diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_activesync.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_activesync.inc.php
index 3dd9cb68e7..115442961a 100644
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_activesync.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_activesync.inc.php
@@ -803,33 +803,37 @@ class addressbook_activesync implements activesync_plugin_write, activesync_plug
 	{
 		$addressbooks = array();
 
-		if (!isset($hook_data['setup']))
+		if (!isset($hook_data['setup']) && in_array($hook_data['type'], array('user', 'group')))
 		{
-			$user = $GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['account_id'];
+			$user = $hook_data['account_id'];
 			$addressbook_bo = new addressbook_bo();
-			$addressbooks = $addressbook_bo->get_addressbooks(EGW_ACL_READ);
-			unset($addressbooks[$user]);	// personal addressbook is allways synced
+			$addressbooks = $addressbook_bo->get_addressbooks(EGW_ACL_READ, null, $user);
+			if ($user > 0)
+			{
+				unset($addressbooks[$user]);	// personal addressbook is allways synced
+				if (isset($addressbooks[$user.'p']))
+				{
+					$addressbooks[self::PRIVATE_AB] = lang('Private');
+				}
+			}
 			unset($addressbooks[$user.'p']);// private addressbook uses ID self::PRIVATE_AB
-
 			$fileas_options = array('0' => lang('use addressbooks "own sorting" attribute'))+$addressbook_bo->fileas_options();
 		}
-		if ($GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['addressbook']['private_addressbook'])
-		{
-			$addressbooks[self::PRIVATE_AB] = lang('Private');
-		}
 		$addressbooks += array(
 			'G'	=> lang('Primary Group'),
 			'U' => lang('Accounts'),
 			'A'	=> lang('All'),
 		);
 		// allow to force "none", to not show the prefs to the users
-		if ($GLOBALS['type'] == 'forced')
+		if ($hook_data['type'] == 'forced')
 		{
 			$addressbooks['N'] = lang('None');
 		}
 
 		// rewriting owner=0 to 'U', as 0 get's always selected by prefs
-		if (!isset($addressbooks[0]))
+		// not removing it for default or forced prefs based on current users pref
+		if (!isset($addressbooks[0]) && (in_array($hook_data['type'], array('user', 'group')) ||
+			$GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['addressbook']['hide_accounts']))
 		{
 			unset($addressbooks['U']);
 		}
diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_bo.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_bo.inc.php
index 9a55d20c92..8bb590ffd2 100755
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_bo.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_bo.inc.php
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class addressbook_bo extends addressbook_so
 		{
 			$this->default_addressbook = $this->user;	// admin set a default or forced pref for personal addressbook
 		}
-		$this->private_addressbook = $this->contact_repository == 'sql' && $this->prefs['private_addressbook'];
+		$this->private_addressbook = self::private_addressbook($this->contact_repository == 'sql', $this->prefs);
 
 		$this->contact_fields = array(
 			'id'                   => lang('Contact ID'),
@@ -311,23 +311,51 @@ class addressbook_bo extends addressbook_so
 		$this->delete_history = $GLOBALS['egw_info']['server']['history'];
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Do we use a private addressbook (in comparison to a personal one)
+	 *
+	 * Used to set $this->private_addressbook for current user.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $contact_repository
+	 * @param array $prefs addressbook preferences
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	public static function private_addressbook($contact_repository, array $prefs)
+	{
+		return $contact_repository == 'sql' && $prefs['private_addressbook'];
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Get the availible addressbooks of the user
 	 *
 	 * @param int $required=EGW_ACL_READ required rights on the addressbook or multiple rights or'ed together,
 	 * 	to return only addressbooks fullfilling all the given rights
 	 * @param string $extra_label first label if given (already translated)
+	 * @param int $user=null account_id or null for current user
 	 * @return array with owner => label pairs
 	 */
-	function get_addressbooks($required=EGW_ACL_READ,$extra_label=null)
+	function get_addressbooks($required=EGW_ACL_READ,$extra_label=null,$user=null)
 	{
 		//echo "uicontacts::get_addressbooks($required,$include_all) grants="; _debug_array($this->grants);
 
