diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentCompose.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentCompose.java
index a949e5f146..872d1aaf81 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentCompose.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentCompose.java
@@ -1193,8 +1193,8 @@ public class FragmentCompose extends FragmentBase {
     public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) {
         inflater.inflate(R.menu.menu_compose, menu);
 
-        menu.findItem(R.id.menu_encrypt).setActionView(R.layout.action_button);
-        ImageButton ib = (ImageButton) menu.findItem(R.id.menu_encrypt).getActionView();
+        menu.findItem(R.id.menu_encrypt).setActionView(R.layout.action_button_text);
+        ImageButton ib = menu.findItem(R.id.menu_encrypt).getActionView().findViewById(R.id.button);
         ib.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
             @Override
             public void onClick(View v) {
@@ -1219,17 +1219,22 @@ public class FragmentCompose extends FragmentBase {
         menu.findItem(R.id.menu_clear).setEnabled(state == State.LOADED);
 
         int colorEncrypt = Helper.resolveColor(getContext(), R.attr.colorEncrypt);
-        ImageButton ib = (ImageButton) menu.findItem(R.id.menu_encrypt).getActionView();
+        View v = menu.findItem(R.id.menu_encrypt).getActionView();
+        ImageButton ib = v.findViewById(R.id.button);
+        TextView tv = v.findViewById(R.id.text);
         ib.setEnabled(state == State.LOADED);
         if (EntityMessage.PGP_SIGNONLY.equals(encrypt) || EntityMessage.SMIME_SIGNONLY.equals(encrypt)) {
             ib.setImageResource(R.drawable.baseline_gesture_24);
             ib.setImageTintList(null);
+            tv.setText(EntityMessage.PGP_SIGNONLY.equals(encrypt) ? "P" : "S");
         } else if (EntityMessage.PGP_SIGNENCRYPT.equals(encrypt) || EntityMessage.SMIME_SIGNENCRYPT.equals(encrypt)) {
             ib.setImageResource(R.drawable.baseline_lock_24);
             ib.setImageTintList(ColorStateList.valueOf(colorEncrypt));
+            tv.setText(EntityMessage.PGP_SIGNENCRYPT.equals(encrypt) ? "P" : "S");
         } else {
             ib.setImageResource(R.drawable.baseline_lock_open_24);
             ib.setImageTintList(null);
+            tv.setText(null);
         }
 
         SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getContext());
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/action_button_text.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/action_button_text.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c9b7bbd829
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/action_button_text.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
+    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+    android:layout_height="wrap_content">
+
+    <ImageButton
+        android:id="@+id/button"
+        style="@style/Widget.AppCompat.Toolbar.Button.Navigation"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:background="@android:color/transparent"
+        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
+        app:srcCompat="@drawable/baseline_lock_24" />
+
+    <TextView
+        android:id="@+id/text"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_marginEnd="3dp"
+        android:clickable="false"
+        android:text="P"
+        android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Small"
+        android:textColor="?attr/colorControlNormal"
+        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@id/button"
+        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="@id/button"
+        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@id/button" />
+</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
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