diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/class.egw_favorites.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/class.egw_favorites.inc.php
index 0a456b0cda..bbdfc0dd67 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/class.egw_favorites.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/class.egw_favorites.inc.php
@@ -78,10 +78,9 @@ class egw_favorites
 				error_log(__METHOD__.'Favorite filter "'.$name.'" is not supposed to be empty, it should be an array.  Skipping, more investigation needed. filter = '. array2string($filters[$name]));
 				continue;
 			}
-
 			$href = "javascript:app.$app.setState(" . json_encode($filter,JSON_FORCE_OBJECT) . ');';
 			$li = "<li data-id='$name' data-group='{$filter['group']}' class='ui-menu-item' role='menuitem'>\n";
-			$li .= '<a href="'.htmlspecialchars($href).'" class="ui-corner-all" tabindex="-1">';
+			$li .= '<a href="#" class="ui-corner-all" tabindex="-1">';
 			$li .= "<div class='" . ((string)$name === (string)$default_filter ? 'ui-icon ui-icon-heart' : 'sideboxstar') . "'></div>".
 				$filter['name'];
 			$li .= ($filter['group'] != false && !$is_admin || $name === 'blank' ? "" :
diff --git a/phpgwapi/js/jsapi/app_base.js b/phpgwapi/js/jsapi/app_base.js
index 5809dd5322..d6035dee01 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/js/jsapi/app_base.js
+++ b/phpgwapi/js/jsapi/app_base.js
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ var AppJS = Class.extend(
 					li.siblings().removeClass('ui-state-highlight');
 
 					// Wait an arbitrary 50ms to avoid having the class removed again
-						// by the change handler.
+					// by the change handler.
 					if(li.attr('data-id') !== 'blank')
 					{
 						window.setTimeout(function() {
@@ -381,12 +381,16 @@ var AppJS = Class.extend(
 						},50);
 					}
 					
-					var href = jQuery('a[href^="javascript:"]', this).prop('href');
-					var matches = href ? href.match(/^javascript:([^\(]+)\((.*)?\);?$/) : null;
-					if (matches && matches.length > 1 && matches[2] !== undefined)
+					var state = {};
+					var pref = egw.preference('favorite_' + this.dataset.id, self.appname);
+					if(pref)
+					{
+						state = pref;
+					}
+					if(this.dataset.id != 'add')
 					{
 						event.stopImmediatePropagation();
-						self.setState.call(self, JSON.parse(matches[2]));
+						self.setState.call(self, state);
 						return false;
 					}
 				})
@@ -760,16 +764,15 @@ var AppJS = Class.extend(
 		var state = this.getState();
 		var best_match = false;
 		var best_count = 0;
+		var self = this;
 
 		$j('li[data-id]',this.sidebox).removeClass('ui-state-highlight');
 
-		$j('li[data-id] a[href^="javascript:"]',this.sidebox).each(function(i,href) {
-
-			var matches = href.href ? href.href.match(/^javascript:([^\(]+)\((.*)?\);?$/) : null;
+		$j('li[data-id]',this.sidebox).each(function(i,href) {
 			var favorite = {}
-			if (matches && matches.length > 1 && matches[2] !== undefined)
+			if(this.dataset.id && egw.preference('favorite_'+this.dataset.id,self.appname))
 			{
-				favorite = JSON.parse(matches[2]);
+				favorite = egw.preference('favorite_'+this.dataset.id,self.appname);
 			}
 			if(!favorite || jQuery.isEmptyObject(favorite)) return;
 			
@@ -834,7 +837,7 @@ var AppJS = Class.extend(
 			}
 			if(match_count > best_count)
 			{
-				best_match = href.parentNode.dataset.id;
+				best_match = this.dataset.id;
 				best_count = match_count;
 			}
 		});