diff --git a/social/email/61-email.html b/social/email/61-email.html
index 1d9a8459..c15e6ca0 100644
--- a/social/email/61-email.html
+++ b/social/email/61-email.html
@@ -157,6 +157,10 @@
         <label for="node-input-password"><i class="fa fa-lock"></i> <span data-i18n="email.label.password"></span></label>
         <input type="password" id="node-input-password">
     </div>
+    <div class="form-row node-input-saslformat" style="display: none;">
+        <label for="node-input-saslformat"><i class="fa fa-code"></i> <span data-i18n="email.label.saslformat"></span></label>
+        <input type="checkbox" id="node-input-saslformat" style="width: auto;">
+    </div>
     <div class="form-row node-input-token" style="display: none;">
         <label for="node-input-token"><i class="fa fa-lock"></i> <span data-i18n="email.label.token"></span></label>
         <input type="text" id="node-input-token" placeholder="oauth2Response.access_token">
@@ -238,9 +242,11 @@
             var protocol = $("#node-input-authtype").val();
             if (protocol === "BASIC") {
                 $(".node-input-password").show();
+                $(".node-input-saslformat").hide();
                 $(".node-input-token").hide();
             } else {
                 $(".node-input-password").hide();
+                $(".node-input-saslformat").show();
                 $(".node-input-token").show();
             }
         });
@@ -260,6 +266,7 @@
             autotls: {value: "never"},
             port: {value:"993",required:true},
             authtype: {value: "BASIC"},
+            saslformat: {value: true},
             token: {value: "oauth2Response.access_token"},
             box: {value:"INBOX"}, // For IMAP, The mailbox to process
             disposition: { value: "Read" }, // For IMAP, the disposition of the read email
diff --git a/social/email/61-email.js b/social/email/61-email.js
index aecb4977..30c2ec0b 100644
--- a/social/email/61-email.js
+++ b/social/email/61-email.js
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         this.inport = n.port || (globalkeys && globalkeys.port) || "993";
         this.box = n.box || "INBOX";
         this.useSSL= n.useSSL;
+        this.saslformat = n.saslformat;
         this.autotls= n.autotls;
         this.token = n.token || "oAuth2Response.access_token";
         this.protocol = n.protocol || "IMAP";
@@ -374,8 +375,12 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
             if(node.authtype == "XOAUTH2") {
                 var value = RED.util.getMessageProperty(msg,node.token);
                 if (value !== undefined) {
-                    //Make base64 string for access - compatible with outlook365 and gmail
-                    saslxoauth2 =  Buffer.from("user="+node.userid+"\x01auth=Bearer "+value+"\x01\x01").toString('base64');
+                    if(node.saslformat) {
+                        //Make base64 string for access - compatible with outlook365 and gmail
+                        saslxoauth2 = Buffer.from("user="+node.userid+"\x01auth=Bearer "+value+"\x01\x01").toString('base64');
+                    } else {
+                        saslxoauth2 = value;
+                    }
                 }
                 imap = new Imap({
                     xoauth2: saslxoauth2,
diff --git a/social/email/locales/en-US/61-email.json b/social/email/locales/en-US/61-email.json
index 311b7c04..005b0098 100644
--- a/social/email/locales/en-US/61-email.json
+++ b/social/email/locales/en-US/61-email.json
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
             "unseen": "Unseen",
             "autotls": "Start TLS?",
             "authtype": "Auth type",
+            "saslformat": "Format to SASL",
             "token": "Token",
             "never": "never",
             "required": "if required",