diff --git a/rest_auth/registration/urls.py b/rest_auth/registration/urls.py
index ad401ef..aead53c 100644
--- a/rest_auth/registration/urls.py
+++ b/rest_auth/registration/urls.py
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ from .views import Register, VerifyEmail
 
 urlpatterns = patterns('',
     url(r'^$', Register.as_view(), name='rest_register'),
-    url(r'^verify-email/(?P<activation_key>\w+)/$', VerifyEmail.as_view(),
-        name='verify_email'),
+    url(r'^verify-email/$', VerifyEmail.as_view(), name='verify_email'),
 
     url(r'^account-email-verification-sent/$', TemplateView.as_view(),
         name='account_email_verification_sent'),
diff --git a/rest_auth/registration/views.py b/rest_auth/registration/views.py
index f812e1d..8225bcb 100644
--- a/rest_auth/registration/views.py
+++ b/rest_auth/registration/views.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework.permissions import AllowAny
 from rest_framework import status
 
-from allauth.account.views import SignupView
+from allauth.account.views import SignupView, ConfirmEmailView
 from allauth.account.utils import complete_signup
 from allauth.account import app_settings
 
@@ -40,5 +40,12 @@ class Register(APIView, SignupView):
         return Response(self.form.errors, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
 
 
-class VerifyEmail(APIView):
-    pass
+class VerifyEmail(APIView, ConfirmEmailView):
+
+    permission_classes = (AllowAny,)
+
+    def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.kwargs['key'] = self.request.DATA.get('key', '')
+        confirmation = self.get_object()
+        confirmation.confirm(self.request)
+        return Response({'message': 'ok'}, status=status.HTTP_200_OK)
diff --git a/rest_auth/tests.py b/rest_auth/tests.py
index 1c4d59e..0ce2ecb 100644
--- a/rest_auth/tests.py
+++ b/rest_auth/tests.py
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ class APITestCase1(TestCase, BaseAPITestCase):
         self.register_url = reverse('rest_register')
         self.password_reset_url = reverse('rest_password_reset')
         self.user_url = reverse('rest_user_details')
+        self.veirfy_email_url = reverse('verify_email')
 
         setattr(settings, 'REST_PROFILE_MODULE', self.PROFILE_MODEL)
         self.user_profile_model = None
@@ -323,9 +324,11 @@ class APITestCase1(TestCase, BaseAPITestCase):
         mail_count = len(mail.outbox)
 
         # test empty payload
-        self.post(self.register_url, data={}, status_code=400)
+        self.post(self.register_url, data={},
+            status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
 
-        self.post(self.register_url, data=self.REGISTRATION_DATA_WITH_EMAIL, status_code=201)
+        self.post(self.register_url, data=self.REGISTRATION_DATA_WITH_EMAIL,
+            status_code=status.HTTP_201_BAD_REQUEST)
         self.assertEqual(User.objects.all().count(), user_count + 1)
         self.assertEqual(len(mail.outbox), mail_count + 1)
         new_user = get_user_model().objects.latest('id')
@@ -336,4 +339,14 @@ class APITestCase1(TestCase, BaseAPITestCase):
             "username": self.USERNAME,
             "password": self.PASS
         }
-        self.post(self.login_url, data=payload, status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+        self.post(self.login_url, data=payload,
+            status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
+
+        # veirfy email
+        email_confirmation = new_user.emailaddress_set.get(email=self.EMAIL)\
+            .emailconfirmation_set.last()
+        self.post(self.veirfy_email_url, data={"key": email_confirmation.key},
+            status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK)
+
+        # try to login again
+        self.post(self.login_url, data=payload, status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK)