diff --git a/admin/tool/dataprivacy/classes/api.php b/admin/tool/dataprivacy/classes/api.php
index 66e469abd94..212f91a5654 100644
--- a/admin/tool/dataprivacy/classes/api.php
+++ b/admin/tool/dataprivacy/classes/api.php
@@ -634,6 +634,8 @@ class api {
             'requestedby' => $requestedby->fullname,
             'requesttype' => $typetext,
             'requestdate' => userdate($requestdata->timecreated),
+            'requestorigin' => $SITE->fullname,
+            'requestoriginurl' => new moodle_url('/'),
             'requestcomments' => $requestdata->messagehtml,
             'datarequestsurl' => $datarequestsurl
         ];
diff --git a/admin/tool/dataprivacy/lang/en/tool_dataprivacy.php b/admin/tool/dataprivacy/lang/en/tool_dataprivacy.php
index 682dc99ac14..a5cfb5b5b32 100644
--- a/admin/tool/dataprivacy/lang/en/tool_dataprivacy.php
+++ b/admin/tool/dataprivacy/lang/en/tool_dataprivacy.php
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ $string['requestdenied'] = 'The request has been denied';
 $string['requestemailintro'] = 'You have received a data request:';
 $string['requestfor'] = 'Requesting for';
 $string['requestmarkedcomplete'] = 'The request has been marked as complete';
+$string['requestorigin'] = 'Request origin';
 $string['requeststatus'] = 'Status';
 $string['requestsubmitted'] = 'Your request has been submitted to the privacy officer';
 $string['requesttype'] = 'Type';
diff --git a/admin/tool/dataprivacy/templates/data_request_email.mustache b/admin/tool/dataprivacy/templates/data_request_email.mustache
index 1c993b29c2e..3cfda8b05eb 100644
--- a/admin/tool/dataprivacy/templates/data_request_email.mustache
+++ b/admin/tool/dataprivacy/templates/data_request_email.mustache
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
     * string requestedby The one making the request.
     * string requesttype The request type.
     * string requestdate The date the request was made.
+    * string requestorigin The name of the site the request originates from.
+    * string requestoriginurl The homepage of the site the request originates from.
     * string requestcomments Additional details regarding the request.
     * bool forself Whether the request has been made on behalf of another user or not.
     * string datarequestsurl The URL to the data requests page.
@@ -42,6 +44,8 @@
         "requestedby": "Angus Zhang",
         "requesttype": "Export user data",
         "requestdate": "31 January 2018",
+        "requestorigin": "My Amazing Site",
+        "requestoriginurl": "https://www.bestmoodlesiteever.com",
         "requestcomments": "Dear admin,<br/> I would like to request a copy of my son's user data. Thanks!",
         "forself": true,
         "datarequestsurl": "#"
@@ -90,6 +94,14 @@
                     </td>
                 </tr>
             {{/forself}}
+            <tr>
+                <th scope="row">
+                    {{#str}}requestorigin, tool_dataprivacy{{/str}}
+                </th>
+                <td>
+                    <a href="{{requestoriginurl}}">{{{requestorigin}}}</a>
+                </td>
+            </tr>
             <tr>
                 <th scope="row">
                     {{#str}}requestcomments, tool_dataprivacy{{/str}}