diff --git a/lib/private/Accounts/AccountManager.php b/lib/private/Accounts/AccountManager.php
index 3f4b1d9d79a8ba1762b28f48289e4f24bf7942ee..18c7f90ef54ae36f8a9a960ecb61463e17f5ce0f 100644
--- a/lib/private/Accounts/AccountManager.php
+++ b/lib/private/Accounts/AccountManager.php
@@ -196,15 +196,21 @@ class AccountManager {
 
 		// keep old verification status if we don't have a new one
 		if(!isset($newData[self::PROPERTY_TWITTER]['verified'])) {
-			$newData[self::PROPERTY_TWITTER]['verified'] = isset($oldData[self::PROPERTY_TWITTER]['verified']) ? $oldData[self::PROPERTY_TWITTER]['verified'] : self::NOT_VERIFIED;
+			// keep old verification status if value didn't changed and an old value exists
+			$keepOldStatus = $newData[self::PROPERTY_TWITTER]['value'] === $oldData[self::PROPERTY_TWITTER]['value'] && isset($oldData[self::PROPERTY_TWITTER]['verified']);
+			$newData[self::PROPERTY_TWITTER]['verified'] = $keepOldStatus ? $oldData[self::PROPERTY_TWITTER]['verified'] : self::NOT_VERIFIED;
 		}
 
 		if(!isset($newData[self::PROPERTY_WEBSITE]['verified'])) {
-			$newData[self::PROPERTY_WEBSITE]['verified'] = isset($oldData[self::PROPERTY_WEBSITE]['verified']) ? $oldData[self::PROPERTY_WEBSITE]['verified'] : self::NOT_VERIFIED;
+			// keep old verification status if value didn't changed and an old value exists
+			$keepOldStatus = $newData[self::PROPERTY_WEBSITE]['value'] === $oldData[self::PROPERTY_WEBSITE]['value'] && isset($oldData[self::PROPERTY_WEBSITE]['verified']);
+			$newData[self::PROPERTY_WEBSITE]['verified'] = $keepOldStatus ? $oldData[self::PROPERTY_WEBSITE]['verified'] : self::NOT_VERIFIED;
 		}
 
 		if(!isset($newData[self::PROPERTY_EMAIL]['verified'])) {
-			$newData[self::PROPERTY_EMAIL]['verified'] = isset($oldData[self::PROPERTY_WEBSITE]['verified']) ? $oldData[self::PROPERTY_EMAIL]['verified'] : self::VERIFICATION_IN_PROGRESS;
+			// keep old verification status if value didn't changed and an old value exists
+			$keepOldStatus = $newData[self::PROPERTY_EMAIL]['value'] === $oldData[self::PROPERTY_EMAIL]['value'] && isset($oldData[self::PROPERTY_EMAIL]['verified']);
+			$newData[self::PROPERTY_EMAIL]['verified'] = $keepOldStatus ? $oldData[self::PROPERTY_EMAIL]['verified'] : self::VERIFICATION_IN_PROGRESS;
 		}
 
 		// reset verification status if a value from a previously verified data was changed
diff --git a/settings/css/settings.css b/settings/css/settings.css
index 29bcc8a37c3bb7b4f53ec773d8f9d570dcc65143..597b5f4490be56b7f3f0d6a7cec8b28cd1500f59 100644
--- a/settings/css/settings.css
+++ b/settings/css/settings.css
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ input#openid, input#webdav { width:20em; }
 	padding-top: 10px;
 }
 
-#personal-settings-container .verify:hover {
+#personal-settings-container .verify-action {
 	cursor: pointer;
 }
 
diff --git a/settings/js/personal.js b/settings/js/personal.js
index d5b9b7911a03ecb75eea249a92e541898883692e..41051d9e25feb23bce87f87ff12cb1e7104e266c 100644
--- a/settings/js/personal.js
+++ b/settings/js/personal.js
@@ -208,15 +208,16 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
 		dialog.style.display = "block";
 	};
 
-	$(".verify").click(function () {
-		var account = $(this).attr('id');
-
-		// Add: make call to get content for verify dialog
+	$(".verify-action").click(function () {
+		var account = $(this);
+		var accountId = $(this).attr('id');
 
