diff --git a/gitlab/v4/objects/users.py b/gitlab/v4/objects/users.py
index 1e3941732..be0e36529 100644
--- a/gitlab/v4/objects/users.py
+++ b/gitlab/v4/objects/users.py
@@ -502,7 +502,9 @@ class UserEmailManager(
     _path = "/users/{user_id}/emails"
     _obj_cls = UserEmail
     _from_parent_attrs = {"user_id": "id"}
-    _create_attrs = RequiredOptional(required=("email",))
+    _create_attrs = RequiredOptional(
+        required=("email",), optional=("skip_confirmation",)
+    )
 
 
 class UserActivities(RESTObject):