diff --git a/config/global.ini.php b/config/global.ini.php
index 68d960e242169f9625b5a5f4f46f0d876062a8e5..c3226d012e641f61fbca026bda4776944c1d3a5d 100644
--- a/config/global.ini.php
+++ b/config/global.ini.php
@@ -253,12 +253,13 @@ ip_address_mask_length = 1
 ;trusted_proxy_addresses[] =
 
 [mail]
-transport = 	 					; smtp or empty 
-port = 25
-host = 								; SMTP server address 
-type =  							; SMTP Auth type. By default: NONE. For example: LOGIN 
-username =  						; SMTP username
-password =  						; SMTP password 
+transport =							; smtp (using the configuration below) or empty (using built-in mail() function)
+port =								; optional; defaults to 25 when security is none or tls; 465 for ssl
+host =								; SMTP server address 
+type =								; SMTP Auth type. By default: NONE. For example: LOGIN 
+username =							; SMTP username
+password =							; SMTP password 
+encryption =						; SMTP transport-layer encryption, either 'ssl', 'tls', or empty (i.e., none).
 
 [log]
 ;possible values for log: screen, database, file
diff --git a/core/Mail.php b/core/Mail.php
index 4dbac28cb47de3b576a81fd5a2797297399d497b..526cd083de5e448b4ab09d549fb7476d8c829d51 100644
--- a/core/Mail.php
+++ b/core/Mail.php
@@ -49,15 +49,17 @@ class Piwik_Mail extends Zend_Mail
 			return;
 		}
 		$smtpConfig = array();
-		if ( !empty($config->auth->type)
-			 || !empty($config->auth->username)
-			 || !empty($config->auth->password)
+		if ( !empty($config->type)
+			 || !empty($config->username)
+			 || !empty($config->password)
+			 || !empty($config->security)
 		)
 		{
 			$smtpConfig = array(
-    						'auth' => $config->auth->type,
-            				'username' => $config->auth->username,
-            				'password' => $config->auth->password
+    						'auth' => $config->type,
+            				'username' => $config->username,
+            				'password' => $config->password,
+            				'ssl' => $config->security,
 			);
 		}
 		
diff --git a/lang/en.php b/lang/en.php
index 9e69bbe039c3d5a9fc9b1a1f24ac1c0a300a0f4d..95db361ca97b6c28107b49adcac2c2781ea91173 100644
--- a/lang/en.php
+++ b/lang/en.php
@@ -204,11 +204,14 @@ $translations = array(
 	'General_AuthenticationMethodSmtp' => 'Authentication method for SMTP',
 	'General_SmtpUsername' => 'SMTP username',
 	'General_SmtpPassword' => 'SMTP password ',
+	'General_SmtpEncryption' => 'SMTP encryption',
 	'General_SelectYesIfYouWantToSendEmailsViaServer' => 'Select "Yes" if you want or have to send e-mail via a named server instead of the local mail function',
+	'General_OptionalSmtpPort' => 'Optional. Defaults to 25 for unencrypted and TLS SMTP, and 465 for SSL SMTP.',
 	'General_OnlyUsedIfUserPwdIsSet' => 'Only used if a username/password is set, ask your provider if you are unsure which method to use.',
-	'General_OnlyEnterIfRequired' => 'Only enter a username if your SMTP server requires it',
-	'General_OnlyEnterIfRequiredPassword' => 'Only enter a password if your SMTP server requires it',
+	'General_OnlyEnterIfRequired' => 'Only enter a username if your SMTP server requires it.',
+	'General_OnlyEnterIfRequiredPassword' => 'Only enter a password if your SMTP server requires it.',
 	'General_WarningPasswordStored' => '%sWarning:%s This password will be stored in the config file visible to everybody how can access it.',
+	'General_EncryptedSmtpTransport' => 'Enter the transport layer encryption required by your SMTP server.',
 	'General_InvalidResponse' => 'The received data is invalid.',
 	'General_ChooseLanguage' => 'Choose language',
 	'General_ChoosePeriod' => 'Choose period',
diff --git a/plugins/CoreAdminHome/Controller.php b/plugins/CoreAdminHome/Controller.php
index 9c0ae90716f15c993279da29fcea58ed16ad42bf..3535b8c790b98c0fd173e1c38dae1123b6eee940 100644
--- a/plugins/CoreAdminHome/Controller.php
+++ b/plugins/CoreAdminHome/Controller.php
@@ -64,11 +64,12 @@ class Piwik_CoreAdminHome_Controller extends Piwik_Controller
     		// Update email settings
 			$mail = Zend_Registry::get('config')->mail;
 			$mail->transport = (Piwik_Common::getRequestVar('mailUseSmtp') == '1') ? 'smtp' : '';
-			$mail->port = Piwik_Common::getRequestVar('mailPort', 25);
+			$mail->port = Piwik_Common::getRequestVar('mailPort', '');
 			$mail->host = Piwik_Common::getRequestVar('mailHost', '');
 			$mail->type = Piwik_Common::getRequestVar('mailType', '');
 			$mail->username = Piwik_Common::getRequestVar('mailUsername', '');
 			$mail->password = Piwik_Common::getRequestVar('mailPassword', '');
+			$mail->encryption = Piwik_Common::getRequestVar('mailEncryption', '');
 			Zend_Registry::get('config')->mail = $mail->toArray();
 			
