diff --git a/enrol/self/lib.php b/enrol/self/lib.php
index 5ecfb19aee1..a4f8390695b 100644
--- a/enrol/self/lib.php
+++ b/enrol/self/lib.php
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ class enrol_self_plugin extends enrol_plugin {
         $subject = get_string('welcometocourse', 'enrol_self', format_string($course->fullname, true, array('context'=>$context)));
 
         $sendoption = $instance->customint4;
-        $contact = $this->get_welcome_email_contact($sendoption, $context);
+        $contact = $this->get_welcome_message_contact($sendoption, $context);
 
         // Directly emailing welcome message rather than using messaging.
         email_to_user($user, $contact, $subject, $messagetext, $messagehtml);
@@ -1154,46 +1154,17 @@ class enrol_self_plugin extends enrol_plugin {
      * @param int $sendoption send email from constant ENROL_SEND_EMAIL_FROM_*
      * @param $context context where the user will be fetched
      * @return mixed|stdClass the contact user object.
+     * @deprecated since Moodle 4.4
+     * @see \enrol_plugin::get_welcome_message_contact()
+     * @todo MDL-81185 Final deprecation in Moodle 4.8.
      */
+    #[\core\attribute\deprecated('enrol_plugin::get_welcome_message_contact', since: '4.4', mdl: 'MDL-4188')]
     public function get_welcome_email_contact($sendoption, $context) {
-        global $CFG;
-
-        $contact = null;
-        // Send as the first user assigned as the course contact.
-        if ($sendoption == ENROL_SEND_EMAIL_FROM_COURSE_CONTACT) {
-            $rusers = array();
-            if (!empty($CFG->coursecontact)) {
-                $croles = explode(',', $CFG->coursecontact);
-                list($sort, $sortparams) = users_order_by_sql('u');
-                // We only use the first user.
-                $i = 0;
-                do {
-                    $userfieldsapi = \core_user\fields::for_name();
-                    $allnames = $userfieldsapi->get_sql('u', false, '', '', false)->selects;
-                    $rusers = get_role_users($croles[$i], $context, true, 'u.id,  u.confirmed, u.username, '. $allnames . ',
-                    u.email, r.sortorder, ra.id', 'r.sortorder, ra.id ASC, ' . $sort, null, '', '', '', '', $sortparams);
-                    $i++;
-                } while (empty($rusers) && !empty($croles[$i]));
-            }
-            if ($rusers) {
-                $contact = array_values($rusers)[0];
-            }
-        } else if ($sendoption == ENROL_SEND_EMAIL_FROM_KEY_HOLDER) {
-            // Send as the first user with enrol/self:holdkey capability assigned in the course.
-            list($sort) = users_order_by_sql('u');
-            $keyholders = get_users_by_capability($context, 'enrol/self:holdkey', 'u.*', $sort);
-            if (!empty($keyholders)) {
-                $contact = array_values($keyholders)[0];
-            }
-        }
-
-        // If send welcome email option is set to no reply or if none of the previous options have
-        // returned a contact send welcome message as noreplyuser.
-        if ($sendoption == ENROL_SEND_EMAIL_FROM_NOREPLY || empty($contact)) {
-            $contact = core_user::get_noreply_user();
-        }
-
-        return $contact;
+        \core\deprecation::emit_deprecation_if_present(__FUNCTION__);
+        return $this->get_welcome_message_contact(
+            sendoption: $sendoption,
+            context: $context,
+        );
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/enrol/self/tests/self_test.php b/enrol/self/tests/self_test.php
index 66e37d5e7d4..722fea9b965 100644
--- a/enrol/self/tests/self_test.php
+++ b/enrol/self/tests/self_test.php
@@ -1014,22 +1014,26 @@ class self_test extends \advanced_testcase {
         $DB->update_record('enrol', $instance1);
         $selfplugin->update_status($instance1, ENROL_INSTANCE_ENABLED);
 
