diff --git a/doc/source/user/wf_lang_v2.rst b/doc/source/user/wf_lang_v2.rst
index 09b990974..73b6f2157 100644
--- a/doc/source/user/wf_lang_v2.rst
+++ b/doc/source/user/wf_lang_v2.rst
@@ -1056,8 +1056,11 @@ std.email
 Sends an email message via SMTP protocol.
 
 -  **to_addrs** - Comma separated list of recipients. *Required*.
+-  **cc_addrs** - Comma separated list of CC recipients. *Optional*.
+-  **bcc_addrs** - Comma separated list of BCC recipients. *Optional*.
 -  **subject** - Subject of the message. *Optional*.
 -  **body** - Text containing message body. *Optional*.
+-  **html_body** - Text containing the message in HTML format. *Optional*.
 -  **from_addr** - Sender email address. *Required*.
 -  **smtp_server** - SMTP server host name. *Required*.
 -  **smtp_password** - SMTP server password. *Required*.
diff --git a/mistral/actions/std_actions.py b/mistral/actions/std_actions.py
index 91527e5c9..eab06e66b 100644
--- a/mistral/actions/std_actions.py
+++ b/mistral/actions/std_actions.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #    limitations under the License.
 
 from email import header
+from email.mime import multipart
 from email.mime import text
 import json
 import smtplib
@@ -277,15 +278,19 @@ class MistralHTTPAction(HTTPAction):
 
 
 class SendEmailAction(actions.Action):
-    def __init__(self, from_addr, to_addrs, smtp_server,
-                 smtp_password=None, subject=None, body=None):
+    def __init__(self, from_addr, to_addrs, smtp_server, cc_addrs=None,
+                 bcc_addrs=None, smtp_password=None, subject=None, body=None,
+                 html_body=None):
         super(SendEmailAction, self).__init__()
         # TODO(dzimine): validate parameters
 
         # Task invocation parameters.
         self.to = to_addrs
+        self.cc = cc_addrs or []
+        self.bcc = bcc_addrs or []
         self.subject = subject or "<No subject>"
         self.body = body or "<No body>"
+        self.html_body = html_body
 
         # Action provider settings.
         self.smtp_server = smtp_server
@@ -295,19 +300,35 @@ class SendEmailAction(actions.Action):
     def run(self, context):
         LOG.info(
             "Sending email message "
-            "[from=%s, to=%s, subject=%s, using smtp=%s, body=%s...]",
+            "[from=%s, to=%s, cc=%s, bcc=%s, subject=%s, using smtp=%s, "
+            "body=%s...]",
             self.sender,
             self.to,
+            self.cc,
+            self.bcc,
             self.subject,
             self.smtp_server,
             self.body[:128]
         )
-
-        message = text.MIMEText(self.body, _charset='utf-8')
+        if not self.html_body:
+            message = text.MIMEText(self.body, _charset='utf-8')
+        else:
+            message = multipart.MIMEMultipart('alternative')
+            message.attach(text.MIMEText(self.body,
+                                         'plain',
+                                         _charset='utf-8'))
+            message.attach(text.MIMEText(self.html_body,
+                                         'html',
+                                         _charset='utf-8'))
         message['Subject'] = header.Header(self.subject, 'utf-8')
         message['From'] = self.sender
         message['To'] = ', '.join(self.to)
 
+        if self.cc:
+            message['cc'] = ', '.join(self.cc)
+
+        rcpt = self.cc + self.bcc + self.to
+
         try:
             s = smtplib.SMTP(self.smtp_server)
 
@@ -319,7 +340,7 @@ class SendEmailAction(actions.Action):
                 s.login(self.sender, self.password)
 
             s.sendmail(from_addr=self.sender,
-                       to_addrs=self.to,
+                       to_addrs=rcpt,
                        msg=message.as_string())
         except (smtplib.SMTPException, IOError) as e:
             raise exc.ActionException("Failed to send an email message: %s"
@@ -330,9 +351,12 @@ class SendEmailAction(actions.Action):
         # to return a result.
         LOG.info(
             "Sending email message "
-            "[from=%s, to=%s, subject=%s, using smtp=%s, body=%s...]",
+            "[from=%s, to=%s, cc=%s, bcc=%s, subject=%s, using smtp=%s, "
+            "body=%s...]",
             self.sender,
             self.to,
+            self.cc,
+            self.bcc,
             self.subject,
             self.smtp_server,
             self.body[:128]
diff --git a/mistral/tests/unit/actions/test_std_email_action.py b/mistral/tests/unit/actions/test_std_email_action.py
index 6eee21a95..020d22dce 100644
--- a/mistral/tests/unit/actions/test_std_email_action.py
+++ b/mistral/tests/unit/actions/test_std_email_action.py
@@ -54,8 +54,11 @@ class SendEmailActionTest(base.BaseTest):
         super(SendEmailActionTest, self).setUp()
         self.to_addrs = ["dz@example.com", "deg@example.com",
                          "xyz@example.com"]
+        self.cc_addrs = ['copy@example.com']
+        self.bcc_addrs = ['hidden_copy@example.com']
         self.subject = "Multi word subject с русскими буквами"
         self.body = "short multiline\nbody\nc русскими буквами"
+        self.html_body = '<html><body><b>HTML</b> body</body></html>'
 
