diff --git a/nsupdate/accounts/registration_form.py b/nsupdate/accounts/registration_form.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99e2a74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nsupdate/accounts/registration_form.py
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import re
+
+import logging
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+from django import forms
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+
+from registration.forms import RegistrationForm
+
+import dns.resolver
+import dns.name
+
+
+resolver = dns.resolver.Resolver()
+resolver.search = [dns.name.root, ]
+resolver.lifetime = 5.0
+resolver.nameservers = settings.NAMESERVERS
+
+
+maildomain_blacklist = settings.MAILDOMAIN_BLACKLIST.strip().splitlines()
+
+
+def check_mx(domain):
+    valid = False
+    try:
+        mx_answers = resolver.query(domain, 'MX')
+        # domain exists in DNS, domain has MX
+        mx_entries = sorted([(mx_rdata.preference, mx_rdata.exchange) for mx_rdata in mx_answers])
+        for preference, mx in mx_entries:
+            try:
+                addr_answers = resolver.query(mx, 'A')
+            except dns.resolver.NoAnswer:
+                addr_answers = resolver.query(mx, 'AAAA')
+            # MX has IP addr
+            mx_addrs = [addr_rdata.address for addr_rdata in addr_answers]
+            for mx_addr in mx_addrs:
+                if mx_addr not in (u'127.0.0.1', u'::1', u'0.0.0.0', ):
+                    valid = True
+                    break
+            if valid:
+                break
+    except (dns.resolver.Timeout, dns.resolver.NoAnswer, dns.resolver.NoNameservers, dns.resolver.NXDOMAIN, ):
+        # expected exceptions (e.g. due to non-existing or misconfigured crap domains)
+        pass
+    return valid
+
+
+def check_blacklist(domain):
+    for blacklisted_re in maildomain_blacklist:
+        if re.search(blacklisted_re, domain):
+            return False
+    return True
+
+
+class RegistrationFormValidateEmail(RegistrationForm):
+    def clean_email(self):
+        """
+        Validate the supplied email address to avoid undeliverable email and mailer daemon spam.
+        """
+        email = self.cleaned_data.get('email')
+        valid_mx = False
+        try:
+            domain = email.split('@')[1]
+            valid_mx = check_mx(domain)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.exception('RegistrationFormValidateEmail raised an exception:')
+        not_blacklisted = check_blacklist(domain)
+        if valid_mx and not_blacklisted:
+            return email
+        logger.info('RegistrationFormValidateEmail: rejecting email address %r' % email)
+        raise forms.ValidationError(_("Enter a valid email address."))
diff --git a/nsupdate/settings/base.py b/nsupdate/settings/base.py
index dcc2313..44fe1ff 100644
--- a/nsupdate/settings/base.py
+++ b/nsupdate/settings/base.py
@@ -51,6 +51,21 @@ BAD_AGENTS = set([])  # list can have str elements
 from netaddr import IPSet, IPAddress, IPNetwork
 BAD_IPS_HOST = IPSet([])  # inner list can have IPAddress and IPNetwork elements
 
+# nameservers used e.g. for MX lookups in the registration email validation.
+# google / cloudflare DNS IPs are only given as example / fallback -
+# please configure your own nameservers in your local settings file.
+NAMESERVERS = ['8.8.8.8', '1.1.1.1', ]
+
+# registration email validation: disallow specific email domains,
+# e.g. domains that have a non-working mx / that are frequently abused.
+# we use a multiline string here with one regex per line (used with re.search).
+# the domains given below are just examples, please configure your own
+# regexes in your local settings file.
+MAILDOMAIN_BLACKLIST = """
+mailcatch\.com$
+mailspam\.xyz$
+"""
+
 # Local time zone for this installation. Choices can be found here:
 # http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_zones_by_name
 # although not all choices may be available on all operating systems.
@@ -245,6 +260,7 @@ SECURE_PROXY_SSL_HEADER = ('HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO', 'https')
 
 ACCOUNT_ACTIVATION_DAYS = 7
 REGISTRATION_EMAIL_HTML = False  # we override the text, but not the html email template
+REGISTRATION_FORM = 'nsupdate.accounts.registration_form.RegistrationFormValidateEmail'
 
 LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = '/overview/'
 LOGOUT_REDIRECT_URL = '/'