diff --git a/src/pretix/plugins/paypal/payment.py b/src/pretix/plugins/paypal/payment.py
index 88b302ff6..df1437c9b 100644
--- a/src/pretix/plugins/paypal/payment.py
+++ b/src/pretix/plugins/paypal/payment.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ from paypalrestsdk.openid_connect import Tokeninfo
 from requests import RequestException
 
 from pretix.base.decimal import round_decimal
+from pretix.base.forms import SecretKeySettingsField
 from pretix.base.models import Event, Order, OrderPayment, OrderRefund, Quota
 from pretix.base.payment import BasePaymentProvider, PaymentException
 from pretix.base.services.mail import SendMailException
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ class Paypal(BasePaymentProvider):
                      )
                  )),
                 ('secret',
-                 forms.CharField(
+                 SecretKeySettingsField(
                      label=_('Secret'),
                      max_length=80,
                      min_length=80,
diff --git a/src/pretix/plugins/paypal2/payment.py b/src/pretix/plugins/paypal2/payment.py
index 677cbe003..86e02cb90 100644
--- a/src/pretix/plugins/paypal2/payment.py
+++ b/src/pretix/plugins/paypal2/payment.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ from paypalcheckoutsdk.payments import CapturesRefundRequest, RefundsGetRequest
 from paypalhttp import HttpError
 
 from pretix.base.decimal import round_decimal
+from pretix.base.forms import SecretKeySettingsField
 from pretix.base.forms.questions import guess_country
 from pretix.base.models import Event, Order, OrderPayment, OrderRefund, Quota
 from pretix.base.payment import BasePaymentProvider, PaymentException
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ class PaypalSettingsHolder(BasePaymentProvider):
                      )
                  )),
                 ('secret',
-                 forms.CharField(
+                 SecretKeySettingsField(
                      label=_('Secret'),
                      max_length=80,
                      min_length=80,