diff --git a/CRM/Contribute/Form/Contribution/Main.php b/CRM/Contribute/Form/Contribution/Main.php
index fd23144e9bf9..2187147acd2b 100644
--- a/CRM/Contribute/Form/Contribution/Main.php
+++ b/CRM/Contribute/Form/Contribution/Main.php
@@ -341,12 +341,14 @@ public function buildQuickForm() {
 
     $this->applyFilter('__ALL__', 'trim');
     if (empty($this->_ccid)) {
-      $this->add('text', "email-{$this->_bltID}",
-        ts('Email Address'),
-        array('size' => 30, 'maxlength' => 60, 'class' => 'email'),
-        TRUE
-      );
-      $this->addRule("email-{$this->_bltID}", ts('Email is not valid.'), 'email');
+      if ($this->_emailExists == FALSE) {
+        $this->add('text', "email-{$this->_bltID}",
+          ts('Email Address'),
+          array('size' => 30, 'maxlength' => 60, 'class' => 'email'),
+          TRUE
+        );
+        $this->addRule("email-{$this->_bltID}", ts('Email is not valid.'), 'email');
+      }
     }
     else {
       $this->addElement('hidden', "email-{$this->_bltID}", 1);
diff --git a/CRM/Contribute/Form/ContributionBase.php b/CRM/Contribute/Form/ContributionBase.php
index 7655c6a31006..72bd332241c6 100644
--- a/CRM/Contribute/Form/ContributionBase.php
+++ b/CRM/Contribute/Form/ContributionBase.php
@@ -187,6 +187,13 @@ class CRM_Contribute_Form_ContributionBase extends CRM_Core_Form {
    */
   public $_isBillingAddressRequiredForPayLater;
 
+  /**
+   * Flag if email field exists in embedded profile
+   *
+   * @var bool
+   */
+  public $_emailExists = FALSE;
+
   /**
    * Is this a backoffice form
    * (this will affect whether paypal express code is displayed)
@@ -639,10 +646,12 @@ public function buildCustom($id, $name, $viewOnly = FALSE, $profileContactType =
       );
 
       if ($fields) {
-        // unset any email-* fields since we already collect it, CRM-2888
-        foreach (array_keys($fields) as $fieldName) {
-          if (substr($fieldName, 0, 6) == 'email-' && !in_array($profileContactType, array('honor', 'onbehalf'))) {
-            unset($fields[$fieldName]);
+        // determine if email exists in profile so we know if we need to manually insert CRM-2888, CRM-15067
+        foreach ($fields as $key => $field) {
+          if (substr($key, 0, 6) == 'email-' &&
+              !in_array($profileContactType, array('honor', 'onbehalf'))
+          ) {
+            $this->_emailExists = TRUE;
           }
         }
 
@@ -834,11 +843,13 @@ public function buildComponentForm($id, $form) {
         if (empty($member['is_active'])) {
           $msg = ts('Mixed profile not allowed for on behalf of registration/sign up.');
           $onBehalfProfile = CRM_Core_BAO_UFGroup::profileGroups($form->_values['onbehalf_profile_id']);
-          foreach (array(
+          foreach (
+            array(
               'Individual',
               'Organization',
               'Household',
-            ) as $contactType) {
+            ) as $contactType
+          ) {
             if (in_array($contactType, $onBehalfProfile) &&
               (in_array('Membership', $onBehalfProfile) ||
                 in_array('Contribution', $onBehalfProfile)