diff --git a/settings/css/settings.css b/settings/css/settings.css
index 869a113762b..c619bd7b9b3 100644
--- a/settings/css/settings.css
+++ b/settings/css/settings.css
@@ -370,6 +370,18 @@ span.error {
 	margin-top: -7px;
 }
 
+.ie8 .strengthify-wrapper {
+	left: 389px;
+}
+
+.onlyInIE8 {
+	display: none;
+}
+
+.ie8 .onlyInIE8 {
+	display: inline;
+}
+
 /* OPERA hack for strengthify*/
 doesnotexist:-o-prefocus, .strengthify-wrapper {
 	left: 185px;
@@ -415,4 +427,4 @@ doesnotexist:-o-prefocus, .strengthify-wrapper {
 
 #encryptionModules {
 	padding: 10px;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/settings/templates/personal.php b/settings/templates/personal.php
index 1d5bf1fc54f..2a0b4bb0dc4 100644
--- a/settings/templates/personal.php
+++ b/settings/templates/personal.php
@@ -73,9 +73,11 @@ if($_['passwordChangeSupported']) {
 	<div class="hidden icon-checkmark" id="password-changed"></div>
 	<div class="hidden" id="password-error"><?php p($l->t('Unable to change your password'));?></div>
 	<br>
+	<label for="pass1" class="onlyInIE8"><?php echo $l->t('Current password');?>: </label>
 	<input type="password" id="pass1" name="oldpassword"
 		placeholder="<?php echo $l->t('Current password');?>"
 		autocomplete="off" autocapitalize="off" autocorrect="off" />
+	<label for="pass2" class="onlyInIE8"><?php echo $l->t('New password');?>: </label>
 	<input type="password" id="pass2" name="personal-password"
 		placeholder="<?php echo $l->t('New password');?>"
 		data-typetoggle="#personal-show"