 			$toReturn = $response->getResponse();
@@ -77,5 +78,4 @@ class Piwik_CoreAdminHome_Controller extends Piwik_Controller
 		}
 		echo $toReturn;
 	}
-	
 }
diff --git a/plugins/CoreAdminHome/templates/generalSettings.js b/plugins/CoreAdminHome/templates/generalSettings.js
index ecce87cbdec20d193fa2152d8b908e033f880e93..d8c62b0ef1b10654a827e561ac522ddc34b81cf3 100644
--- a/plugins/CoreAdminHome/templates/generalSettings.js
+++ b/plugins/CoreAdminHome/templates/generalSettings.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ function getGeneralSettingsAJAX()
  	request += '&mailType=' + $('#mailType').val();
  	request += '&mailUsername=' + $('#mailUsername').val();
  	request += '&mailPassword=' + $('#mailPassword').val();
+	request += '&mailEncryption=' + $('#mailEncryption').val();
 	ajaxRequest.data = request;
 	return ajaxRequest;
 }
@@ -60,4 +61,3 @@ $(document).ready( function() {
 		}
 	)
 });
-
diff --git a/plugins/CoreAdminHome/templates/generalSettings.tpl b/plugins/CoreAdminHome/templates/generalSettings.tpl
index 181a939b2dc82d165f88fd140db4f1f986f1b9bf..1d3701df635827e5c1c1a567e8631e92cfa28503 100644
--- a/plugins/CoreAdminHome/templates/generalSettings.tpl
+++ b/plugins/CoreAdminHome/templates/generalSettings.tpl
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@
 			<td style='width:200px'><input type="text" id="mailHost" value="{$mail.host}"></td>
 		</tr>
 		<tr>
-			<td><label for="mailPort">{'General_SmtpPort'|translate}</label></td>
+			<td><label for="mailPort">{'General_SmtpPort'|translate}</label><br>
+				<span class="form-description">{'General_OptionalSmtpPort'|translate}</i></td>
 			<td><input type="text" id="mailPort" value="{$mail.port}"></td>
 		</tr>
 		<tr>
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@
 				<span class="form-description">{'General_OnlyUsedIfUserPwdIsSet'|translate}</span>
 			</td>
 			<td>
-				<select id="mailType" >
+				<select id="mailType">
 					<option value="" {if $mail.type eq ''} selected="selected" {/if}></option>
 					<option id="plain" {if $mail.type eq 'PLAIN'} selected="selected" {/if} value="PLAIN">PLAIN</option>
 					<option id="login" {if $mail.type eq 'LOGIN'} selected="selected" {/if} value="LOGIN"> LOGIN</option>
@@ -107,6 +108,17 @@
 				<input type="password" id="mailPassword" value = "{$mail.password}" >
 			</td>
 		</tr>
+		<tr>
+			<td><label for="mailEncryption">{'General_SmtpEncryption'|translate}</label><br>
+				<span class="form-description">{'General_EncryptedSmtpTransport'|translate}</i></td>
+			<td>
+				<select id="mailEncryption">
+					<option value="" {if $mail.encryption eq ''} selected="selected" {/if}></option>
+					<option id="ssl" {if $mail.encryption eq 'ssl'} selected="selected" {/if} value="ssl">SSL</option>
+					<option id="tls" {if $mail.encryption eq 'tls'} selected="selected" {/if} value="tls">TLS</option>
+				</select> 
+			</td>
+		</tr>
 	</table>
 </div>