diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/providers.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/providers.xml
index c260858eb9..ee78a6141b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/providers.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/providers.xml
@@ -284,6 +284,8 @@
     <provider
         name="mailbox.org"
         domain="mailbox\\.org"
+        appPassword="true"
+        documentation="When two-factor authentication is enabled, you must use &lt;a href=&quot;https://kb.mailbox.org/en/private/security-and-privacy/application-passwords-for-external-programs/&quot;&gt;an app password&lt;/a&gt; instead of your account password."
         link="https://kb.mailbox.org/display/BMBOKB/E-Mail-Einrichtung+mit+Mozilla+Thunderbird">
         <imap
             host="imap.mailbox.org"