diff --git a/interface/web/admin/form/system_config.tform.php b/interface/web/admin/form/system_config.tform.php
index 0d776d9c5c83d579857bed6e4103e6e5dc3b1bf8..efabdd0ff574ed6146df61b5a3774ced17f03b1c 100644
--- a/interface/web/admin/form/system_config.tform.php
+++ b/interface/web/admin/form/system_config.tform.php
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ $form["tabs"]['mail'] = array (
 		),
 		'smtp_pass' => array (
 			'datatype'	=> 'VARCHAR',
-			'formtype'	=> 'PASSWORD',
+			'formtype'	=> 'TEXT',
 			'default'	=> '',
 			'value'		=> '',
 			'width'		=> '30',
diff --git a/interface/web/admin/templates/system_config_mail_edit.htm b/interface/web/admin/templates/system_config_mail_edit.htm
index 65a71b071ddf69e93798e9fb6dc08d1d08231d05..4170debeba83855be698ca9e89f08463d1feb94a 100644
--- a/interface/web/admin/templates/system_config_mail_edit.htm
+++ b/interface/web/admin/templates/system_config_mail_edit.htm
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
             </div>
             <div class="ctrlHolder">
                 <label for="smtp_pass">{tmpl_var name='smtp_pass_txt'}</label>
-                <input name="smtp_pass" id="smtp_pass" value="{tmpl_var name='smtp_pass'}" size="30" maxlength="255" type="text" class="textInput" />
+                <input name="smtp_pass" id="smtp_pass" value="{tmpl_var name='smtp_pass'}" size="30" maxlength="255" type="password" class="textInput" />
             </div>
             <div class="ctrlHolder">
                 <p class="label">{tmpl_var name='smtp_crypt_txt'}</p>