         self.smtp_server = 'mail.example.com:25'
         self.from_addr = "bot@example.com"
@@ -66,8 +69,12 @@ class SendEmailActionTest(base.BaseTest):
     @testtools.skipIf(not LOCAL_SMTPD, "Setup local smtpd to run it")
     def test_send_email_real(self):
         action = std.SendEmailAction(
-            self.from_addr, self.to_addrs,
-            self.smtp_server, None, self.subject, self.body
+            from_addr=self.from_addr,
+            to_addrs=self.to_addrs,
+            smtp_server=self.smtp_server,
+            smtp_password=None,
+            subject=self.subject,
+            body=self.body
         )
         action.run(self.ctx)
 
@@ -79,8 +86,12 @@ class SendEmailActionTest(base.BaseTest):
         self.smtp_password = 'secret'
 
         action = std.SendEmailAction(
-            self.from_addr, self.to_addrs,
-            self.smtp_server, self.smtp_password, self.subject, self.body
+            from_addr=self.from_addr,
+            to_addrs=self.to_addrs,
+            smtp_server=self.smtp_server,
+            smtp_password=self.smtp_password,
+            subject=self.subject,
+            body=self.body
         )
 
         action.run(self.ctx)
@@ -89,8 +100,12 @@ class SendEmailActionTest(base.BaseTest):
     def test_with_mutli_to_addrs(self, smtp):
         smtp_password = "secret"
         action = std.SendEmailAction(
-            self.from_addr, self.to_addrs,
-            self.smtp_server, smtp_password, self.subject, self.body
+            from_addr=self.from_addr,
+            to_addrs=self.to_addrs,
+            smtp_server=self.smtp_server,
+            smtp_password=smtp_password,
+            subject=self.subject,
+            body=self.body
         )
         action.run(self.ctx)
 
@@ -100,16 +115,24 @@ class SendEmailActionTest(base.BaseTest):
         smtp_password = "secret"
 
         action = std.SendEmailAction(
-            self.from_addr, to_addr,
-            self.smtp_server, smtp_password, self.subject, self.body
+            from_addr=self.from_addr,
+            to_addrs=to_addr,
+            smtp_server=self.smtp_server,
+            smtp_password=smtp_password,
+            subject=self.subject,
+            body=self.body
         )
         action.run(self.ctx)
 
     @mock.patch('smtplib.SMTP')
     def test_send_email(self, smtp):
         action = std.SendEmailAction(
-            self.from_addr, self.to_addrs,
-            self.smtp_server, None, self.subject, self.body
+            from_addr=self.from_addr,
+            to_addrs=self.to_addrs,
+            smtp_server=self.smtp_server,
+            smtp_password=None,
+            subject=self.subject,
+            body=self.body
         )
 
         action.run(self.ctx)
@@ -149,13 +172,141 @@ class SendEmailActionTest(base.BaseTest):
                 base64.b64decode(message.get_payload()).decode('utf-8')
             )
 
