diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 6fcc088bda..806be3dc3e 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Changelog
 
 **Added**
 
+- #1507 Support for semi-colon character separator in CCEmails field
 - #1499 Moved navigation portlet into core 
 - #1498 Moved all viewlets from senaite.lims to senaite.core
 - #1505 Display partition link in analyses listing
diff --git a/bika/lims/browser/analysisrequest/add2.py b/bika/lims/browser/analysisrequest/add2.py
index 00ab0d637c..460398c965 100644
--- a/bika/lims/browser/analysisrequest/add2.py
+++ b/bika/lims/browser/analysisrequest/add2.py
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ def get_primaryanalysisrequest_info(self, obj):
             "Client": self.to_field_value(client),
             "Contact": self.to_field_value(contact),
             "CCContact": map(self.to_field_value, cccontacts),
-            "CCEmails": obj.getCCEmails() or [],
+            "CCEmails": obj.getCCEmails(),
             "Batch": self.to_field_value(batch),
             "DateSampled": {"value": self.to_iso_date(obj.getDateSampled())},
             "SamplingDate": {"value": self.to_iso_date(obj.getSamplingDate())},
diff --git a/bika/lims/browser/fields/__init__.py b/bika/lims/browser/fields/__init__.py
index 5c37b80e51..d366dca597 100644
--- a/bika/lims/browser/fields/__init__.py
+++ b/bika/lims/browser/fields/__init__.py
@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@
 from .reflexrulefield import ReflexRuleField
 from .proxyfield import ProxyField
 from .uidreferencefield import UIDReferenceField
+from .emailsfield import EmailsField
diff --git a/bika/lims/browser/fields/emailsfield.py b/bika/lims/browser/fields/emailsfield.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c394666fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bika/lims/browser/fields/emailsfield.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# This file is part of SENAITE.CORE.
+#
+# SENAITE.CORE is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+# the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+# Foundation, version 2.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more
+# details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+# this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51
+# Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+#
+# Copyright 2018-2020 by it's authors.
+# Some rights reserved, see README and LICENSE.
+
+import re
+
+from Products.Archetypes.Field import StringField
+from Products.Archetypes.Registry import registerField
+
+
+class EmailsField(StringField):
+    """Field for string representation of a list of emails
+    """
+    _properties = StringField._properties.copy()
+    _properties.update({
+        "type": "emails_field",
+    })
+
+    def set(self, instance, value, **kwargs):
+        if value:
+            # Standardize to comma-separated and remove duplicates
+            validator = instance.plone_utils.validateSingleEmailAddress
+            value = ", ".join(self.to_list(value, validator=validator))
+        super(EmailsField, self).set(instance, value, **kwargs)
+
+    def get(self, instance, **kwargs):
+        if kwargs.get("as_list", False):
+            # Return as a list
+            validator = instance.plone_utils.validateSingleEmailAddress
+            return self.to_list(self.get(instance), validator)
+        return super(EmailsField, self).get(instance, **kwargs)
+
+    def to_list(self, value, validator=None):
+        """Transforms the value to a list of values
+        """
+        if not value:
+            return []
+        emails = map(lambda x: x.strip(), re.split("[;,]", value))
+        emails = filter(None, emails)
+        if validator:
+            emails = filter(lambda email: validator(email), emails)
+        return emails
+
+
+registerField(EmailsField,
+              title="Emails",
+              description="Used for storing e-mail addresses in string format")
diff --git a/bika/lims/browser/publish/emailview.py b/bika/lims/browser/publish/emailview.py
index 93bb984544..22450b4a66 100644
--- a/bika/lims/browser/publish/emailview.py
+++ b/bika/lims/browser/publish/emailview.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 import inspect
 import itertools
+import re
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from string import Template
 
@@ -728,7 +729,7 @@ def recipient_from_email(email):
         # CC Contacts
         cc = filter(None, map(recipient_from_contact, ar.getCCContact()))
         # CC Emails
-        cc_emails = map(lambda x: x.strip(), ar.getCCEmails().split(","))
+        cc_emails = ar.getCCEmails(as_list=True)
         cc_emails = filter(None, map(recipient_from_email, cc_emails))
 
         return to + cc + cc_emails
diff --git a/bika/lims/browser/publish/reports_listing.py b/bika/lims/browser/publish/reports_listing.py
index 018a3dcc89..4519662559 100644
--- a/bika/lims/browser/publish/reports_listing.py
+++ b/bika/lims/browser/publish/reports_listing.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 # Some rights reserved, see README and LICENSE.
 
 import collections
+import re
 
 from bika.lims import api
 from bika.lims import bikaMessageFactory as _BMF
@@ -242,7 +243,7 @@ def recipient_from_email(email):
         # CC Contacts
         cc = filter(None, map(recipient_from_contact, ar.getCCContact()))
         # CC Emails
-        cc_emails = map(lambda x: x.strip(), ar.getCCEmails().split(","))
+        cc_emails = ar.getCCEmails(as_list=True)
         cc_emails = filter(None, map(recipient_from_email, cc_emails))
 
         return to + cc + cc_emails
diff --git a/bika/lims/content/analysisrequest.py b/bika/lims/content/analysisrequest.py
index 53d5255680..8f97cc101c 100644
--- a/bika/lims/content/analysisrequest.py
+++ b/bika/lims/content/analysisrequest.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 from bika.lims.browser.fields import DateTimeField
 from bika.lims.browser.fields import DurationField
 from bika.lims.browser.fields import UIDReferenceField
+from bika.lims.browser.fields import EmailsField
 from bika.lims.browser.fields.remarksfield import RemarksField
 from bika.lims.browser.widgets import DateTimeWidget
 from bika.lims.browser.widgets import DecimalWidget
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@
         ),
     ),
 
-    StringField(
+    EmailsField(
         'CCEmails',
         mode="rw",
         read_permission=View,
diff --git a/bika/lims/content/client.py b/bika/lims/content/client.py
index 79f9c650d5..1fb93c369a 100644
--- a/bika/lims/content/client.py
+++ b/bika/lims/content/client.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 
 from bika.lims import _
 from bika.lims import api
+from bika.lims.browser.fields import EmailsField
 from bika.lims.browser.widgets import ReferenceWidget
 from bika.lims.catalog.bikasetup_catalog import SETUP_CATALOG
 from bika.lims.config import ARIMPORT_OPTIONS
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@
         ),
     ),
 
-    StringField(
+    EmailsField(
         "CCEmails",
         schemata="Preferences",
         mode="rw",