-        // We do not have a teacher enrolled at this point, so it should send as no reply user.
-        $contact = $selfplugin->get_welcome_email_contact(ENROL_SEND_EMAIL_FROM_COURSE_CONTACT, $context);
-        $this->assertEquals($noreplyuser, $contact);
+        // This should return null.
+        $contact = $selfplugin->get_welcome_message_contact(ENROL_DO_NOT_SEND_EMAIL, $context);
+        $this->assertNull($contact);
+
+        // We do not have a teacher enrolled at this point, so it should return null.
+        $contact = $selfplugin->get_welcome_message_contact(ENROL_SEND_EMAIL_FROM_COURSE_CONTACT, $context);
+        $this->assertNull($contact);
 
         // By default, course contact is assigned to teacher role.
         // Enrol a teacher, now it should send emails from teacher email's address.
         $selfplugin->enrol_user($instance1, $user1->id, $editingteacherrole->id);
 
         // We should get the teacher email.
-        $contact = $selfplugin->get_welcome_email_contact(ENROL_SEND_EMAIL_FROM_COURSE_CONTACT, $context);
+        $contact = $selfplugin->get_welcome_message_contact(ENROL_SEND_EMAIL_FROM_COURSE_CONTACT, $context);
         $this->assertEquals($user1->username, $contact->username);
         $this->assertEquals($user1->email, $contact->email);
 
         // Now let's enrol another teacher.
         $selfplugin->enrol_user($instance1, $user2->id, $editingteacherrole->id);
-        $contact = $selfplugin->get_welcome_email_contact(ENROL_SEND_EMAIL_FROM_COURSE_CONTACT, $context);
+        $contact = $selfplugin->get_welcome_message_contact(ENROL_SEND_EMAIL_FROM_COURSE_CONTACT, $context);
         $this->assertEquals($user1->username, $contact->username);
         $this->assertEquals($user1->email, $contact->email);
 
@@ -1044,21 +1048,25 @@ class self_test extends \advanced_testcase {
         assign_capability('enrol/self:holdkey', CAP_ALLOW, $managerrole->id, $context);
 
         // We should get the manager email contact.
-        $contact = $selfplugin->get_welcome_email_contact(ENROL_SEND_EMAIL_FROM_KEY_HOLDER, $context);
+        $contact = $selfplugin->get_welcome_message_contact(ENROL_SEND_EMAIL_FROM_KEY_HOLDER, $context);
         $this->assertEquals($user3->username, $contact->username);
         $this->assertEquals($user3->email, $contact->email);
 
         // Now let's enrol another manager.
         $selfplugin->enrol_user($instance1, $user4->id, $managerrole->id);
-        $contact = $selfplugin->get_welcome_email_contact(ENROL_SEND_EMAIL_FROM_KEY_HOLDER, $context);
+        $contact = $selfplugin->get_welcome_message_contact(ENROL_SEND_EMAIL_FROM_KEY_HOLDER, $context);
         $this->assertEquals($user3->username, $contact->username);
         $this->assertEquals($user3->email, $contact->email);
 
         $instance1->customint4 = ENROL_SEND_EMAIL_FROM_NOREPLY;
         $DB->update_record('enrol', $instance1);
 
-        $contact = $selfplugin->get_welcome_email_contact(ENROL_SEND_EMAIL_FROM_NOREPLY, $context);
+        $contact = $selfplugin->get_welcome_message_contact(ENROL_SEND_EMAIL_FROM_NOREPLY, $context);
         $this->assertEquals($noreplyuser, $contact);
+
+        $this->expectException(\moodle_exception::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage('Invalid send option');
+        $contact = $selfplugin->get_welcome_message_contact(10, $context);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/enrol/upgrade.txt b/enrol/upgrade.txt
index b369e119886..add63582cce 100644
--- a/enrol/upgrade.txt
+++ b/enrol/upgrade.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ information provided here is intended especially for developers.
  plugin since it is already supported in CSV course upload. For self enrolment plugin, find_instance() returns first
  available instance in the course.
 * A sesskey is no longer passed to the enrol/test_settings.php page so it can no longer be required in test_settings().
+* enrol_self_plugin::get_welcome_email_contact() has been deprecated.
+  Please use enrol_plugin::get_welcome_message_contact() instead.
 
