diff --git a/src/app/hack/[slug]/actions.ts b/src/app/hack/[slug]/actions.ts
index 05786b1..44e6503 100644
--- a/src/app/hack/[slug]/actions.ts
+++ b/src/app/hack/[slug]/actions.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export interface HackMetadata {
     username: string | null;
     avatar_url: string | null;
     verified: boolean;
+    email: string | null;
   } | null;
   otherHacks: {
     slug: string;
@@ -104,10 +105,17 @@ export async function getHackMetadata(slug: string): Promise<HackMetadata | null
       // Fetch profile
       const { data: profile } = await supabase
         .from("profiles")
-        .select("username,avatar_url,verified")
+        .select("id,username,avatar_url,verified")
         .eq("id", hack.created_by as string)
         .maybeSingle();
 
+      // Meant to only be available to admins (gated in server-side page rendering)
+      let userEmail: string | null = null;
+      if (profile) {
+        const { data: userData } = await supabase.auth.admin.getUserById(profile.id);
+        userEmail = userData?.user?.email || null;
+      }
+
       // Get other approved hacks by the same author (non-archive hacks only)
       let otherHacks: {
         slug: string;
@@ -160,6 +168,7 @@ export async function getHackMetadata(slug: string): Promise<HackMetadata | null
           username: profile.username,
           avatar_url: profile.avatar_url,
           verified: profile.verified,
+          email: userEmail,
         } : null,
         otherHacks,
         patch,
diff --git a/src/app/hack/[slug]/page.tsx b/src/app/hack/[slug]/page.tsx
index 2533fe5..ef31225 100644
--- a/src/app/hack/[slug]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/hack/[slug]/page.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import HackActions from "@/components/Hack/HackActions";
 import Markdown from "@/components/Markdown/Markdown";
 import Image from "next/image";
 import { FaDiscord, FaTwitter, FaGithub, FaTriangleExclamation, FaArrowUpRightFromSquare } from "react-icons/fa6";
-import { FiAlertTriangle, FiInfo } from "react-icons/fi";
+import { FiAlertTriangle, FiInfo, FiMail } from "react-icons/fi";
 import PokeCommunityIcon from "@/components/Icons/PokeCommunityIcon";
 import { createClient, createServiceClient } from "@/utils/supabase/server";
 import HackOptionsMenu from "@/components/Hack/HackOptionsMenu";
@@ -134,18 +134,15 @@ export default async function HackDetail({ params }: HackDetailProps) {
     canEdit: canUploadPatch,
   } = await checkPatchEditPermission(hack, user?.id as string, supabase);
 
-  // isAdmin always needs to be checked for archive hacks
   let isAdmin = false;
-  if (!hack.approved || isArchive) {
-    const { data: admin } = await supabase.rpc("is_admin");
-    if (admin) {
-      isAdmin = true;
-    } else if (!hack.approved) {
-      if (isArchive && !canEditAsArchiver) {
-        return notFound();
-      } else if (!canEdit) {
-        return notFound();
-      }
+  const { data: admin } = await supabase.rpc("is_admin");
+  if (admin) {
+    isAdmin = true;
+  } else if (!hack.approved || isArchive) {
+    if (isArchive && !canEditAsArchiver) {
+      return notFound();
+    } else if (!canEdit) {
+      return notFound();
     }
   }
 
@@ -452,6 +449,16 @@ export default async function HackDetail({ params }: HackDetailProps) {
                     Approve
                   </MenuItem>
                 )}
+                {isAdmin && profile?.email && (
+                  <MenuItem
+                    as="a"
+                    href={`mailto:${profile.email}`}
+                    className="block w-full px-3 py-2 text-left text-sm text-foreground/80 font-medium data-focus:bg-black/5 dark:data-focus:bg-white/10"
+                  >
+                    <FiMail className="mr-2 inline-block align-middle mb-0.5 text-foreground/80" size={12} />
+                    Contact creator
+                  </MenuItem>
+                )}
               </HackOptionsMenu>
             </div>
           </div>
diff --git a/src/components/Hack/HackOptionsMenu.tsx b/src/components/Hack/HackOptionsMenu.tsx
index 98efdc7..042fac1 100644
--- a/src/components/Hack/HackOptionsMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Hack/HackOptionsMenu.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 "use client";
 
-import React, { useState } from "react";
+import React, { useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import { FiMoreVertical, FiEdit2, FiBarChart2 } from "react-icons/fi";
 import { TbVersions } from "react-icons/tb";
 import { Menu, MenuButton, MenuItem, MenuItems, MenuSeparator } from "@headlessui/react";
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ export default function HackOptionsMenu({
 }: HackOptionsMenuProps) {
   const [showReportModal, setShowReportModal] = useState(false);
 
+  const hasRenderableChildren = useMemo(() => {
+    return React.Children.toArray(children).some(Boolean);
+  }, [children]);
+
   return (
     <>
       <Menu as="div" className="relative">
@@ -91,7 +95,7 @@ export default function HackOptionsMenu({
               Manage versions
             </MenuItem>
           )}
-          {children && <>
+          {hasRenderableChildren && <>
             <MenuSeparator className="my-1 h-px bg-[var(--border)]" />
             {children}
           </>}