diff --git a/webmin/lang/en b/webmin/lang/en
index 81e0f9e9f..4d3bf9c5e 100644
--- a/webmin/lang/en
+++ b/webmin/lang/en
@@ -928,6 +928,7 @@ sendmail_fromaddr=Address
 sendmail_err=Failed to save mail sending options
 sendmail_esmtp=Missing or un-resolvable SMTP server hostname
 sendmail_elogin=Missing SMTP server login
+sendmail_esasl=SMTP authentication cannot be enabled unless the <a href=$1>$2</a> Perl module is installed.
 sendmail_efrom=Missing or incorrectly formatted from address
 
 web_title=Web Server Options
diff --git a/webmin/save_sendmail.cgi b/webmin/save_sendmail.cgi
index 91e8935bb..0f17394c3 100755
--- a/webmin/save_sendmail.cgi
+++ b/webmin/save_sendmail.cgi
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@ if ($in{'login_def'}) {
 	}
 else {
 	$in{'login_user'} =~ /^\S+$/ || &error($text{'sendmail_elogin'});
+	eval "use Authen::SASL";
+	if ($@) {
+		# Perl module missing
+		&error(&text('sendmail_esasl',
+			"/cpan/download.cgi?source=3&cpan=Authen::SASL&".
+                        "mode=2&return=/$module_name/&returndesc=".
+                        &urlize($text{'index_return'}),
+			"Authen::SASL"));
+		}
 	$mconfig{'smtp_user'} = $in{'login_user'};
 	$mconfig{'smtp_pass'} = $in{'login_pass'};
 	}