diff --git a/www/manager6/Utils.js b/www/manager6/Utils.js
index 3874db76a..0d4217d41 100644
--- a/www/manager6/Utils.js
+++ b/www/manager6/Utils.js
@@ -776,8 +776,8 @@ Ext.define('PVE.Utils', { utilities: {
     },
 
     format_storage_type: function(value, md, record) {
-	if (value === 'rbd' && record && !record.get('monhost')) {
-	    value = 'pveceph';
+	if (value === 'rbd' && record) {
+	    value = (record.get('monhost')?'rbd_ext':'pveceph');
 	}
 	if (value === 'dir') {
 	    return PVE.Utils.directoryText;
@@ -792,6 +792,8 @@ Ext.define('PVE.Utils', { utilities: {
 	} else if (value === 'iscsi') {
 	    return 'iSCSI';
 	} else if (value === 'rbd') {
+	    return 'RBD';
+	} else if (value === 'rbd_ext') {
 	    return 'RBD (external)';
 	} else if (value === 'pveceph') {
 	    return 'RBD (PVE)';
diff --git a/www/manager6/dc/StorageView.js b/www/manager6/dc/StorageView.js
index b13341782..8f5a055c1 100644
--- a/www/manager6/dc/StorageView.js
+++ b/www/manager6/dc/StorageView.js
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ Ext.define('PVE.dc.StorageView', {
 				}
 			    },
 			    {
-				text: PVE.Utils.format_storage_type('rbd'),
+				text: PVE.Utils.format_storage_type('rbd_ext'),
 				iconCls: 'fa fa-fw fa-building',
 				handler: function() {
 				    var win = Ext.create('PVE.storage.RBDEdit', {});