diff --git a/CRM/Utils/Mail/EmailProcessor.php b/CRM/Utils/Mail/EmailProcessor.php
index a4dc3de8bc8a..8721c943fdce 100644
--- a/CRM/Utils/Mail/EmailProcessor.php
+++ b/CRM/Utils/Mail/EmailProcessor.php
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ public static function _process($civiMail, $dao, $is_create_activities) {
           // if its the activities that needs to be processed ..
           try {
             $createContact = !($dao->is_contact_creation_disabled_if_no_match ?? FALSE);
-            $mailParams = CRM_Utils_Mail_Incoming::parseMailingObject($mail, $createContact);
+            $mailParams = CRM_Utils_Mail_Incoming::parseMailingObject($mail, $createContact, FALSE);
           }
           catch (Exception $e) {
             echo $e->getMessage();
diff --git a/CRM/Utils/Mail/Incoming.php b/CRM/Utils/Mail/Incoming.php
index 82dd61bf00e0..6a2a35206193 100644
--- a/CRM/Utils/Mail/Incoming.php
+++ b/CRM/Utils/Mail/Incoming.php
@@ -323,10 +323,11 @@ public function &parse(&$file) {
   /**
    * @param $mail
    * @param $createContact
+   * @param $requireContact
    *
    * @return array
    */
-  public static function parseMailingObject(&$mail, $createContact = TRUE) {
+  public static function parseMailingObject(&$mail, $createContact = TRUE, $requireContact = TRUE) {
 
     $config = CRM_Core_Config::singleton();
 
@@ -347,7 +348,7 @@ public static function parseMailingObject(&$mail, $createContact = TRUE) {
 
     // we definitely need a contact id for the from address
     // if we dont have one, skip this email
-    if (empty($params['from']['id'])) {
+    if ($requireContact && empty($params['from']['id'])) {
       return NULL;
     }