diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentSetup.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentSetup.java
index fadae369f4..7083b71e7f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentSetup.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentSetup.java
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ public class FragmentSetup extends FragmentBase {
 
     private TextView tvIdentityDone;
     private Button btnIdentity;
+    private TextView tvNoIdentities;
 
     private TextView tvPermissionsDone;
     private Button btnPermissions;
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ public class FragmentSetup extends FragmentBase {
 
         tvIdentityDone = view.findViewById(R.id.tvIdentityDone);
         btnIdentity = view.findViewById(R.id.btnIdentity);
+        tvNoIdentities = view.findViewById(R.id.tvNoIdentities);
 
         tvPermissionsDone = view.findViewById(R.id.tvPermissionsDone);
         btnPermissions = view.findViewById(R.id.btnPermissions);
@@ -208,6 +210,7 @@ public class FragmentSetup extends FragmentBase {
         tvIdentityDone.setText(null);
         tvIdentityDone.setCompoundDrawables(null, null, null, null);
         btnIdentity.setEnabled(false);
+        tvNoIdentities.setVisibility(View.GONE);
 
         tvPermissionsDone.setText(null);
         tvPermissionsDone.setCompoundDrawables(null, null, null, null);
@@ -300,6 +303,7 @@ public class FragmentSetup extends FragmentBase {
                 tvIdentityDone.setText(done ? R.string.title_setup_done : R.string.title_setup_to_do);
                 tvIdentityDone.setTextColor(done ? textColorPrimary : colorWarning);
                 tvIdentityDone.setCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds(done ? check : null, null, null, null);
+                tvNoIdentities.setVisibility(done ? View.GONE : View.VISIBLE);
             }
         });
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_setup.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_setup.xml
index 8b3cfa4a8c..d9ed016635 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_setup.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_setup.xml
@@ -192,6 +192,18 @@
             app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
             app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="@id/tvIdentityDone" />
 
+        <TextView
+            android:id="@+id/tvNoIdentities"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_marginTop="12dp"
+            android:text="@string/title_no_identities"
+            android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Small"
+            android:textColor="?attr/colorWarning"
+            android:textIsSelectable="true"
+            app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
+            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/btnIdentity" />
+
         <!-- permissions -->
 
         <View
@@ -201,7 +213,7 @@
             android:layout_marginTop="12dp"
             android:background="?attr/colorSeparator"
             app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/btnIdentity" />
+            app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@id/tvNoIdentities" />
 
         <ImageView
             android:id="@+id/three"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 31aae847bd..1b6c4d29d8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@
     <string name="title_no_password">Password missing</string>
     <string name="title_no_inbox">Inbox not found</string>
     <string name="title_no_primary_drafts">No primary account or no drafts folder</string>
+    <string name="title_no_identities">Sending emails requires at least one identity</string>
     <string name="title_no_idle">This provider does not support push messages. This will delay reception of new messages and increase battery usage.</string>
     <string name="title_no_utf8">This provider does not support UTF-8</string>
     <string name="title_no_sync">Synchronization errors since %1$s</string>