diff --git a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/ipsec.inc b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/ipsec.inc
index 37a23cef6..034044919 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/ipsec.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/plugins.inc.d/ipsec.inc
@@ -1161,8 +1161,8 @@ EOD;
                 }
 
                 $keyexchange = "ikev1";
-                if (!empty($ph1ent['iketype']) && $ph1ent['iketype'] != "ikev1") {
-                    $keyexchange = "ikev2";
+                if (!empty($ph1ent['iketype'])) {
+                    $keyexchange = $ph1ent['iketype'];
                     $mobike = !empty($ph1ent['mobike']) ? "mobike = no" : "mobike = yes";
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/www/vpn_ipsec.php b/src/www/vpn_ipsec.php
index e37e3717f..4401c45a6 100644
--- a/src/www/vpn_ipsec.php
+++ b/src/www/vpn_ipsec.php
@@ -367,7 +367,8 @@ $( document ).ready(function() {
                       </td>
                       <td class="hidden-xs">
                           <?=empty($ph1ent['protocol']) || $ph1ent['protocol'] == "inet" ? "IPv4" : "IPv6"; ?>
-                          <?=empty($ph1ent['iketype']) || $ph1ent['iketype'] == "ikev1" ? "IKE" : "IKEv2"; ?>
+                          <?php $ph1ent_type=array("ikev1" => "IKE", "ikev2" => "IKEv2", "ike" => "auto"); ?>
+                          <?=!empty($ph1ent['iketype']) &&  isset($ph1ent_type[$ph1ent['iketype']]) ? $ph1ent_type[$ph1ent['iketype']] :"" ;?>
                       </td>
                       <td>
 <?php
diff --git a/src/www/vpn_ipsec_phase1.php b/src/www/vpn_ipsec_phase1.php
index 2621df956..b9dc0055f 100644
--- a/src/www/vpn_ipsec_phase1.php
+++ b/src/www/vpn_ipsec_phase1.php
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'GET') {
         case "eap-mschapv2":
         case "rsa_eap-mschapv2":
         case "eap-radius":
-          if ($pconfig['iketype'] != 'ikev2') {
+          if (!in_array($pconfig['iketype'], array('ikev2', 'ike'))) {
               $input_errors[] = sprintf(gettext("%s can only be used with IKEv2 type VPNs."), strtoupper($method));
           }
           if ($method == 'eap-radius' && empty($pconfig['authservers'])) {
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'GET') {
         }
     }
 
-    if (!empty($pconfig['iketype']) && $pconfig['iketype'] != "ikev1" && $pconfig['iketype'] != "ikev2") {
+    if (!empty($pconfig['iketype']) && !in_array($pconfig['iketype'], array("ike", "ikev1", "ikev2"))) {
         $input_errors[] = gettext('Invalid argument for key exchange protocol version.');
     }
 
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ include("head.inc");
 <script>
     $( document ).ready(function() {
         $("#iketype").change(function(){
-            if ($(this).val() == 'ikev2') {
+            if (['ike', 'ikev2'].includes($(this).val())) {
                 $("#mode").prop( "disabled", true );
                 $("#mode_tr").hide();
             } else {
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ include("head.inc");
 
                       <select name="iketype" id="iketype">
 <?php
-                      $keyexchange = array("ikev1" => "V1", "ikev2" => "V2");
+                      $keyexchange = array("ike" => "auto", "ikev1" => "V1", "ikev2" => "V2");
                       foreach ($keyexchange as $kidx => $name) :
                         ?>
                         <option value="<?=$kidx;?>" <?= $kidx == $pconfig['iketype'] ? "selected=\"selected\"" : "";?> >