diff --git a/packages/email/template-components/template-document-invite.tsx b/packages/email/template-components/template-document-invite.tsx
index b958e9029..b99b1a1b4 100644
--- a/packages/email/template-components/template-document-invite.tsx
+++ b/packages/email/template-components/template-document-invite.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export interface TemplateDocumentInviteProps {
   signDocumentLink: string;
   assetBaseUrl: string;
   role: RecipientRole;
+  selfSigner: boolean;
 }
 
 export const TemplateDocumentInvite = ({
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ export const TemplateDocumentInvite = ({
   signDocumentLink,
   assetBaseUrl,
   role,
+  selfSigner,
 }: TemplateDocumentInviteProps) => {
   const { actionVerb, progressiveVerb } = RECIPIENT_ROLES_DESCRIPTION[role];
 
@@ -28,8 +30,19 @@ export const TemplateDocumentInvite = ({
 
       <Section>
         <Text className="text-primary mx-auto mb-0 max-w-[80%] text-center text-lg font-semibold">
-          {inviterName} has invited you to {actionVerb.toLowerCase()}
-          <br />"{documentName}"
+          {selfSigner ? (
+            <>
+              {`Please ${actionVerb.toLowerCase()} your document`}
+              <br />
+              {`"${documentName}"`}
+            </>
+          ) : (
+            <>
+              {`${inviterName} has invited you to ${actionVerb.toLowerCase()}`}
+              <br />
+              {`"${documentName}"`}
+            </>
+          )}
         </Text>
 
         <Text className="my-1 text-center text-base text-slate-400">
diff --git a/packages/email/templates/document-invite.tsx b/packages/email/templates/document-invite.tsx
index d3bceb872..52a40d804 100644
--- a/packages/email/templates/document-invite.tsx
+++ b/packages/email/templates/document-invite.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { TemplateFooter } from '../template-components/template-footer';
 export type DocumentInviteEmailTemplateProps = Partial<TemplateDocumentInviteProps> & {
   customBody?: string;
   role: RecipientRole;
+  selfSigner?: boolean;
 };
 
 export const DocumentInviteEmailTemplate = ({
@@ -32,10 +33,13 @@ export const DocumentInviteEmailTemplate = ({
   assetBaseUrl = 'http://localhost:3002',
   customBody,
   role,
+  selfSigner = false,
 }: DocumentInviteEmailTemplateProps) => {
   const action = RECIPIENT_ROLES_DESCRIPTION[role].actionVerb.toLowerCase();
 
-  const previewText = `${inviterName} has invited you to ${action} ${documentName}`;
+  const previewText = selfSigner
+    ? `Please ${action} your document ${documentName}`
+    : `${inviterName} has invited you to ${action} ${documentName}`;
 
   const getAssetUrl = (path: string) => {
     return new URL(path, assetBaseUrl).toString();
@@ -71,6 +75,7 @@ export const DocumentInviteEmailTemplate = ({
                   signDocumentLink={signDocumentLink}
                   assetBaseUrl={assetBaseUrl}
                   role={role}
+                  selfSigner={selfSigner}
                 />
               </Section>
             </Container>
diff --git a/packages/lib/server-only/document/resend-document.tsx b/packages/lib/server-only/document/resend-document.tsx
index ebf140007..500c5395a 100644
--- a/packages/lib/server-only/document/resend-document.tsx
+++ b/packages/lib/server-only/document/resend-document.tsx
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ export const resendDocument = async ({
       const recipientEmailType = RECIPIENT_ROLE_TO_EMAIL_TYPE[recipient.role];
 
       const { email, name } = recipient;
+      const selfSigner = email === user.email;
+
+      const selfSignerCustomEmail = `You have initiated the document ${`"${document.title}"`} that requires you to ${RECIPIENT_ROLES_DESCRIPTION[
+        recipient.role
+      ].actionVerb.toLowerCase()} it.`;
 
       const customEmailTemplate = {
         'signer.name': name,
@@ -104,12 +109,20 @@ export const resendDocument = async ({
         inviterEmail: user.email,
         assetBaseUrl,
         signDocumentLink,
-        customBody: renderCustomEmailTemplate(customEmail?.message || '', customEmailTemplate),
+        customBody: renderCustomEmailTemplate(
+          selfSigner ? selfSignerCustomEmail : customEmail?.message || '',
+          customEmailTemplate,
+        ),
         role: recipient.role,
+        selfSigner,
       });
 
       const { actionVerb } = RECIPIENT_ROLES_DESCRIPTION[recipient.role];
 
+      const emailSubject = selfSigner
+        ? `Reminder: Please ${actionVerb.toLowerCase()} your document`
+        : `Reminder: Please ${actionVerb.toLowerCase()} this document`;
+
       await prisma.$transaction(
         async (tx) => {
           await mailer.sendMail({
@@ -123,7 +136,7 @@ export const resendDocument = async ({
             },
             subject: customEmail?.subject
               ? renderCustomEmailTemplate(customEmail.subject, customEmailTemplate)
-              : `Please ${actionVerb.toLowerCase()} this document`,
+              : emailSubject,
             html: render(template),
             text: render(template, { plainText: true }),
           });
diff --git a/packages/lib/server-only/document/send-document.tsx b/packages/lib/server-only/document/send-document.tsx
index acbcc499f..5bb7e2352 100644
--- a/packages/lib/server-only/document/send-document.tsx
+++ b/packages/lib/server-only/document/send-document.tsx
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ export const sendDocument = async ({
       const recipientEmailType = RECIPIENT_ROLE_TO_EMAIL_TYPE[recipient.role];
 
       const { email, name } = recipient;
+      const selfSigner = email === user.email;
+
+      const selfSignerCustomEmail = `You have initiated the document ${`"${document.title}"`} that requires you to ${RECIPIENT_ROLES_DESCRIPTION[
+        recipient.role
+      ].actionVerb.toLowerCase()} it.`;
 
       const customEmailTemplate = {
         'signer.name': name,
@@ -143,12 +148,20 @@ export const sendDocument = async ({
         inviterEmail: user.email,
         assetBaseUrl,
         signDocumentLink,
-        customBody: renderCustomEmailTemplate(customEmail?.message || '', customEmailTemplate),
+        customBody: renderCustomEmailTemplate(
+          selfSigner ? selfSignerCustomEmail : customEmail?.message || '',
+          customEmailTemplate,
+        ),
         role: recipient.role,
+        selfSigner,
       });
 
       const { actionVerb } = RECIPIENT_ROLES_DESCRIPTION[recipient.role];
 
+      const emailSubject = selfSigner
+        ? `Please ${actionVerb.toLowerCase()} your document`
+        : `Please ${actionVerb.toLowerCase()} this document`;
+
       await prisma.$transaction(
         async (tx) => {
           await mailer.sendMail({
@@ -162,7 +175,7 @@ export const sendDocument = async ({
             },
             subject: customEmail?.subject
               ? renderCustomEmailTemplate(customEmail.subject, customEmailTemplate)
-              : `Please ${actionVerb.toLowerCase()} this document`,
+              : emailSubject,
             html: render(template),
             text: render(template, { plainText: true }),
           });