diff --git a/mod/admin.php b/mod/admin.php
index 8bddd8ce88..bf74d3ef3c 100644
--- a/mod/admin.php
+++ b/mod/admin.php
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ function admin_page_users(&$a){
 		'$users' => $users,
 		'$newusername'  => array('new_user_name', t("Name"), '', t("Name of the new user.")),
 		'$newusernickname'  => array('new_user_nickname', t("Nickname"), '', t("Nickname of the new user.")),
-		'$newuseremail'  => array('new_user_email', t("Email"), '', t("Email address of the new user.")),
+		'$newuseremail'  => array('new_user_email', t("Email"), '', t("Email address of the new user."), '', '', 'email'),
 	));
 	$o .= paginate($a);
 	return $o;
diff --git a/mod/settings.php b/mod/settings.php
index 4c64e4da63..b01c4fabde 100644
--- a/mod/settings.php
+++ b/mod/settings.php
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ function settings_content(&$a) {
 
 		'$h_basic' 	=> t('Basic Settings'),
 		'$username' => array('username',  t('Full Name:'), $username,''),
-		'$email' 	=> array('email', t('Email Address:'), $email, ''),
+		'$email' 	=> array('email', t('Email Address:'), $email, '', '', '', 'email'),
 		'$timezone' => array('timezone_select' , t('Your Timezone:'), select_timezone($timezone), ''),
 		'$defloc'	=> array('defloc', t('Default Post Location:'), $defloc, ''),
 		'$allowloc' => array('allow_location', t('Use Browser Location:'), ($a->user['allow_location'] == 1), ''),