diff --git a/plinth/modules/email/data/etc/fail2ban/jail.d/dovecot-freedombox.conf b/plinth/modules/email/data/etc/fail2ban/jail.d/dovecot-freedombox.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..456bcf164
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plinth/modules/email/data/etc/fail2ban/jail.d/dovecot-freedombox.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[dovecot]
+enabled = true
+maxretry = 30