diff --git a/src/views/app.html b/src/views/app.html
index 2971141b0..c16ab0180 100644
--- a/src/views/app.html
+++ b/src/views/app.html
@@ -1015,7 +1015,17 @@
           <div class="col-md-12">
             <form role="form" name="cronForm" ng-submit="cron.submit()" autocomplete="off">
               <div class="form-group" ng-class="{ 'has-error': cron.error.crontab }">
-                <label class="control-label" style="width: 100%">{{ 'app.cron.title' | tr }} <sup><a ng-href="https://docs.cloudron.io/apps/#cron" class="help" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-question-circle"></i></a></sup></label>
+                <label class="control-label" style="width: 100%">{{ 'app.cron.title' | tr }} <sup><a ng-href="https://docs.cloudron.io/apps/#cron" class="help" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-question-circle"></i></a></sup>
+                  <div class="dropdown pull-right">
+                    <a class="dropdown-toggle hand" style="font-weight: normal;" id="commonCronPatternDropdown" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="true">
+                      Add common pattern
+                      <span class="caret"></span>
+                    </a>
+                    <ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="commonCronPatternDropdown">
+                      <li ng-repeat="pattern in cron.commonPatterns"><a class="hand" ng-click="cron.addCommonPattern(pattern.value)">{{ pattern.label }}</a></li>
+                    </ul>
+                  </div>
+                </label>
                 <div ng-show="cron.error.crontab"><small>{{ cron.error.crontab }}</small></div>
                 <textarea ng-trim="false" style="white-space: pre-wrap" ng-model="cron.crontab" class="form-control text-monospace" rows="10"></textarea>
               </div>
diff --git a/src/views/app.js b/src/views/app.js
index 918bd93a8..d47897109 100644
--- a/src/views/app.js
+++ b/src/views/app.js
@@ -903,16 +903,25 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('AppController', ['$scope', '$location'
         busy: false,
         error: {},
 
+        commonPatterns: [
+            { value: '*    *    *    *    *', label: 'Every Minute' },
+            { value: '0    *    *    *    *', label: 'Every Hour' },
+            { value: '*/30 *    *    *    *', label: 'Twice per Hour' },
+            { value: '0    0    *    *    *', label: 'Every Day' },
+            { value: '0    */12 *    *    *', label: 'Twice per Day' },
+            { value: '0    0    *    *    0', label: 'Every Sunday' }
+        ],
+
         crontab: '',
 
         crontabDefault: ''
-            + '# +---------------- minute (0 - 59)\n'
-            + '# |  +------------- hour (0 - 23)\n'
-            + '# |  |  +---------- day of month (1 - 31)\n'
-            + '# |  |  |  +------- month (1 - 12)\n'
-            + '# |  |  |  |  +---- day of week (0 - 6) (Sunday=0 or 7)\n'
-            + '# |  |  |  |  |\n'
-            + '# *  *  *  *  *  command to be executed\n\n',
+            + '# +------------------------ minute (0 - 59)\n'
+            + '# |    +------------------- hour (0 - 23)\n'
+            + '# |    |    +-------------- day of month (1 - 31)\n'
+            + '# |    |    |    +--------- month (1 - 12)\n'
+            + '# |    |    |    |    +---- day of week (0 - 6) (Sunday=0 or 7)\n'
+            + '# |    |    |    |    |\n'
+            + '# *    *    *    *    * command to be executed\n\n',
 
         show: function () {
             $scope.cronForm.$setPristine();
@@ -938,6 +947,10 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('AppController', ['$scope', '$location'
 
                 $timeout(function () { $scope.cron.busy = false; }, 1000);
             });
+        },
+
+        addCommonPattern: function (pattern) {
+            $scope.cron.crontab += '  ' + pattern + ' command to be executed\n';
         }
     };