diff --git a/include/staff/ticket-view.inc.php b/include/staff/ticket-view.inc.php
index b255b225dc2aa43fc2c0aa4973513680218ab5c5..3ac6b4efd9d27080490d78b41de17e6d8a87cc70 100644
--- a/include/staff/ticket-view.inc.php
+++ b/include/staff/ticket-view.inc.php
@@ -446,12 +446,11 @@ $tcount+= $ticket->getNumNotes();
                     <label><strong>Collaborators:</strong></label>
                 </td>
                 <td>
+                    <input type='checkbox' value='1' name="emailcollab" id="emailcollab"
+                        <?php echo ((!$info['emailcollab'] && !$errors) || isset($info['emailcollab']))?'checked="checked"':''; ?>
+                        style="display:<?php echo $ticket->getNumCollaborators() ? 'inline-block': 'none'; ?>;"
+                        >
                     <?php
-                    if($ticket->getNumCollaborators()) { ?>
-                        <input type='checkbox' value='1' name="emailcollab" id="emailcollab"
-                            <?php echo ((!$info['emailcollab'] && !$errors) || isset($info['emailcollab']))?'checked="checked"':''; ?>>
-                       <?php
-                    }
                     $recipients = 'Add Recipients';
                     if ($ticket->getNumCollaborators())
                         $recipients = sprintf('Recipients (%d)', $ticket->getNumActiveCollaborators());
diff --git a/scp/js/ticket.js b/scp/js/ticket.js
index cbe25c1e39f4ae8d6b2917acc5fbe47c5a9a5f73..ad51940e995ccb73fa30e6cf50eda37b67811958 100644
--- a/scp/js/ticket.js
+++ b/scp/js/ticket.js
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ jQuery(function($) {
         e.preventDefault();
         var url = 'ajax.php/'+$(this).attr('href').substr(1);
         $.dialog(url, 201, function (resp) {
+           $('input#emailcollab').show();
            $('#recipients').text(resp);
             });
         return false;