diff --git a/app/components/Sharing/SharePopover.tsx b/app/components/Sharing/SharePopover.tsx
index ae93ab9ab..2f503503c 100644
--- a/app/components/Sharing/SharePopover.tsx
+++ b/app/components/Sharing/SharePopover.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { isEmail } from "class-validator";
 import { AnimatePresence, m } from "framer-motion";
 import { observer } from "mobx-react";
 import { BackIcon, LinkIcon } from "outline-icons";
@@ -150,27 +151,46 @@ function SharePopover({
         name: t("Invite"),
         section: UserSection,
         perform: async () => {
-          await Promise.all(
-            pendingIds.map((userId) => {
-              const user = users.get(userId);
+          const usersInvited = await Promise.all(
+            pendingIds.map(async (idOrEmail) => {
+              let user;
 
-              return userMemberships.create({
+              // convert email to user
+              if (isEmail(idOrEmail)) {
+                const response = await users.invite([
+                  {
+                    email: idOrEmail,
+                    name: idOrEmail,
+                    role: team.defaultUserRole,
+                  },
+                ]);
+                user = response.users[0];
+              } else {
+                user = users.get(idOrEmail);
+              }
+
+              if (!user) {
+                return;
+              }
+
+              await userMemberships.create({
                 documentId: document.id,
-                userId,
+                userId: user.id,
                 permission:
                   user?.role === UserRole.Viewer ||
                   user?.role === UserRole.Guest
                     ? DocumentPermission.Read
                     : DocumentPermission.ReadWrite,
               });
+
+              return user;
             })
           );
 
-          if (pendingIds.length === 1) {
-            const user = users.get(pendingIds[0]);
+          if (usersInvited.length === 1) {
             toast.message(
               t("{{ userName }} was invited to the document", {
-                userName: user!.name,
+                userName: usersInvited[0].name,
               })
             );
           } else {
@@ -186,7 +206,15 @@ function SharePopover({
           hidePicker();
         },
       }),
-    [document.id, hidePicker, pendingIds, t, users, userMemberships]
+    [
+      t,
+      pendingIds,
+      hidePicker,
+      userMemberships,
+      document.id,
+      users,
+      team.defaultUserRole,
+    ]
   );
 
   const handleQuery = React.useCallback(
diff --git a/app/components/Sharing/UserSuggestions.tsx b/app/components/Sharing/UserSuggestions.tsx
index cc96220de..73a274c08 100644
--- a/app/components/Sharing/UserSuggestions.tsx
+++ b/app/components/Sharing/UserSuggestions.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+import { isEmail } from "class-validator";
 import { observer } from "mobx-react";
 import { CheckmarkIcon, CloseIcon } from "outline-icons";
 import * as React from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import styled from "styled-components";
 import { s } from "@shared/styles";
+import { stringToColor } from "@shared/utils/color";
 import Document from "~/models/Document";
 import User from "~/models/User";
 import useCurrentUser from "~/hooks/useCurrentUser";
@@ -11,10 +13,14 @@ import useStores from "~/hooks/useStores";
 import useThrottledCallback from "~/hooks/useThrottledCallback";
 import { hover } from "~/styles";
 import Avatar from "../Avatar";
-import { AvatarSize } from "../Avatar/Avatar";
+import { AvatarSize, IAvatar } from "../Avatar/Avatar";
 import Empty from "../Empty";
 import { InviteIcon, StyledListItem } from "./MemberListItem";
 
+type Suggestion = IAvatar & {
+  id: string;
+};
+
 type Props = {
   /** The document being shared. */
   document: Document;
@@ -35,21 +41,51 @@ export const UserSuggestions = observer(
     const user = useCurrentUser();
 
     const fetchUsersByQuery = useThrottledCallback(
-      (query) => users.fetchPage({ query }),
+      (params) => users.fetchPage({ query: params.query }),
       250
     );
 
-    const suggestions = React.useMemo(
-      () =>
-        users
-          .notInDocument(document.id, query)
-          .filter((u) => u.id !== user.id && !u.isSuspended),
-      [users, users.orderedData, document.id, document.members, user.id, query]
+    const getSuggestionForEmail = React.useCallback(
+      (email: string) => ({
+        id: email,
+        name: email,
+        avatarUrl: "",
+        color: stringToColor(email),
+        initial: email[0].toUpperCase(),
+        email: t("Invite to workspace"),
+      }),
+      [t]
     );
 
+    const suggestions = React.useMemo(() => {
+      const filtered: Suggestion[] = users
+        .notInDocument(document.id, query)
+        .filter((u) => u.id !== user.id && !u.isSuspended);
+
+      if (isEmail(query)) {
+        filtered.push(getSuggestionForEmail(query));
+      }
+
+      return filtered;
+    }, [
+      getSuggestionForEmail,
+      users,
+      users.orderedData,
+      document.id,
+      document.members,
+      user.id,
+      query,
+      t,
+    ]);
+
     const pending = React.useMemo(
-      () => pendingIds.map((id) => users.get(id)).filter(Boolean) as User[],
-      [users, pendingIds]
+      () =>
+        pendingIds
+          .map((id) =>
+            isEmail(id) ? getSuggestionForEmail(id) : users.get(id)
+          )
+          .filter(Boolean) as User[],
+      [users, getSuggestionForEmail, pendingIds]
     );
 
     React.useEffect(() => {
@@ -100,7 +136,7 @@ export const UserSuggestions = observer(
           (suggestionsWithPending.length > 0 || isEmpty) && <Separator />}
         {suggestionsWithPending.map((suggestion) => (
           <StyledListItem
-            {...getListItemProps(suggestion)}
+            {...getListItemProps(suggestion as User)}
             key={suggestion.id}
             onClick={() => addPendingId(suggestion.id)}
             actions={<InviteIcon />}
diff --git a/app/models/Team.ts b/app/models/Team.ts
index 529a2ebf0..be9ea1d22 100644
--- a/app/models/Team.ts
+++ b/app/models/Team.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { computed, observable } from "mobx";
 import { TeamPreferenceDefaults } from "@shared/constants";
-import { TeamPreference, TeamPreferences } from "@shared/types";
+import { TeamPreference, TeamPreferences, UserRole } from "@shared/types";
 import { stringToColor } from "@shared/utils/color";
 import Model from "./base/Model";
 import Field from "./decorators/Field";
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class Team extends Model {
 
   @Field
   @observable
-  defaultUserRole: string;
+  defaultUserRole: UserRole;
 
   @Field
   @observable