diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/js/experiencedAdmin.js b/apps/user_ldap/js/experiencedAdmin.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d500f301b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/js/experiencedAdmin.js
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, Arthur Schiwon <blizzz@owncloud.com>
+ * This file is licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.
+ * See the COPYING-README file.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * controls behaviour depend on whether the admin is experienced in LDAP or not.
+ *
+ * @class
+ * @param {object} wizard the LDAP Wizard object
+ * @param {boolean} initialState whether the admin is experienced or not
+ */
+function ExperiencedAdmin(wizard, initialState) {
+	this.wizard = wizard;
+	this.isExperienced = false;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * toggles whether the admin is an experienced one or not
+ *
+ * @param {boolean} whether the admin is experienced or not
+ */
+ExperiencedAdmin.prototype.toggle = function(isExperienced) {
+	this.isExperienced = isExperienced;
+	if(this.isExperienced) {
+		this.enableRawMode();
+	}
+};
+
+/**
+* answers whether the admin is an experienced one or not
+*
+* @return {boolean} whether the admin is experienced or not
+*/
+ExperiencedAdmin.prototype.isExperienced = function() {
+	return this.isExperienced;
+};
+
+/**
+ * switches all LDAP filters from Assisted to Raw mode.
+ */
+ExperiencedAdmin.prototype.enableRawMode = function	() {
+	containers = {
+		'toggleRawUserFilter' : '#rawGroupFilterContainer',
+		'toggleRawLoginFilter': '#rawLoginFilterContainer',
+		'toggleRawUserFilter' : '#rawUserFilterContainer'
+	};
+
+//	containers.forEach(function(container, method) {
+	for(method in containers) {
+		if($(containers[method]).hasClass('invisible')) {
+			this.wizard[method]();
+		}
+	};
+
+
+};
diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/js/settings.js b/apps/user_ldap/js/settings.js
index fd84ca1980..5982d65ad6 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/js/settings.js
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/js/settings.js
@@ -931,4 +931,10 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 			LdapConfiguration.refreshConfig();
 		}
 	});
+
+	expAdminCB = $('#ldap_experienced_admin');
+	LdapWizard.admin = new ExperiencedAdmin(LdapWizard, expAdminCB.is(':checked'));
+	expAdminCB.change(function() {
+		LdapWizard.admin.toggle($(this).is(':checked'));
+	});
 });
diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/settings.php b/apps/user_ldap/settings.php
index e7cdd0d926..1e588b1cd8 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/settings.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/settings.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 OC_Util::checkAdminUser();
 
 OCP\Util::addScript('user_ldap', 'ldapFilter');
+OCP\Util::addScript('user_ldap', 'experiencedAdmin');
 OCP\Util::addScript('user_ldap', 'settings');
 OCP\Util::addScript('core', 'jquery.multiselect');
 OCP\Util::addStyle('user_ldap', 'settings');