diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Auth/SmtpForm/SmtpForm.constants.ts b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Auth/SmtpForm/SmtpForm.constants.ts
index f129e3fb283..d052e059801 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Auth/SmtpForm/SmtpForm.constants.ts
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Auth/SmtpForm/SmtpForm.constants.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+export const STORED_SECRET_PLACEHOLDER = '••••••••••••••••'
+
 export const defaultDisabledSmtpFormValues = {
   SMTP_ADMIN_EMAIL: null,
   SMTP_SENDER_NAME: null,
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Auth/SmtpForm/SmtpForm.test.tsx b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Auth/SmtpForm/SmtpForm.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..595b4a4a78b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Auth/SmtpForm/SmtpForm.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import { screen } from '@testing-library/react'
+import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event'
+import { HttpResponse } from 'msw'
+import { describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest'
+
+import { SmtpForm } from './SmtpForm'
+import type { components } from '@/data/api'
+import { customRender } from '@/tests/lib/custom-render'
+import { addAPIMock } from '@/tests/lib/msw'
+
+type AuthConfigResponse = components['schemas']['GoTrueConfigResponse']
+
+vi.mock('@/lib/constants', async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import('@/lib/constants')>()
+  return { ...actual, IS_PLATFORM: true }
+})
+
+vi.mock('@/hooks/misc/useSelectedProject', () => ({
+  useSelectedProjectQuery: () => ({ data: { ref: 'default', inserted_at: null } }),
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/hooks/misc/useCheckPermissions', () => ({
+  useAsyncCheckPermissions: () => ({ can: true, isLoading: false, isSuccess: true }),
+}))
+
+const SMTP_CONFIGURED_CONFIG = {
+  SMTP_ADMIN_EMAIL: 'admin@example.com',
+  SMTP_SENDER_NAME: 'Example',
+  SMTP_USER: 'smtp-user',
+  SMTP_HOST: 'smtp.example.com',
+  SMTP_PASS: 'stored-password-marker',
+  SMTP_PORT: '587',
+  SMTP_MAX_FREQUENCY: 60,
+}
+
+function mockAuthConfig(overrides: Partial<AuthConfigResponse>) {
+  addAPIMock({
+    method: 'get',
+    path: '/platform/auth/:ref/config',
+    response: () => HttpResponse.json<AuthConfigResponse>({ ...overrides } as AuthConfigResponse),
+  })
+}
+
+describe('SmtpForm', () => {
+  test('shows a hidden-password placeholder when a password is already saved', async () => {
+    mockAuthConfig(SMTP_CONFIGURED_CONFIG)
+
+    customRender(<SmtpForm />)
+
+    expect(
+      await screen.findByText('Stored password is hidden. Enter a new password to replace it.')
+    ).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByPlaceholderText('••••••••••••••••')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  test('does not show the hidden-password copy or placeholder for a fresh, never-configured setup', async () => {
+    mockAuthConfig({})
+
+    customRender(<SmtpForm />)
+
+    await userEvent.click(await screen.findByLabelText('Toggle SMTP'))
+
+    expect(await screen.findByText('Password for your SMTP server.')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.queryByPlaceholderText('••••••••••••••••')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(
+      screen.queryByText('Stored password is hidden. Enter a new password to replace it.')
+    ).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Auth/SmtpForm/SmtpForm.tsx b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Auth/SmtpForm/SmtpForm.tsx
index 4984ad5ea8a..afbc5c6f3dc 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Auth/SmtpForm/SmtpForm.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Auth/SmtpForm/SmtpForm.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import {
   Switch,
 } from 'ui'
 import { Admonition } from 'ui-patterns/Admonition'
-import { Input as PasswordInput } from 'ui-patterns/DataInputs/Input'
 import { FormItemLayout } from 'ui-patterns/form/FormItemLayout/FormItemLayout'
 import { PageSection, PageSectionContent } from 'ui-patterns/PageSection'
 import * as z from 'zod'
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ import { urlRegex } from '../Auth.constants'
 import { AUTH_TEMPLATE_RESET_TYPES } from '../EmailTemplates/EmailTemplates.constants'
 import { isBeforeFreeTierTemplateBlockCutoff } from '../EmailTemplates/EmailTemplates.utils'
 import { SmtpDisableConfirmationDialog } from './SmtpDisableConfirmationDialog'
-import { defaultDisabledSmtpFormValues } from './SmtpForm.constants'
+import { defaultDisabledSmtpFormValues, STORED_SECRET_PLACEHOLDER } from './SmtpForm.constants'
 import { generateFormValues, isSmtpEnabled } from './SmtpForm.utils'
 import { AlertError } from '@/components/ui/AlertError'
 import { InlineLink } from '@/components/ui/InlineLink'
@@ -474,10 +473,28 @@ export const SmtpForm = () => {
                           render={({ field }) => (
                             <FormItemLayout
                               label="Password"
-                              description="Password for your SMTP server. For security reasons, this password cannot be viewed once saved."
+                              description={
+                                isSmtpEnabled(authConfig)
+                                  ? 'Stored password is hidden. Enter a new password to replace it.'
+                                  : 'Password for your SMTP server.'
+                              }
                             >
                               <FormControl>
-                                <PasswordInput {...field} reveal copy disabled={!canUpdateConfig} />
+                                <Input
+                                  {...field}
+                                  type="password"
+                                  autoComplete="new-password"
+                                  data-1p-ignore
+                                  data-lpignore="true"
+                                  data-form-type="other"
+                                  data-bwignore
+                                  placeholder={
+                                    isSmtpEnabled(authConfig)
+                                      ? STORED_SECRET_PLACEHOLDER
+                                      : undefined
+                                  }
+                                  disabled={!canUpdateConfig}
+                                />
                               </FormControl>
                             </FormItemLayout>
                           )}