diff --git a/app/notifications/process_letter_notifications.py b/app/notifications/process_letter_notifications.py
index 32b151f86..4c3efb752 100644
--- a/app/notifications/process_letter_notifications.py
+++ b/app/notifications/process_letter_notifications.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from app.models import LETTER_TYPE
 from app.notifications.process_notifications import persist_notification
 
 
-def create_letter_notification(letter_data, template, api_key, status):
+def create_letter_notification(letter_data, template, api_key, status, reply_to_text=None):
     notification = persist_notification(
         template_id=template.id,
         template_version=template.version,
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ def create_letter_notification(letter_data, template, api_key, status):
         job_row_number=None,
         reference=create_random_identifier(),
         client_reference=letter_data.get('reference'),
-        status=status
+        status=status,
+        reply_to_text=reply_to_text
     )
     return notification
diff --git a/app/v2/notifications/post_notifications.py b/app/v2/notifications/post_notifications.py
index 0afd7fdfa..eec1a69be 100644
--- a/app/v2/notifications/post_notifications.py
+++ b/app/v2/notifications/post_notifications.py
@@ -183,8 +183,12 @@ def process_letter_notification(*, letter_data, api_key, template):
 
     # if we don't want to actually send the letter, then start it off in SENDING so we don't pick it up
     status = NOTIFICATION_CREATED if should_send else NOTIFICATION_SENDING
-
-    notification = create_letter_notification(letter_data, template, api_key, status=status)
+    letter_contact_block = api_key.service.get_default_letter_contact()
+    notification = create_letter_notification(letter_data=letter_data,
+                                              template=template,
+                                              api_key=api_key,
+                                              status=status,
+                                              reply_to_text=letter_contact_block)
 
     if not should_send:
         update_letter_notifications_to_sent_to_dvla.apply_async(
diff --git a/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_notification_schemas.py b/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_notification_schemas.py
index a523dae8a..c51aea6d9 100644
--- a/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_notification_schemas.py
+++ b/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_notification_schemas.py
@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ def valid_email_response():
 @freeze_time("2017-05-12 13:00:00")
 def test_post_schema_valid_scheduled_for(schema):
     j = {"template_id": str(uuid.uuid4()),
-         "email_address": "joe@gmail.com",
          "scheduled_for": "2017-05-12 13:15"}
     if schema == post_email_request_schema:
         j.update({"email_address": "joe@gmail.com"})
diff --git a/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_post_letter_notifications.py b/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_post_letter_notifications.py
index ccfa39b2f..d6eca3c8d 100644
--- a/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_post_letter_notifications.py
+++ b/tests/app/v2/notifications/test_post_letter_notifications.py
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ from app.v2.errors import RateLimitError
 from app.v2.notifications.notification_schemas import post_letter_response
 
 from tests import create_authorization_header
-from tests.app.db import create_service, create_template
-
+from tests.app.db import create_service, create_template, create_letter_contact
 
 test_address = {
     'address_line_1': 'test 1',
@@ -78,6 +77,7 @@ def test_post_letter_notification_returns_201(client, sample_letter_template, mo
         ) in resp_json['template']['uri']
     )
     assert not resp_json['scheduled_for']
+    assert not notification.reply_to_text
 
 
 def test_post_letter_notification_returns_400_and_missing_template(
@@ -298,3 +298,21 @@ def test_post_letter_notification_fakes_dvla_when_service_is_in_trial_mode_but_u
         kwargs={'notification_references': [notification.reference]},
         queue='research-mode-tasks'
     )
+
+
+def test_post_letter_notification_persists_notification_reply_to_text(
+    client, notify_db_session
+):
+    service = create_service(service_permissions=[LETTER_TYPE])
+    service_address = "12 Main Street, London"
+    create_letter_contact(service=service, contact_block=service_address, is_default=True)
+    template = create_template(service=service, template_type='letter')
+    data = {
+        "template_id": template.id,
+        "personalisation": {'address_line_1': 'Foo', 'address_line_2': 'Bar', 'postcode': 'Baz'}
+    }
+    letter_request(client, data=data, service_id=service.id, key_type=KEY_TYPE_NORMAL)
+
+    notifications = Notification.query.all()
+    assert len(notifications) == 1
+    assert notifications[0].reply_to_text == service_address