diff --git a/apps/settings/lib/Controller/CommonSettingsTrait.php b/apps/settings/lib/Controller/CommonSettingsTrait.php
index 8ca62b9d1b3..5d683d7d824 100644
--- a/apps/settings/lib/Controller/CommonSettingsTrait.php
+++ b/apps/settings/lib/Controller/CommonSettingsTrait.php
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ trait CommonSettingsTrait {
 		if ($activeSection) {
 			$templateParams['pageTitle'] = $activeSection->getName();
 			$templateParams['activeSectionId'] = $activeSection->getID();
+			$templateParams['activeSectionType'] = $type;
 		}
 
 		return new TemplateResponse('settings', 'settings/frame', $templateParams);
diff --git a/apps/settings/templates/settings/frame.php b/apps/settings/templates/settings/frame.php
index b0889746173..9b9bab8c283 100644
--- a/apps/settings/templates/settings/frame.php
+++ b/apps/settings/templates/settings/frame.php
@@ -84,6 +84,6 @@ script('files', 'jquery.fileupload');
 		</ul>
 	</nav>
 </div>
-<div id="app-content" data-active-section-id="<?php print_unescaped($_['activeSectionId']) ?>">
+<div id="app-content" <?php if (!empty($_['activeSectionId'])) { ?> data-active-section-id="<?php print_unescaped($_['activeSectionId']) ?>" <?php } if (!empty($_['activeSectionType'])) { ?> data-active-section-type="<?php print_unescaped($_['activeSectionType']) ?>" <?php } ?>>
 	<?php print_unescaped($_['content']); ?>
 </div>