diff --git a/fail2ban/edit_jail.cgi b/fail2ban/edit_jail.cgi
index 7b1653017..cce419f29 100755
--- a/fail2ban/edit_jail.cgi
+++ b/fail2ban/edit_jail.cgi
@@ -30,15 +30,15 @@ print &ui_hidden("new", $in{'new'});
 print &ui_hidden("old", $in{'name'});
 print &ui_table_start($text{'jail_header'}, undef, 2);
 
-# Jail name
-print &ui_table_row($text{'jail_name'},
-	&ui_textbox("name", $jail->{'name'}, 30));
-
 # Enabled or disabled?
 my $enabled = &find_value("enabled", $jail);
 print &ui_table_row($text{'jail_enabled'},
 	&ui_yesno_radio("enabled", $enabled =~ /true|yes|1/i));
 
+# Jail name
+print &ui_table_row($text{'jail_name'},
+	&ui_textbox("name", $jail->{'name'}, 30));
+
 # Filter to match
 my @filters = &list_filters();
 my $filter = &find_value("filter", $jail);
@@ -49,6 +49,22 @@ print &ui_table_row($text{'jail_filter'},
 		     map { &filename_to_name($_->[0]->{'file'}) } @filters ],
 		   1, 0, $filter ? 1 : 0));
 
+# Backend
+my $backend = &find_value("backend", $jail);
+print &ui_table_row($text{'jail_backend'},
+	&ui_select("backend", $backend || "",
+		[ [ "", "" ],
+		  [ "auto", $text{'jail_auto'} ],
+		  [ "systemd", $text{'jail_systemd'} ],
+		  [ "polling", $text{'jail_polling'} ],
+		  [ "gamin", $text{'jail_gamin'} ],
+		  [ "pyinotify", $text{'jail_pyinotify'} ] ]));
+
+# Ports to monitor
+my $port = &find_value("port", $jail);
+print &ui_table_row($text{'jail_ports'},
+	&ui_textbox("port", $port, 35));
+
 # Actions to run
 my $actionlist = &find("action", $jail);
 my @actions = &list_actions();
diff --git a/fail2ban/lang/en b/fail2ban/lang/en
index 4122522bd..6c42c2142 100644
--- a/fail2ban/lang/en
+++ b/fail2ban/lang/en
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ jail_title1=Create Jail
 jail_title2=Edit Jail
 jail_header=Filter action jail details
 jail_name=Jail name
+jail_ports=Ports to block
 jail_egone=Jail no longer exists!
 jail_enabled=Currently enabled?
 jail_filter=Filter to search log for
@@ -104,6 +105,8 @@ jail_ignoreip=IP addresses to never ban
 jail_err=Failed to save jail
 jail_eclash=A jail with the same name already exists
 jail_ename=Missing or invalid jail name
+jail_ebackend=Invalid backend name
+jail_eports=Invalid port name, number or range; use a single port name, number or a range in the form <tt>start:end</tt>; to specify multiple ports, separate them with commas
 jail_eaname=Invalid looking name parameter for action $1
 jail_eport=Invalid port number for action $1
 jail_eactions=No actions selected!
diff --git a/fail2ban/save_jail.cgi b/fail2ban/save_jail.cgi
index 9b4c753c0..ec4eb632f 100755
--- a/fail2ban/save_jail.cgi
+++ b/fail2ban/save_jail.cgi
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ else {
 		$clash && &error($text{'jail_eclash'});
 		}
 
+	# Validate backend
+	!$in{'backend'} || $in{'backend'} =~ /^(auto|systemd|polling|gamin|pyinotify)$/ ||
+		&error($text{'jail_ebackend'});
+
+	# Validate ports (1234 or 1234:1245 or 1234:1245,1250,http or 1238,http,https)
+	$in{'port'} =~ s/\s+//g if ($in{'port'});
+	!$in{'port'} || $in{'port'} =~ /^(?!$)(?:[a-zA-Z]+|\d{1,5})(?:(?::\d{1,5})?)(?:,(?:[a-zA-Z]+|\d{1,5})(?:(?::\d{1,5})?)?)*$/gmi || &error($text{'jail_eports'});
+
 	# Parse and validate actions
 	my @actions;
 	for(my $i=0; defined($in{"action_$i"}); $i++) {
@@ -116,6 +124,8 @@ else {
 	# Save directives within the section
 	&save_directive("enabled", $in{'enabled'} ? 'true' : 'false', $jail);
 	&save_directive("filter", $in{'filter'} || undef, $jail);
+	&save_directive("backend", $in{'backend'} || undef, $jail);
+	&save_directive("port", $in{'port'} || undef, $jail);
 	&save_directive("action", @actions ? join("\n", @actions)
 					   : undef, $jail);
 	&save_directive("logpath", join("\n", @logpaths), $jail);