diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentAccount.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentAccount.java
index 9cf46cbe2f..1f77d551c9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentAccount.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentAccount.java
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout;
 import androidx.constraintlayout.widget.Group;
 import androidx.fragment.app.FragmentTransaction;
+import androidx.localbroadcastmanager.content.LocalBroadcastManager;
 
 import com.android.colorpicker.ColorPickerDialog;
 import com.android.colorpicker.ColorPickerSwatch;
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ public class FragmentAccount extends FragmentBase {
     private Spinner spLeft;
     private Spinner spRight;
 
+    private CheckBox cbIdentity;
     private Button btnSave;
     private ContentLoadingProgressBar pbSave;
     private TextView tvError;
@@ -211,6 +213,7 @@ public class FragmentAccount extends FragmentBase {
         spLeft = view.findViewById(R.id.spLeft);
         spRight = view.findViewById(R.id.spRight);
 
+        cbIdentity = view.findViewById(R.id.cbIdentity);
         btnSave = view.findViewById(R.id.btnSave);
         pbSave = view.findViewById(R.id.pbSave);
         tvError = view.findViewById(R.id.tvError);
@@ -264,6 +267,7 @@ public class FragmentAccount extends FragmentBase {
                 etPrefix.setText(provider.prefix);
 
                 grpFolders.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+                cbIdentity.setVisibility(View.GONE);
                 btnSave.setVisibility(View.GONE);
             }
 
@@ -457,6 +461,7 @@ public class FragmentAccount extends FragmentBase {
         btnCheck.setVisibility(View.GONE);
         pbCheck.setVisibility(View.GONE);
 
+        cbIdentity.setVisibility(View.GONE);
         btnSave.setVisibility(View.GONE);
         pbSave.setVisibility(View.GONE);
         tvError.setVisibility(View.GONE);
@@ -703,6 +708,7 @@ public class FragmentAccount extends FragmentBase {
             @Override
             protected void onException(Bundle args, Throwable ex) {
                 grpFolders.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+                cbIdentity.setVisibility(View.GONE);
                 btnSave.setVisibility(View.GONE);
 
                 if (ex instanceof IllegalArgumentException)
@@ -775,7 +781,7 @@ public class FragmentAccount extends FragmentBase {
         args.putSerializable("left", left);
         args.putSerializable("right", right);
 
-        new SimpleTask<Void>() {
+        new SimpleTask<Long>() {
             @Override
             protected void onPreExecute(Bundle args) {
                 saving = true;
@@ -794,7 +800,7 @@ public class FragmentAccount extends FragmentBase {
             }
 
             @Override
-            protected Void onExecute(Context context, Bundle args) throws Throwable {
+            protected Long onExecute(Context context, Bundle args) throws Throwable {
                 long id = args.getLong("id");
 
                 int auth_type = args.getInt("auth_type");
@@ -1053,12 +1059,18 @@ public class FragmentAccount extends FragmentBase {
                     nm.cancel("receive", account.id.intValue());
                 }
 
-                return null;
+                return account.id;
             }
 
             @Override
-            protected void onExecuted(Bundle args, Void data) {
+            protected void onExecuted(Bundle args, Long id) {
                 getFragmentManager().popBackStack();
+                if (cbIdentity.isChecked()) {
+                    LocalBroadcastManager lbm = LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(getContext());
+                    lbm.sendBroadcast(
+                            new Intent(ActivitySetup.ACTION_EDIT_IDENTITY)
+                                    .putExtra("account", id));
+                }
             }
 
             @Override
@@ -1155,6 +1167,8 @@ public class FragmentAccount extends FragmentBase {
                     cbBrowse.setChecked(account == null ? true : account.browse);
                     etInterval.setText(account == null ? "" : Long.toString(account.poll_interval));
 
+                    cbIdentity.setChecked(account == null);
+
                     color = (account == null || account.color == null ? Color.TRANSPARENT : account.color);
 
                     new SimpleTask<EntityAccount>() {
@@ -1451,6 +1465,7 @@ public class FragmentAccount extends FragmentBase {
         }
 
         grpFolders.setVisibility(folders.size() > 1 ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
+        cbIdentity.setVisibility(folders.size() > 1 ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
         btnSave.setVisibility(folders.size() > 1 ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentIdentity.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentIdentity.java
index d1e57fc0b7..22707f6f87 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentIdentity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentIdentity.java
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ public class FragmentIdentity extends FragmentBase {
     private Group grpAdvanced;
 
     private long id = -1;
+    private long account = -1;
     private boolean saving = false;
     private int auth_type = Helper.AUTH_TYPE_PASSWORD;
     private int color = Color.TRANSPARENT;
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ public class FragmentIdentity extends FragmentBase {
         // Get arguments
         Bundle args = getArguments();
         id = args.getLong("id", -1);
+        account = args.getLong("account", -1);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -879,7 +881,7 @@ public class FragmentIdentity extends FragmentBase {
                             spAccount.setSelection(0);
                             for (int pos = 0; pos < accounts.size(); pos++) {
                                 EntityAccount account = accounts.get(pos);
-                                if (account.id.equals((identity == null ? -1 : identity.account))) {
+                                if (account.id.equals(identity == null ? FragmentIdentity.this.account : identity.account)) {
                                     spAccount.setTag(pos);
                                     spAccount.setSelection(pos);
                                     // OAuth token could be updated
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_account.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_account.xml
index 98e09b4923..fdb92a1e57 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_account.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_account.xml
@@ -672,6 +672,15 @@
 
             <!-- save -->
 
+            <CheckBox
+                android:id="@+id/cbIdentity"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_marginTop="12dp"
+                android:text="@string/title_account_setup_identity"
+                app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+                app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/spRight" />
+
             <Button
                 android:id="@+id/btnSave"
                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
@@ -680,7 +689,7 @@
                 android:tag="disable"
                 android:text="@string/title_save"
                 app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-                app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/spRight" />
+                app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/cbIdentity" />
 
             <eu.faircode.email.ContentLoadingProgressBar
                 android:id="@+id/pbSave"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index a3a0507c07..7050ca0919 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@
     <string name="title_no_sync">Synchronization errors since %1$s</string>
     <string name="title_identity_required">An identity is required to send messages</string>
     <string name="title_drafts_required">A drafts folder is required to send messages</string>
+    <string name="title_account_setup_identity">Add an identity after saving this account</string>
     <string name="title_account_delete">Delete this account permanently?</string>
     <string name="title_identity_delete">Delete this identity permanently?</string>
     <string name="title_edit_html">Edit as HTML</string>