diff --git a/account/forms.py b/account/forms.py
index 3d9ae14..c946a87 100755
--- a/account/forms.py
+++ b/account/forms.py
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ class CLabPinForm(forms.Form):
 
 
 class PreferredEmailForm(forms.Form):
-    preferred_email = forms.CharField(max_length=255, required=False,
+    preferred_email = forms.EmailField(max_length=255, required=False,
         label = _('Preferred e-mail'),
-        help_text=_("Forward my mail to this address."))
+        help_text=_("Forward my mail to this address. Leave empty to use the c-base IMAP and SMTP servers."))
 
 
 class AdminForm(forms.Form):
diff --git a/account/templates/member_base.html b/account/templates/member_base.html
index ab4cf7a..f1707eb 100644
--- a/account/templates/member_base.html
+++ b/account/templates/member_base.html
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
             <li class="{% if request.path == sippin_url %}active{% endif %}">
                 <a href="{{ sippin_url }}">{% trans "SIP-PIN" %}</a>
             </li>
+            {% url 'preferred_email' as preferred_email_url %}
+            <li class="{% if request.path == preferred_email_url %}active{% endif %}">
+                <a href="{{ preferred_email_url }}">{% trans "Preferred e-mail" %}</a>
+            </li>
             {%  for group in request.user.groups.all %}
                 {%  if group.name == 'ldap_admins' %}
                     {% url 'admin' as admin_url %}