diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7dd3f7b4..eab217de 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -648,6 +648,7 @@ List of all parameters:
 * senderName (required) - name of sender email
 * senderPassword (required) - password for sender email 
 * recipients (required) - list which contains recipient emails   
+* senderUsername (optional) - if the SMTP username is different from senderEmail, it can be set
 * enableSSL (optional) - if your email provider supports SSL, you can enable this option
 * enableDeviceParameters (optional) - please look in console handler description
 * enableApplicationParameters (optional) - please look in console handler description
diff --git a/lib/handlers/email_auto_handler.dart b/lib/handlers/email_auto_handler.dart
index ce3d10bd..7e392cec 100644
--- a/lib/handlers/email_auto_handler.dart
+++ b/lib/handlers/email_auto_handler.dart
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ class EmailAutoHandler extends BaseEmailHandler {
   final String senderEmail;
   final String senderName;
   final String senderPassword;
+  final String? senderUsername;
   final bool enableSsl;
   final List<String> recipients;
   final bool sendHtml;
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ class EmailAutoHandler extends BaseEmailHandler {
     this.senderName,
     this.senderPassword,
     this.recipients, {
+    this.senderUsername,
     this.enableSsl = false,
     this.sendHtml = true,
     this.printLogs = false,
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ class EmailAutoHandler extends BaseEmailHandler {
       smtpHost,
       port: smtpPort,
       ssl: enableSsl,
-      username: senderEmail,
+      username: senderUsername ?? senderEmail,
       password: senderPassword,
     );
   }