+    @mock.patch('smtplib.SMTP')
+    def test_send_email_with_cc(self, smtp):
+        to_addrs = self.cc_addrs + self.to_addrs
+        cc_addrs_str = ", ".join(self.cc_addrs)
+
+        action = std.SendEmailAction(
+            from_addr=self.from_addr,
+            to_addrs=self.to_addrs,
+            cc_addrs=self.cc_addrs,
+            smtp_server=self.smtp_server,
+            smtp_password=None,
+            subject=self.subject,
+            body=self.body
+        )
+
+        action.run(self.ctx)
+
+        smtp.assert_called_once_with(self.smtp_server)
+
+        sendmail = smtp.return_value.sendmail
+
+        self.assertTrue(sendmail.called, "should call sendmail")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.from_addr, sendmail.call_args[1]['from_addr'])
+        self.assertEqual(
+            to_addrs, sendmail.call_args[1]['to_addrs'])
+
+        message = parser.Parser().parsestr(sendmail.call_args[1]['msg'])
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.from_addr, message['from'])
+        self.assertEqual(self.to_addrs_str, message['to'])
+        self.assertEqual(cc_addrs_str, message['cc'])
+
+    @mock.patch('smtplib.SMTP')
+    def test_send_email_with_bcc(self, smtp):
+        to_addrs = self.bcc_addrs + self.to_addrs
+        action = std.SendEmailAction(
+            from_addr=self.from_addr,
+            to_addrs=self.to_addrs,
+            bcc_addrs=self.bcc_addrs,
+            smtp_server=self.smtp_server,
+            smtp_password=None,
+            subject=self.subject,
+            body=self.body
+        )
+
+        action.run(self.ctx)
+
+        smtp.assert_called_once_with(self.smtp_server)
+
+        sendmail = smtp.return_value.sendmail
+
+        self.assertTrue(sendmail.called, "should call sendmail")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.from_addr, sendmail.call_args[1]['from_addr'])
+        self.assertEqual(
+            to_addrs, sendmail.call_args[1]['to_addrs'])
+
+        message = parser.Parser().parsestr(sendmail.call_args[1]['msg'])
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.from_addr, message['from'])
+        self.assertEqual(self.to_addrs_str, message['to'])
+
+    @mock.patch('smtplib.SMTP')
+    def test_send_email_html(self, smtp):
+        action = std.SendEmailAction(
+            from_addr=self.from_addr,
+            to_addrs=self.to_addrs,
+            smtp_server=self.smtp_server,
+            smtp_password=None,
+            subject=self.subject,
+            body=self.body,
+            html_body=self.html_body
+        )
+
+        action.run(self.ctx)
+
+        smtp.assert_called_once_with(self.smtp_server)
+
+        sendmail = smtp.return_value.sendmail
+
+        self.assertTrue(sendmail.called, "should call sendmail")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.from_addr, sendmail.call_args[1]['from_addr'])
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.to_addrs, sendmail.call_args[1]['to_addrs'])
+
+        message = parser.Parser().parsestr(sendmail.call_args[1]['msg'])
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.from_addr, message['from'])
+        self.assertEqual(self.to_addrs_str, message['to'])
+        if six.PY3:
+            self.assertEqual(
+                self.subject,
+                decode_header(message['subject'])[0][0].decode('utf-8')
+            )
+        else:
+            self.assertEqual(
+                self.subject.decode('utf-8'),
+                decode_header(message['subject'])[0][0].decode('utf-8')
+            )
+        body_payload = message.get_payload(0).get_payload()
+        if six.PY3:
+            self.assertEqual(
+                self.body,
+                base64.b64decode(body_payload).decode('utf-8')
+            )
+        else:
+            self.assertEqual(
+                self.body.decode('utf-8'),
+                base64.b64decode(body_payload).decode('utf-8')
+            )
+        html_body_payload = message.get_payload(1).get_payload()
+        if six.PY3:
+            self.assertEqual(
+                self.html_body,
+                base64.b64decode(html_body_payload).decode('utf-8')
+            )
+        else:
+            self.assertEqual(
+                self.html_body.decode('utf-8'),
+                base64.b64decode(html_body_payload).decode('utf-8')
+            )
+
     @mock.patch('smtplib.SMTP')
     def test_with_password(self, smtp):
         self.smtp_password = "secret"
 
         action = std.SendEmailAction(
-            self.from_addr, self.to_addrs,
-            self.smtp_server, self.smtp_password, self.subject, self.body
+            from_addr=self.from_addr,
+            to_addrs=self.to_addrs,
+            smtp_server=self.smtp_server,
+            smtp_password=self.smtp_password,
+            subject=self.subject,
+            body=self.body
         )
 
         action.run(self.ctx)
@@ -173,8 +324,12 @@ class SendEmailActionTest(base.BaseTest):
         self.smtp_server = "wrong host"
 
         action = std.SendEmailAction(
-            self.from_addr, self.to_addrs,
-            self.smtp_server, None, self.subject, self.body
+            from_addr=self.from_addr,
+            to_addrs=self.to_addrs,
+            smtp_server=self.smtp_server,
+            smtp_password=None,
+            subject=self.subject,
+            body=self.body
         )
 
         try:
diff --git a/mistral/tests/unit/services/test_action_manager.py b/mistral/tests/unit/services/test_action_manager.py
index 2996df933..198134238 100644
--- a/mistral/tests/unit/services/test_action_manager.py
+++ b/mistral/tests/unit/services/test_action_manager.py
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ class ActionManagerTest(base.DbTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(http_action_input, std_http.input)
 
         std_email_input = (
-            "from_addr, to_addrs, smtp_server, "
-            "smtp_password=null, subject=null, body=null"
+            "from_addr, to_addrs, smtp_server, cc_addrs=null, "
+            "bcc_addrs=null, smtp_password=null, subject=null, body=null, "
+            "html_body=null"
         )
 
         self.assertEqual(std_email_input, std_email.input)
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/improve_std_html_action-eca10df5bf934be8.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/improve_std_html_action-eca10df5bf934be8.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d8724d3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/improve_std_html_action-eca10df5bf934be8.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Improves std.email action with cc, bcc and html formatting.