diff --git a/server/vbv_lernwelt/course_session/tests/test_attendance.py b/server/vbv_lernwelt/course_session/tests/test_attendance.py
index 347d1795..b9782167 100644
--- a/server/vbv_lernwelt/course_session/tests/test_attendance.py
+++ b/server/vbv_lernwelt/course_session/tests/test_attendance.py
@@ -3,14 +3,23 @@ from django.test import TestCase
 from vbv_lernwelt.core.constants import TEST_STUDENT1_USER_ID
 from vbv_lernwelt.core.create_default_users import create_default_users
 from vbv_lernwelt.core.models import User
-from vbv_lernwelt.course.creators.test_course import create_test_course
-from vbv_lernwelt.course.models import CourseCompletion, CourseSession
+from vbv_lernwelt.course.creators.test_course import (
+    create_test_course,
+    create_test_uk_circle_fahrzeug,
+)
+from vbv_lernwelt.course.models import (
+    CourseCompletion,
+    CourseSession,
+    CourseSessionUser,
+)
 from vbv_lernwelt.course.services import mark_course_completion
 from vbv_lernwelt.course_session.models import CourseSessionAttendanceCourse
 from vbv_lernwelt.course_session.services.attendance import (
     AttendanceUserStatus,
     update_attendance_list,
 )
+from vbv_lernwelt.learnpath.models import Circle, LearningPath
+from vbv_lernwelt.notify.email.reminders.attendance import get_recipients
 
 
 class AttendanceServicesTestCase(TestCase):
@@ -88,3 +97,36 @@ class AttendanceServicesTestCase(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(cc.user, student)
         self.assertEqual(cc.completion_status, "FAIL")
         self.assertEqual(cc.page_id, self.attendance_course.learning_content.id)
+
+
+class AttendanceReminderTestCase(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        create_default_users()
+        create_test_course(include_vv=False, with_sessions=True)
+        self.course_session = CourseSession.objects.get(title="Test Bern 2022 a")
+        self.attendance_course = (
+            self.course_session.coursesessionattendancecourse_set.first()
+        )
+        self.trainer = User.objects.get(username="test-trainer1@example.com")
+        self.other_circle_title = "Something different"
+        lp = LearningPath.objects.get(title="Test Lernpfad")
+        create_test_uk_circle_fahrzeug(lp, title=self.other_circle_title)
+        csu = CourseSessionUser.objects.get(user=self.trainer)
+        fahrzeug = Circle.objects.get(title="Fahrzeug")
+        csu.expert.add(fahrzeug)
+
+    def test_reminderOnlySendsToMembersAndRelevantExperts(self):
+        # promote user to expert, but in another circle
+        csu = CourseSessionUser.objects.get(user__email="test-student3@example.com")
+        other_circle = Circle.objects.get(title=self.other_circle_title)
+        csu.role = CourseSessionUser.Role.EXPERT
+        csu.save()
+        csu.expert.add(other_circle)
+
+        expected_csu = {
+            "test-student1@example.com",
+            "test-student2@example.com",
+            "test-trainer1@example.com",
+        }
+        csus = get_recipients(self.attendance_course)
+        self.assertEqual(set([u.user.email for u in csus]), expected_csu)
diff --git a/server/vbv_lernwelt/notify/email/reminders/attendance.py b/server/vbv_lernwelt/notify/email/reminders/attendance.py
index aa97081d..e76f3ba5 100644
--- a/server/vbv_lernwelt/notify/email/reminders/attendance.py
+++ b/server/vbv_lernwelt/notify/email/reminders/attendance.py
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ from collections import Counter
 from datetime import timedelta
 
 import structlog
+from django.db.models import QuerySet
 from django.utils import timezone
 
 from vbv_lernwelt.course.models import CourseSessionUser
 from vbv_lernwelt.course_session.models import CourseSessionAttendanceCourse
+from vbv_lernwelt.learnpath.models import Circle
 from vbv_lernwelt.notify.services import NotificationService
 
 logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ def send_attendance_reminder_notifications():
     )
     for attendance_course in attendance_courses:
         cs_id = attendance_course.course_session.id
-        csu = CourseSessionUser.objects.filter(course_session_id=cs_id)
+        csu = get_recipients(attendance_course)
         logger.info(
             "Sending attendance course reminder notification",
             start_time=start.isoformat(),
@@ -52,3 +54,16 @@ def send_attendance_reminder_notifications():
             label="attendance_course_reminder_notification_job",
         )
     return dict(results_counter)
+
+
+def get_recipients(
+    attendance_course: CourseSessionAttendanceCourse,
+) -> QuerySet["CourseSessionUser"]:
+    cs_id = attendance_course.course_session.id
+    circle_page = attendance_course.learning_content.get_parent_circle()
+    circle = Circle.objects.get(page_ptr=circle_page.id)
+    experts = circle.expert.all()
+    members = CourseSessionUser.objects.filter(
+        course_session_id=cs_id, role=CourseSessionUser.Role.MEMBER
+    )
+    return members | experts