 		$.ajax(
-			OC.generateUrl('/settings/users/{account}/verify', {account: account}),
+			OC.generateUrl('/settings/users/{account}/verify', {account: accountId}),
 			{method: 'GET'}
 		).done(function(data) {
+			account.attr('title', 'Verifying...');
+			account.attr('src', OC.imagePath('core', 'actions/verifying.svg'));
 			showVerifyDialog(data.msg, data.code);
 		});
 
diff --git a/settings/templates/personal.php b/settings/templates/personal.php
index fade96f026e38b6f4877fa4ae41a4a016a0ac97c..cc30acfa025befb8fb826b10f6ac65ac2f77926b 100644
--- a/settings/templates/personal.php
+++ b/settings/templates/personal.php
@@ -111,19 +111,20 @@
 				<label for="email"><?php p($l->t('Email')); ?></label>
 				<span class="icon-password"/>
 			</h2>
-			<span class="verify" id="verify-email"><?php
+			<span class="verify">
+				<img id="verify-email" <?php
 				switch($_['emailVerification']) {
 					case \OC\Accounts\AccountManager::VERIFICATION_IN_PROGRESS:
-						p('verification in progress');
+						print_unescaped('src="' . image_path('core', 'actions/verifying.svg') . '" title="Verifying..."');
 						break;
 					case \OC\Accounts\AccountManager::VERIFIED:
-						p('verified');
+						print_unescaped('src="' . image_path('core', 'actions/verified.svg') . '" title="Verified"');
 						break;
 					default:
-						p('click to verify');
+						print_unescaped('src="' . image_path('core', 'actions/verify.svg') . '" title="Verify"');
 				}
-				?>
-				</span>
+				?>>
+			</span>
 			<input type="email" name="email" id="email" value="<?php p($_['email']); ?>"
 				<?php if(!$_['displayNameChangeSupported']) { print_unescaped('class="hidden"'); } ?>
 				placeholder="<?php p($l->t('Your email address')); ?>"
@@ -176,19 +177,19 @@
 				<label for="website"><?php p($l->t('Website')); ?></label>
 				<span class="icon-password"/>
 			</h2>
-			<span class="verify" id="verify-website">
-				<?php
+			<span class="verify">
+				<img id="verify-website" <?php
 				switch($_['websiteVerification']) {
 					case \OC\Accounts\AccountManager::VERIFICATION_IN_PROGRESS:
-						p('verification in progress');
+						print_unescaped('src="' . image_path('core', 'actions/verifying.svg') . '" title="Verifying..."');
 						break;
 					case \OC\Accounts\AccountManager::VERIFIED:
-						p('verified');
+						print_unescaped('src="' . image_path('core', 'actions/verified.svg') . '" title="Verified"');
 						break;
 					default:
-						p('click to verify');
+						print_unescaped('src="' . image_path('core', 'actions/verify.svg') . '" title="Verify" class="verify-action"');
 				}
-				?>
+				?>>
 			</span>
 			<input type="text" name="website" id="website" value="<?php p($_['website']); ?>"
 			       placeholder="<?php p($l->t('Your website')); ?>"
@@ -203,20 +204,19 @@
 				<label for="twitter"><?php p($l->t('Twitter')); ?></label>
 				<span class="icon-password"/>
 			</h2>
-			<span class="verify" id="verify-twitter">
-				<?php
+			<span class="verify">
+				<img id="verify-twitter" <?php
 				switch($_['twitterVerification']) {
 					case \OC\Accounts\AccountManager::VERIFICATION_IN_PROGRESS:
-						p('verification in progress');
+						print_unescaped('src="' . image_path('core', 'actions/verifying.svg') . '" title="Verifying..."');
 						break;
 					case \OC\Accounts\AccountManager::VERIFIED:
-						p('verified');
+						print_unescaped('src="' . image_path('core', 'actions/verified.svg') . '" title="Verified"');
 						break;
 					default:
-						p('click to verify');
+						print_unescaped('src="' . image_path('core', 'actions/verify.svg') . '" title="Verify" class="verify-action"');
 				}
-				?>
-			</span>
+				?>>
 			<input type="text" name="twitter" id="twitter" value="<?php p($_['twitter']); ?>"
 				   placeholder="<?php p($l->t('Your Twitter handle')); ?>"
 				   autocomplete="on" autocapitalize="none" autocorrect="off" />