diff --git a/enrollment_email/apps.py b/enrollment_email/apps.py
index 7f54314..d28919d 100644
--- a/enrollment_email/apps.py
+++ b/enrollment_email/apps.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class EnrollmentEmailAppConfig(AppConfig):
     """
 
     name = 'enrollment_email'
+    plugin_app = {}
 
     def ready(self):
         from . import signals
diff --git a/enrollment_email/message_types.py b/enrollment_email/message_types.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dbd1807
--- /dev/null
+++ b/enrollment_email/message_types.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""
+ACE message types related to staff notifications of enrollments.
+"""
+
+from openedx.core.djangoapps.ace_common.message import BaseMessageType
+
+
+class Enrolled(BaseMessageType):
+    """
+    A message to staff after a student enrolls into a course.
+    """
+    APP_LABEL = 'enrollment_email'
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(Enrolled, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.options['transactional'] = True  # pylint: disable=unsupported-assignment-operation
diff --git a/enrollment_email/signals.py b/enrollment_email/signals.py
index ebe6555..7795449 100644
--- a/enrollment_email/signals.py
+++ b/enrollment_email/signals.py
@@ -4,8 +4,12 @@
 """
 
 import logging
+from edx_ace import ace
+from edx_ace.recipient import Recipient
+from django.contrib.sites.models import Site
 from django.dispatch import receiver
-
+from message_types import Enrolled
+from openedx.core.djangoapps.ace_common.template_context import get_base_template_context
 from student.models import ENROLL_STATUS_CHANGE, EnrollStatusChange
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -13,9 +17,24 @@
 @receiver(ENROLL_STATUS_CHANGE)
 def send_email_to_staff_on_student_enrollment(sender, event=None, user=None, **kwargs):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     """
+    Sends an e-mail to staff after a new enrollment.
     """
-
-    print(event)
-    raise NotImplementedError("Continue porting code from https://github.com/edx/edx-platform/pull/16669 and transform it into a plugin")
     if event == EnrollStatusChange.enroll:
-        raise NotImplementedError("enrolling")
+        course_id = kwargs['course_id'].to_deprecated_string()
+        LOGGER.debug('Sending enrollment notification (user %i, %course %s)', user.id, course_id)
+        site = Site.objects.get_current()
+        message_context = get_base_template_context(site)
+        message_context.update({
+            'username': user.username,
+            'user_full_name': user.profile.name if hasattr(user, 'profile') else None,
+            'course_id': course_id
+        }),
+
+        message = Enrolled().personalize(
+            recipient=Recipient(username='', email_address='…@….com'),  # FIXME define a setting and set it
+            language=None,  # FIXME
+            user_context=message_context,
+        )
+
+        ace.send(message)
+    raise NotImplementedError("Continue portings code from https://github.com/edx/edx-platform/pull/16669 and transform it into a plugin")
diff --git a/enrollment_email/templates/enrollment_email/edx_ace/enrolled/email/body.html b/enrollment_email/templates/enrollment_email/edx_ace/enrolled/email/body.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1712502
--- /dev/null
+++ b/enrollment_email/templates/enrollment_email/edx_ace/enrolled/email/body.html
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{% extends 'ace_common/edx_ace/common/base_body.html' %}
+
+{% load i18n %}
+{% load static %}
+{% block content %}
+
+<p>
+  {% if user_full_name %}
+  {% blocktrans %}Student {{ username }} ({{ user_full_name }}) enrolled into course {{ course_id }}{% endblocktrans %}
+  {% else %}
+  {% blocktrans %}Student {{ username }} enrolled into course {{ course_id }}{% endblocktrans %}
+  {% endif %}
+  {% endautoescape %}
+</p>
+
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/enrollment_email/templates/enrollment_email/edx_ace/enrolled/email/body.txt b/enrollment_email/templates/enrollment_email/edx_ace/enrolled/email/body.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1557db8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/enrollment_email/templates/enrollment_email/edx_ace/enrolled/email/body.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{% load i18n %}{% autoescape off %}
+{% if user_full_name %}
+{% blocktrans %}Student {{ username }} ({{ user_full_name }}) enrolled into course {{ course_id }}{% endblocktrans %}
+{% else %}
+{% blocktrans %}Student {{ username }} enrolled into course {{ course_id }}{% endblocktrans %}
+{% endif %}
+{% endautoescape %}
diff --git a/enrollment_email/templates/enrollment_email/edx_ace/enrolled/email/from_name.txt b/enrollment_email/templates/enrollment_email/edx_ace/enrolled/email/from_name.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcbc23c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/enrollment_email/templates/enrollment_email/edx_ace/enrolled/email/from_name.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{{ platform_name }}
diff --git a/enrollment_email/templates/enrollment_email/edx_ace/enrolled/email/head.html b/enrollment_email/templates/enrollment_email/edx_ace/enrolled/email/head.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..edfdb25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/enrollment_email/templates/enrollment_email/edx_ace/enrolled/email/head.html
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{% extends 'ace_common/edx_ace/common/base_head.html' %}
+
diff --git a/enrollment_email/templates/enrollment_email/edx_ace/enrolled/email/subject.txt b/enrollment_email/templates/enrollment_email/edx_ace/enrolled/email/subject.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf3c956
--- /dev/null
+++ b/enrollment_email/templates/enrollment_email/edx_ace/enrolled/email/subject.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{% load i18n %}
+{% autoescape off %}
+{% blocktrans trimmed %}Student enrollment into course {{ course_id }}{% endblocktrans %}
+{% endautoescape %}