diff --git a/addressbook/js/app.js b/addressbook/js/app.js
index 30fe634811..b268c66600 100644
--- a/addressbook/js/app.js
+++ b/addressbook/js/app.js
@@ -629,6 +629,7 @@ var AddressbookApp = /** @class */ (function (_super) {
                     if (addressbook_actions && (dist_lists = addressbook_actions.getActionById('to_list'))) {
                         var id = 'to_list_' + result;
                         var action = dist_lists.addAction('popup', id, values.name);
+                        action.setDefaultExecute(action.parent.onExecute.fnct);
                         action.updateAction({ group: 1 });
                     }
                 }).sendRequest(true);
diff --git a/addressbook/js/app.ts b/addressbook/js/app.ts
index b40fc7ab11..0629f57a13 100644
--- a/addressbook/js/app.ts
+++ b/addressbook/js/app.ts
@@ -748,6 +748,7 @@ class AddressbookApp extends EgwApp
 								id,
 								values.name
 							);
+							action.setDefaultExecute(action.parent.onExecute.fnct);
 							action.updateAction({group: 1});
 						}
 					}