diff --git a/settings/personal.php b/settings/personal.php
index 8823102e01a..203c9f68af8 100644
--- a/settings/personal.php
+++ b/settings/personal.php
@@ -104,6 +104,17 @@ $clients = array(
 	'ios'     => $config->getSystemValue('customclient_ios', $defaults->getiOSClientUrl())
 );
 
+// only show root certificate import if external storages are enabled
+$enableCertImport = false;
+$externalStorageEnabled = \OC::$server->getAppManager()->isEnabledForUser('files_external');
+if ($externalStorageEnabled) {
+	$backends = OC_Mount_Config::getPersonalBackends();
+	if (!empty($backends)) {
+		$enableCertImport = true;
+	}
+}
+
+
 // Return template
 $tmpl = new OC_Template( 'settings', 'personal', 'user');
 $tmpl->assign('usage', OC_Helper::humanFileSize($storageInfo['used']));
@@ -120,6 +131,7 @@ $tmpl->assign('displayName', OC_User::getDisplayName());
 $tmpl->assign('enableAvatars', $config->getSystemValue('enable_avatars', true));
 $tmpl->assign('avatarChangeSupported', OC_User::canUserChangeAvatar(OC_User::getUser()));
 $tmpl->assign('certs', $certificateManager->listCertificates());
+$tmpl->assign('showCertificates', $enableCertImport);
 $tmpl->assign('urlGenerator', $urlGenerator);
 
 // Get array of group ids for this user
@@ -157,7 +169,11 @@ $formsMap = array_map(function($form){
 $formsAndMore = array_merge($formsAndMore, $formsMap);
 
 // add bottom hardcoded forms from the template
-$formsAndMore[]= array( 'anchor' => 'ssl-root-certificates', 'section-name' => $l->t('SSL root certificates') );
+if($enableCertImport) {
+	$formsAndMore[]= array( 'anchor' => 'ssl-root-certificates', 'section-name' => $l->t('SSL root certificates') );
+}
+
+
 
 $tmpl->assign('forms', $formsAndMore);
 $tmpl->printPage();
diff --git a/settings/templates/personal.php b/settings/templates/personal.php
index e7832b85ebd..490133c9f25 100644
--- a/settings/templates/personal.php
+++ b/settings/templates/personal.php
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ if($_['passwordChangeSupported']) {
 	<?php }
 };?>
 
+<?php if($_['showCertificates']) : ?>
 <div id="ssl-root-certificates" class="section">
 	<h2><?php p($l->t('SSL root certificates')); ?></h2>
 	<table id="sslCertificate" class="grid">
@@ -242,6 +243,7 @@ if($_['passwordChangeSupported']) {
 		<input type="button" id="rootcert_import_button" value="<?php p($l->t('Import root certificate')); ?>"/>
 	</form>
 </div>
+<?php endif; ?>
 
 <div class="section">
 	<h2><?php p($l->t('Version'));?></h2>