diff --git a/src/Controller/LoginController.php b/src/Controller/LoginController.php
index a858949..054d49c 100644
--- a/src/Controller/LoginController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/LoginController.php
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class LoginController
             return new JsonContent(['success' => true]);
         }
 
-        $user = $this->userRepository->getByEmail(\Container::$request->post('email'));
+        $user = $this->userRepository->getByEmailOrUsername(\Container::$request->post('email'));
 
         if ($user === null) {
             if (strlen(\Container::$request->post('password')) < 6) {
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class LoginController
 
             return new JsonContent([
                 'error' => [
-                    'errorText' => 'User found with the given email address, but the account is not activated. ' .
+                    'errorText' => 'User found with the given email address / username, but the account is not activated. ' .
                         'Please check your email and click on the activation link!'
                 ]
             ]);
@@ -485,12 +485,12 @@ class LoginController
             }
         }
 
-        $user = $this->userRepository->getByEmail(\Container::$request->post('email'));
+        $user = $this->userRepository->getByEmailOrUsername(\Container::$request->post('email'));
 
         if ($user === null) {
             return new JsonContent([
                 'error' => [
-                    'errorText' => 'No user found with the given email address. You can <a href="/signup" title="Sign up">sign up</a>!'
+                    'errorText' => 'No user found with the given email address / username. You can <a href="/signup" title="Sign up">sign up</a>!'
                 ]
             ]);
         }
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ class LoginController
 
             return new JsonContent([
                 'error' => [
-                    'errorText' => 'User found with the given email address, but the account is not activated. ' .
+                    'errorText' => 'User found with the given email address / username, but the account is not activated. ' .
                         'Please check your email and click on the activation link!'
                 ]
             ]);
diff --git a/views/login/login.php b/views/login/login.php
index ddc5ca9..f0b8b61 100644
--- a/views/login/login.php
+++ b/views/login/login.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <h2>Login</h2>
     <div class="box">
         <form id="loginForm" action="/login" method="post" data-redirect-on-success="<?= $redirectUrl ?>">
-            <input type="email" class="text big fullWidth" name="email" placeholder="Email address" autocomplete="username" required autofocus>
+            <input type="email" class="text big fullWidth" name="email" placeholder="Email address / username" autocomplete="username" required autofocus>
             <input type="password" class="text big fullWidth marginTop" name="password" placeholder="Password" autocomplete="current-password" required minlength="6">
             <p id="loginFormError" class="formError justify marginTop"></p>
             <div class="right marginTop">
diff --git a/views/login/password_reset_request.php b/views/login/password_reset_request.php
index 74e0210..9b732d1 100644
--- a/views/login/password_reset_request.php
+++ b/views/login/password_reset_request.php
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <h2>Request password reset</h2>
     <div class="box">
         <form id="passwordResetForm" action="/password/requestReset" method="post" data-redirect-on-success="/password/requestReset/success">
-            <input type="email" class="text big fullWidth" name="email" placeholder="Email address" autocomplete="username" value="<?= isset($email) ? $email : '' ?>" required autofocus>
+            <input type="email" class="text big fullWidth" name="email" placeholder="Email address / username" autocomplete="username" value="<?= isset($email) ? $email : '' ?>" required autofocus>
             <?php if (!empty($_ENV['RECAPTCHA_SITEKEY'])): ?>
                 <div class="marginTop">
                     <div class="g-recaptcha" data-sitekey="<?= $_ENV['RECAPTCHA_SITEKEY'] ?>"></div>