diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_hooks.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_hooks.inc.php
index f8630b686b..b1f67677b1 100644
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_hooks.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_hooks.inc.php
@@ -455,4 +455,17 @@ class addressbook_hooks
 	{
 		return true;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Hook returning options for deny_acl groups
+	 *
+	 * @param array $config
+	 */
+	public static function allow_account_edit($config)
+	{
+		$accountsel = new uiaccountsel();
+
+		return '<input type="hidden" value="" name="newsettings[allow_account_edit]" />'.
+			$accountsel->selection('newsettings[allow_account_edit]', 'allow_account_edit', $config['allow_account_edit'], 'groups', 4);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_so.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_so.inc.php
index a5f1b0a0ce..9bda483a4b 100755
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_so.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_so.inc.php
@@ -344,6 +344,13 @@ class addressbook_so
 				// no add at the moment if (!$GLOBALS['egw']->acl->check('account_access',4,'admin'))  $this->grants[0] |= EGW_ACL_ADD;
 				if (!$GLOBALS['egw']->acl->check('account_access',32,'admin')) $grants[0] |= EGW_ACL_DELETE;
 			}
+			// allow certain groups to edit contact-data of accounts
+			if ($GLOBALS['egw_info']['server']['allow_account_edit'] &&
+				array_intersect($GLOBALS['egw_info']['server']['allow_account_edit'],
+					$GLOBALS['egw']->accounts->memberships($user, true)))
+			{
+				$grants[0] |= EGW_ACL_READ|EGW_ACL_EDIT;
+			}
 		}
 		else
 		{
diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php
index b13cc374c7..dd37a631cf 100644
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php
@@ -1555,7 +1555,7 @@ window.egw_LAB.wait(function() {
 		// disable customfields column, if we have no customefield(s)
 		if (!$this->customfields/* || !$this->prefs['no_auto_hide'] && !$customfields*/) $rows['no_customfields'] = true;
 
-		
+
 		$rows['order'] = $order;
 		$rows['call_popup'] = $this->config['call_popup'];
 		$rows['customfields'] = array_values($this->customfields);
@@ -1943,7 +1943,7 @@ window.egw_LAB.wait(function() {
 		$readonlys['change_org'] = empty($content['org_name']) || $view;
 
 		// for editing the own account (by a non-admin), enable only the fields allowed via the "own_account_acl"
-		if (!$content['owner'] && !$this->is_admin($content))
+		if (!$content['owner'] && !$this->check_perms(EGW_ACL_EDIT, $content))
 		{
 			$this->_set_readonlys_for_own_account_acl($readonlys,$id);
 		}
diff --git a/addressbook/templates/default/config.tpl b/addressbook/templates/default/config.tpl
index 94e7718ccf..6cef9d1b1e 100644
--- a/addressbook/templates/default/config.tpl
+++ b/addressbook/templates/default/config.tpl
@@ -71,11 +71,20 @@ select[multiple] { width:100%;}
      </select>
     </td>
    </tr>
+   <tr class="th">
+    <td colspan="2">
+    	&nbsp;<b>{lang_Security}</b>
+    </td>
+   </tr>
    <tr class="row_on">
-    <td>&nbsp;<b>{lang_Security}</b>: {lang_How_many_contacts_should_non-admins_be_able_to_export}
+    <td>&nbsp;{lang_How_many_contacts_should_non-admins_be_able_to_export}
     {lang_(empty_=_use_global_limit,_no_=_no_export_at_all)}:</td>
     <td><input name="newsettings[contact_export_limit]" value="{value_contact_export_limit}" size="5"></td>
    </tr>
+   <tr class="row_off">
+    <td>&nbsp;{lang_Allow_following_groups_to_edit_contact-data_of_accounts}:</td>
+    <td>{call_addressbook_hooks::allow_account_edit}</td>
+   </tr>
    <tr class="th">
     <td colspan="2">&nbsp;<b>{lang_History_logging}</b></td>
    </tr>