diff --git a/settings/admin.php b/settings/admin.php
index 42477bfc1c..47028a701d 100755
--- a/settings/admin.php
+++ b/settings/admin.php
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ $htaccessworking=OC_Util::isHtAccessWorking();
 $entries=OC_Log_Owncloud::getEntries(3);
 $entriesremain = count(OC_Log_Owncloud::getEntries(4)) > 3;
 
+// Should we display sendmail as an option?
+if (ini_get('sendmail_path') || file_exists('/usr/sbin/sendmail') || file_exists('/var/qmail/bin/sendmail')) {
+	$tmpl->assign('sendmail_is_available', true);
+}
+
 $tmpl->assign('loglevel', OC_Config::getValue( "loglevel", 2 ));
 $tmpl->assign('mail_domain', OC_Config::getValue( "mail_domain", '' ));
 $tmpl->assign('mail_from_address', OC_Config::getValue( "mail_from_address", '' ));
diff --git a/settings/templates/admin.php b/settings/templates/admin.php
index 487da036e7..9f5f9f54ba 100644
--- a/settings/templates/admin.php
+++ b/settings/templates/admin.php
@@ -26,11 +26,15 @@ $mail_smtpsecure = array(
 );
 
 $mail_smtpmode = array(
-	'sendmail',
-	'smtp',
-	'qmail',
 	'php',
+	'smtp',
 );
+if ($_['sendmail_is_available']) {
+	$mail_smtpmode[] = 'sendmail';
+}
+if ($_['mail_smtpmode'] == 'qmail') {
+	$mail_smtpmode[] = 'qmail';
+}
 
 ?>