diff --git a/src/Altinn.Notifications.Core/Models/NotificationTemplate/EmailTemplate.cs b/src/Altinn.Notifications.Core/Models/NotificationTemplate/EmailTemplate.cs
index 0f3353d1..dbee9a59 100644
--- a/src/Altinn.Notifications.Core/Models/NotificationTemplate/EmailTemplate.cs
+++ b/src/Altinn.Notifications.Core/Models/NotificationTemplate/EmailTemplate.cs
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ public class EmailTemplate : INotificationTemplate
     /// <summary>
     /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="EmailTemplate"/> class.
     /// </summary>
-    public EmailTemplate(string fromAddress, string subject, string body, EmailContentType contentType)
+    public EmailTemplate(string? fromAddress, string subject, string body, EmailContentType contentType)
     {
-        FromAddress = fromAddress;
+        FromAddress = fromAddress ?? string.Empty;
         Subject = subject;
         Body = body;
         ContentType = contentType;
diff --git a/src/Altinn.Notifications/Models/EmailNotificationOrderRequestExt.cs b/src/Altinn.Notifications/Models/EmailNotificationOrderRequestExt.cs
index dbfcf7a5..51ebe5e2 100644
--- a/src/Altinn.Notifications/Models/EmailNotificationOrderRequestExt.cs
+++ b/src/Altinn.Notifications/Models/EmailNotificationOrderRequestExt.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public class EmailNotificationOrderRequestExt
     /// Gets or sets the from address to use as sender of the email
     /// </summary>
     [JsonPropertyName("fromAddress")]
-    public string FromAddress { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    public string? FromAddress { get; set; }
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets or sets the subject of the email 
diff --git a/src/Altinn.Notifications/Validators/EmailNotificationOrderRequestValidator.cs b/src/Altinn.Notifications/Validators/EmailNotificationOrderRequestValidator.cs
index 5750fc84..f1250f51 100644
--- a/src/Altinn.Notifications/Validators/EmailNotificationOrderRequestValidator.cs
+++ b/src/Altinn.Notifications/Validators/EmailNotificationOrderRequestValidator.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,5 @@ public EmailNotificationOrderRequestValidator()
 
         RuleFor(order => order.Body).NotEmpty();
         RuleFor(order => order.Subject).NotEmpty();
-        RuleFor(order => order.FromAddress).NotEmpty();
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/Altinn.Notifications.IntegrationTests/Notifications/EmailNotificationsOrderController/EmailNotificationOrdersControllerTests.cs b/test/Altinn.Notifications.IntegrationTests/Notifications/EmailNotificationsOrderController/EmailNotificationOrdersControllerTests.cs
index 06419348..cd78e612 100644
--- a/test/Altinn.Notifications.IntegrationTests/Notifications/EmailNotificationsOrderController/EmailNotificationOrdersControllerTests.cs
+++ b/test/Altinn.Notifications.IntegrationTests/Notifications/EmailNotificationsOrderController/EmailNotificationOrdersControllerTests.cs
@@ -181,8 +181,19 @@ public async Task Post_ServiceReturnsError_ServerError()
     public async Task Post_ServiceReturnsOrder_Accepted()
     {
         // Arrange
+        string expectedFromAddress = "sender@domain.com";
+
         Mock<IEmailNotificationOrderService> serviceMock = new();
         serviceMock.Setup(s => s.RegisterEmailNotificationOrder(It.IsAny<NotificationOrderRequest>()))
+              .Callback<NotificationOrderRequest>(orderRequest =>
+              {
+                  var emailTemplate = orderRequest.Templates
+                      .OfType<EmailTemplate>()
+                      .FirstOrDefault();
+
+                  Assert.NotNull(emailTemplate);
+                  Assert.Equal(expectedFromAddress, emailTemplate.FromAddress);
+              })
             .ReturnsAsync((_order, null));
 
