import { formatRelative } from "date-fns";
 import * as React from "react";
 import { Trans, useTranslation } from "next-i18next";
-import Tooltip from "../tooltip";
+import Button from "../button";
 import { usePoll } from "../use-poll";
+import Popover from "../popover";
+import { useMutation } from "react-query";
+import axios from "axios";
 
 export interface PollSubheaderProps {}
 
 const PollSubheader: React.VoidFunctionComponent<PollSubheaderProps> = () => {
   const poll = usePoll();
   const { t } = useTranslation("app");
+
+  const {
+    mutate: sendVerificationEmail,
+    isLoading: isSendingVerificationEmail,
+    isSuccess: didSendVerificationEmail,
+  } = useMutation(async () => {
+    await axios.post(`/api/poll/${poll.urlId}/verify`);
+  });
   return (
     <div className="text-slate-500">
       <div className="md:inline">
@@ -37,22 +48,40 @@ const PollSubheader: React.VoidFunctionComponent<PollSubheaderProps> = () => {
               Verified
             </span>
           ) : (
-            <Tooltip
-              content={
-                <div className="max-w-sm">
+            <Popover
+              trigger={
+                <button className="badge transition-colors hover:text-indigo-500 hover:border-slate-300 hover:bg-slate-100 cursor-pointer text-slate-400">
+                  Unverified
+                </button>
+              }
+            >
+              <div className="max-w-sm">
+                <div className="mb-4">
                   <Trans
                     t={t}
                     i18nKey="unverifiedMessage"
                     values={{ email: poll.user.email }}
                     components={{
-                      b: <span className="email" />,
+                      b: (
+                        <span className="text-indigo-500 font-medium font-mono whitespace-nowrap" />
+                      ),
                     }}
                   />
                 </div>
-              }
-            >
-              <span className="badge text-slate-400">Unverified</span>
-            </Tooltip>
+                {didSendVerificationEmail ? (
+                  <div className="text-green-500">Verification email sent.</div>
+                ) : (
+                  <Button
+                    onClick={() => {
+                      sendVerificationEmail();
+                    }}
+                    loading={isSendingVerificationEmail}
+                  >
+                    Resend verification email
+                  </Button>
+                )}
+              </div>
+            </Popover>
           )
         ) : null}
       </div>
diff --git a/components/popover.tsx b/components/popover.tsx
index f7bcc741f..0c76178d8 100644
--- a/components/popover.tsx
+++ b/components/popover.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const Popover: React.VoidFunctionComponent<PopoverProps> = ({
 
   const portal = document.getElementById("portal");
   return (
-    <HeadlessPopover>
+    <HeadlessPopover as={React.Fragment}>
       <HeadlessPopover.Button
         ref={setReferenceElement}
         as="div"
diff --git a/pages/api/poll/[urlId]/verify.ts b/pages/api/poll/[urlId]/verify.ts
index 16bba0bcf..5e655df83 100644
--- a/pages/api/poll/[urlId]/verify.ts
+++ b/pages/api/poll/[urlId]/verify.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,49 @@
+import absoluteUrl from "utils/absolute-url";
 import { prisma } from "../../../../db";
-import { withLink } from "../../../../utils/api-utils";
+import { sendEmailTemplate, withLink } from "../../../../utils/api-utils";
 
 export default withLink(async (req, res, link) => {
   if (req.method === "POST") {
     if (link.role !== "admin") {
-      return res.status(401).end();
+      return res
+        .status(401)
+        .json({ status: 401, message: "Only admins can verify polls" });
+    }
+    const verificationCode = req.body ? req.body.verificationCode : undefined;
+    if (!verificationCode) {
+      const poll = await prisma.poll.findUnique({
+        where: {
+          urlId: link.pollId,
+        },
+        include: {
+          user: true,
+        },
+      });
+
+      if (!poll) {
+        return res.status(404).json({ status: 404, message: "Poll not found" });
+      }
+
+      const homePageUrl = absoluteUrl(req).origin;
+      const pollUrl = `${homePageUrl}/admin/${link.urlId}`;
+      const verifyEmailUrl = `${pollUrl}?code=${poll.verificationCode}`;
+
+      await sendEmailTemplate({
+        templateName: "new-poll",
+        to: poll.user.email,
+        subject: `Rallly: ${poll.title} - Verify your email address`,
+        templateVars: {
+          title: poll.title,
+          name: poll.user.name,
+          pollUrl,
+          verifyEmailUrl,
+          homePageUrl,
+          supportEmail: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPPORT_EMAIL,
+        },
+      });
+
+      return res.send("ok");
     }
-    const { verificationCode } = req.body;
     try {
       await prisma.poll.update({
         where: {
@@ -19,14 +56,16 @@ export default withLink(async (req, res, link) => {
           verified: true,
         },
       });
-      return res.end();
+      return res.send("ok");
     } catch {
       console.error(
         `Failed to verify poll "${link.pollId}" with code ${verificationCode}`,
       );
-      return res.status(500).end();
+      return res
+        .status(500)
+        .json({ status: 500, message: "Could not verify poll" });
     }
   }
 
-  return res.status(405).end();
+  return res.status(405).json({ status: 405, message: "Invalid http method" });
 });
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index 1510f0bfc..15d935653 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -134,10 +134,6 @@
   [data-popper-placement="bottom"] .tooltip-arrow {
     @apply bottom-full border-b-slate-700;
   }
-
-  .email {
-    @apply font-medium font-mono whitespace-nowrap text-indigo-300;
-  }
 }
 
 @layer components {