diff --git a/addons/website_sale/__manifest__.py b/addons/website_sale/__manifest__.py
index 716190ba..b88a1e5a 100644
--- a/addons/website_sale/__manifest__.py
+++ b/addons/website_sale/__manifest__.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
         'data/data.xml',
         'data/web_planner_data.xml',
         'data/mail_template_data.xml',
+        'data/ir_cron_view.xml',
         'views/product_views.xml',
         'views/account_views.xml',
         'views/sale_report_views.xml',
diff --git a/addons/website_sale/data/ir_cron_view.xml b/addons/website_sale/data/ir_cron_view.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7cd47f00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/website_sale/data/ir_cron_view.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<flectra>
+    <data noupdate="1">
+        <record forcecreate="True" id="cron_sale_cart_recovery" model="ir.cron">
+            <field name="name">eCommerce: Cart Recovery Email Cron</field>
+            <field name="model_id" ref="sale.model_sale_order"/>
+            <field name="state">code</field>
+            <field name="code">model.send_cart_recovery_mail()</field>
+            <field name="interval_number">1</field>
+            <field name="interval_type">hours</field>
+            <field name="numbercall">-1</field>
+            <field eval="False" name="doall" />
+        </record>
+    </data>
+</flectra>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/addons/website_sale/models/res_config_settings.py b/addons/website_sale/models/res_config_settings.py
index a0ffad78..5f127cdd 100644
--- a/addons/website_sale/models/res_config_settings.py
+++ b/addons/website_sale/models/res_config_settings.py
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ class ResConfigSettings(models.TransientModel):
         cart_recovery_mail_template = literal_eval(params.get_param('website_sale.cart_recovery_mail_template_id', default='False'))
         if cart_recovery_mail_template and not self.env['mail.template'].browse(cart_recovery_mail_template).exists():
             cart_recovery_mail_template = self._default_recovery_mail_template()
+        else:
+            cart_recovery_mail_template = self._default_recovery_mail_template()
 
         res.update(
             automatic_invoice=params.get_param('website_sale.automatic_invoice', default=False),
diff --git a/addons/website_sale/models/sale_order.py b/addons/website_sale/models/sale_order.py
index fb6a491c..b958b952 100644
--- a/addons/website_sale/models/sale_order.py
+++ b/addons/website_sale/models/sale_order.py
@@ -264,3 +264,19 @@ class SaleOrder(models.Model):
         res = super(SaleOrder, self)._prepare_invoice()
         res['website_id'] = self.website_id.id
         return res
+
+    @api.model
+    def send_cart_recovery_mail(self):
+        for val in self.search([('state', 'in', ['draft', 'sent'])]):
+            template = False
+            try:
+                template = self.env.ref(
+                    'website_sale.mail_template_sale_cart_recovery',
+                    raise_if_not_found=False)
+            except ValueError:
+                pass
+            if val.partner_id.email and template and val.is_abandoned_cart \
+                    and not val.cart_recovery_email_sent:
+                template.with_context(lang=val.partner_id.lang).send_mail(
+                    val.id, force_send=True, raise_exception=True)
+                val.cart_recovery_email_sent = True