diff --git a/admin/inc/class.admin_cmd_customfield.inc.php b/admin/inc/class.admin_cmd_customfield.inc.php
index e859f001dc..1985d98957 100644
--- a/admin/inc/class.admin_cmd_customfield.inc.php
+++ b/admin/inc/class.admin_cmd_customfield.inc.php
@@ -74,9 +74,16 @@ class admin_cmd_customfield extends admin_cmd
 		if(array_keys($this->set) == array('id','name'))
 		{
 			// Delete
-			$so = new Api\Storage\Base('phpgwapi','egw_customfields',null,'',true);
+			$so = new Api\Storage\Base('phpgwapi', 'egw_customfields', null, '', true);
 			$so->delete($this->set['id']);
 			$deleted = true;
+
+			$push = new Api\Json\Push(Api\Json\Push::ALL);
+			$push->apply("egw.push", [[
+										  'app'  => Api\Storage\Customfields::PUSH_APP,
+										  'id'   => $this->set['id'],
+										  'type' => 'delete'
+									  ]]);
 		}
 		else
 		{
diff --git a/admin/inc/class.admin_customfields.inc.php b/admin/inc/class.admin_customfields.inc.php
index dc86bd89de..6484a87310 100644
--- a/admin/inc/class.admin_customfields.inc.php
+++ b/admin/inc/class.admin_customfields.inc.php
@@ -205,14 +205,15 @@ class admin_customfields
 		{
 			// Initialize nextmatch
 			$content['nm'] = array(
-				'get_rows'       =>	'admin.admin_customfields.get_rows',
-				'no_cat'         => 'true',
-				'no_filter'      => 'true',
-				'no_filter2'     => 'true',
-				'row_id'         => 'cf_id',
-				'order'          =>	'cf_order',// IO name of the column to sort
-				'sort'           =>	'ASC',// IO direction of the sort: 'ASC' or 'DESC'
-				'actions'        => $this->get_actions()
+				'get_rows'        => 'admin.admin_customfields.get_rows',
+				'no_cat'          => 'true',
+				'no_filter'       => 'true',
+				'no_filter2'      => 'true',
+				'row_id'          => 'cf_id',
+				'order'           => 'cf_order',// IO name of the column to sort
+				'sort'            => 'ASC',// IO direction of the sort: 'ASC' or 'DESC'
+				'actions'         => $this->get_actions(),
+				'dataStorePrefix' => 'customfield'
 			);
 		}
 		$content['nm']['appname'] = $this->appname;
diff --git a/admin/js/app.ts b/admin/js/app.ts
index bdbdfb850e..185dd65326 100644
--- a/admin/js/app.ts
+++ b/admin/js/app.ts
@@ -326,12 +326,13 @@ class AdminApp extends EgwApp
 	push(pushData : PushData)
 	{
 		// Filter out what we're not interested in
-		if([this.appname, "api-cats"].indexOf(pushData.app) == -1)
+		if([this.appname, "api-cats", "api-cf"].indexOf(pushData.app) == -1)
 		{
 			return;
 		}
 
 		const cat_template = "admin.categories.index";
+		const cf_template = "admin.customfields";
 
 		if(this.appname.indexOf(pushData.app) != -1 && pushData.id > 0)
 		{
@@ -349,6 +350,10 @@ class AdminApp extends EgwApp
 		{
 			(<et2_nextmatch>etemplate2.getByTemplate(cat_template)[0].widgetContainer.getWidgetById("nm")).refresh(pushData.id, pushData.type);
 		}
+		else if(pushData.app == "api-cf" && etemplate2.getByTemplate(cf_template).length == 1)
+		{
+			(<et2_nextmatch>etemplate2.getByTemplate(cf_template)[0].widgetContainer.getWidgetById("nm")).refresh(pushData.id, pushData.type);
+		}
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/api/src/Storage/Customfields.php b/api/src/Storage/Customfields.php
index f79028d5f7..09259335c3 100644
--- a/api/src/Storage/Customfields.php
+++ b/api/src/Storage/Customfields.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 namespace EGroupware\Api\Storage;
 
 use EGroupware\Api;
+use EGroupware\Api\Json\Push;
 
 /**
  * Managing custom-field definitions
@@ -51,6 +52,11 @@ class Customfields implements \IteratorAggregate
 	 */
 	protected $iterator;
 
+	/**
+	 * App name used to push custom field changes
+	 */
+	const PUSH_APP = 'api-cf';
+
 	/**
 	 * Constructor
 	 *
@@ -441,6 +447,35 @@ class Customfields implements \IteratorAggregate
 		}
 
 		self::invalidate_cache($cf['app']);
+
+		// push category change
+		$type = 'update';
+		if(!$cf['id'])
+		{
+			$cfs = self::get($cf['app'], true);
+			$cf = $cfs[$cf['name']];
+			$type = 'add';
+		}
+		$accounts = Push::ALL;
+		if(count($cf['private']) > 0)
+		{
+			$accounts = [];
+			foreach($cf['private'] as $account_id)
+			{
+				$accounts = array_merge(
+					$account_id > 0 ? [$account_id] :
+						$GLOBALS['egw']->accounts->members($account_id, true)
+				);
+			}
+		}
+		$push = new Push($accounts);
+		$push->apply("egw.push", [[
+									  'app'        => self::PUSH_APP,
+									  'id'         => $cf['id'],
+									  'type'       => $type,
+									  'acl'        => ['private' => $cf['private']],
+									  'account_id' => $GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['account_id']
+								  ]]);
 	}
 
 	/**