diff --git a/apps/app_voicemail.c b/apps/app_voicemail.c
index 6146c58e93..666fbc6f35 100644
--- a/apps/app_voicemail.c
+++ b/apps/app_voicemail.c
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ static void apply_option(struct ast_vm_user *vmu, const char *var, const char *v
 #ifdef IMAP_STORAGE
 	} else if (!strcasecmp(var, "imapuser")) {
 		ast_copy_string(vmu->imapuser, value, sizeof(vmu->imapuser));
-	} else if (!strcasecmp(var, "imappassword")) {
+	} else if (!strcasecmp(var, "imappassword") || !strcasecmp(var, "imapsecret")) {
 		ast_copy_string(vmu->imappassword, value, sizeof(vmu->imappassword));
 #endif
 	} else if (!strcasecmp(var, "delete") || !strcasecmp(var, "deletevoicemail")) {
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ static void apply_options_full(struct ast_vm_user *retval, struct ast_variable *
 #ifdef IMAP_STORAGE
 		} else if (!strcasecmp(tmp->name, "imapuser")) {
 			ast_copy_string(retval->imapuser, tmp->value, sizeof(retval->imapuser));
-		} else if (!strcasecmp(tmp->name, "imappassword")) {
+		} else if (!strcasecmp(tmp->name, "imappassword") || !strcasecmp(tmp->name, "imapsecret")) {
 			ast_copy_string(retval->imappassword, tmp->value, sizeof(retval->imappassword));
 #endif
 		} else