diff --git a/src/database.cpp b/src/database.cpp
index 46c6f37..624fee4 100644
--- a/src/database.cpp
+++ b/src/database.cpp
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@ namespace Database {
     const static std::string PREPARED_STATEMENT_SELECT_CHECK_FREELANCER_RESET_KEY = "checkFreelancerResetKey";
     const static std::string SQL_STATEMENT_SELECT_CHECK_FREELANCER_RESET_KEY = "select count(*) from passwordresetkeys where freelanceremail = $1;";
 
+    /*
+     * Name and Statement for prepared statement to select a freelancers emailaddress based on a given password reset key
+     */
+    const static std::string PREPARED_STATEMENT_SELECT_FREELANCER_EMAIL_FROM_PASSWORD_RESET_KEY = "selectFreelancerEmailAddressFromPasswordResetKeys";
+    const static std::string SQL_STATEMENT_SELECT_FREELANCER_EMAIL_FROM_PASSWORD_RESET_KEY = "select freelanceremail from passwordresetkeys where passwordresetkey = $1;";
 
     /*
      * Statement to remove expired reset keys
@@ -551,6 +556,20 @@ namespace Database {
         connection.unprepare(PREPARED_STATEMENT_SELECT_CHECK_FREELANCER_RESET_KEY);
         return result;
     }
+    /*
+     * Executes the prepared statement SELECT_FREELANCER_EMAIL_FROM_PASSWORD_RESET_KEY
+     * Takes an open pqxx::connection and the password reset key
+     * returns email if reset key exists
+     */
+    pqxx::result executePreparedStatement_SELECT_FREELANCER_EMAIL_FROM_PASSWORD_RESET_KEY(pqxx::connection &connection, const std::string& passwordResetKey) {
+        connection.prepare(PREPARED_STATEMENT_SELECT_FREELANCER_EMAIL_FROM_PASSWORD_RESET_KEY, SQL_STATEMENT_SELECT_FREELANCER_EMAIL_FROM_PASSWORD_RESET_KEY);
+        pqxx::work work(connection);
+        pqxx::result result = work.exec_prepared(PREPARED_STATEMENT_SELECT_FREELANCER_EMAIL_FROM_PASSWORD_RESET_KEY, passwordResetKey);
+        work.commit();
+        connection.unprepare(PREPARED_STATEMENT_SELECT_FREELANCER_EMAIL_FROM_PASSWORD_RESET_KEY);
+        return result;
+    }
+
     /*
      * parses the result and returns a JSON
      * Takes a result and optionally the desired row