diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f398c81f..d2785905 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
         "styled-components": "^6.0.0-beta.9",
         "svg-loaders-react": "^2.2.1",
         "typechain": "^8.0.0",
+        "validator": "^13.9.0",
         "wagmi": "^0.9.6"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -32492,6 +32493,14 @@
         "spdx-expression-parse": "^3.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/validator": {
+      "version": "13.9.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/validator/-/validator-13.9.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-B+dGG8U3fdtM0/aNK4/X8CXq/EcxU2WPrPEkJGslb47qyHsxmbggTWK0yEA4qnYVNF+nxNlN88o14hIcPmSIEA==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.10"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/value-or-promise": {
       "version": "1.0.12",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/value-or-promise/-/value-or-promise-1.0.12.tgz",
@@ -58872,6 +58881,11 @@
         "spdx-expression-parse": "^3.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "validator": {
+      "version": "13.9.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/validator/-/validator-13.9.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-B+dGG8U3fdtM0/aNK4/X8CXq/EcxU2WPrPEkJGslb47qyHsxmbggTWK0yEA4qnYVNF+nxNlN88o14hIcPmSIEA=="
+    },
     "value-or-promise": {
       "version": "1.0.12",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/value-or-promise/-/value-or-promise-1.0.12.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5e583cc7..a9661b8b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     "styled-components": "^6.0.0-beta.9",
     "svg-loaders-react": "^2.2.1",
     "typechain": "^8.0.0",
+    "validator": "^13.9.0",
     "wagmi": "^0.9.6"
   },
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/components/ClaimPOAPModal/ClaimPOAPModal.tsx b/src/components/ClaimPOAPModal/ClaimPOAPModal.tsx
index 34ef9763..e3d9524b 100644
--- a/src/components/ClaimPOAPModal/ClaimPOAPModal.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ClaimPOAPModal/ClaimPOAPModal.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import Lottie from 'lottie-react';
 import { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { styled } from 'styled-components';
 import { isAddressOrEns } from 'utils';
+import isEmail from 'validator/es/lib/isEmail';
 
 import claimErrorLottie from './claimErrorLottie.json';
 import { ClaimPOAPButton } from './ClaimPOAPButton';
@@ -76,10 +77,10 @@ export function ClaimPOAPModal({
 }: ClaimPOAPModalProps) {
   const [showBody, setShowBody] = useState(false);
 
+  // a valid EVM address, ENS name or email
   const isRecipientValid = useMemo(() => {
     if (!reciever) return false;
-
-    return isAddressOrEns(reciever);
+    return isAddressOrEns(reciever) || isEmail(reciever);
   }, [reciever]);
 
   return (