+		if (is_null($user))
+		{
+			$user = $this->user;
+			$preferences = $GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences'];
+			$grants = $this->grants;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$prefs_obj = new preferences($user);
+			$preferences = $prefs_obj->read_repository();
+			$grants = $this->get_grants($user, 'addressbook', $preferences);
+		}
+
 		$addressbooks = $to_sort = array();
 		if ($extra_label) $addressbooks[''] = $extra_label;
-		$addressbooks[$this->user] = lang('Personal');
+		$addressbooks[$user] = lang('Personal');
 		// add all group addressbooks the user has the necessary rights too
-		foreach($this->grants as $uid => $rights)
+		foreach($grants as $uid => $rights)
 		{
 			if (($rights & $required) == $required && $GLOBALS['egw']->accounts->get_type($uid) == 'g')
 			{
@@ -339,20 +367,20 @@ class addressbook_bo extends addressbook_so
 			asort($to_sort);
 			$addressbooks += $to_sort;
 		}
-		if (!$GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['addressbook']['hide_accounts'] && (
-				($this->grants[0] & $required) == $required ||
-				$GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['common']['account_selection'] == 'groupmembers' &&
+		if (!$preferences['addressbook']['hide_accounts'] && (
+				($grants[0] & $required) == $required ||
+				$preferences['common']['account_selection'] == 'groupmembers' &&
 				$this->account_repository != 'ldap' && ($required & EGW_ACL_READ)))
 		{
 			$addressbooks[0] = lang('Accounts');
 		}
 		// add all other user addressbooks the user has the necessary rights too
 		$to_sort = array();
-		foreach($this->grants as $uid => $rights)
+		foreach($grants as $uid => $rights)
 		{
-			if ($uid != $this->user && ($rights & $required) == $required && $GLOBALS['egw']->accounts->get_type($uid) == 'u')
+			if ($uid != $user && ($rights & $required) == $required && $GLOBALS['egw']->accounts->get_type($uid) == 'u')
 			{
-				$to_sort[$uid] = $GLOBALS['egw']->common->grab_owner_name($uid);
+				$to_sort[$uid] = common::grab_owner_name($uid);
 			}
 		}
 		if ($to_sort)
@@ -360,9 +388,9 @@ class addressbook_bo extends addressbook_so
 			asort($to_sort);
 			$addressbooks += $to_sort;
 		}
-		if ($this->private_addressbook)
+		if ($user > 0 && self::private_addressbook($this->contact_repository, $preferences['addressbook']))
 		{
-			$addressbooks[$this->user.'p'] = lang('Private');
+			$addressbooks[$user.'p'] = lang('Private');
 		}
 		//echo "<p>".__METHOD__."($required,'$extra_label')"; _debug_array($addressbooks);
 		return $addressbooks;
diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_groupdav.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_groupdav.inc.php
index 61a052b5bc..cfe67eecae 100644
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_groupdav.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_groupdav.inc.php
@@ -1067,36 +1067,37 @@ class addressbook_groupdav extends groupdav_handler
 	/**
 	 * Return appliction specific settings
 	 *
-	 * @param array $hook_data
+	 * @param array $hook_data values for keys 'location', 'type' and 'account_id'
 	 * @return array of array with settings
 	 */
 	static function get_settings($hook_data)
 	{
-		$addressbooks = array();
-		if (!isset($hook_data['setup']))
-		{
-			$user = $GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['account_id'];
-			$addressbook_bo = new addressbook_bo();
-			$addressbooks = $addressbook_bo->get_addressbooks(EGW_ACL_READ);
-			unset($addressbooks[$user]);	// allways synced
-			unset($addressbooks[$user.'p']);// ignore (optional) private addressbook for now
-		}
 		$addressbooks = array(
 			'A'	=> lang('All'),
 			'G'	=> lang('Primary Group'),
 			'U' => lang('Accounts'),
 			'O' => lang('Sync all selected into one'),
 			'D' => lang('Distribution lists as groups')
-		) + $addressbooks;
+		);
+		if (!isset($hook_data['setup']) && in_array($hook_data['type'], array('user', 'group')))
+		{
+			$user = $hook_data['account_id'];
+			$addressbook_bo = new addressbook_bo();
+			$addressbooks = $addressbook_bo->get_addressbooks(EGW_ACL_READ, null, $user);
+			if ($user > 0)  unset($addressbooks[$user]);	// allways synced
+			unset($addressbooks[$user.'p']);// ignore (optional) private addressbook for now
+		}
 
 		// allow to force no other addressbooks
-		if ($GLOBALS['type'] === 'forced')
+		if ($hook_data['type'] === 'forced')
 		{
 			$addressbooks['N'] = lang('None');
 		}
 
 		// rewriting owner=0 to 'U', as 0 get's always selected by prefs
-		if (!isset($addressbooks[0]))
+		// not removing it for default or forced prefs based on current users pref
+		if (!isset($addressbooks[0]) && (in_array($hook_data['type'], array('user', 'group')) ||
+			$GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['addressbook']['hide_accounts']))
 		{
 			unset($addressbooks['U']);
 		}
diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_so.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_so.inc.php
index e73c60ce48..7d24286934 100755
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_so.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_so.inc.php
@@ -313,8 +313,10 @@ class addressbook_so
 	 * @param string $contact_app='addressbook'
 	 * @return array
 	 */
-	function get_grants($user,$contact_app='addressbook')
+	function get_grants($user, $contact_app='addressbook', $preferences=null)
 	{
+		if (!isset($preferences)) $preferences = $GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences'];
+
 		if ($user)
 		{
 			// contacts backend (contacts in LDAP require accounts in LDAP!)
@@ -336,12 +338,12 @@ class addressbook_so
 			// add grants for accounts: if account_selection not in ('none','groupmembers'): everyone has read access,
 			// if he has not set the hide_accounts preference
 			// ToDo: be more specific for 'groupmembers', they should be able to see the groupmembers
-			if (!in_array($GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences']['common']['account_selection'], array('none','groupmembers')))
+			if (!in_array($preferences['common']['account_selection'], array('none','groupmembers')))
 			{
 				$grants[0] = EGW_ACL_READ;
 			}
-			// add account grants for admins
-			if ($this->is_admin())	// admin rights can be limited by ACL!
+			// add account grants for admins (only for current user!)
+			if ($user == $this->user && $this->is_admin())	// admin rights can be limited by ACL!
 			{
 				$grants[0] = EGW_ACL_READ;	// admins always have read-access
 				if (!$GLOBALS['egw']->acl->check('account_access',16,'admin')) $grants[0] |= EGW_ACL_EDIT;