 === 4.3 ===
 
diff --git a/lib/enrollib.php b/lib/enrollib.php
index e8e74811637..61e0f5119d2 100644
--- a/lib/enrollib.php
+++ b/lib/enrollib.php
@@ -3571,4 +3571,65 @@ abstract class enrol_plugin {
         // Plugins can override this if they can uniquely identify an instance.
         return null;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the "from" contact which the message will be sent from.
+     *
+     * @param int $sendoption send email from constant ENROL_SEND_EMAIL_FROM_*
+     * @param context $context where the user will be fetched from.
+     * @return null|stdClass the contact user object.
+     */
+    public function get_welcome_message_contact(
+        int $sendoption,
+        context $context,
+    ): ?stdClass {
+        global $CFG;
+
+        $acceptedsendoptions = [
+            ENROL_DO_NOT_SEND_EMAIL,
+            ENROL_SEND_EMAIL_FROM_COURSE_CONTACT,
+            ENROL_SEND_EMAIL_FROM_KEY_HOLDER,
+            ENROL_SEND_EMAIL_FROM_NOREPLY,
+        ];
+        if (!in_array($sendoption, $acceptedsendoptions)) {
+            throw new coding_exception('Invalid send option');
+        }
+        if ($sendoption === ENROL_DO_NOT_SEND_EMAIL) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        $contact = null;
+        // Send as the first user assigned as the course contact.
+        if ($sendoption === ENROL_SEND_EMAIL_FROM_COURSE_CONTACT) {
+            $rusers = [];
+            if (!empty($CFG->coursecontact)) {
+                $croles = explode(',', $CFG->coursecontact);
+                [$sort, $sortparams] = users_order_by_sql('u');
+                // We only use the first user.
+                $i = 0;
+                do {
+                    $userfieldsapi = \core_user\fields::for_name();
+                    $allnames = $userfieldsapi->get_sql('u', false, '', '', false)->selects;
+                    $rusers = get_role_users($croles[$i], $context, true, 'u.id,  u.confirmed, u.username, '. $allnames . ',
+                    u.email, r.sortorder, ra.id', 'r.sortorder, ra.id ASC, ' . $sort, null, '', '', '', '', $sortparams);
+                    $i++;
+                } while (empty($rusers) && !empty($croles[$i]));
+            }
+            if ($rusers) {
+                $contact = array_values($rusers)[0];
+            }
+        } else if ($sendoption === ENROL_SEND_EMAIL_FROM_KEY_HOLDER) {
+            // Send as the first user with enrol/self:holdkey capability assigned in the course.
+            [$sort] = users_order_by_sql('u');
+            $keyholders = get_users_by_capability($context, 'enrol/self:holdkey', 'u.*', $sort);
+            if (!empty($keyholders)) {
+                $contact = array_values($keyholders)[0];
+            }
+        }
+
+        if ($sendoption === ENROL_SEND_EMAIL_FROM_NOREPLY) {
+            $contact = core_user::get_noreply_user();
+        }
+
+        return $contact;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/upgrade.txt b/lib/upgrade.txt
index 163bde8bb81..68adac414c7 100644
--- a/lib/upgrade.txt
+++ b/lib/upgrade.txt
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ information provided here is intended especially for developers.
     because there aren't cases in core.
   - Deprecation: Cannot use the "Test" suffix on abstract test case classes. Proceed to
     rename them to end with "TestCase" instead.
+* There is a new method called enrol_plugin::get_welcome_message_contact() that returns the contact details for the course welcome message.
 
 === 4.3 ===