diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/Et2Select/Et2SelectEmail.ts b/api/js/etemplate/Et2Select/Et2SelectEmail.ts
index cffdd01183..36ca52494b 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/Et2Select/Et2SelectEmail.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/Et2Select/Et2SelectEmail.ts
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ export class Et2SelectEmail extends Et2Select
                          lname=${option.lname || nothing}
                          fname=${option.fname || nothing}
                          image=${option.icon || nothing}
+                         .contactId=${"email:" + option.value}
             >
             </et2-lavatar>`;
 	}