diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_description.js b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_description.js
index 8dcb13499c..8d07501d92 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_description.js
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_description.js
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ var et2_description = /** @class */ (function (_super) {
                     position: { my: "right top", at: "left top", collision: "flipfit" },
                     tooltipClass: "et2_email_popup",
                     content: function () {
-                        return jQuery('<a href="#" class= "et2_url_email_contactPlus" title="' + egw.lang(widget.options.hover_action_title) + '"><img src="'
+                        return jQuery('<a href="#" class= "et2_url_email_contactPlus" title="' + widget.egw().lang(widget.options.hover_action_title) + '"><img src="'
                             + egw.image("edit") + '"/></a>')
                             .on('click', function () {
                             widget.options.hover_action.call(self, self.widget, content);