         HttpClient client = GetTestClient(orderService: serviceMock.Object);
@@ -207,6 +218,54 @@ public async Task Post_ServiceReturnsOrder_Accepted()
         serviceMock.VerifyAll();
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Post_OrderWithoutFromAddress_StringEmptyUsedAsServiceInput_Accepted()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        Mock<IEmailNotificationOrderService> serviceMock = new();
+
+        serviceMock.Setup(s => s.RegisterEmailNotificationOrder(It.IsAny<NotificationOrderRequest>()))
+            .Callback<NotificationOrderRequest>(orderRequest =>
+            {
+                var emailTemplate = orderRequest.Templates
+                    .OfType<EmailTemplate>()
+                    .FirstOrDefault();
+
+                Assert.NotNull(emailTemplate);
+                Assert.Empty(emailTemplate.FromAddress);
+            })
+            .ReturnsAsync((_order, null));
+
+        HttpClient client = GetTestClient(orderService: serviceMock.Object);
+        client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer", PrincipalUtil.GetOrgToken("ttd"));
+
+        EmailNotificationOrderRequestExt request = new()
+        {
+            Body = "email-body",
+            ContentType = EmailContentType.Html,
+            Recipients = new List<RecipientExt>() { new RecipientExt() { EmailAddress = "recipient1@domain.com" }, new RecipientExt() { EmailAddress = "recipient2@domain.com" } },
+            SendersReference = "senders-reference",
+            RequestedSendTime = DateTime.UtcNow,
+            Subject = "email-subject",
+        };
+
+        HttpRequestMessage httpRequestMessage = new(HttpMethod.Post, _basePath)
+        {
+            Content = new StringContent(request.Serialize(), Encoding.UTF8, "application/json")
+        };
+
+        // Act
+        HttpResponseMessage response = await client.SendAsync(httpRequestMessage);
+        string actualOrderId = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.Equal(HttpStatusCode.Accepted, response.StatusCode);
+        Assert.Equal("http://localhost:5090/notifications/api/v1/orders/" + _order.Id, response.Headers?.Location?.ToString());
+        Assert.Equal($"{_order.Id}", actualOrderId);
+
+        serviceMock.VerifyAll();
+    }
+
     private HttpClient GetTestClient(IValidator<EmailNotificationOrderRequestExt>? validator = null, IEmailNotificationOrderService? orderService = null)
     {
         if (validator == null)
diff --git a/test/Altinn.Notifications.Tests/Notifications/TestingValidators/EmailNotificationOrderRequestValidatorTests.cs b/test/Altinn.Notifications.Tests/Notifications/TestingValidators/EmailNotificationOrderRequestValidatorTests.cs
index 9a8e83b2..e1e8186c 100644
--- a/test/Altinn.Notifications.Tests/Notifications/TestingValidators/EmailNotificationOrderRequestValidatorTests.cs
+++ b/test/Altinn.Notifications.Tests/Notifications/TestingValidators/EmailNotificationOrderRequestValidatorTests.cs
@@ -71,21 +71,6 @@ public void Validate_SendTimePassed_ReturnsFalse()
         Assert.Contains(actual.Errors, a => a.ErrorMessage.Equals("Send time must be in the future. Leave blank to send immediately."));
     }
 
-    [Fact]
-    public void Validate_FromAddressMissing_ReturnsFalse()
-    {
-        var order = new EmailNotificationOrderRequestExt()
-        {
-            Subject = "This is an email subject",
-            Recipients = new List<RecipientExt>() { new RecipientExt() { Id = "16069412345", EmailAddress = "recipient2@domain.com" } },
-            Body = "This is an email body"
-        };
-
-        var actual = _validator.Validate(order);
-        Assert.False(actual.IsValid);
-        Assert.Contains(actual.Errors, a => a.ErrorMessage.Equals("'From Address' must not be empty."));
-    }
-
     [Fact]
     public void Validate_SubjectMissing_ReturnsFalse()
     {