diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Email/Model/Source/Variables.php b/app/code/Magento/Email/Model/Source/Variables.php
index 0d2a52d5c87d9..4ee08b0698ec2 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Email/Model/Source/Variables.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Email/Model/Source/Variables.php
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public function __construct()
             ['value' => 'general/store_information/city', 'label' => __('City')],
             ['value' => 'general/store_information/street_line1', 'label' => __('Street Address 1')],
             ['value' => 'general/store_information/street_line2', 'label' => __('Street Address 2')],
+            ['value' => 'general/store_information/merchant_vat_number', 'label' => __('VAT Number')],
         ];
     }
 
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Email/Test/Unit/Model/Source/VariablesTest.php b/app/code/Magento/Email/Test/Unit/Model/Source/VariablesTest.php
index b6d618d383d9b..1f4a1040f4450 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Email/Test/Unit/Model/Source/VariablesTest.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Email/Test/Unit/Model/Source/VariablesTest.php
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ protected function setup()
             ['value' => 'general/store_information/city', 'label' => __('City')],
             ['value' => 'general/store_information/street_line1', 'label' => __('Street Address 1')],
             ['value' => 'general/store_information/street_line2', 'label' => __('Street Address 2')],
+            ['value' => 'general/store_information/merchant_vat_number', 'label' => __('VAT Number')],
         ];
     }
 
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Email/i18n/en_US.csv b/app/code/Magento/Email/i18n/en_US.csv
index d4a8de010dab3..8eed4b5c662b5 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Email/i18n/en_US.csv
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Email/i18n/en_US.csv
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ Region/State,Region/State
 City,City
 "Street Address 1","Street Address 1"
 "Street Address 2","Street Address 2"
+"VAT Number","VAT Number"
 "Store Contact Information","Store Contact Information"
 %1,%1
 "Template Variables","Template Variables"