diff --git a/mod_php_install.sh b/mod_php_install.sh
index cb84ca1..7c62fca 100755
--- a/mod_php_install.sh
+++ b/mod_php_install.sh
@@ -4004,8 +4004,6 @@ config_params="
    --with-gmp
    --with-readline
    --enable-sockets
-   --with-imap
-   --with-imap-ssl
    --with-kerberos
    --with-gettext
    --with-pspell
@@ -4035,6 +4033,15 @@ else
    --with-openssl"
 fi
 
+if ([[ "$PHP_MAJOR_VERSION" -eq 8 ]] && [[ "$PHP_MINOR_VERSION" -lt 4 ]]) \
+   || [[ "$PHP_MAJOR_VERSION" -lt 8 ]] ; then
+
+   config_params="$config_params
+   --with-imap
+   --with-imap-ssl
+"
+fi
+
 # --with-t1lib \
 
 # Note:
@@ -6902,6 +6909,58 @@ fi
 
 
 
+## -----
+## - Install imap
+## -----
+
+echo "" >> ${_logdir}/pecl_install.log
+echo "" >> ${_logdir}/pecl_install.log
+echo "## -----" >> ${_logdir}/pecl_install.log
+echo "## - Install 'imap' via pecl.." >> ${_logdir}/pecl_install.log
+echo "## -----" >> ${_logdir}/pecl_install.log
+echo "" >> ${_logdir}/pecl_install.log
+
+echononl "\tInstall 'imap' via pecl.."
+
+if ([[ "$PHP_MAJOR_VERSION" -eq 8 ]] && [[ "$PHP_MINOR_VERSION" -ge 4 ]]) \
+    || [[ "$PHP_MAJOR_VERSION" -gt 8 ]] ; then
+   printf "\n" | ${PREFIX_PHP}/bin/pecl install imap >> "${_logdir}/pecl_install.log" 2>&1
+   if [ "$?" = "0" ]; then
+      echo_ok
+
+      echononl "\tphp.ini: extension=imap .."
+      _extension="imap.so"
+      perl -i -n -p -e "s#^(\s*\[PHP\]\s*)#\1\nextension=${_extension}\n#" $PHP_INI_FILE
+      if [ "$?" = "0" ]; then
+         echo_ok
+      else
+         echo_failed
+      fi
+
+   else
+      echo_failed
+
+      echo ""
+      echononl "continue anyway [yes/no]: "
+      read OK
+      OK="$(echo "$OK" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
+      while [[ "$OK" != "yes" ]] && [[  "$OK" != "no" ]] ; do
+         echononl "Wrong entry! - repeat [yes/nno]: "
+         read OK
+      done
+      [[ $OK = "yes" ]] || fatal "Abbruch durch User"
+      echo ""
+   fi
+   
+else
+   echo_skipped
+fi
+
+## -----
+## - END: Install imap
+## -----
+
+
 ## -----
 ## - Install propro
 ## -----