diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/d-button.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/d-button.js.es6
index fa923a2ca..29bd2a5f1 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/d-button.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/d-button.js.es6
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ export default Ember.Component.extend({
   },
 
   click: function() {
-    this.sendAction();
+    this.sendAction("action", this.get("actionParam"));
   }
 });
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/user.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/user.hbs
index 6f54dbfcd..cd1eecbd7 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/user.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/user/user.hbs
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
               {{#if email}}
                 {{email}}
               {{else}}
-                {{d-button action="checkEmail" icon="envelope-o" label="admin.users.check_email.text" class="btn-primary"}}
+                {{d-button action="checkEmail" actionParam=model icon="envelope-o" label="admin.users.check_email.text" class="btn-primary"}}
               {{/if}}
             </dd>
           {{/if}}