diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php
index 53dbf9a76b..92195b78ca 100644
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php
@@ -1964,7 +1964,8 @@ class addressbook_ui extends addressbook_bo
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			if(!$_GET['contact_id'] || !is_array($content = $this->read($_GET['contact_id'])))
+			$contact_id = $_GET['contact_id'] ? $_GET['contact_id'] : ((int)$_GET['account_id'] ? 'account:'.(int)$_GET['account_id'] : 0);
+			if(!$contact_id || !is_array($content = $this->read($contact_id)))
 			{
 				egw::redirect_link('/index.php',array(
 					'menuaction' => 'addressbook.addressbook_ui.index',
diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/class.egw_link.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/class.egw_link.inc.php
index efe9b6319e..e48823093f 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/class.egw_link.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/class.egw_link.inc.php
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ class egw_link extends solink
 			'icon' => 'addressbook/accounts',
 			'query' => 'accounts::link_query',
 			'title' => 'common::grab_owner_name',
+			'view' => array('menuaction'=>'addressbook.addressbook_ui.view'),
+			'view_id' => 'account_id'
 		),
 	);
 	/**