diff --git a/settings/admin.php b/settings/admin.php
index bf8e03c13c..6909e02d14 100755
--- a/settings/admin.php
+++ b/settings/admin.php
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ $tmpl->assign('loglevel',OC_Config::getValue( "loglevel", 2 ));
 $tmpl->assign('entries',$entries);
 $tmpl->assign('entriesremain', $entriesremain);
 $tmpl->assign('htaccessworking',$htaccessworking);
+$tmpl->assign('backgroundjobs_mode', OC_Appconfig::getValue('core', 'backgroundjobs_mode', 'ajax'));
 $tmpl->assign('forms',array());
 foreach($forms as $form){
 	$tmpl->append('forms',$form);
diff --git a/settings/templates/admin.php b/settings/templates/admin.php
index 318bfbbe19..af724f134b 100755
--- a/settings/templates/admin.php
+++ b/settings/templates/admin.php
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ if(!$_['htaccessworking']) {
 
 <fieldset class="personalblock" id="backgroundjobs">
 	<legend><strong><?php echo $l->t('Cron');?></strong></legend>
-	<input type="radio" name="mode" value="none" id="backgroundjobs_none">
+	<input type="radio" name="mode" value="none" id="backgroundjobs_none" <?php if( $_['backgroundjob_mode'] == "none" ){ echo 'checked="checked"' } ?>>
 	<label for="backgroundjobs_none">None</label><br />
-	<input type="radio" name="mode" value="ajax" id="backgroundjobs_ajax">
+	<input type="radio" name="mode" value="ajax" id="backgroundjobs_ajax" <?php if( $_['backgroundjob_mode'] == "ajax" ){ echo 'checked="checked"' } ?>>
 	<label for="backgroundjobs_ajax">AJAX</label><br />
-	<input type="radio" name="mode" value="webcron" id="backgroundjobs_webcron">
+	<input type="radio" name="mode" value="webcron" id="backgroundjobs_webcron" <?php if( $_['backgroundjob_mode'] == "webcron" ){ echo 'checked="checked"' } ?>>
 	<label for="backgroundjobs_webcron">Webcron</label><br />
-	<input type="radio" name="mode" value="cron" id="backgroundjobs_cron">
+	<input type="radio" name="mode" value="cron" id="backgroundjobs_cron" <?php if( $_['backgroundjob_mode'] == "cron" ){ echo 'checked="checked"' } ?>>
 	<label for="backgroundjobs_cron">Cron</label><br />
 </fieldset>