diff --git a/src/views/users.html b/src/views/users.html
index 465dbb3c7..e4052dd1d 100644
--- a/src/views/users.html
+++ b/src/views/users.html
@@ -311,8 +311,8 @@
               </div>
 
               <div class="form-group" ng-class="{ 'has-error': externalLdap.error.usernameField }">
-                <label class="control-label" for="inputExternalLdapConfigUsernameField">Username Field</label>
-                <input type="text" class="form-control" ng-model="externalLdap.usernameField" id="inputExternalLdapConfigUsernameField" name="usernameField" ng-disabled="externalLdap.busy" placeholder="uid">
+                <label class="control-label" for="inputExternalLdapConfigUsernameField">Username Field (case sensitive)</label>
+                <input type="text" class="form-control" ng-model="externalLdap.usernameField" id="inputExternalLdapConfigUsernameField" name="usernameField" ng-disabled="externalLdap.busy" placeholder="uid or sAMAcountName">
               </div>
 
               <div class="form-group" ng-class="{ 'has-error': externalLdap.error.credentials }">
diff --git a/src/views/users.js b/src/views/users.js
index d23a7623e..8ce4ba8c7 100644
--- a/src/views/users.js
+++ b/src/views/users.js
@@ -611,6 +611,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('UsersController', ['$scope', '$locatio
                 $scope.externalLdap.filter = result.filter;
                 $scope.externalLdap.bindDn = result.bindDn;
                 $scope.externalLdap.bindPassword = result.bindPassword;
+                $scope.externalLdap.usernameField = result.usernameField;
             }
 
             Client.getLatestTaskByType('syncExternalLdap', function (error, task) {