diff --git a/settings/js/admin.js b/settings/js/admin.js
index 923e267513..e2bc125b8f 100644
--- a/settings/js/admin.js
+++ b/settings/js/admin.js
@@ -37,9 +37,27 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 
 	$('#mail_smtpauth').change(function() {
 		if (!this.checked) {
-			$('#mail_credentials').toggle(false);
+			$('#mail_credentials').addClass('hidden');
 		} else {
-			$('#mail_credentials').toggle(true);
+			$('#mail_credentials').removeClass('hidden');
+		}
+	});
+
+	$('#mail_smtpmode').change(function() {
+		if ($(this).val() != 'smtp') {
+			$('#setting_smtpauth').addClass('hidden');
+			$('#setting_smtphost').addClass('hidden');
+			$('#mail_smtpsecure_label').addClass('hidden');
+			$('#mail_smtpsecure').addClass('hidden');
+			$('#mail_credentials').addClass('hidden');
+		} else {
+			$('#setting_smtpauth').removeClass('hidden');
+			$('#setting_smtphost').removeClass('hidden');
+			$('#mail_smtpsecure_label').removeClass('hidden');
+			$('#mail_smtpsecure').removeClass('hidden');
+			if ($('#mail_smtpauth').attr('checked')) {
+				$('#mail_credentials').removeClass('hidden');
+			}
 		}
 	});
 
diff --git a/settings/templates/admin.php b/settings/templates/admin.php
index d81840b5b6..377c05eb4b 100644
--- a/settings/templates/admin.php
+++ b/settings/templates/admin.php
@@ -288,8 +288,8 @@ if (!$_['internetconnectionworking']) {
 			<?php endforeach;?>
 		</select>
 
-		<label for="mail_smtpsecure"><?php p($l->t( 'Encryption' )); ?></label>
-		<select name='mail_smtpsecure' id='mail_smtpsecure'>
+		<label id="mail_smtpsecure_label" for="mail_smtpsecure"<?php if ($_['mail_smtpmode'] != 'smtp') print_unescaped(' class="hidden"'); ?>><?php p($l->t( 'Encryption' )); ?></label>
+		<select name="mail_smtpsecure" id="mail_smtpsecure"<?php if ($_['mail_smtpmode'] != 'smtp') print_unescaped(' class="hidden"'); ?>>
 			<?php foreach ($mail_smtpsecure as $secure => $name):
 				$selected = '';
 				if ($secure == $_['mail_smtpsecure']):
@@ -301,7 +301,14 @@ if (!$_['internetconnectionworking']) {
 	</p>
 
 	<p>
-		<label for="mail_smtpauthtype"><?php p($l->t( 'Authentification method for SMTP' )); ?></label>
+		<label for="mail_from_address"><?php p($l->t( 'From address' )); ?></label>
+		<input type="text" name='mail_from_address' id="mail_from_address" placeholder="<?php p('owncloud')?>" value='<?php p($_['mail_from_address']) ?>' />
+		@
+		<input type="text" name='mail_domain' id="mail_domain" placeholder="<?php p('example.com')?>" value='<?php p($_['mail_domain']) ?>' />
+	</p>
+
+	<p id="setting_smtpauth" <?php if ($_['mail_smtpmode'] != 'smtp') print_unescaped(' class="hidden"'); ?>>
+		<label for="mail_smtpauthtype"><?php p($l->t( 'Authentification method' )); ?></label>
 		<select name='mail_smtpauthtype' id='mail_smtpauthtype'>
 			<?php foreach ($mail_smtpauthtype as $authtype => $name):
 				$selected = '';
@@ -316,24 +323,17 @@ if (!$_['internetconnectionworking']) {
 		<label for="mail_smtpauth"><?php p($l->t( 'Authentication required' )); ?></label>
 	</p>
 
-	<p id="mail_credentials" <?php if (!$_['mail_smtpauth']) print_unescaped(' style="display: none;"'); ?>>
-		<label for="mail_smtpname"><?php p($l->t( 'SMTP credentials' )); ?></label>
-		<input type="text" name='mail_smtpname' id="mail_smtpname" placeholder="<?php p($l->t('SMTP Username'))?>" value='<?php p($_['mail_smtpname']) ?>' />
-		<input type="password" name='mail_smtppassword' id="mail_smtppassword" placeholder="<?php p($l->t('SMTP Password'))?>" value='<?php p($_['mail_smtppassword']) ?>' />
-	</p>
-
-	<p>
-		<label for="mail_smtphost"><?php p($l->t( 'SMTP server address' )); ?></label>
+	<p id="setting_smtphost" <?php if ($_['mail_smtpmode'] != 'smtp') print_unescaped(' class="hidden"'); ?>>
+		<label for="mail_smtphost"><?php p($l->t( 'Server address' )); ?></label>
 		<input type="text" name='mail_smtphost' id="mail_smtphost" placeholder="<?php p('smtp.example.com')?>" value='<?php p($_['mail_smtphost']) ?>' />
 		:
 		<input type="text" name='mail_smtpport' id="mail_smtpport" placeholder="<?php p($l->t('Port'))?>" value='<?php p($_['mail_smtpport']) ?>' />
 	</p>
 
-	<p>
-		<label for="mail_from_address"><?php p($l->t( 'From address' )); ?></label>
-		<input type="text" name='mail_from_address' id="mail_from_address" placeholder="<?php p('owncloud')?>" value='<?php p($_['mail_from_address']) ?>' />
-		@
-		<input type="text" name='mail_domain' id="mail_domain" placeholder="<?php p('example.com')?>" value='<?php p($_['mail_domain']) ?>' />
+	<p id="mail_credentials" <?php if (!$_['mail_smtpauth'] || $_['mail_smtpmode'] != 'smtp') print_unescaped(' class="hidden"'); ?>>
+		<label for="mail_smtpname"><?php p($l->t( 'Credentials' )); ?></label>
+		<input type="text" name='mail_smtpname' id="mail_smtpname" placeholder="<?php p($l->t('SMTP Username'))?>" value='<?php p($_['mail_smtpname']) ?>' />
+		<input type="password" name='mail_smtppassword' id="mail_smtppassword" placeholder="<?php p($l->t('SMTP Password'))?>" value='<?php p($_['mail_smtppassword']) ?>' />
 	</p>
 
 </fieldset>