diff --git a/system/compat/config.php b/system/compat/config.php
index ef329afa..f293b852 100644
--- a/system/compat/config.php
+++ b/system/compat/config.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ $deprecatedConfig = [
 	'meta_description',
 	'meta_keywords',
 	'footer',
+	'database_encryption' => 'database_hash',
 	//'language',
 	'visitors_counter',
 	'visitors_counter_ttl',
diff --git a/system/settings.php b/system/settings.php
index 1e7cb51e..762329d8 100644
--- a/system/settings.php
+++ b/system/settings.php
@@ -324,6 +324,16 @@ return [
 			],
 			'is_config' => true,
 		],
+		'database_hash' => [
+			'name' => 'Database Hashing Algorithm',
+			'desc' => 'Hashing algorithm: sha1 or md5 are most common',
+			'type' => 'text',
+			'default' => 'sha1',
+			'show_if' => [
+				'database_overwrite', '=', 'true'
+			],
+			'is_config' => true,
+		],
 		'database_log' => [
 			'name' => 'Database Log',
 			'desc' => 'Should database queries be logged and saved into system/logs/database.log?',